Uss cole bombing history book

The uss cole attack we will never forget that 17 of our sailor s died during a routine refueling stop conducted by the uss cole. Uss cole attack, suicide attack by muslim militants associated with the organization alqaeda against a u. Currently, these planes are from vrc30 west coast or vrc40 east coast. In 2017, they picked the bell from a location in new hampshire. After contacting the naval history and heritage command for the bells history, they found that the bell was accessioned by the navy in 1945 but had gone missing while it was.

I was no more ready to relive that event on paper or talk about it than fly to the moon, he told mahoning matters wednesday. Navy destroyer cole was attacked by a small boat laden with explosives during a brief refueling stop in the harbor of aden, yemen. The uss cole bombing was a suicide attack against the united states navy guidedmissile destroyer uss cole ddg67 on 12 october 2000, while it was harbored and being refueled in the yemeni port of aden. The bombing of the uss cole 2 jihadis on a quarter ton. Uss tarawa was the lead ship of the navys first class of amphibious assault ships able to incorporate the best design features and capabilities of several amphibious assault ships currently in service. In this gripping firstperson narrative, lippold reveals the details of this harrowing experience leading his crew of valiant sailors through the attack and its aftermath. The bell from the uss cole dd155 was recently featured on the television show american pickers. Canfield the suicide bombing of the uss cole in october 2000 by al qaeda forces was something the ships cmdr.

Navy sailors were killed and 39 injured in the deadliest attack against a united states naval vessel since the uss stark incident in 1987. Militant suspected of uss cole bombing is killed in u. Thompson served as a crew member aboard uss cole ddg67 on oct. The suicide bombers steered a small boat into the side of the cole, ripping a 1,600square foot hole in its hull, killing 17 sailors and wounding 39. Download this article pdf twelve years ago, the american warship uss cole was the target of a successful terrorist attack when it made a brief stop in the port of aden, yemen. Al qaedas attack on the uss cole, his historical narrative of the october 12, 2000, bombing at a refueling stop in the port of aden in yemen, which killed. Cole bombing the bombing of the navy destroyer in yemen in 2000 killed 17 sailors. This was one of only four attacks attributed to al qaeda prior to 911, according to a 2004 u. On october 12, 2000, suicide terrorists exploded a small boat alongside the uss colea navy destroyeras it was refueling in the yemeni port of aden. Uss cole bombing on october 12, 2000, suicide terrorists exploded a small boat alongside the uss cole a navy destroyeras it was refueling in the yemeni port of aden.

The suicide terrorist attack killed 17 members of the ship. A small boat carrying explosives rammed the cole, ripping a 40by40 foot hole in its side, killing 17 u. According to the firsthand account of navy fireman raymond mooney, who was keeping watch aboard the cole as it refueled, a tiny boat with two men aboard came. It was less than two weeks before the anniversary of the beirut bombing when uss cole added its name to the history books of senseless terrorist acts. During deployments a vrc fleet tactical support squadron detachment provides carrieronboard delivery and is embarked aboard the carrier but is no real part of the air wing. Uss cole commander became collector of the attacks history. Cole was launched on 10 february 1995 and commissioned on 8 june 1996 in port everglades, florida. Airstrike the military strike killed jamal albadawi, one of the alleged alqaida planners of the uss cole bombing, more than 17 years ago. Dod uss cole commission report 9 january 2001 since the attack on khobar towers in june 1996, the department of defense dod has made significant improvements in protecting its service members, mainly in deterring, disrupting and mitigating terrorist attacks on installations. Cole is named in honor of marine sergeant darrell s. Uss cole bombing a growing appreciation of the changing threat facing the department of the navy in the 21st century, culminating with the terrorist attacks against the uss cole in aden, yemen, and september 11, 2001, led ncis to transform the atac into the mtac in 2002. The explosion killed 17 of the cole s crew and tore a hole in the ship more than 40 feet in diameter, immobilizing it in the harbor.

The judge in the uss cole bombing case said wednesday he would set a 2018 trial date and expects it will take months to choose the u. I was hoping to get more of the geopolitical backgrounds to the attack. Cole was in continual service for the united states navy. Senators were often critical of officials for not imposing punitive measures on.

Crew kept uss cole afloat while fbi collected bombing. The bombing of the uss cole ddg 67 and the subsequent implementation of antiterrorism force protection measures are important to our navy heritage because it. Damage control plugging efforts to seal a failed propeller shaft bulkhead seal between flooded and nonflooded spaces aboard cole. Twelve years ago, the american warship uss cole was the target of a successful terrorist attack when it made a brief stop in the port of aden, yemen. Cnnhere is some background information about the bombing of the uss cole in yemen on october 12, 2000. A us federal judge blamed sudan for the first time yesterday for the alqaida attack on the uss cole in 2000 that killed 17 seamen. The blast ripped a 40footwide hole near the waterline of the cole, killing 17 american sailors and injuring many more. The dilemma of how to go forward with the uss cole deathpenalty trial after the capital defense lawyer quit loomed over this. Jamal albadawi, one of the terrorist behind the bombing of the uss cole destroyers bombing in 2000 in the yemeni port of aden, was killed tuesday in an.

The fleecing and destruction of the united states of america. The uss cole pulled into port in aden, yemen on a sweltering morning, intending to refuel and then head on to patrol the persian gulf as a strong show of american presence there. The arleigh burkeclass guidedmissile destroyer uss cole ddg 67 is pierside at naval station norfolk before departing on a scheduled seven. Almost 20 years have passed since suicide bombers blew a hole into the uss cole, killing 17 sailors in a brazen prelude to the september 11th attacks that came a. Uss cole command history 2000 cole attack on the uss. A similar attempt to bomb the uss the sullivans 10 months prior failed when the overloaded bomb boat sank. It was a missileguided ship that was able to counter terrorism both on land and in the sea. Uss cole command history 2001 uss cole command history 2003 cole skipper off promotion list. The judge, robert doumar, said there was substantial evidence.

The us defense department says a small boat rammed the destroyer u ss cole while it was in port in yemen, on the arabian peninsula. Uss anchorage lsd 36 was the lead ship of the anchorageclass dock landing ship of the united states navy. Judge rules khartoum behind attack on uss cole world. Terrorist behind 2000 destroyer cole bombing killed in. A diver prepares to get to work in a flooded machinery space aboard cole, 18 october 2000. Third fleet chiefs visit tsc great lakes 11232010 san diego native and uss cole bombing remembered 102010 navy honors killed, injured in uss cole attack 10122010. The uss cole bombing was an act of terrorism against uss cole, a guided missile destroyer of the united states navy, on 12 october 2000, while she was being refueled in yemen s aden harbor. Uss cole probe seeks evidence of conspiracy authorities believe the two bombing suspects built a metal fence around the house they rented. Uss cole ddg 67 is an arleigh burkeclass aegisequipped guided missile destroyer homeported in naval station norfolk, virginia. The story of the uss cole is one of those events that was tragic when it occurred, but somehow was lost in the shadows of another tragic event.

Cole, a machinegunner killed in action on iwo jima on 19 february 1945, during world war ii. In the ships 34 years of service, she completed 19 deployments in the western pacific and became the most decorated dock landing ship on the west coast. A diver working underwater in a flooded machinery space aboard cole, 18 october 2000. From a geopolitical perspective, the bombing of the uss cole is very similar to the sinking of the roks cheonan in 2010. Crew kept uss cole afloat while fbi collected bombing evidence. Kirk lippold said he wasnt eager to remember though many urged him to write his own account shortly after the attack. The bombing of the cole was al qaedas first direct assault against the united states and expanded their brazen and deadly string of terrorist attacks throughout the middle east.