Central Intelligence Agency CIA DIA GU Op JAWBREAKER Afghanistan Challenge Coin

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Central Intelligence Agency CIA DIA GU Op JAWBREAKER Afghanistan Challenge Coin:
$2750.00

Operation JAWBREAKER

Central Intelligence Agency CIA

Defense Intelligence Agency DIA

GU / Russian Military Intelligence

Afghanistan MountainsAir Operations

2 Weeks after 9-11 Attacks

Chopper Tail# 91101 / (after - 911)

Challenge Coin

Condition: Used, and in nice shape.Please see picture.

This coin is approximately 1 3/4" inches in diameter.

Images blacked out to deter fakes being made.
JAWBREAKERis an operation in which they went directly after Bin Laden in the Afghanistan Mountains post 9-11 attacks. Thenumber 91101 was the call sign of Russian Chopper usedby the CIA , DIA and US Forces in OpJAWBREAKER(Chopper is now in CIA Museum)CIA/DIA Operation JAWBREAKERwas flown by223rd Aviation Regt, 1st Battalion, pilot CWO5 Hubbard (RET, 2000 from Army, but flew for this operation just 2-weeks after 9-11 because of his vast experience). The 223rd AviationRegiment flew this Russian Chopper for 1st air mission in Afghanistan.
-- The CIA, DIA and Army brought this guy back to help after being out a year on retirement to help this mission, read this article:
Chief Warrant Officer Five Edmund W. Hubard III
CW5 Ned Hubard’s 31-year career in Army Aviation combined a unique mix of operational, research and development, and command and staff assignments with over 20 years in special mission units (SMUs), flying an amazingly diverse range of aircraft from UH-1s in Vietnam to piloting the first mission into Afghanistan in a Russian Mi-17. In fact, Hubard has over 13,000 flying hours in over 150 types of aircraft and helicopters, is basic airborne qualified and trained as a high-altitude-low-opening / high-altitude-high opening (HALO/HAHO) jumper.
In the early 1980s, following the failed DESERT ONE Iranian hostage rescue mission, Hubard was recruited into Operation HONEY BADGER, the second Iranian hostage rescue mission, making him a “plank holder” in what would become the famed 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne).
Following the release of the hostages, he was nominated to serve in a newly created aviation unit doing research and develop ment. He spent the rest of his career develop ing concepts for unique aviation systems and missions. Many of the helicopter and mission equipment packages that are in use today by conventional Army Aviation were developed and tested by Ned Hubard in combat. Retiring in 2000, Hubard, as a civilian, continued to support Army Aviation and ground forces, flying the first U.S.-piloted helicopter, as part of theJawbreakerteam in Afghanistan, two weeks after the terrorist attacks of 9/11.
No warrant officer has done more for Army Aviation, operationally, tactically, and technically than CW5 Ned Hubard. He epito mizes the quiet professional and warrior and is truly ‘Above the Best.’
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