ODA 574, callsign "Texas 12" (Texas One-Two), was a group of 12 U.S Special Forces soldiers from Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th SFG [2] under the command of Captain Jason Amerine.

Mar 22, 2017 · On the morning before the Taliban surrendered, an Air Force bomber accidentally dropped a joint direct attack munition on ODA 574's position outside the city. "Everyone I've …

Sep 11, 2018 · Just 72 hours after stepping foot into Afghanistan, ODA 574 experienced one of the largest U.S. military close-air engagements since the Vietnam War. Certain members of …

Dec 13, 2023 · Yoshida was attached to a TF Dagger team known as ODA 574 led by now-retired Army Lt. Col. Jason Amerine. Their mission was to infiltrate Afghanistan with Hamid Karzai, …

3 days ago · On Nov. 30, ODA 574, together with a guerrilla force of about 300 men, began the offensive to seize Kandahar. On Dec. 2, the force invested Shawali Kowt, a town on the …

ODA 574 deployed by SOAR Black Hawks near Tarin Kowt on November 14th, along with Pashtun militia leader, Hamid Karzai. As Karazai's forces pushed south towards Kandahar, an …

Aug 20, 2011 · The 12 Americans of Operational Detachment Alpha 574 and 35 Afghans defended Tarin Kowt from 100 Taliban trucks carrying 1,000 insurgents. The town was …

Amerine and ODA 574 alongside Hamid Karzai during the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan. After graduating from West Point, Amerine volunteered for Ranger duty and then for Special Forces …

Amerine led Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA) 574, an A-team of eleven soldiers from the U.S. Army's 5th Special Forces Group which fought with and protected Afghan leader Hamid …

Jun 16, 2016 · Consisting of 11 members, Special Forces A-Team ODA 574 was one of these groups. Having deployed with a mission to escort the future Afghanistan president Hamid …