Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Kyle Milliken
The Department of Defense has identified the SEAL killed in operations in Somalia;
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a U.S. Navy sailor who was in support of a Somali National Army-led operation with U.S. Africa Command.
Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Kyle Milliken, 38, of Falmouth, Maine, was killed during an operation against al-Shabaab on May 5 in a remote area approximately 40 miles west of Mogadishu.
He was assigned to an East Coast based special warfare unit.
DoD reports a bit about the operation;
U.S. forces were conducting a partnered operation with members of the Somalia National Army, Davis said, noting this was an operation targeting an al-Shabaab group that had been associated with attacks against the United States, Somalia and African Union Mission in Somalia forces.
Davis said al-Shabaab is an al-Qaida affiliate closely tied more specifically to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, which is a group that has murdered Americans, radicalized and recruited terrorists and fighters in the United States, and has conducted and inspired attacks against Americans and U.S. interests around the world.
“We have been conducting this particular mission to partner with and counter al-Shabaab in Somalia since 2013,” Davis said. “This is part of an ongoing mission there to degrade this al-Qaida’s affiliate’s ability to recruit, train and plot external terror attacks throughout the region and in the United States.”
Category: Navy
Fair winds and following seas, Senior Chief Milliken.
You want and I want none of these fine people to lay down their lives. Each one–and they come to us in ones and twos nowadays– hurts. Milliken was a Dad, a husband, a son and, I can guess, a good man. He had been in service for about 15 years and knew the score. It is the nature of the work that we must lose some, that others will lose limbs, eyesight, or hearing. Each loss hurts. Each serious wound hurts. We are, on the whole, undeserving of such sacrifices. And thank you doesn’t ever seem to cut it.
Well said, as always.
Yep.
Perfectly put, Cav.
RIP, Senior Chief…
Fairwinds and Following Seas Frogman…
God rest you well Senior Chief.
Another Warrior taken to Valhalla too soon, Rest In Peace.
RIP, Brother Chief. I am humbled by your sacrifice.
You are what the posers want to be, w/o the sacrifice to be what you are.
Blessings to you and yours, Senior.
RIP Warrior. The mark you left on this world in your short life is bigger than most could make in 10 lifetimes. May your family, brothers & sisters in arms, friends and Patriots alike remember your sacrifice and hold you close to their hearts. You’re in the Kingdom of Heaven with Father, you finished your work here and you’ve been granted eternal life, He called you home.
RIP
Taking a knee un honor of your sacrifice.
R.I.P. Chief.