A man dressed up like a ninja reportedly attacked special operations soldiers training in California Brigid Kennedy, Contributing Writer Thu, September 30, 2021, 5:13 PM·1 min read Mojave desert sunset. Mojave desert sunset. FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images In yet another piece of evidence that we are in fact living in a simulation, special operations soldiers training at an airport in the Mojave Desert were reportedly attacked and wounded by "a sword-wielding man dressed as a ninja" and forced to shelter in a hangar, Stars and Stripes reports.
The absurd incident reportedly took place sometime after 1 a.m. on Sept. 18, "according to what appears to be a military incident report shared on Instagram and Reddit," writes Stars and Stripes. Ridgecrest Police Department records also appear to confirm some of the details in the social media documents, which suggest the wounded victims — a staff sergeant and a captain — to be members of "the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, an elite helicopter unit known as the Night Stalkers," per Stars and Stripes.
According to the photographed report, which has not been independently verified, the staff sergeant was outside smoking a cigarette when he was approached by "an unknown person wearing full ninja garb," who asked, "Do you know who I am?" and "Do you know where my family is?"
- ADVERTISEMENT - After the solider answered "no", the "person in ninja garb began to slash at [the soldier], striking his phone and his knee and leg," per the report. As the staff sergeant then took off running, the man dressed as a ninja began kicking and punching doors and windows, then reportedly threw a block of asphast through a building window. The captain, inside, was stuck by the block, according to the social media document.
The victims called 911, and the "ninja" reportedly fled and was arrested elsewhere. Read more at Stars and Stripes.
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One would would have thought a SpecOps sergeant's situational awareness would be better than that
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To be fair, it appears that the victims were aviation unit support staff from F Company, 2nd Battalion, 160th SOAR. Looks like F Co. is the battalion maintenance company.
So it's not like some random ninja wannabe whooped up on a couple Green Berets/SEALs. He ambushed some unarmed grease monkeys and supply clerks while armed with a sword.
Originally posted by RogueJSK: To be fair, it appears that the victims were aviation unit support staff from F Company, 2nd Battalion, 160th SOAR. Looks like F Co. is the battalion maintenance company.
So it's not like some random ninja wannabe whooped up on a couple Green Berets/SEALs. He ambushed some unarmed grease monkeys and supply clerks while armed with a sword.
That still begs the question, WTF is a ninja doing assaulting a SS and Captain.
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Originally posted by RogueJSK: To be fair, it appears that the victims were aviation unit support staff from F Company, 2nd Battalion, 160th SOAR. Looks like F Co. is the battalion maintenance company.
So it's not like some random ninja wannabe whooped up on a couple Green Berets/SEALs. He ambushed some unarmed grease monkeys and supply clerks while armed with a sword.
That still begs the question, WTF is a ninja doing assaulting a SS and Captain.
Looking for his family.
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Special ops troops ‘hunkered down’ in California airport hangar after nighttime ninja attack BY CHAD GARLAND• STARS AND STRIPES • SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
An MH-47G Chinook assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment refuels at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., in 2019. Soldiers who may have been members of the 160th SOAR were attacked Sept. 18, 2021, by a sword-wielding man dressed as a ninja while they were training at Inyokern Airport, about 100 miles north of Los Angeles. An MH-47G Chinook assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment refuels at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., in 2019. Soldiers who may have been members of the 160th SOAR were attacked Sept. 18, 2021, by a sword-wielding man dressed as a ninja while they were training at Inyokern Airport, about 100 miles north of Los Angeles. (Daniel Snider/U.S. Air Force)
Facebook Twitter email Copy link print Add This A sword-wielding man dressed as a ninja attacked several special operations soldiers who were training at a California airport, reportedly forcing them to shelter in a hangar and inflicting wounds that required stitches.
The bizarre assault took place at Inyokern Airport, an airfield in the Mojave Desert about 100 miles north of Los Angeles, sometime after 1 a.m. on Sept. 18, according to what appears to be a military incident report shared on Instagram and Reddit.
Records from the Ridgecrest Police Department seem to confirm some details in the document posted to social media in a photo late Wednesday that said two soldiers had to receive stitches before returning to duty.
After confirming that the incident described in the document leaked on social media did occur, U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command spokesman Maj. Jeff Slinker said officials did not have any further information to add.
The soldiers’ names were redacted in the photo shared on social media — but one was identified as a staff sergeant and the other as a captain. The details suggest that they are members of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, an elite helicopter unit known as the Night Stalkers.
The staff sergeant was sitting outside the administration building at the airport hangar smoking a cigarette when he was approached by “an unknown person wearing full ninja garb,” the photographed document states.
A screenshot of what appears to be a military incident report shared on Reddit describes an attack on a group of soldiers Sept. 18, 2021, in California by a sword-wielding man dressed as a ninja. A screenshot of what appears to be a military incident report shared on Reddit describes an attack on a group of soldiers Sept. 18, 2021, in California by a sword-wielding man dressed as a ninja. (Reddit) It is unclear from the records whether the man was an actual practitioner of ninjutsu.
“Do you know who I am?” the ninja asked, to which the soldier replied no, according to the document.
“Do you know where my family is?” the black-clad man then asked. The staff sergeant again answered no.
“The person in ninja garb began to slash at (the soldier), striking his phone and his knee and leg,” the record states.
The staff sergeant took off running across the parking lot to escape the attacker, and then he jumped a fence and entered the administrative building, where he and the captain locked doors and called 911.
Meanwhile, the man dressed as a ninja was “kicking and punching doors and windows” before leaving to grab a large block of asphalt, which he heaved through the window of the administration building.
The captain was struck by the chunk of asphalt, said the document on social media.
The first assistance call was recorded about 1:20 a.m., the Ridgecrest Police Department log shows. A man “with a sword” was in a parking lot, and there was at least one victim, the log states.
About 30 minutes later came a second call via 911: “26 spec op military members doing training at the airport,” the log states. “Hunkered down in a hangar wondering where help is.”
The ninja fled and was arrested elsewhere, according to the document shared on social media.
It indicates that the soldiers were with F Co., 2nd Battalion, 160th SOAR, which had been tasked with support at Fort Irwin’s National Training Center.
The incident report photo was shared Wednesday on the Instagram meme page Daddy SOARbucks before appearing on Reddit.
The Daddy SOARbucks page posted several more memes mocking the company and the battalion over the incident.
The regiment did not immediately respond to a query seeking confirmation of the information shared on social media. It was unclear which law enforcement agency responded to the calls.
Originally posted by DSgrouse: That still begs the question, ...
No, it does not
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Originally posted by RogueJSK: (All kidding aside, it sounds like the dude was most likely nuts.)
Or Snake Eyes from GI Joe.
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