Footage from Operation Enduring Freedom, the initial phase of America's war in Afghanistan, shows a base security team observing a two-man Taliban IED emplacement team in action near Patrol Base Huskers in the Marjah region.

Suddenly, a massive explosion erupts at the site, and excited commentary from the Americans confirm the blast was from a Hellfire missile strike. The radio keys up, and one of the perimeter guards reports the explosion as a possible IED detonation, but he is informed by the operations team of the true nature of the blast.

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Will Killmore is a US Army combat infantry veteran and Purple Heart recipient. He has deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan with the 172nd Stryker Brigade and 173rd Airborne Brigade. Following his time in service, he successfully pursued a certificate of journalism and has been a blogger for Funker530 since 2014. Follow Will’s bad takes on Twitter