[s1e12] The Longest Fight -

The episode highlights why it is dubbed "the longest fight" for these men: the duration of the engagement, the physical toll of falling hundreds of feet down rocky slopes while under fire, and the desperate attempts to establish communications for extraction. Key Events Captured Initial Contact

The SEAL team was compromised, reportedly after being spotted by local goat herders whom they ultimately decided to release. [S1E12] The Longest Fight

A Quick Reaction Force (QRF) helicopter sent to rescue them was shot down by an RPG, killing all 16 special operations personnel on board—resulting in the single deadliest day for U.S. Naval Special Warfare since WWII. The episode highlights why it is dubbed "the

LT Michael P. Murphy famously moved into an open, exposed position to use his satellite phone to call for help, an act for which he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. Naval Special Warfare since WWII

Shortly after, they were surrounded on three sides by Shah's insurgents.