Promotion nixed for Special Forces officer in charge during 2017 Niger ambush, report says | Stars & Stripes

After a failed mission in Oct 2017, Col. Bradley D Moses who was nominated to become a one-star general’s name was removed from being a nomination. Moses approved the mission which soldiers were ambushed in a remote part of Niger. The soldiers were claimed to be ill equipped. In March, his name was temporarily removed, but on Friday it became a permanent removal.

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