European Reacts: Jessica Buchanan Hostage Rescue 

Feel free to hit the like button and subscribe for more content. I would also love to hear your suggestions for future reactions-drop them in the comments below!🙏

"The Rescue of Jessica Buchanan" (uploaded 10 years ago by CBS News) is a 15 minute segment of the "60 Minutes" news series. It may be the most compelling version of this story because Jessica recounts her ordeal in her own words. Definitely worth a look.

As a former retired US Marine who served 21 years as an infantry officer with 3 years in combat, I spent 15 years aa an independent consultant supporting Military technology programs for the doctorate level developers who knew nothing about military command and control, tactics, operations or their technology needs. My job was to provide them with insights that would allow them to develop useful technologies. I was also tasked to train military units on the new technologies and to support them on military exercises around the world. In the process, i worked with the Army Special Forces, Navy (blue water SEALs), Army Rangers, Delta Force, Task Force 160, and SEAL Team 6. I can tell you they are all the best in the world although some countries special forces come close or are virtually equal to our Tier One forces. The kinds of scenarios that Delta Force and SEAL Team 6 train for would blow your mind. They are some of the most complex scenarios you could possibly imagine. I know because I supported some of them on their exercises. And I have had friends retired from Delta Force and SEAL Team tell me about now unclassified missions that would make you think they were so unbelievable that you would think that they were fictional stories. It doesn't surprise me that SEAL Team 6 rescue of Jessica would take extraordinary risks to save her. Delta Force and SEAL Team 6 do that on almost every mission. But I've also seen documentaries of other nations special forces and I can tell you that they are very very good. I just want to emphasize what "Paul" the Danish relief worker who was capture with Jessica said after he was rescued. He said something like "the luckiest day in my life was that I was captured with an American." That says it all about how the US will try to rescue its hostages. There is no doubt in my mind that the US elite forces are in Israel today trying to rescue the Hamas hostages. If they find where the hostages are, Hamas is in big trouble because US elite special forces will sacrifice their lives to rescue the hostages. You can bank on that.

Jessica said that she never saw any of their faces and never heard any of their names. Once she was safely in the air and it was confirmed she was safe, the guys left, and she never saw them again until a couple of them retired and were allowed to meet her.

Millions in Defense before a cent in Tribute!

"Fighting those demons was fighting for humanity." Thank you for that perspective. I completely agree!

There's a clip on RU-vid of her telling her story also....it's definitely worth hearing the story from the hostages side.

I love your perspective when you said in the beginning "fighting those demons is like fighting for humanity".. I feel like it's where people get things messed up the most and forget we're all human beings regardless of anything else

DEVGRU is amazing (Development Group). Literally the best of the best SEALs. But to be honest, Every US Special Force is AMAZING in their own right....They all perform different missions. You want an airport, send in the Rangers. You want an oil platform, send in the SEALs, you want to overthrow a county with it's own people, Green Berets, not to mention the Air Forces contributions which are invaluable, but lets not forget the unknown elephant in the room......DELTA...... Very specialized and trained to ridiculous levels.

the Seals are the best we know of but I wouldn't be surprised if there are other groups out there that nobody have never heard of yet.

You should definitely watch the rescue from her side ❤

Being a Seal definitely doesn’t pay well in comparison. They don’t do it for the money. They do for their country. They are definitely heroes as are the rest of the military. We all have a sense of pride and honor to protect the citizens of the USA at home and abroad. 🇺🇸

Seal team 6 is considered a league of their own. The moment they were called out it was game over for the pirates.

It is difficult to say what the US Special Forces Unit is best. Some say it is the SEALS. Some say it is the Army Special Forces (Green Berets). Some say it is Delta Force. Delta Force is composed of the best taken from the SEALS, Green Berets. MARSOC (Marines Special Forces). They all have slightly different functions. So, it really depends on mission requirements. They all have roughly the same skill sets.

As a fellow American ur kind words about us means alot I know we would do this for any of our allies if needed we couldn't do this alone our strength in Nato is our unity were blessed to have the allies we do thank u for ur support I will gladly show u the same respect and support

There are videos of Jessica telling the story herself . It goes into more detail of what her and the coworker went through . God bless.

Seal Team 6 is one of the best the US has. There is also Delta Force (which is a bit more secretive) and then there's CIA SAD-SOG or Ground Branch. There are probably more that we don't know about.

The Navy has SEAL Team 6 (Development Group) for Hostage Rescue. The Army has the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment - Delta, or more popularly referred to Delta Force, Deadly D, CAG (Combat Applications Group) etc. for Hostage Rescue. They're both the cream of the crop for their respective branch (Army, Navy). The difference is, Delta Force is trained in infantry tactics to begin with when the first join the Army. The SEAL's are not. No Delta operator has ever gone to join the SEAL's. But there have been SEAL's that switched branches to try out for Delta. That should tell you something right there. And I believe it's an unwritten rule that any U.S. citizen held hostage by anyone or in a dangerous area of the world that needs to be rescued, the U.S. Military will come for them. That's currently being displayed with American citizens being held hostage by Hamas.

I agree with others who have commented that you need to watch the “60 Minute” news program in which they interview Jessica. To hear this story from the actual person held in captivity tell their story is a much better way to understand what she and the other aide worker experienced. The portion of the interview concerning the rescue will give you chills! Please watch it and please consider doing a video the first time you see it. Take care.

The Known Tier 1 units include the U.S. Army’s Delta Force, Ranger Regimental Reconnaissance Company, and Intelligence Support Activity; the Navy’s DEVGRU (SEAL Team 6); and the Air Force’s 24th Special Tactics Squadron. All according to a quick google search.

Yes they deserve EVERYONE'S respect. Tough true and work for you

-- Marine Corps and Navy special operations forces: Raiders, Force RECON and SEAL teams -- Army Special Forces: Rangers, Night Stalkers and Green Berets -- Air Force Special Tactics teams: pararescue specialist, combat controllers and weather forecasters We almost never know, by name, who the special team members are. We don't know who they are as individuals - but we celebrate them all.

Nowadays every branch has a special forces type unit, Navy has the seals, Airforce has Para Jumpers, Army has Delta, Marines have marsoc, but we love them all!..from Wyoming USA 🇺🇸 👋🤠

I recommend watching a video of John Chapman in the battle of takur ghar, in Afganistán. Posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, twice, for this battle

I would recommend watching 60 Minutes because of the intense content. She came out and sat down for the interview herself. It gives me goosebumps

Jessica has video of her react And also what happened. Amazing to whatch

Love your reactions. Definitely check out the 60 Minutes interview of Jessica. She tells the whole thing in her own words.

We have multiple different special forces in our military and they each are absolutely necessary in different ways but there’s no other team that’s more secretive or notorious as Seal Team 6!

Your reaction tore me up. It reminded me of how every American used to feel. Sadly, our country no longer stands for these principles. Our military members are heroes who have to take orders from corrupt and inept politicians. Today, Jessica would have been left to die just like the people in Afghanistan. We have to thank personal American donations and outreach groups who chartered private planes and hired retired military members to rescue several hundred people in Afghanistan after our government deserted them and refused to send rescue. Our soldiers deserve so much more than what they earn. These heroes enlist for the love of the country. I just wish the politicians had the same heart.

You asked in the video if SEAL Team 6 (Development Group a.k.a DevGru) are 'the best' unit in the U.S. Military. Well, DevGru is what is called a Tier 1 unit, and the U.S. Military has several Tier 1 units in the different branches of the Military. They are put into a command structure called JSOC. (Joint Special Operations Command). The Army's Tier 1 unit, 'Delta Force' (1st Special Forces Operational Detachment Delta a.k.a CAG (Combat Applications Group) a.k.a ACE (Army Compartmentalized Element) was the unit that killed the leader of ISIS.

I haven't seen this version and its pretty cool, I bet there are alot of videos on this one. There's a video from 60 minutes where she tells the story during an interview. I would recommend that one.

The Navy Seals are absolutely amazing. They're like ghosts. You never hear them coming, they do what they have to do, and then theyre gone.

American Special Operation forces are comprised of elements from all four services. Seal Team 6 and Army Delta Force are primarily designed for hostage rescue.

Seals earn 41K to 76K a year. For the US military that actually is pretty good pay even on the lower end. There's another video on here where Jessica tells the story herself. There are other elite groups like the Army Green Berets spread out over the branches that pretty much equal the Seals. But notice they sent the Navy Seals to the African desert and after Osama. They seem to be the main one to go in these days at least as far as the public is told.

60 minutes video is the best story from her interview. Worth watching

You should watch the video about this where Jessica herself explains what happened that night! It’s incredible

I’ve only watched the interview of Jessica from her perspective. This is just as interesting.

There is another video about her rescue, it is told in her own words. 60 minutes interview with her.

This one will be my Favorite!!! Thank You ❤️💯

I find the report from 11 years ago by CBS Television’s 60 minutes much better. You actually hear Jessica’s own words on what happened. Thanks and keep up the good work.

Are the Navy Seals the best in the world? Yes and No, They are the best at what they do. There were two other special forces present also in this story. The story mentions the PJs ( ParaRescue) with the motto "That others may live" They are the best at what they do which is rescue. Trained to operate in any part of the world in any climate also trained in any rescue scenario, including going into harms way with the Navy Seals. And probably even though they weren't mention The Knight Stalkers 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment gave them a ride home and they are the best helicopter pilots in the world. they have to be, if you hear of some crazy amazing operation the Seals, Delta or Rangers have pulled off, Knight Stalkers probably gave them a ride. This Special mission required multiple Special forces groups because each group is the best at what they do, not the best but the best at what they do.

What a great story of courage and commitment to saving an American citizen 😢❤

Definitely watch the CBS 60 minutes segment on this. It is much better because it is told by Jessica herself. It is quite compelling.

There are really good videos on special forces training and they all seem superhuman. Each branch of the US military has special forces teams and maybe some are better for different conditions, but they're all awesome.

SEAL Team 6 or aka DEVGRU is one of the best. One of the Tier 1 units in SF. The most popular are probably SEAL Team 6 and Deltas.

Highly recommend learning how the US Navy was formed, a recent RU-vid reaction channel reacted to it, specifically from Fat Electrician’s video, and it lays the foundation of “We don’t negotiate with ____.” In this video and current times, we’d fill in the blank with terrorists, but back in the early 1800’s the newly formed US was responsible for breaking down pirates specifically in the Mediterranean Sea.

Navy SEALs receive the same basic pay as other military members, along with hazardous duty pay. The average yearly pay for a SEAL is about $98,000 dollars a year. That's roughly $47.00 per hour.

It's hard to say which of our Special Forces are the most amazing... as they all are. Some would say however that it is Delta Force... as they are handpicked from all the other Special Forces. Thanks !

Merry Christmas everyone & have a safe n a wonderful *2024*🎉

America has numerous "Special Forces", with 'Navy Seals' at the Top. Since 2014 the US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has grown from 38,000 personnel to 73,000, with their budget skyrocketing to $13.7 billion: which is lots of highly trained Warriors. So the USA has 'Navy Seals', & 'Army Rangers', plus 'Special Asymmetric Warfare Groups', 'Special Ops Weather Technicians', 'Combat-Craft Specialist Warfare Navy-Crewmen', 'Anti-Terrorism Security Teams', 'Security Force Regiments of the Marine Corps', 'American Diplomatic Missions & Embassy Personnel', 'Security & Counter Surveillance Corps', 'Marine Raiders', 'Army-Ranger Combat-Regiments', 'Green Berets', 'Marine Corps Force Recon', & 'US Military Elite Special Forces', etc.

To answer your question about who might be best or equal, I can tell you that SEAL Team 6 is the go to direct operational unit and Delta Force has a different mission but can also do hostage rescue. It's just that SEAL Team 6 is better at direct action and hostage rescue, but both have the same missions.

I think you should watch the CBS 60 minutes interview with Jessica telling the story. I think it is so much better.

Likely SEAL team 6 only received sailor pay which is a pittance. If there is a higher level team, nobody would ever know about them

Your question at 17:30 or so: Are these the best team? Who knows? The were the best team of all the US's military - for this mission - that was available and ready - at this time. Remember, we also have other elite teams in the Navy and the Army, Air Force and Marines that could easily be chosen for a different mission because they were trained for the things that mission needed them to do. We have many heroes.

They are not paid well. Also they are the best we have that we know of. We did not know they existed for many years.

Each type special forces has a different mission profile ... so apples and oranges to compare.

Specifically for hostage rescue there is Delta and they have always specialized in high risk hostage. DEVGRU and Delta are both amazingly skilled trained and equipped units, however DEVGRUs origins are as a direct combat unit, with high speed training in a variety of things. Hostage rescue was not part of their initial mission set. Delta was created exclusively to deal with these situations and with extremely covert deniable operations. Both units are fully capable of this type of hostsge rescue. In a much more high risk evolution I would probably say Delta is the better option. But against bandits in a politically irrelavant AO DEVGRU is an equally valid choice.

They are the cream of the crop.

All forces have their best .. ARMY .. NAVY .. AIR FORCE .. MARINES .. SPACE FORCE 😍😊🇺🇸🙏😇👍

There are 2 Special Ops that do Hostage Rescue Thats the Navy Seals & Army Delta Force which are the Best of the Best Army Rangers USAF Pararescue also is imbedded with each Special Ops Mission for advance Medical

1.5 Million offered as ransom. Pirates didn’t accept. So 100 Million rescue operation. “Millions in defense before a cent in tribute “

Watch it in her own precious words. 🙏

Some people could argue that the Army’s Delta Force, 1st SFOD-D, is the most elite of the special operations teams

We have Green Beret as well as Seals.

Just so you know whenever there is time to do it the training involves creating a scene exactly like the one the rest ue will be in and planning it to the tee. Since there were civilians this would have been important because the Seals couldn't take the chance of killing and American. So it would have been all planned as much as possible. They of course had to find where they were in the middle of nowhere and what it looked like. Also, we have different teams for different things even among the Seals one group in for Winter, one for Jungle etc etc so all the Special Forces across militaries are trained for specific scenarios. So none is better but Seal Team 6 is the culmination of the most experienced and proven SEALS.

I'm watching this video for the first time, but I already know one thing: every Seal whose face is not blurred out in this video is dead. They would not risk showing the faces of those who are alive. So even though I am extremely proud of these men - I can not enjoy this video. Rest in Peace Heroes. Americans love you and will not forget.

The navy seals, is army delta force, and marsoc marines.

This is an OK version of the story - but to get the full impact including the full interview with Jessica. check out the 60 Minutes piece on the rescue. Much more emotionally affecting to hear it in her own words. Link to YT of it: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qSqMjK85tfc.htmlsi=6al6fGhxrhCBaDBO

The very best special forces team is unknown to the public and will never be known to the public.

Yes, seal team 6 is probably the best the US has to offer.

The average pay for an E7 in the SEALs is less than $60,000 a year. Your average telephone operator makes more, but then they don't do it for the money.

Any failed hostage negotiations were between family, her organization, and the terrorists. The US government does not negotiate with terrorists. They spent much more on the rescue mission than the ransom would’ve been, but they will not negoatiate or give money to terrorist organizations

Yes seal team 6 is our elite forces, look up captain Phillips

Seal Team 6 is top tier for their job. The US has a few top tier with different jobs.

I was in the Navy so I'm prejudiced for the SEALS but if you want to be impressed watch the first recorded Medal of Honor, who knew the Air Force had bad asses

Seals are experts, let the enemy decide who is best. I don't think it matters.

As others have said, her interview was a better video to react to. It's a better video to react to. And you see what she really looks like normally which gives a stark contrast to how she looks in hostage videos shown here. There was no offer to pay a ransom, our government doesn't negotiate with terrorists and doesn't pay ransoms.

They found it fun to mock our powerlessness... They clearly didn't realize that their free trial of life was about to end

None of the military pay well but that's not why our men are there. They are there because they love this country and want to protect it and their families for all of our futures! Not enough good can be said. My son joined the Marines and then the Army but he didn't do any of it for the money!

Yes.

US Service members are paid according to their rank. They get additional danger pay and pay for parachuting. You won’t get rich, but they are paid better and any military in the world.

Delta force is the top tier spec ops

God bless America

Delta force and seal team six are the two best Delta is even more secretive

This video makes it sound like the Whitehouse knew Jessica was a hostage for 3 months before they did anything. That's not how Jessica herself said it happened.

seal teams are among the most trained and best group of soldiers that we have and the air Force para rescue often train with the seals and rangers as they are the medical teams that are used in concert with the others seal team six is also the ones that took down bin laden

Seal Team 6..,Delta…Rangers….there’s probably another elite unit, we don’t even know about

Seal team six/ DEVGRU is definitely not any better than the Army’s delta force/ combat applications group. It’s just seal team six have gotten more notoriety from luckily getting the more high profile missions such as this one and the bin laden mission. Also more seals have written books and have come forward to openly talk about these missions. The guy who supposedly killed bin laden has come out publicly. There’s seal team six and there’s regular seal teams. Regular tier 2 seal teams would never receive this kind of mission. Delta force and seal team six are the tier 1 units and then you have tier 2 special operations units- Those from those units can go on to try to make the tier 1 units.

YES SEAL team 6 is the very best that there is, in order to be selected to attempt to train for Seal team 6. you must first be a competant operator on one of the other seal teams, so only the very best SEAL's are chosen to put them through another year of even harsher and more grueling training before they can become a member of SEAL team 6, so yes I think that it is fair to say that they are the best of the best of the best, it is SEAL team 6 that is called on for the most dangerous missions, and the missions that CAN NOT FAIL. so the short answer to your question is yes, they are the very best there is for the work that they do.

17:40 special activities division (CIA)?

Yes: Seal Team 6 is the most elite.

Yep seal team six is the best of the best! Delta force is another i do believe... Off to another video

Incredibly, the pirates were demanding 45 million dollars to ransom Jessica. Like many people in some poorer countries, these pirates assumed that America was so rich that paying 45 million dollars would be easy to do. The thing is, that is setting a dangerous precedent. No one should EVER be rewarded for kidnapping an American citizen. The reward these guys got was not what they expected because there were nine kidnappers holding Jessica hostage and when the Seals got Jessica and headed home, they left behind them nine pirates lying lifeless in the desert sand. That also is setting a precedent. It is telling would-be kidnappers that they will not be given any money for ransom but instead will probably lose their lives. That MIGHT make them a bit more reluctant to try this again any time soon. Jessica said that while she was being held hostage she was sure she would die and she said that it bothered her because she was so young and because she hadn't even had a child yet. Since her rescue, Jessica and her husband have left Africa and are living back in the US and they are now the proud parents of a baby boy. To see another incredible story about the Navy Seals you should check out the story of the Maersk Alabama, a ship that was captured by Somalia Pirates. In a video entitled "Captain Phillips: True Hijack Documentary" the story is told of how the Maersk Alabama was boarded by pirates and the ship's captain, Captain Phillips, was taken hostage. The Navy sent Seal Snipers in to rescue the captain and to end the standoff. That is a longer video but it shows the skill of the Navy Seals and I think you will find it very interesting.

Here's another suggestion, if interested. "How did the World React to The American Civil War" (by the channel: History Matters)

All US Special Forces are amazing.

Yeah, whoever, or however, this version got uploaded to the channel, it's a mistake. You need to hear her telling the story in the 60 Minutes documentary. The pipeline from audience to CEO is broken.

Failure is not an option for Seal Team 6.

Seal Team Six is the United States' premier fight force. Or at least what the United States allows us, and the rest of the world, to know about. Would not be surprised if there are teams above Seal Team Six.

you should hear her tell the story herself on the 60 minutes interview.

I just wanted to thank you for being a good human.. prob not perfect.. but good.