Rocket attack damages top US general's plane in Afghanistan

August 21, 2012 by legitgov

Rocket attack damages top US general's plane in Afghanistan 21 Aug 2012 A rocket attack on the US-run Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan has inflicted damage on the aircraft used by Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey. According to authorities, two rockets were fired at the airfield early Tuesday, with shrapnel from one of the rockets striking the door of Dempsey's C-17 aircraft. Two US maintenance staff members sustained minor injuries in the attack.