DWB Investigation – CENTCOM
| Tracking # |
F-2016-01670 |
| Submitted | Dec. 4, 2015 |
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From: Brendan O'Connor
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:
The full text of the investigation, ordered by General John Campbell, into the airstrike carried out in Kunduz, Afghanistan, on October 3, 2015, by a Special Operations AC-130 gunship, in which a Doctors Without Borders ("Medecins Sans Frontieres") hospital was mistakenly targeted, and which resulted in the removal from duty of a number of soldiers and airmen.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that fees cannot be waived, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Brendan O'Connor
From: CENTCOM Macdill AFB CENTCOM HQ Mailbox Freedom of Information Act
Mr. O'Connor,
Please find attached USCENTCOM's formal closure response for FOIA case 16-0071.
Respectfully,
FOIA Team
FOIA Requester Service Center
USCENTCOM/J6-RDF
(813) 529-6285
From: United States Central Command - CENTCOM
A copy of documents responsive to the request.
From: Brendan O'Connor
Good evening. The Associated Press is reporting today that this investigation is expected to be made public, in partially redacted form, in the near future.
As such, I would like to take this opportunity to re-file my request for the full text of the investigation, ordered by General John Campbell, into the airstrike carried out in Kunduz, Afghanistan, on October 3, 2015, by a Special Operations AC-130 gunship, in which a Doctors Without Borders ("Medecins Sans Frontieres") hospital was mistakenly targeted, and which resulted in the removal from duty of a number of soldiers and airmen.
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 4, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #16-0071.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: CENTCOM Macdill AFB CENTCOM HQ Mailbox Freedom of Information Act
Mr. O'Connor,
Please find attached USCENTCOM's notice that your FOIA request 16-0071 has been reopened.
Respectfully,
FOIA Team
FOIA Requester Service Center
USCENTCOM/J6-RDF
(813) 529-6285
From: CENTCOM Macdill AFB CENTCOM HQ Mailbox Freedom of Information Act
Mr. O'Connor,
Attached is USCENTCOM's formal response for your request, which is assigned USCENTCOM's FOIA case #16-0071. Documents responsive to your request for the Kunduz Investigation report and related materials are available for download from USCENTCOM's FOIA Library. You can access the investigation and related materials via the link provided below.
Link to Airstrike on the MSF Trauma Center in Kunduz, Afghanistan on October 3, 2015, Investigation Report Documents: https://www6.centcom.mil/foia_rr/FOIA_RR.asp?Path=/5%20USC%20552%28a%29%282%29%28D%29Records&Folder=1.%20Airstrike%20on%20the%20MSF%20Trauma%20Center%20in%20Kunduz%20Afghanistan%20-%203%20Oct%202015
Respectfully,
FOIA Team
FOIA Requester Service Center
USCENTCOM/J6-RDF
(813) 529-6285
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