who took part in the Bin Laden operation were on the downed helicopter.

The size of Team Six, an elite unit within the Seals, which is officially called the Naval Special Warfare Development Group, is not known.

Several air force personnel, a dog and his handler, a civilian interpreter, and the helicopter crew were also on board, AP reports.

The Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) said it was mounting an operation to recover the helicopter and find out why it crashed. It said there had been "enemy activity in the area" where it went down.

A Taliban spokesman said insurgents had brought down the helicopter with a rocket after US and Afghan troops attacked a house in the Sayd Abad district of Wardak where insurgents were meeting late on Friday, AssociatedEx-Marine captain gives others a voice

Kristen Kavanaugh of the Military Acceptance Project is a keynote speaker for San Diego Women's Week

Kristen Kavanaugh, 34, is executive director of San Diego's Military Acceptance Project. It's a volunteer-run group that seeks to encourage full inclusion for military service members who may face discrimination for their sexuality, race, ethnicity or religion. Kristen, a former Marine Corps captain, served 5 years without revealing she was lesbian. Kavanaugh is a keynote speaker at San Diego Women's Week.
— John Gastaldo

Kristen Kavanaugh, 34, is executive director of San Diego's Military Acceptance Project. It's a volunteer-run group that seeks to encourage full inclusion for military service members who may face discrimination for their sexuality, race, ethnicity or religion. Kristen, a former Marine Corps captain, served 5 years