Editing Operation Anaconda (section)

=====Fate of Roberts=====
It is not certain whether the sailor died immediately or was killed by opposing soldiers. There is a possibility that Roberts was captured by the al Qaeda fighters, and executed later with a single shot to the back of the head (One of the feeds showed a group of 8-10 fighters huddling around what appeared to be a body; both GRIM 32 and MAKO 30 noted that an [[IR strobe]] was active, a video feed showed the fighters passing the IR strobe around).<ref>Macpherson, Malcolm. "Roberts Ridge" Bantam Dell (New York), 2013.:</ref> This report has not been confirmed. Major General Frank Hagenbeck did confirm that al-Qaeda fighters were seen (on live video feed from a [[RQ-1 Predator|Predator]] drone orbiting the firefight) chasing Roberts, and later dragging his body away from the spot where he fell. Another feed from the same Predator showed a puff of heat [from a rifle] and the indistinct figure in front of it fall.<ref>Macpherson, Malcolm. "Roberts Ridge" Bantam Dell (New York), 2013:</ref> Also, the quick-reaction soldiers reported fighters wearing Robert's gear and finding "a helmet with a bullet hole in it, [from which] it was clear the last person [Roberts] to wear it had been shot in the head."<ref name="ReferenceA"/> Predator drone footage also suggested the possibility that Technical Sergeant John Chapman was alive and fighting on the peak after the SEALs left rather than being killed outright as thought by Mako 30. Chapman was seen fighting in a bunker against multiple enemies before stepping into the open and braving enemy small arms fire one last time to allow the quick reaction force helicopter a bit of breathing room.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

A paper written by Andrew Milani (Former commander of the [[160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment]]) and Dr. Stephen D. Biddle entitled "Pitfalls of Technology: A Case Study of the battle of Takur Ghar" noted that the Predator was on station 90 minutes after Roberts had fallen; the images that were shot before the Predator had arrived were shot by GRIM-32's Infrared Cameras.<ref>Macpherson, Malcolm. "Roberts Ridge" Bantam Dell (New York), 2013. Page 352:</ref> although this has not been confirmed by commanders.