Operation Phantom Fury was a U.S. Special Operations mission authorized by U.S. President John McCain in 2007 in order to secure former Soviet nuclear weapons stockpiles in Uzbekistan that had the potential to be used by terrorists organisations, including al-Qaeda. In total the United States lost three U.S Army Rangers, five Delta Force and one UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, including eight U.S. Special Forces and eight Nightstalkers.