Fox News has hired the former Navy SEAL who is believed to have shot and killed Osama Bin Laden as a contributor.
Former
Team Six leader Rob O'Neill will offer military expertise and analysis
across various daytime and primetime programs, the network announced.
The
decorated ex-solider, who has been involved in more than 400 combat
missions and deployed a dozen times, was profiled in the channel's
documentary The Man Who Killed Osama Bin Laden, last year.
He
is said to have fired the shots that killed the Al Qaeda leader and
9/11 mastermind during a raid on his compound in May 2011.
Chairman
and CEO for the network Roger Ailes said: 'Rob O’Neill is an American
hero who dedicated his life to serving our country and protecting our
freedoms.
'It’s
incredibly rare to have someone in a television contributor role with
his leadership experience and expertise at the fighting unit level.
'His military insight will be a major asset to the network and we are honored to have him.
'During
his career in the Navy, O’Neill has served as a team leader within the
Naval Special Warfare Development Group, also known as SEAL Team Six.
'O’Neill
was deployed more than a dozen times and led the military’s best
individuals in many high-profile operations, including the hijacking of
the Maersk Alabama and Operation Neptune’s Spear.
O'Neill also confirmed the news on Twitter, posting: 'Happy to join the team'.
He
has received more than 52 military decorations, including two Silver
Stars, four Bronze Stars with Valor, a Joint Service Commendation Medal
with Valor, three Presidential Unit citations and two Navy/Marine Corps
Commendations with Valor.
Reports:Daily Mail
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