De film vertelt het verhaal van de 53 Amerikaanse soldaten die tijdens Operation Enduring Freedom tegen een strijdkracht van ongeveer 400 vijandige opstandelingen in het noordoosten van Afghanistan hebben gestreden. Oorspronkelijk gebouwd om de lokale bevolking te betrekken bij ontwikkelingsprojecten in de gemeenschap, stond Combat Outpost Keating - gelegen aan de voet van drie steile bergen op slechts 14 mijl van de Pakistaanse grens - tegenover een constante dreiging aangevallen te worden door de Taliban, waardoor de Amerikaanse soldaten die daar gestationeerd waren gevaar liepen. Toen uiteindelijk werd besloten om de basis te sluiten, ontdekte de Taliban dit en besloten ze een statement te maken.
| Crew | Jane Karen | Dialect Coach |
| Camera | Lorenzo Senatore | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Greg Powell | Stunt Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lora Velikova | Costumer |
| Production | Boaz Davidson | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Maya Markova | Third Assistant Director |
| Crew | Ray Mendoza | Military Consultant |
| Crew | Ray Mendoza | Technical Advisor |
| Sound | Tapio Liukkonen | Foley Artist |
| Writing | Jake Tapper | Book |
| Directing | Rod Lurie | Director |
| Writing | Eric Johnson | Screenplay |
| Writing | Paul Tamasy | Screenplay |
| Production | Avi Lerner | Executive Producer |
| Production | Dan Hubbard | Casting |
| Production | Henry Hughes | Co-Producer |
| Production | Elena Melamed | Line Producer |
| Production | Andrey Georgiev | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jake Tapper | Executive Producer |
| Production | Paul Michael Merryman | Producer |
| Production | John Kalafatis | Executive Producer |
| Production | Les Weldon | Producer |
| Production | Marc Frydman | Producer |
| Production | Jeffrey Greenstein | Producer |
| Production | Mark Rhino Smith | Executive Producer |
| Production | Trevor Short | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jariko Denman | Co-Producer |
| Editing | Michael J. Duthie | Editor |
| Production | Jonathan Yunger | Producer |
| Production | Tommy Vlahopoulos | Executive Producer |
| Production | Matt Varosky | Co-Producer |
| Production | Paul Tamasy | Producer |
| Production | Joanna Kalafatis | Executive Producer |
| Production | Robert Van Norden | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Larry Groupé | Music |
| Crew | Doren John Farmer | Stunt Double |
