In July 2008, three of four Northrop Grumman employees (Thomas Howes, Marc Gonsalves and Keith Stansell) were freed during Operation Jaque after five years of captivity following their aircraft crash in the Colombian jungle.
Pada bulan Juli 2008, tiga dari empat pegawai Northrop Grumman, yakni (Thomas Howes, Marc Gonsalves dan Keith Stansell) dibebaskan melalui Operasi Jaque, setelah lima tahun terasingkan akibat kecelakaan pesawat di hutan belantara Kolombia.