I am becoming more than a bit irritated and VERY annoyed at the arrogance I see coming from Journalist these days. I present to you exhibit number 74. This via ABC News. Read the whole thing and try your best not to throw up when she compares herself to actual warriors.
I am now an official "combat aviator" with 5½ hours in the back seat of an F-15E Strike Eagle, flying two separate combat missions over Afghanistan.Why the USAF would allow this is beyond me. They effectively took an airplane out of the fight by allowing this publicity stunt.
What's even more annoying is how she raises her own profile and in my opinion questions the urgency of the men on the ground receiving fire, requesting air support.
Courageous restraint? Not on your life Female. Not when you're at 20,000 feet in the back seat of an F-15E. Now don't shoot back when they're lobbing RPG's at ya and then you have my vote for the NATO (mythical) medal...but not for what was done on this mission.
Stories like this make me want to punch walls. What's the name of the Commanding Officer that signed off on this cluster????
I guess the grunts on the ground don't exhibit any of the traits mentioned in the beginning of the piece with a ROE such as it is
ReplyDeleteThe AF did it so the public doesn't forget that air power is still important(reapportion Pentagon budget funding please)in a ground centric theater.