To: PJBankard
Pilots are different. While there is the risk of being shot down. They arenât necessarily in the thick of a fight.Understood. But it's still combat duty, and they proven they can be well capable of doing it, I think.
50 posted on
02/07/2016 8:59:44 PM PST by
tacticalogic
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To: tacticalogic
Yes and No. Air-to-Air combat is non-existent in today’s theater. Dropping ordinance from a plane, with exception to Close Air Support, is about the same as firing a missile at a target from a ship. They are performing combat operations but aren’t directly in the heat of combat.
52 posted on
02/07/2016 9:10:14 PM PST by
PJBankard
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