DaveO tossed this out for us. “Year One: Inside the Air War Against ISIS.” The plane left in such haste that the crew took off without knowing the flight plan, the radio frequencies for Iraqi air traffic controllers, or even who on the ground will give the bomber authority to attack targets. They’re trying to piece it together en route. “We didn’t know what we were doing,” Lobo says. There’s not much time for small talk on the two-hour journey to the Iraqi border. These conditions make the airmen nervous—if they break the rules or make mistakes, they could be […]![]()
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