Dan Hampton - Viper Pilot

9/11 and, 158

Spanish antiwar protests and, 165

call signs, combat, 62, 85–86. See also specific call sign

Carlson, Major, Hampton’s confrontation with, 91–97

CBU-103 canisters. See cluster bombs

centrifuge training, 39–40

chaff-and-flare dispensers

as countermeasure to SAMs, 18

in Iraq War, 219, 222, 224, 227, 229, 234, 241, 250, 253, 255, 257, 260, 265, 266, 272, 273, 275, 276–77, 288, 296, 297

CHAINSAW (Desert Storm call sign), 67, 76, 77

Charlotte, North Carolina, 9/11 and, 161–63

check-flights, 129–30

chemical-weapons facility (Iraq War), U.S. attack on, 280

CHIEFTAIN (Iraq War call sign), 3, 4, 7, 8–9, 11, 12, 280

“Christmas tree,” 201

“Chucky” (Iraq War wingman), 283, 287, 289

CIA (Central Intelligence Agency)

Desert Storm and, 65

Dora Farms strike (Iraq War) and, 178, 179

Fobair Vietnam mission and, 20

Powers U-2 flight and, 17

Civil War, American, 15

civilian contractors, 111, 144

Clark, Wesley, 155

Clinton, Bill, 151, 155

Close Air-Support missions (CAS)

in Desert Storm, 2

development of, 16

Emergency, 1, 2–3, 261, 279–80

importance of, 304

Iraq War and, 1, 2–3, 212, 215, 228–29, 238, 257, 261, 279–80

Nasiriyah attack and, 1, 2–3, 212

purpose of, 2

cluster bombs

Fighter Weapons School instruction and, 137

Iraq War and, 220, 225, 226, 227, 236–41, 243, 248, 257, 262, 270, 271, 280, 286, 288, 300, 301

Coalition Forces Air Component Commander (CFACC), 212

Cold War, 41, 45, 46–47, 48, 59, 124, 159

colonel

Ali al-Salem airfield welcoming by, 208–10, 215

Hampton’s Incirik confrontation with, 93–97

combat

as the unknown, 307

veterans of, 305–6

Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR), 84

Combined Wing Staff, fighter pilots attached to, 83–84

commanders

9/11 and, 158

Hampton’s views about senior, 211

Iraqi, 146–47

See also specific commander or type of commander

CONAN (Desert Storm call sign), 68, 76, 77, 78

“continuously computed release point” (CCRP), 269, 270

Crud (game), 88, 89, 90, 91, 95

CRUSHER (call sign), 62

Cuba, Anderson U-2 mission over, 18, 20

Cujo (Incirik pilot), 90, 91, 93

Customs House (Iraq War location), 192, 197, 201, 202, 205

“Daddy Rabbit” (instructor pilot), 35–36

Data Transfer Cartridge (DTC) port, 116–17

DDONG (call sign), 62

death

Hampton’s close call with, 230

Hampton’s views about, 167

See also Elephant, seeing the

decoys

in Iraq War, 221, 260, 269, 277, 294, 297

Little Buddy (AN/ALE-50), 221

Defense Department, U.S., history and development of SAMs and, 18

Defensive Air Combat Maneuvering, 135

Defensive Basic Fighter Maneuver, 134

DERBY. See ROMAN (Iraq War call sign): sandstorm landing and

Desert Shield, alcohol order during, 143–45

Desert Storm

activities north of Baghdad during, 290

Air Force officers mentality and, 124

beginning of, 65, 67

close-air-support in, 2

and debriefing and planning after Mosul attack, 80–85

Egypt and, 109

first day of, 66–97

goal of, 147, 149

Hampton’s feelings during, 166, 167

Hampton’s first combat mission and, 2, 66–80, 166

Hampton’s views about, 123

Iraq-U.S. relations and, 177

Iraq War compared with, 301

jamming and suppression focus of, 301

Kirkuk mission planning during, 83–85

loss of fixed-wing aircraft in, 245

military decorations for, 154

Mosul attack during, 66–80

propaganda leaflets for, 301

Taji railway station bombing during, 242

U.S. victory in, 142

veterans of, 155, 174

designated munition point of impact (DMPI), 245

Dethlefsen, Merlyn, 29

Detroit, Michigan, Saddam Hussein as honorary citizen of, 178

Dhahran Air Base (Saudi Arabia)

building of, 148–49

Desert Shield and, 147–67

Desert Storm and, 148–49

Hampton’s assignment at, 147–67

housing at, 148–49

Khobar Towers attack at, 149–53

sandstorm landing and, 193

20th Fighter Wing at, 147–48

Diego Garcia, 193–94, 199

Director of Operations (DO), 130

Display Management switch, 269

Dissimilar Air Combat Maneuvering, 135

Dissimilar Basic Fighter Maneuver, 134–35

diurnal crossover, 5

Divert card diagram, 194–95

dogfighting, viper pilots views about, 137

donkey incident, 107–8, 119

Donovan, Jack, 23–24, 25

Dora Farms strike (Iraq War), 178–80

“dual” training, 120–23

EF-111 jets, 68

Eglin Air Force Base (Florida), 23, 136

Egypt

alcohol in, 143–45

American culture and, 123–25

Desert Storm and, 109

donkey incident in, 107–8, 119

emergency landing in, 99–107

end of Hampton’s tour in, 125

functional F-16 test flights in, 99–107

Hampton’s exchange tour in, 99–125

Hampton’s views about, 107, 123–24

Iraqi-Israeli relations and, 180

Israeli relations with, 110–11

Nellis threat array and, 138

nursing home discussion and culture of, 123–24

PEACE VECTOR (PV) program in, 109–20

political events in, 109

Russian relations with, 101, 114, 122

SA-6s in, 54

U.S. aid to, 109

Egyptian Air Force

F-16 use by, 109

Hampton’s Beni Suef assignment and, 110–20

maintenance of aircraft by, 103

81st Tactical Fighter Squadron, 47

82nd Airborne Division, 162–63

Eisenhower, Dwight D., 155

electro-optical guidance missiles, 292

Electronic Countermeasures pod, 170

Electronic Warfare Officer (EWO)

as crewmember on Super Sabre jets, 22, 23–24

development of anti-SAM weapons and, 22, 23–24

functions of, 22, 23–24

Hampton’s interactions with, 48, 49, 50, 51–52

importance of, 52–53

at Incirik Air Base, 82

at Spangdahlem Air Base, 48, 49, 50, 51–52

training of, 23

Elephant, seeing the

colonel at Incirik and, 96

combat veterans bonding and, 302

Hampton as, 69–70, 97, 230

Juice and, 294

toast to, 87

ELI (Iraq War call sign), 231–58, 259–77, 280, 282

emergencies

briefings about, 58

check-flights and, 129

close-air-support, 1, 2–3, 261, 279–80

in-flight, 99–107

rejoin points and, 176

types of, 101

See also flameout landings; sandstorm: landing during

Emergency Power Unit (EPU), 102, 103, 107

empty gas tank problem (Iraq War), 181–84

England, air-to-ground training in, 59

Ericson, Bob, 17

Europe, U.S. Air Forces (USAFE) in, 127

Ewald, Jim, 280

extremist groups, 153. See also specific group

EXXON 21 (Desert Storm call sign), 81

F/A-18 jets, 135, 232

F-4 jets

CeeJay compared with, 141

Cold War and, 48

in Desert Storm, 66, 70, 72, 73, 74–76, 77

23rd Tactical Fighter Squadron and, 47, 51–52

in Vietnam War, 20, 28, 29

in Yom Kippur War, 54

F-14 jets, 135

F-15 jets

Air Combat Training and, 135, 136

Cold War and, 48

Desert Storm and, 67, 68, 71, 75, 76–77, 78–79, 81, 83

Iraq War and, 172, 214, 216

9/11 attack and, 159

F-15 pilots

F-16 pilot training and, 157

at Incirik officer’s club, 86

F-16 jets

at Beni Suef, 112–20

capabilities of, 43–44

centrifuge training and, 40

cockpit design in, 269, 293, 298–99

in Desert Storm, 66–80