Christopher Haave: A-10s over Kosovo (illustrations removed)

AirLand Battle, 303–4

air-to-air refueling, 3, 25, 33, 42–43, 48, 63, 82, 160, 163–65, 172, 175, 215, 220, 222, 273, 288

Allied Air Forces Central Europe (AIRCENT), 232

Allied Air Forces Southern Europe (AIRSOUTH), 21, 26, 143, 158

Allied Forces Southern Europe (AFSOUTH), 70, 143, 150, 153

Amendola Air Base (AB), Italy, 68

antiaircraft artillery (AAA, triple-A), 27, 49–54, 59, 64, 82, 85, 106–7, 110, 116–17, 144, 146, 171, 192, 237, 239, 261, 263, 269, 277, 284–86, 288, 305, 310, 313

armored personnel carrier (APC), 36, 42–43, 46, 47, 54, 72, 82–83, 107, 108, 124, 128, 130, 139, 141, 148, 153–58, 161–63, 167–68, 237–38, 247, 263, 272, 296–97, 310, 312

artillery (arty), 45–47, 50–51, 279, 296

attitude direction indicator (ADI), 251–52, 254

auxiliary power unit (APU), 252–55

Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy, 10, 15–16, 20–21, 23, 25, 54–55, 68, 87, 112, 218, 244, 249, 292

bandit, 275–78

Barnes Air National Guard (ANG) Base, Massachusetts, 20

Battle Creek Air National Guard (ANG) Base, Michigan, 19

battlefield air interdiction (BAI), 5, 304

bearing, range, altitude, and aspect (BRAA), 276

Belgrade Serbia, 62, 109, 121, 171, 217–19, 221, 226, 308–9, 312

bingo, 43, 63, 162–63, 217, 224, 229, 234, 286

Bitterman, Jim, 27

Boise Air National Guard (ANG) Base, Idaho, 19

bomb damage assessment (BDA), 36, 125–26, 248, 263, 270, 307

bootleg, 25

Brauner, Nathan S. “Foghorn,” 130, 263–64, 296

break, 62, 65, 82, 117, 129, 192, 200, 240, 242, 250, 254–55, 289, 292

Brindisi Air Base (AB), Italy, 10, 93

Broderick, “Bro,” 26

Brosious, Joseph S. “Joe Bro,” 185, 187–88, 191–92, 195, 197, 214, 217–31

Brotherton, Dawn M., 99, 101

Brotherton, Peter “Bro,” 34, 153, 157, 163, 166

Brown, David W. “Dave,” 48, 86, 282

Bullard, Kevin “Boo,” 58–59, 96

Camp Darby, Italy, 17, 71, 178

cannibalized (CANN) aircraft, 71, 87, 89

Card, Larry D. “LD,” 34, 105, 187, 193, 211, 215, 223, 225, 273–75, 279

Carpenter, Colonel, 26

Cerone, Scott R. “Hummer,” 287, 296–97

Cervia Air Base (AB), Italy, 256

Cheney, Richard B. “Dick,” 305

Cherrey, John A. “Buster,” 23, 39, 82–83, 214, 231, 233, 261

Clark, Wesley K., 26, 35, 232, 300, 309–11

Clinton, William J., 39

close air support (CAS), 1–4, 6, 14, 16, 18, 39, 197, 248, 261, 265, 274, 311, 314

combat air patrol (CAP), 144, 221, 234

combat search and rescue (CSAR), 1–3, 8–11, 13, 18, 24–26, 36–39, 67–69, 71–74, 80, 82, 87, 90–91, 95, 109, 111–12, 126, 180, 186, 188, 199, 202, 209, 212–14, 216, 219, 223, 261, 265–66, 277, 299, 312–13

combined air interdiction of fielded forces (CAIFF), 26–28, 31, 34, 56, 144

combined air operations center (CAOC, Interim or ICAOC-5), Vicenza, Italy, 5, 10, 22, 24–29, 31, 33–36, 38, 40, 56, 68–71, 73, 77, 106, 127, 130, 138–39, 141–42, 144–53, 159, 161, 164, 171–72, 174–77, 179–84, 186–87, 191, 198, 200, 202–3, 211–14, 216, 219–20, 233, 235–36, 246–48, 267–70, 272–73, 290–92, 299–300, 312

combined forces air component commander (CFACC), 77, 84, 143, 153, 310

counterbattery, 36, 141, 150

counterland, 4, 303

Curley, Michael A. “Scud,” 63, 123

Dahl, Arden B. “Surgeon,” 35, 171, 287

Dakovica, Kosovo, 113, 169, 173–74, 263

defensive counterair (DCA), 33

Derringer (reference point in Kosovo), 274–76, 288

destruction of enemy air defenses (DEAD), 134, 206, 219, 243, 300

Dibble, James “Dribbs,” 269

dirtballs (dirt roads), 44, 52, 206, 280–81

Duckworth, Allen E. “JAKS,” 260, 264

Easterling, David “Beau,” 241

Eberhart, Jeffrey, 20, 26, 39

electronic countermeasures (ECM), 94, 96, 224, 287

Ellington, Stanley J. “Stan,” 75

Elliot, Amos, 125

Ellis, James O., Jr., 150

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY), 96, 130

Feldhausen, Thomas J. “Bumpy,” 60, 279

fence, 78, 127, 261

field of view (FOV), 211

Fluhr, Philip “Dirt,” 40, 183, 259

Fortunato, Damien, 270

Frog-7, 54

Gebara, Andrew J. “Buffy,” 111, 130

Gibson, Scott “Glib,” 60–61, 215, 260

Gideon, Francis C., Jr., 258

Gioia del Colle Air Base (AB), Italy, 10–11, 15–16, 18–21, 34–35, 38–40, 42–43, 54, 58, 60, 62, 65, 67–80, 82–83, 87–91, 93–96, 99–101, 121–23, 132, 144, 149, 154, 171, 175, 179, 181, 192, 194, 259, 264, 267, 270, 292, 311–13

global positioning system (GPS), 194, 209, 211

Gnjilane (G-Town), Kosovo, 42–44, 113–14, 116–18, 279, 284

Gross, David E. “Devo,” 54, 203, 265, 294

Haave, Christopher E. “Kimos,” 1, 18, 21–23, 55–57, 67, 81, 102, 105, 121, 126–30, 137, 177, 186, 209, 233, 259, 265, 293–95, 299

Hamilton, Johnny L. “CBU,” 194–95, 234

Hammer 34, 38

hard deck, 30–31

Haun, Phil M. “Goldie,” 4, 25, 28, 40, 53, 69, 100, 109, 113, 115, 122, 128, 130, 133, 147, 212, 214, 231, 233, 295, 303

head-up display (HUD), 129, 155–57, 188, 210, 243, 289, 294

Heise, Craig “Walrus,” 36, 149, 269

Hendrix, John W., 149, 213

Hobbins, William T. “Tom,” 40, 232

Ide, Tay, 87

integrated-air-defense system (IADS), 3, 305, 310

isolated personnel report (ISOPREP), 215, 223, 225

Jackson, Jesse, 121

jammer, 23, 28–29, 234

Johnson, Colonel, 26, 153

Johnson, Richard A. “Scrape,” 111, 215, 218, 224, 228, 231, 240–42

Johnson, Stewart “Stu,” 23, 26, 152–53

joint air operations center (JAOC), 306

Jouas, Jan-Marc, 21, 39, 55, 71

Jumper, John P., 26, 84, 149, 232

Koechle, Mark “Coke,” 25, 111, 130, 149, 182, 211, 243–44

Kopacz, Joseph “Dice,” 171–72, 186–88, 192

Kosovo, 2, 4–6, 8, 10–12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22–24, 26–32, 34–36, 38, 40–46, 48, 50, 52, 54–58, 60, 62–66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80–84, 86, 88, 90, 92, 94, 96–98, 100, 102, 105–6, 108–12, 114, 116–18, 120–24, 126, 128, 130–35, 137–38, 140, 142, 144–46, 148, 150, 152, 154, 156–58, 160, 162–64, 166–70, 172, 174, 176, 178, 180, 182, 184, 186, 188, 190, 192–200, 202–4, 206, 210, 212, 214, 216, 218, 220, 222, 224, 226, 228, 230, 232, 234–36, 238, 240, 242–46, 248–50, 252, 254, 256, 258–64, 266, 268–70, 272–74, 276–80, 282, 284, 286, 288, 290–94, 296, 299–300, 303, 308–14

Kosovo Engagement Zone (KEZ), 11, 19, 31–32, 34–36, 39–40, 56, 64, 69, 73, 87, 96, 105–7, 109, 138–39, 141–42, 144, 146–47, 158–59, 171–72, 174, 182, 189, 201–3, 206, 212–13, 233, 236–37, 241–42, 244, 249, 259, 267, 273, 290, 293–94, 296–97, 299, 311, 313

Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA, or, in Albanian, Ushtria Clirimtare E Kosoves [UCK]), 36, 145, 152, 213, 246, 308–9, 314

Kumanovo Valley, Serbia, 81, 155, 157, 166, 171, 261

Leaf, Daniel P. “Fig,” 20, 26, 39

Less, Joseph A. “Lester,” 29, 54–56, 58–59, 69–70, 72, 99, 113, 116–17, 122, 147–49, 157, 161, 166, 196, 209, 260–62, 272, 284, 291, 296–97

lines of communication (LOC), 42, 48

low-altitude navigation and targeting infrared for night (LANTIRN), 27

low altitude safety and target enhancement (LASTE), 282

MacCauley, James “Jimbo,” 123

man portable air defense system (MANPADS), 111, 116–17, 125, 128, 193, 284, 310

Many, Rod, 72

Martin, Stuart C. “Co,” 291, 293

Matesick, Michael L. “Smokey,” 198–203, 207

Mays, Kirk M. “Corn,” 62–65, 187–88

McDonough, Francis M. “JD,” 132, 171, 173, 263

Meger, James P. “Meegs,” 63–64, 126, 148–49, 215–16, 218, 220, 222, 224–25, 227–28, 231, 234, 237, 239, 260