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SOS—Squadron Officers School
SOW—Special Operations Wing
Spectre—AC-130 aircraft
SrA—Senior Airman
SSgt—Staff Sergeant (Air Force)
SSG—Staff Sergeant (Army)
STARS—Fulton surface-to-air recovery system
STRATCOM—U.S. Strategic Command
T-37—Tweet jet trainer aircraft
T-38—Talon jet trainer aircraft
T-41—Mescalero propeller trainer aircraft
TAC—Tactical Air Command
TACON—Tactical Control
TF—Task Force
TLAM—Tomahawk land-attack missile (cruise missile)
TOC—Tactical operations center
TOT—Time on target
TOW—Tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided antitank missile
TRANSCOM—United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM)
TSgt—Technical Sergeant
UAE—United Arab Emirates
UAV—Unmanned aerial vehicle; remotely piloted aircraft (RPA)
UBL—Usama bin Laden (spelling used by most U.S. government organizations)
UDT—Underwater demolition team
UK—United Kingdom
UN—United Nations
UPT—Undergraduate pilot training
USAF—United States Air Force
USAFA—United States Air Force Academy
USAFE—United States Air Force Europe
USAFR—United States Air Force Reserves
USSOCOM—United States Special Operations Command
USTRANSCOM—United States Transportation Command
VADM—Vice Admiral
VC—Vietcong
VFR—Visual flight rules
VTC—Video teleconference
WMD—Weapon(s) of mass destruction
WO—Warrant Officer
WWMCCS—Worldwide Military Command and Control System
XO—Executive Officer
XO—Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Operations
GENERAL NORTON SCHWARTZ, U.S. AIR FORCE (RET.)
General Schwartz served as the nineteenth chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force, retiring from military service in October 2012. As Chief, he served as the senior uniformed Air Force officer responsible for the organization, training, and equipping of 680,000 active duty, Guard, Reserve, and civilian forces. As a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the general functioned as military advisor to the secretary of defense, National Security Council, and the president.
General Schwartz has served as Commander of the Special Operations Command-Pacific, as well as Alaskan Command, Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command Region, and the 11th Air Force. He was also commander, U.S. Transportation Command, where he served as the single manager for global air, land, and sea transportation for the Department of Defense.
He is a command pilot with more than 4,400 flying hours in a variety of aircraft. He participated as a crewmember in the 1975 airlift evacuation of Saigon, and in 1991 served as chief of staff of the Joint Special Operations Task Force for Northern Iraq in Operations DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM. In 1997, he led the joint task force that prepared for the noncombatant evacuation of U.S. citizens in Cambodia.
General Schwartz graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy with a bachelor’s degree in political science and international affairs, and from Central Michigan University with a master’s degree in Business Administration. He is an alumnus of the Armed Forces Staff College and the National War College, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a 1994 Fellow of MIT’s Seminar XXI.
He and his wife Suzie reside in McLean, Virginia.
RONALD LEVINSON, COAUTHOR
A veteran film and television producer, director, writer, and studio executive, Ron coauthored Without Hesitation: The Odyssey of an American Warrior, the autobiography of General Hugh Shelton, fourteenth chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, which was published by St. Martin’s Press in hardcover, paperback, e-book, and audio versions. A past board member of the U.S. Air Force Public Advisory Council, Ron is a graduate of the University of Southern California, member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Blue Ribbon Emmy Awards judge, and member of the Writers Guild of Canada (recognized by the Writers Guild of America).
INDEX
A
A-10 (Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration), 255
A6A Intruder, 163
A-10 mission, failure of, 209–210
AAA (antiaircraft artillery) batteries, 39–40, 130–132, 163
Abizaid, Gen. John, 191, 268
Abrams, Brig. Gen. John Nelson, 141, 143–144
Abrams, Gen. Creighton, Jr., 141
Abu Sayyaf, 223
ABUs (camouflage airman battle uniforms), 345
AC-130 Spectre gunship, 39–40, 51
AC-130H, 107–108
Acquisition, 276
Adams, Pres. John, 237
Afghanistan. see also VALIANT STRIKE
AF missions, xv, xx
al-Qaeda gunmen shoot US Marines at Kuwait's Falaika Island, 192–193
battle casualties during The Surge, 259–260
battle casualties of, 241
CAOC provides command control of airpower in, 303
CENTCOM on Iraq mission, 202–205
Operation VALIANT STRIKE, 207
reduction of US military footprint in, 293–294
roadside bomb, 265
secretary of defense on US commitment, 255
and Staff Sgt. Zachary Rhyner, 342–343
support for troop movements and supplies in, 231–235
the surge, 321
Suzie Schwartz flies into, 288–290
UBL sighting in Kunar province, 188–189
AFSOC (Air Force Special Operations Command), 76–77, 80–81, 138
AF/XO (A3) (Chief of Staff for Plans and Operations)
Lt. Gen. Gabriel as, 61–69
Lt. Gen. O'Malley as, 69–74
operations of, 181
AGM-129 cruise missiles, xvii
"Agreed Framework," U.S.-North Korea, 198–199
AH-64D Apache helicopters, 207–208
Air Force Academy
admission to, 7–8
boxing at, 14–17
classes, volunteering and life lessons, 26–30
flight training, 20–26
military organization of, 17–19
Schwartz at, xix
staff, 19–20
training and skills taught at, 8–14
Air Force Cross, 342–343
Air Force culture, 115–120
Air Force Forces Joint Unconventional Warfare Task Force Atlantic (AFFORJUWTFA), 108
Air Force Global Strike Command, 254
Air Force Magazine, 341–342
Air Force Plans Directorate, 112–114
Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, 319
Air Force Research Laboratory, 317
Air Mobility Command (AMC), 50
Air Officers Commanding (AOCs), 17–18
Air Park, Hurlburt, 161
Air Staff Training program (ASTRA), 61–62
Air Warfare Symposium, 259
aircraft names, 31
Airlift Tanker Association, 45
Air-Sea Battle, 294–295, 314
air-to-air refueling (AAR), 51
Alaskan Command, 176–179
Alaskan North American Aerospace Defence Command Region, 176–179
Alexander, Keith, 236
Allen, Gen. Lew, 118–120
Almanzar, Bob, 89
al-Qaeda, xvi, 185, 192, 207. see also Iraq
al-Zawahiri, Ayman, 192. see also al-Qaeda
Ambinder, Marc, 300
America’s Air Force Vision 2020, 165–168
Anderson, CMSgt. Chick, 38
Anderson AFB, 42–44
Annapolis, 6–7
Anti-G Straining Maneuver technique, 24–25
Ant
oon, Capt. Dave, 38–43
Arghandab River Valley, 259–260
Arghandab River Valley, Afghanistan, 260–261
Aristide, Pres. Jean-Bertrand, 222–223
Arledge, Roone, 63
Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk VA, 110–112
Armed Services Committee classified room, SR-222, 249
Armed Services YMCA, 346
Armstrong, Chris, 98
Army National Training Center, 141–142
Army Rangers, 120, 138, 142–143
Army Special Forces, 50–51
Army TRADOC (Training and Doctrine Command), 143–144
ASDS (Advanced SEAL Delivery System), 173–174
ASROC (antisubmarine rocket) motors, 85
Atlas V rockets, 319
Ayatollah Khomeini, 63
Ayotte, Sen. Kelly, 266
B
B-2 stealth bomber, 64, 257
B-17, 160
B-21, 259
B-52H bomber, xvii, 257
B61 nuclear bomb, 318
B61-12, 318–319
Baginski, Col. James "Bagger," 44–46, 51, 76–77
Bailey, Lt. Gen. Maxwell C., 171–172
Baker, James, 186
Bancroft, Ken, 98
Barksdale AFB, 254
Basic Fighter Maneuvers (BFMs), 25
Batman, Turkish AFB, 129–130
Battle of Hamburger Hill, 9
BBC China (German freighter), 220
Beckwith, Col. Charlie, 50–51, 105
Begich, Sen. Mark, 340–341
Beres, Thom, 89
Berryhill, Chief MSgt. Dale, 345
Biden, V.P. Joe, 260, 291
Bien Hoa, airlift base, 42
bin Laden, Usama/Osama (UBL), 67, 185, 192, 205–212, 300
Blackbird camouflage paint scheme, 345
"Blue Light" counterterrorism certification, 50–51
“Boldface/Ops Limits,” 31
Book, the. See Secretary of Defense Operations Book (the book)
Bowman, Tom, 320–321
boxing
at the Academy, 14–17
after the Academy, 46
Boyd, Rep. Allen, Jr., 340
Bradley, Gen. Omar, xix
Bradley, Tom, 89
Bremer, Paul, 215
Brenci Lt. Col., Bob, 90–91, 93–97, 105, 107–108, 345
Brennan, Col. Dr. Joseph, 243–246
Bright Star 82, 107
"Bring Me Men," 13–14
Bronze Stars, 342
Brown, Gen. Doug, 99, 169–170, 173
Brunner, Capt. Gary, 11
Burgess, Maj. Gen. Ron, 191
Bush, Pres. George W., xvii, xx, 185, 210, 219–221, 236, 260–261, 331
Business Executives for National Security (BENS), 322–328
Butterfield, Lt. Col. John D., 49–50
C
C-5 Galaxy, 37, 163
C-17 Globemaster, 163
C-130 flyover, change of command, 126–127
C-130 "Hercules," 35–42, 52, 76, 84–86, 96, 160–161, 262. see also Schwartz, Gen. Norton A. "Norty"
C-130B, 11
C-130H, 84–86
C-141, 37, 163
Cahill, Rep.William, 7–8, 21
Cambone, Stephen, 195, 206
Camp As Sayliyah, 206
Canadian Air Transport Security Authority, 177–178
Caniano, Col. William, 211
CAOC (Combined Air Operations Center), 303–304
CAP (Combat Air Patrol), 301, 310, 314
Cape Canaveral, 319
career milestones, 120
Carlton, Gen. Paul K. "P.K.," 45
Carney, Maj. John "Coach," 336
Carper, Sen. Tom, 340
Carson, Johnny, 213
Carter, Pres. Jimmy, 66, 88
Cartwright, Gen. James "Hoss," 191, 261, 333
Casey, Gen. George, 191, 197, 206, 260
CCT (Combat Control Team), 336
CENTCOM (Central Command), 129, 192–193, 202, 231, 305
Center for Low Intensity Conflict (CLIC), 114
Chairmen, working with, 332–333
Chambliss, Sen. Saxby, 249–251
Cheney, V.P. Dick, 19, 185
Chicago Tribune, 12
Chief of Staff for Plans and Operations (AF/XO)
Lt. Gen. Gabriel as, 61–63
Lt. Gen. O'Malley as, 69–74
Chief of Standardization and Evaluation, 108–109
Clark, Adm. Vern, 206
Clark, Gen. Wesley, 16
Clark, Lt. Gen. Albert Patton "A.P.," 12–13
Clark AFB, Philippines, 36–42, 46, 59–60, 337
Clarke, Victoria "Torie," 212–218
Clinton, Pres. Bill, 187
Coalition Provisional Authority, 215
Cohen, Sen. William, 84
Colvin, Maj. Greg, 120
Combat Rubber Raiding Craft/Zodiac, 107
Combat Talon 64-0567, 105
Combat Talon II, 99
Combat Talon Memorial, Hurlburt Field Air Park, 109
Combat Talons/MC-130, 85, 88–94, 108–109, 111
Combined Unconventional Warfare Task Force, 164
"The Coming American," 13
Congregation B’nai Israel, 3
Congress, working with, 339–341
Congressional Record, 182
Conway, Anette, 72
Conway, Lt. Gen. Jim, 72, 224
Coons, Sen. Chris, 340
CORONA, 284
"Corvette 03," 131
Craddock, Lt. Gen. John, 190, 195, 223
Crawford, Capt. Barry, 343
Creech AFB, 310
Crocker, Amb. Ryan, 202, 211
Cronkite, Walter, 9
AN/CSQ-272 SENTINEL weapon system, 301
CT-39 Saberliner, 65, 73
D
Da Vinci, Leonardo, xi
Daignault, Tom, 98
Dailey, Dell, 169
Dalai Lama, 36
Daniel, Rep. Dan, 120
DCGS (Distributed Common Ground System), 301–311
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), 315, 317
Defense Information Systems Agency team, 198
Defense Writers Group, 269
Dekok, Lt. Gen. Roger, 164–168, 305
Delta Force, 50–51, 108–109, 120
Democratic People's Republic of Korea. See Korea
Dempsey, Marty, 307, 333
Department of Defense (DoD), 179
Department of Defense Strategic Capabilities Office, 317
Department of Energy National Labs, 317
DEPROD (deployment order), 193, 195
Deptual, Lt. Gen. David, 301, 312
Desert One, xx, 66–67, 84, 89, 109, 173
DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM, 138, 213. see also IRAQI FREEDOM
"Det 1 MACOS" Special Tactics Unit, 336
DGS-4 DART (Distributed Common Ground System Analysis and Reporting Team), 303–304
DGSs (distributed ground stations), 302–311
DIA (Defense Intelligence Agency), 236–237
dinners at the White House, 236–237
DiRita, Larry, 215–216
Dirksen Senate Office Building, 266
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC), 143
Distinguished Visitors (DVs), 45
Distinguished Warfare Medal (DWM), 307–309
Dobbins AFB, 97
Dobias, Lt. Col. Otto, 124–125
Doherty, Lt. Col. T. J., 118, 120
Dolan, John, 200
Donley, Mike (Secretary of the Air Force), xv, 257–259, 264–270, 339–342
"doolies,' 13
Doolittle Raiders, 86
DOV (Chief of Standardization and Evaluation), 49
Dover AFB Mortuary, 260, 264–270, 340
Downing, Gen. Wayne A., 161, 169
Doyle, Ray, 89
Dragon 1/ Combat Talon 64-0565, 105
Dredla, Mike, 98
dress whites, 68–69<
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DuBois, Ray, 184–185
Dugan, Sen. Mike, 19
Dugway Proving Ground, 142
E
Eberhart, Ralph "Ed," 12, 177–178
Eberly, Col. Dave, 130–132
ECM (electronic countermeasures), 95
Eddlemon, Col. Jack, 62
Eglin Range Complex, 96
8th Special Operations Squadron, 66–67
8th C-141, 126
8th SOS (Special Operations Squadron), 89–91, 109
11th Air Force, Elmendorf AFB, 176–179
Elmendorf AFB, 181
Emanuel, Rahm, 260
England, Gordon, 236
EUCOM (United States European Command), 129
evac missions, 41
Executive Support Center, 205–212
EXERCISE EARLY VICTOR '02, 192
expectations, letter of, 153–154
F
F-4 Phantom, 34
F-4E, 37
F-4F, 37
F-4G, 37
F-15 Eagle, 63, 340
F-15Es hit by AAA, 130–131
F-16, 63, 318
F-16 shot down in Serbia, 143
F-22 advanced fighter program, xvii, 117
F-22 Raptor program, 256–258, 295, 340
F-35A stealth fighter bombers, 318
F-105 "Thuds," 12
F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter, 64, 207
F/A-18 Hornets, 207
Falluja, car bomb, 224
Feith, Col. Doug, 195, 202, 206
Ferkes, George, 89
5th Special Forces Group, 50–51
55th Squadron, 142–143
First Fighter Wing, 144
first job, 1–2
First Special Operations Wing, 144
1st Battalion, 10th SFG (A) (Special Forces Group), 132–136
1st Ranger Battalion, 111
1st SOS (Special Operations Squadron), 85
1st SOW (Special Operations Wing), 90–91, 107
1st Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, 66–67
Fisher House Foundation, 346
564th Civil Engineer Squadron (Ramstein, Germany), 135
flight training, 20–22. see also Operation STARDUST
FLIR (forward-looking infrared), 95, 97
Fogelman, Gen. Ronald, 19, 159–161
Forbes, Rep. Randy, 272, 340
Ford, Pres. Gerald, 13
Fort Bragg, 50–51
Fort Campbell, 139
Fort Campbell Range Complex, 55
Fort Irwin, 141–142
Foss, Sam Walter, 13
4th C-141, 126
Foxtrot 35, 111
Franks, Gen. Tommy, 192–193, 202, 206
Frazier, Joe, 47
Freedman, Senior MSgt. Mort, 36, 336–339
"Friday Night Parade," 68–73
friendly fire, 209–210. see also IRAQI FREEDOM
Frohlich, Bob, 30
Fulton STARs Skyhook. See STARS (Fulton surface-to-air recovery systems)