Sanchez, Taco, 89
Sanders, Kerry, 223
Sanders, Skip, 30
Schmitt, Eric, 182
Scholtes, Maj. Gen. Dick, 84, 169, 293
Schoomaker, Gen. Peter, 99, 169, 173–176
Schwartz, Gen. Norton A. "Norty"
Academy admission, training and skills, 6–14
Academy military component, 17–19
academy photo, 27–28
and Academy staff, 19–20
accepts Special Ops transfer, buys house, 76–79
ad Director Joint Staff, 224–227
AF "all in" in Iraq, 255–256
AF as mistress, xix–xxii
Air Force standards - religion, 271–274
and aircraft malfunction, 55
air-sea battle doctrine, 294
assigned Thirty-Sixth Tactical Airlift Squadron at McChord, 120–128
assigned to Alaskan Command, NORAD, 11th Air Force, 176–179
back to Hurlburt as wing commander, 149–155
back to WA as Deputy Director of Operations, 144–148
on back-channel maneuvering and politics, 118–120
boxing after the Academy, 47
boxing at the Academy, 14–17
building the bench (general office management), 341–342
and Center for Low Intensity Conflict (CLIC), 114–116
changes, 293–294
and changes in technology, 295–300
childhood, first job, bar mitzvah and school sports, 1–3
China incursions into South China Sea, 294
chosen to be Chief of Staff, xviii
Christmas at Warren AFB, 140
classes, volunteering and life lessions, graduation, 26–30
and CREDIBLE SPORT II, 94–99
deployed to Special Operations Task Force in Kuwait, 140–144
as director of strategic planning, 164–168
Europe rotation, 54–55
on family and teamwork, 344–347
fighting cancer, 242–246
first mission as C-130 crew at Tan Son Nhut, 38–42
flight training, 20–26
on future tech, 311–328
on giving back, 342–343
graduation from flight school, 32–34
and Haiti, 222–224
hearings for Air Force Chief of Staff, 247–253
Initiative 17, resistance to, 116–118
interviews for Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), director of operations, 179–191
J-3 and preparations for war, 192–197
and Korea, 198–201
leadership and Col. Baginski change of command ceremony, 44–47
leadership and suicide prevention, 159–160
Leon Pannetta on, xv–xvi
and Libyan nuclear interception, 218–222
at Little Rock AFB, 47–53
under Maj. Gen. Schultes at AFSOC, 84
marriage to Suzie, 79–84
and Marvel Exodus, 107–108
meets Suzie Ptak, 56–61
on mentors, 343
mishaps, letters to the families, 264–270
move to Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk VA, 110–112
North Korea, 294
and nuclear debacle, mis-loaded warheads, 253–255
NVGs flight training, 92–93
and Ocean Venture 81, 107
and Ocean Venture 82, 108
and Operation NIGHT March, 102–107
and Operation NIGHT March Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR), 128–138
Operation PROVIDE COMFORT, 132–136
as OUE on CREDIBLE SPORT II, 98–99
Pentagon assignment and ASTRA program, 61–66
Philippines assignment aboard C-130, 35–38
photo of, viii, 32
pins on 4th star, assigned to TRANSCOM, 227–242
promotion to 3 stars, transferred to Deputy Commander of Special Operations Command at MacDill AFB, 169–175
promotion to Colonel, 136
promotion to Colonel and back to Hurlburt, 136–141
proposes to Suzie, 76
and public affairs, 212–218
questions on size of the Air Force, 270–271
quote, vii
Raptor F-22 Raptor program and long-range strike bombers, 256–259
redemption - nonmetallic weapons for B-2, 260–262
reflections, 275–284
and Roughen Turf, 108–110
on RQ-170 Sentinel, 300–311
school sports, 5–6
second mission and Operation FREQUENT WIND, 42–44
secret of success, 329–331
steps down as Air Force Chief of Staff, UAS controversy, 320–328
the surge, Iraqi, 259–260
Suzie and McPeak, 146–148
Suzie comes to WA for summer, 67–75
Suzie's accomplishments, 285–292
Talon School at Hurlburt Field, 88–94
team photo, 6
transfered back to Pentagon Plans Directorate, 112–114
transition to SOCPAC, 161–164
and troop strength testimony, 201–205
undergraduate flight training, 31–32
on WAMI and WAAS, 315–320
war council and Iraq, 205–212
work Lt. Gen. Gabriel at Ops and Plans, 61–74
working with bosses, 331–341
Schwartz, Joel, 79–80
Schwartz, Si, 2, 7–9, 44, 79–80, 106
Schwartz, Suzie Ptak
accomplishments at Hyatt, return to WA temporarily, 136–137
in Afghanistan, 288–290
air conditioners at Hurlburt, 285–286
on Air Force culture, 115
as career AF wife, xviii
Dover/mishap, 262–264, 270
first year separations and CREDIBLE SPORT aircraft, 95–97
as general's wife, 241
and Grenada invasion, 110–111
on Hurricane Opal, 155–159
and Initiative 17 resistance, 118
joins Norty in FL, 140
joins Norty in WA for summer, 67–75
marriage to Norty, 79–84
and martial teamwork, xix–xxii
meets Norty Schwatz, 56–61
message to Maj. Gen. Hobson, 109–110
on mix and match seating at dinners, 237–240
move to McChord AFB, 120–128
and Norty's cancer operation, 243–246
Norty's promotion and move to MacDill AFB, 169–173
and Norty's retirement, 344–347
proposal from Norty, 76
response to AF Chief of Staff hearings, 250, 252
response to Alaska move, 176–177
on Rumsfield and war planning meeting, 196–197
in Saudi Arabia, 290
self-description of passion, 285–286
she kept her word, 290–291
Special Ops transfer and house in FL, 77–79
spouses never forget, 287–288
trip to Scott AFB, 228–229
SCIF (Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility), 210
Sciolino, Elaine, 182
Scott, Ron, 30
Scott AFB, 227–242
SDMA (secretary of defense military advisor), 195
SDVs (SEAL delivery vehicles), 173
SECDEF (secretary of defense), xvii, 117, 179–181, 193–194, 223, 301–3111
Secretaries of Defense, working with, 331–332
Secretary of Defense Operations Book (the book), 193–194, 197
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, 341
Senate Armed Services Committee, 201–205
Senate Armed Services Committee hearing room, SD-G50, 346
Senate Russell Office Building/Kennedy Caucus Room, 248
Sesame Workshop, 346
7th SOS (Special Operations Squadron), 85
Shaffer, Maj. Gen. Glen, 191
Shalikashvili, Lt. Gen. John
, 132–136
Shani, Brig. Gen Joshua, 35
Shaud, Maj. Gen. John A., 113–116
Shaw AFB, 268
Shelton, Gen. Hugh, 16, 162–164, 183–185
Shinseki, Gen. Eric, 186, 196, 203, 206, 250
Sholtes, Maj. Gen. Dick, 169
Shrike rocket motors, 85
SIGINT ( signals intelligence), 315
Signorino, Ron, 5–7
Silver Stars, 342
16th SOW, 144
60 Minutes, 317
Smith, L. Col. Les, 90–91
SOCEUR (Special Operations Command Europe), 128–138
SOCOM (Special Operations Command), 169–170
SOCPAC (Special Operations Command, Pacific), 161–164
"SOF Mafia," 120
South Vietnamese Air Force, 39
Special Forces, 120, 138
Special Forces camp, Kontum, 11
Special Operation Command, Europe, 128–138
Special Operations Command (SOCOM), 99
Special Operations Joint Task Force, 128–138
Special Ops, 53, 162–164. see also Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)
Spencer, Gen. Larry, 341–342
The Sporting News, 6
sports
Academy, 14–17
school, 1–8
Squadron Officers' School (SOS), 47
SR-71 Blackbird, Top Secret, 65, 145–148
Starr, Barbara, 216
STARS (Fulton surface-to-air recovery systems), 51, 88–89, 160–161, 345
stealth technology, aviation, 63–64
Stevens, Sen. Ted, 340
Stewart, Lt. Gen. Vincent, 200–201
Stiner, Carl, 169
STOL (short take-off and landing), 95–96
Strategy, 277
Sullivan, Col. John, 114
“Super STOL” (Short Takeoff and Landing), 85–88
Superferry 14, 222–223
Surge, The (Afghanistan, Arghandab River Valley), 259–261
Suvante, Staff Sgt. Arne, 37
T
TACAN, 105
Tactical Airlift Command, 76, 114
Tactical Airlift Command/Air Combat Command, 254
Taliban, 207. see also bin Laden, Usama/Osama (UBL)
Tan Son Nhut, South Vietnam, 11, 38–42
Tangney, Col. Bill, 133
teamwork, importance of, xx–xxi
Tenet, George, 185, 187
Tenoso, Col. Ed, 123, 126
Tester, Sen. Jon, 266
TF/TR ( terrain-following/terrain-avoidance), 95
THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) antiballistic missile system, 201
Thigpen, Col. Jerry, 89–91, 105, 345
3rd Infantry Division, 207
3rd Tactical Fighter Wing, 37
"31 initiatives," 116, 120
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines, 4
352nd wing, 130
314th TAW, 42
325th Fighter Wing, 340
"Thrilla in Manila" (Muhammad Ali), 47
"Thuds" F-105, 12
Tilelli, Gen. John, 164
Time, 183
Toms River Indians, 6
Toms River, New Jersey, 1
Toncontin Airport, 125
Tonight Show, 63, 213
Tornado PA-200, 318
Townsend, Fran, 210, 261
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, 346
TRANSCOM (US Transportation Command), xv–xvi, 227–242, 257
troop strength testimony, 201–205
Truman, Harry, 269
Turczynski, Ray, 89
Turkey, 129–136, 192
20th Special Operations Squadron, 90–91
24th Marine Expenditionary Unit (24th Meu), 135
24th MEU (SOC) Forward, 132–136
Tyndall Air Force Base, Panama City, 340
U
U-2 Dragon Lady, 302
UAS (unmanned aircraft systems), 312
UAS (unmanned aircraft systems) civilian controversy, 320–328
UH-1 Huey helicopters, xvii
Uncle Sam and WW I, 212–213
undergraduate pilot training, 31–32
Underwood, Buff, 89
Unified Combatant Commands, 169
United Synagogue Youth, 5
UNIVERSAL TREK 83, 111
"Unmanned Aircraft Systems Flight Plan," 312
U.S. Air Force EA (Executive Airlift), 230
U.S. Southern Command, 50
USAF 39th SOW, 132–136
USAF UAS Flight Plan, 312–313
USAFA, 277
USS Abraham Lincoln, 207
USS Constellation, 207
USSOCOM (United States Special Operations Command), 84, 162
Utapao Air Base, Thailand, 37
Uttaro, Maj. Jerry, 93–99, 105, 107–108, 345–346
V
V Corps, 11th Attack Helicopter Regiment, 207
Vagabond Warrior, 108
VALIANT STRIKE, 207
Vandenberg AFB, 319
Vandenberg Hall, AF Academy, 12
Vanity Fair, 183
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), 309
Victory Media, 346
“Vietnam Moratorium,” 9
Vietnam War, 7–9, 11, 47
W
WAAS (wide area airborn surveillance), 315–320
Wall Street Journal, 182
Wallace, Chris, 110–111
WAMI (wide area motion imagery), 315
War Council, SECDEF, 205–212
"War on Terror," 260–261
Warner, Sen. John, 201–205, 249–251
Washington Post, 182, 257, 300
Watt, Lt. Gen. Angus Watt, 177–178
Weikel, Col. Gary, 111, 120
Welch, Gen. Larry, 116, 341
Welsh, Gen. Mark, 272, 275
White House dinners, 236–237
White House Situation Room, 206, 260
Wicker, Col. Thomas J., 105
Wickham, Gen. John A., Jr., 116
"Wild Thing" MC-130E Combat Talon, 345–346
Wilkes-Barre Scranton International Airport, 73
Williams, Gen. Nick, 110
Williams, Mary Ann, 110
Wilson, Rep. Heather, 250
"Wing Commander/Base Commander" to "one base-one boss," 144
Wing Director of Operations, 138–139
Without Hesitation: The Odyssey of an American Warrior, 185
WMD (weapons of mass destruction), 210
WMD program, Libya, 220
Wolfenbarger, Gen. Janet C., 341–342
Wolfowitz, Paul, 184–186, 195, 206
working spouses and AF culture, 120–123
World Trade Center, 177–178
Wynne, Sen. Mike, 256–257, 297
X
X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (Boeing), 319–320
Xuan Loc, South Vietnam, 42
Y
YMC-130, 99
YMC-130H, 99
Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center, 198–199
Z
Zakho bombment, 132
Zinni, Maj. Gen. Tony, 131, 173
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