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The Speed of Heat: An Airlift Wing at War in Iraq and Afghanistan

The Speed of Heat: An Airlift Wing at War in Iraq and Afghanistan


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With its fleet of large transport aircraft, the United States military can put personnel and equipment anywhere on the globe within hours. In the Iraq and Afghanistan wars in particular, virtually every soldier, every bullet, every pint of blood, and every bite of food have arrived in the war zone by airlift.

This book tells the story of one Air National Guard airlift wing as related by its members. The 167th Airlift Wing of the West Virginia Air National Guard consisted of a squadron of 12 C-130 cargo planes, their crews, and all the supporting sections--in all, more than 1,200 people. The author, a former Associated Press reporter turned aviator, flew as an active member of that unit and interviewed nearly 70 servicemen and women for this book. They include aircrews who dodged heat-seeking missiles, mechanics who made combat repairs, flight nurses who treated and transported the wounded, even two motor pool truck drivers struck by a roadside bomb.



Table of Contents:
Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     
Preface     
Introduction     

1. Train Like You Fight     
2. Condition Delta     
3. Afghanistan     
4. Where’s the Runway?     
5. Valley of Death     
6. Kyrgyzstan     
7. Salerno LZ     
8. Defensor Fortis     
9. See You in Baghdad     
10. Alarm Red     
11. The Speed of Heat     
12. Command and Control     
13. The Rockets’ Red Glare     
14. Road Warriors     
15. “Civil” Aviation     
16. Don’t Shoot the Messenger     
17. The Other War     
18. Folded Flags     
19. Mortaritaville     
20. Healers     
21. Arabian Nights     
22. When You Least Expect It     
23. Metal Has Memory     
24. The Aviator’s Prayer     
25. Never Open Your Wallet in a Sandstorm     
26. Twice the Citizen     
27. Final Thoughts     

Epilogue     
Glossary     
Sources     
Index     


About the Author :
Senior Master Sergeant Thomas W. Young is a flight engineer with the West Virginia Air National Guard and a former writer and editor for the broadcast division of the Associated Press. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia.

Review :
“outstanding”—Airlift/Tanker Quarterly; “it’s as complete an impression of life in that branch as can be found on contemporary bookshelves”—Air & Space.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780786437986
  • Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 273
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 14 mm
  • Weight: 421 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0786437987
  • Publisher Date: 14 May 2008
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • No of Pages: 273
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: An Airlift Wing at War in Iraq and Afghanistan
  • Width: 152 mm


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