Interview Eight: A-10 Pilot Col. Jill Long, USAF
Colonel Jill Long was initially a KC-10 aerial refueling tanker pilot in the US Air Force. Later, she became a decorated A-10 Thunderbolt pilot who flew over 50 combat missions in Afghanistan. She then moved on to become a squadron commander in Germany, and is a recent graduate of the US Army War College at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania.
Operation "Red Flag"
Recently a friend sent this link to an excellent video on what it’s like to be a modern day fighter pilot, training in the Nevada desert. Known as Operation “Red Flag”, it provides some of the most challenging training conditions possible for pilots and ground crews from allied countries across the worl