Welcome to the fiftieth episode of the Lessons from the Cockpit podcast, a new milestone for our show!
All of you have heard of an airstrike or raid on something or someone in hiding popping up in a valley, a downtown building, or a facility along a river. My Air Refueling Control Team planning and executing operations were involved in some of the highest profile attacks we call Time Sensitive Targets or just TSTs. This episode gives listeners a foundation on why and how they happen and a behind-the-scenes look at some of these very news-worthy TSTs. Most of these were extremely intense events and a few were unsuccessful.
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Prints of the B-1B Lancer bomber, involved with numerous TSTs during Operation Iraqi Freedom’s Shock and Awe campaign is Ready-to-Print from Wall Pilot.
Prints of the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk involved in numerous TST events over Kosovo and Iraq are available from Wall Pilot’s Ready-to-Print shopping cart in four/six, and eight-foot lengths also.
