Essays Tagged: "No-fly zone"

In this essay I had to write about the scariest experience of my life. I chose a minor skirmish I had in the Middle East while serving in the United States Air Force.

rce. I was a member of a flight of paratroopers (also known as "pj's") assigned to help enforce the No-Fly zone in Southern Iraq. Life there was fairly uneventful; most of the days were spent sweating ... s to keep us ready for a real threat that could become a reality at any moment.While patrolling the No-Fly zone one afternoon, a squadron of our F-15's was fired upon by Iraqi soldiers. My flight was ...

(3 pages) 86 4 4.7 Apr/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security

The Un And Iraq

cted very negatively towards the United States and British air strikes on the Iraqi's in the no fly zone. Saddam has greatly exploited the suffering of his people, as well as the breakdown of the peac ...

(5 pages) 10 0 0.0 Aug/2001

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Human factors in aviation

(24 pages) 1 0 0.0 Nov/2014

Subjects: Science Essays > Engineering