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Thursday, May 27, 2010

Exclusive: Flying Above Afghanistan on F-15E Fighter Combat Mission


I am now an official "combat aviator" with 5½ hours in the back seat of an F-15E Strike Eagle, flying two separate combat missions over Afghanistan.

The takeoff from Bagram Airfield is steep and fast, with the fighter jet's afterburners creating thrust that can rocket us up to 20,000 feet in just over a minute.

It is a deadly serious combat mission, but it's hard not to be exhilarated by the power of that aircraft.

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