The past year in military aviation was seemingly
dominated by three letters: KC-X, the troubled and contentious US
Air Force program to procure a new aerial tanker. Also making
headlines was the ongoing battle over continued funding for the
advanced, but costly, F-22 Raptor fighter... continued tensions
between the US and a newly-resurgent Russia... and sadly, the
December downing of an F/A-18 in a San Diego neighborhood.
inimizing collateral damage is at the forefront of military
leaders' priorities in Afghanistan. Those leaders depend on the
teamwork between pilots and Air Force joint terminal attack
controllers to ensure innocent civilians and their property aren't
put at unnecessary risk.
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