The problem with this being a so-called NATO push, is just that - its NATO and frankly it simply don't work!
The 10 years we spent policing Bosnia and Kosova proved that. The Germans don't fly on this day, the Dutch on another day. Some will fly over this area, some won't, its a complete farce. I regret to say I spent some time flying NATO AWACS during GW1, and frankly, how we didn't lose a jet amazes me!I was scared on more than one occasion. Was I glad to get back home and onto the E-3D, at least you had people and crews you could rely on, even if they were a little inexperienced at first.
Good luck to all you boys and girls going out there, may God speed you all safely home quickly.
Kind regards
TSM
'Caruthers, time to raise a glass to our even more streched armed forces'