Well, what a fascinating thread. Some interesting views, but I'm not sure what RevMan2's problem is. I don't know the full details of the incident, but to simply slag off the military is a bit below the belt. Clearly the F15 drivers made an error or 2, but it also appears that the controllers let them down.
I could quote an inordinate number of civil airline blunders caused by inept decision making and or poor piloting ability, (certainly not maintaining '...high levels of situational awareness...' ). If ever there was a case for pilotless aircraft it has to be for the airliners first!
H Peacock