Welcome to our world.....
"Due Regard" is alive and well here in the Middle East on a grand scale....I have grown to know it over the last decade or so as "Due Disregard" but all for good reason!
The US assets here that cause the most grief are the P3's who happily sit in the middle of our main inbound arrival and holding area at the worst levels possible, up to 3 on task on occasions!! We get them trained up after a while to help play the game but the squadron rotates and we are back to square one! Our fast jet, tanker and recce assets from our local regional bases are pretty good and the B1's who's schedule is more regular than a tourist doing local vindaloo's in Mumbai cause little hassle. The carrier groups definitely take the cake!
