Time for surgeons to earn their wings

Pilots never expect to hit a flock of birds on take off, or flame out an engine in mid-flight.  No one plans to get disoriented in the air or have an equipment malfunction miles from the nearest airfield.  And, it certainly isn’t routine to fly into hostile airspace with a heightened awareness of the known ground threats, the position of each member of your formation, and the safety of the …

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