A-10 Pilot: Intense Engagement: Operation Anaconda
Excerpt from episode 100 @AfterburnPodcast Full episode: • First A-10 Combat Mission into Afghanistan...
Episode 100 of @AfterburnPodcast with Colonel (Ret) Scott 'Soup' Campbell shares his experiences and insights from his time flying the A-10 during the early days of Afghanistan. Col. Campbell led the first and second A-10 missions into Afghanistan during OPERATION ANACONDA. He was awarded three Distinguished Flying Crosses (citations link below) as a result of those early combat missions. He is a former A-10 Weapons School graduate and instructor.
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