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A-10s OVER KOSOVO The Victory of Airpower over a Fielded Army as Told by the Airmen Who Fought in Operation Allied Force Edited by CHRISTOPHER E. HAAVE, Colonel, USAF and PHIL M. HAUN, Lieutenant Colonel, USAF FOREWORD PROLOGUE Lt Col Chris “Kimos” Haave CONTRIBUTORS CHRONOLOGY Chapter 1. THE A-10, ITS MISSIONS, AND THE HOG UNITS THAT FLEW IN OPERATION ALLIED FORCE Lt Col Chris “Kimos” Haave Introduction Current A-10 Roles and Missions Close Air Support Air Interdiction Airborne Forward Air Control Combat Search and Rescue A-10 Weapons A-10 Units in Operation Allied Force 81st Fighter Squadron “Panthers” 74th Fighter Squadron “Flying Tigers” 40th Expeditionary Operations Group 104th Expeditionary Operations Group 31st Air Expeditionary Wing and 31st Expeditionary Operations Group 52d Air Expeditionary Wing Allied Air Forces Southern Europe and Sixteenth Air Force Chapter 2. MISSION LEADERSHIP AT THE TACTICAL LEVEL Introduction Lt Col Chris “Kimos” Haave Leading a Large, Multinational Force Package Evolution of the Airborne Forward Air Controller Mission Coordination of KEZ Operations Combat Search and Rescue Leadership Our Assessment of Mission Leadership I Feel Lucky Maj Phil “Goldie” Haun This Time It’s Real Maj Dave “Devo” Gross Kimos “We Are Going to Kill Something Today” Haave You Can Run, but You Can’t Hide A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words Break Left! No, Your Other Left! Final Thoughts Chapter 3. BEDDOWN AND MAINTENANCE Introduction Lt Col Chris “Kimos” Haave The Desire to Go South The Move to Gioia Integration of the 40th Expeditionary Operations Group Backbone of the Mission Commanding the 40th Expeditionary Operations Group Col Al “Moose” Thompson A Commander’s Concerns Lessons Learned Redeployment, Beddown, and Maintenance Maj Dave Brown Getting There from Here Capt Kevin “Boo” Bullard Showing Our Support Maj Dawn M. Brotherton Chapter 4. ENEMY ACTION Introduction Lt Col Chris “Kimos” Haave Attempts to Shoot Down NATO Aircraft Camouflage and Concealment of Forces Forcing NATO Mistakes Hit by a SAM Maj Phil “Goldie” Haun Last Day to Fly—Last Chance to Die 1st Lt Mike “Scud” Curley The Only Sortie as a Wingman Capt Jim “Meegs” Meger Deep Thoughts Capt Andrew “Buffy” Gebara Chapter 5. TARGET IDENTIFICATION AND RULES OF ENGAGEMENT Introduction Lt Col Chris “Kimos” Haave Target Identification Rules of Engagement Approval Process When Things Work Out Maj Pete “Bro” Brotherton When Things Don’t Work Out Maj Pete “Bro” Brotherton Humor in the Midst of Controlled Chaos Maj Pete “Bro” Brotherton Their Last Gathering Maj Pete “Bro” Brotherton The Truck I Couldn’t Forget Capt Ron “Stu” Stuewe The Call Sign Was Cub 31 Capt Marty “JD” McDonough Chapter 6. THE GREAT HUNT FOR RADARS Introduction Lt Col Chris “Kimos” Haave The Giraffe Capt Ron “Stu” Stuewe Attack on Montenegro 1st Lt Johnny “CBU” Hamilton A Monkey and a Giraffe Capt Joe S. “Joe Bro” Brosious Chapter 7. TACTICAL INNOVATION Introduction Lt Col Chris “Kimos” Haave The First Night CSAR Maj Phil “Goldie” Haun Memorable Missions Capt Mike “Hook” Shenk Big Brother Lt Col Mark “Coke” Koechle Fear, Luck, and Divine Intervention Capt Rip “Rubble” Woodard Chapter 8. MY TURN IN THE BARREL Introduction Lt Col Chris “Kimos” Haave Okay, Two, Big Eyes Out! 1st Lt Allen “JAKS” Duckworth First Time Out Front Capt Nate “Foghorn” Brauner My First Combat Sortie 1st Lt Scott “Hummer” Cerone From Wingman to Flight Lead 1st Lt Stu “Co” Martin Mission Check 4 June 1999 6 June 1999 EPILOGUE Lt Col Chris “Kimos” Haave APPENDIX History of Attacking Fielded Forces: Post-Vietnam to Kosovo Lt Col Phil “Goldie” Haun Attacking the Republican Guard Kosovo: Direct Attack of the Serbian Third Army History of A-10s in Kosovo GLOSSARY INDEX Notes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Comments 1
A-10s OVER KOSOVO The Victory of Airpower over a Fielded Army as Told by the Airmen Who Fought in Operation Allied Force Edited by CHRISTOPHER E. HAAVE, Colonel, USAF and PHIL M. HAUN, Lieutenant Colonel, USAF We owe much of our combat success to many outstanding folks who were not present at either Aviano AB or Gioia del Colle AB. Those folks include families and friends who supported us from afar, leaders and commanders who placed faith in our abilities, fellow warriors who shared the danger in the air, dedicated professionals at home bases who provided the logistical lifeblood, and all the past and present members of the A-10 and Air Force communities who trained us right. All these loved ones and colleagues deserve the lion’s share of credit for the A-10 achievements during Allied Force.
