"ArtKramr" wrote

Carrying a bombload is the same as "shooitng back" The
ability to harm the enemy is the active criteria.

Nothing short of nuclear weapons harms the enemy
as much as troops on the ground. Are you under
the impression that D-Day is remembered because
of the interdiction missions flown? Most people
attribute its historical importance to the troops landed,
including those inserted by air.

Which brings us full-circle: The Ninth AF was led
into combat by a transport unit.