Friendly fire pilot blames poor chain of command

Friendly fire pilot blames poor chain of command

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{EXCERPT} , By Rowan Scarborough THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The lawyer for Air National Guard Maj. Harry Schmidt has filed the
first written argument in preparation for an administrative hearing,
saying the F-16 pilot was the victim of poor command structure when he
mistakenly bombed Canadian troops in Afghanistan. Maj. Schmidt last
month asked the Air Force not to court-martial him, as planned, on
charges of dereliction of duty. Instead, he agreed to submit to an
Article 15 hearing later this month before Lt. Gen. Gen. Bruce Carlson
at Barksdale Air Force Base, La.

His civilian attorney, Charles Gittins, said the officer agreed to the
hearing — and possible fines and house arrest if found guilty — after
winning a c...

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