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Airmen survive terrorist attack by being fit to fight
Airmen survive terrorist attack by being fit to fight
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123007989 {EXCERPT} , By Staff Sgt. Melanie Streeter Air Force Print News 6/18/2004 - WASHINGTON -- In the early morning hours of May 30, an Airman lay in a dusty maintenance room of a building in Khobar, Saudi Arabia, with a tourniquet around his arm, struggling to stay alive. The morning before, Lt. Col. James Broome III and a colleague, Lt. Col. Ed O’Neal, both assigned to the U.S. Military Training Mission in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, were in Khobar to evaluate a Saudi air force maintenance training program and provide advice and guidance. But that was not in the cards; fate dealt a different hand on this day. Shortly after the colonels finished their breakfast, they were warned that the compound was under attack. Colonel O'Neal said his instincts and training from his experience as a former Soldier and peacekeeper in Bosnia kicked in as he assessed the situation. “(He) kind of guided me through the next few minutes,” Colonel Broome said. “His thoughts were that we needed to move fast and seek higher ground.” The colonels made their way up through a building next to where they... U.S. and friendly nation laws prohibit fully reproducing copyrighted material. In abidance with our laws this report cannot be provided in its entirety. However, you can read it in full today at the supplied URL. The subject/content of this report is not necessarily the viewpoint of the distributing Library. This report is provided for your information and discussion. --------------------------- Otis Willie Associate Librarian The American War Library http://www.americanwarlibrary.com |
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