Pilots Air Frustrations Over Strike Restrictions
May 11 2010
More U.S. Air Force pilots in Afghanistan are expressing their frustrations concerning restrictions placed on their airstrikes, reports the Air Force Times.
The restrictions were put in place last July in an effort to limit civilian casualties. The stricter rules of engagement were ordered by U.S. Gen. Stanley McChrystal when he took command of NATO.
According to a number of pilots and joint terminal attack controllers (JTACs), airmen on the ground who call in strikes, the...
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