One time in Afghanistan, my platoon was taking it from all sides on top of a hill. This went on for roughly 8 hours. We damn near went black on ammo twice. Airspace was shut down for the majority of this engagement (no CAS [close air support, no speedballs)…had to take a squad down (and back up) the backside of the hill for resupply while taking fire.
Anywho, after 8 hrs of taking it in the arse, CAS finally comes on station. I’m calling it in and receive an A10 Wharthog…finally! The pilot was female, and let me say….she sounded so hot. Pretty sure I got a hard on in the middle of a firefight. Needless to say, the hot sounding female A10 pilot zipped a few times and that was the end of the fight. To the sexy voiced pilot wherever you are…I love you. Good times!
edit: this particular fight was featured on a NATGEO documentary; Eyewitness War. The episode is called Behind Enemy Lines. Look it up if you have time. You hear my voice several times, and see me but my face is blurred out. Attached are a couple photos taken of me while calling in for CAS.
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