Viper Pilot_ A Memoi..

Dhahran Air Base (Saudi Arabia)
building of, 148–49
Desert Shield and, 147–67
Desert Storm and, 148–49
Hampton’s assignment at, 147–67
housing at, 148–49
Khobar Towers attack at, 149–53
sandstorm landing and, 193
20th Fighter Wing at, 147–48
Diego Garcia, 193–94, 199
Director of Operations (DO), 130
Display Management switch, 269
Dissimilar Air Combat Maneuvering, 135
Dissimilar Basic Fighter Maneuver, 134–35
diurnal crossover, 5
Divert card diagram, 194–95
dogfighting, viper pilots views about, 137
donkey incident, 107–8, 119
Donovan, Jack, 23–24, 25
Dora Farms strike (Iraq War), 178–80
“dual” training, 120–23
EF-111 jets, 68
Eglin Air Force Base (Florida), 23, 136
Egypt
alcohol in, 143–45
American culture and, 123–25
Desert Storm and, 109
donkey incident in, 107–8, 119
emergency landing in, 99–107
end of Hampton’s tour in, 125
functional F-16 test flights in, 99–107
Hampton’s exchange tour in, 99–125
Hampton’s views about, 107, 123–24
Iraqi-Israeli relations and, 180
Israeli relations with, 110–11
Nellis threat array and, 138
nursing home discussion and culture of, 123–24
PEACE VECTOR (PV) program in, 109–20
political events in, 109
Russian relations with, 101, 114, 122
SA-6s in, 54
U.S. aid to, 109
Egyptian Air Force
F-16 use by, 109
Hampton’s Beni Suef assignment and, 110–20
maintenance of aircraft by, 103
81st Tactical Fighter Squadron, 47
82nd Airborne Division, 162–63