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Two Dogs name of, 62–63
HARM missiles
criticisms of, 156
in Desert Storm, 69, 71, 72, 74
in Iraq War, 172, 174, 175, 178, 181, 237, 243, 245, 247, 249, 252, 253, 257, 301, 302
See also HARM Targeting System
HARM Targeting System (HTS), 155–57, 172. See also HARM missiles
Hartsfield International Airport (Atlanta, Georgia), 158–59, 163
HAVE QUICK radios, 68
HEIST. See ROMAN (Iraq War call sign): sandstorm landing and
helicopters
in Desert Storm, 301
Hoplite, 271, 272
in Iraq War, 232, 241, 257, 270, 271, 272, 273, 301, 302
9/11 and, 162
Hezbollah, 152–53
high-altitude precision bombing, 16
Hill Air Force Base (Utah), 115
Ho Chi Minh, 26
Holloman Air Force Base (New Mexico), 39–40
“Holloman widows,” 40
home, Hampton’s views about, 305
“HUA” (“Head Up [his] Ass”) award ceremony, 131
HUD (Heads up display)
Iraq War and, 2, 6, 7, 9, 10, 171, 172, 182, 185–88, 198, 200, 202, 203, 206, 220, 225, 227, 235, 237–40,
250–54, 261, 265, 266, 268, 269, 270, 272, 274, 276, 287, 290, 294, 297
sandstorm landing and, 198, 200, 202, 203, 206
Hunter Killer missions
characteristics of, 306–7
Hampton’s views about, 306–7
in Iraq War, 245, 281, 289
as solitary missions, 307
in Vietnam War, 25
Hussein, Saddam
Arches of Victory and, 279
capture of, 303
collapse of regime of, 285, 289
“day of sacrifice” declaration by, 210
death of, 303
Desert Storm and, 65, 67, 177
Dora Farms attack and, 178–80
Egyptian concerns about, 109
flight of, 282
Iraqi morale and, 215
Kurdish rebellion and, 177
Republican Guard orders from, 229
ROLAND missiles and, 281
Saudi views about, 149
start of Iraq War and, 177