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Jackson, Mike, 155<br />
jamming<br />
in Desert Storm, 82, 301<br />
development of anti-SAM weapons and, 18, 26–27<br />
Iraq War and, 233, 269, 289, 297<br />
Iraqi defense measures and, 146–47<br />
Jell-O parties, 144<br />
JEREMIAH (call sign), 217–18, 229, 257<br />
Jeremiah Weed drink, 63, 87<br />
Jet Fuel Starter (JFS) system, 102–3<br />
Johnson, Lyndon B., 18, 26, 27<br />
JRAY (call sign), 62<br />
JSTARS jets, Iraq War and, 216, 218<br />
“Juice” (Iraq War wingman), 294–95, 296, 298–99, 300<br />
Karbola Gap (Iraq), 229<br />
KARI (integrated air defense system), 146–47<br />
KARMA (AWACS Iraq War call sign), 280, 290, 291, 292, 295, 296<br />
KC airplanes. See tankers<br />
Keirn, Richard “Pops,” 19–20, 21, 22<br />
Kennedy, John F., 18<br />
Kerrison Predictor, 15<br />
Khan Bani Sad Air Field (Iraq), U.S. attack on, 269–77<br />
Khobar Towers (Dhahran Air Base), attack on (1996), 149–53, 154<br />
killboxes, in Iraq War, 176, 217, 244, 279, 282, 290<br />
Kirkuk, Iraq, 83–85, 145, 290<br />
Korat Air Base (Thailand), 24<br />
Korean War, 16, 286<br />
Kosovo, 2, 54, 155, 157–58, 174, 245<br />
Kuwait<br />
air-to-air refueling and, 190<br />
Desert Shield and, 144<br />
F-16 flights to Dhahran Air Base and, 119<br />
Iraq relations with, 144<br />
Iraq War and, 13, 190, 194, 196<br />
Iraqi invasion of (Desert Storm), 65, 67<br />
oil resources in, 147<br />
sandstorm landing and, 194, 196<br />
as USAF base for NFZ enforcement, 143<br />
See also Desert Storm<br />
Kuwait International Airport<br />
empty gas tank problem and, 187<br />
sandstorm landing and, 194, 198<br />
Lajes Air Base (Azores), 302<br />
Lamb, Al, 25<br />
landings. See type of landing<br />
LANDROLL target-tracking radar, 54–55<br />
language differences, 104–5, 118, 122–23
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