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iefings about, 83
Desert Storm and, 67, 68, 71–72, 73, 75, 76, 78, 79, 84
“dual” training incident and, 121, 122
in Egypt, 114, 121
in Iraq War, 171, 172, 176–77, 182, 188, 222, 226, 233, 282, 291
in no-fly zones, 147
U-2 flights and, 17
UAVs and, 304
Vietnam War and, 20, 245
military, U.S.
adaptability of, 147
careerists in, 154
decorations in, 154
entrenched doctrine of, 124–25
Hampton’s views about, 124–25, 306
leadership of, 183
loyalty and accountability in, 154
in 1990s, 141–67
warrior mentality in, 306
See also specific branch
Milk Lake (Iraq War), 219, 220–21
Minimum Safe Altitude (MSA), 198
missiles. See type of missile
Mission Commander, 84, 138
Mission Employment (ME), 138–39
Mission Planning Cell, 83
Mission Qualification, 56, 59, 63
Mission Qualification checks, 129–30
Mobility Shop, 128
MONTY. See ROMAN (Iraq War call sign): sandstorm landing and
Moody, Dave “MooMan,” 86–87, 89, 307
Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) areas, 143–44
Morocco, Nellis threat array and, 138
Morón Air Base (Spain), Hampton stopover at, 164–66
Moseley, T. Michael, 212
MOSES (call sign), 62
Moshen (Egyptian pilot), 122–23
Mosul (Iraq)
debriefing and planning after attack on, 80–85
Hampton’s first combat mission over, 66–80
Iraqi defense of, 145
oil fields in, 290
MOXIE (Iraq War call sign), 169, 171, 173, 174, 175, 182
Mubarak, Hosni, 109
Multi Function Displays (MFD), in Iraq War, 226, 233, 249, 268, 294, 298
MUSKET (Iraq War call sign), 291, 292, 293, 295, 300
name tags
at officer’s clubs, 85–86