THE FIGHTIN'TENTHCold War to Desert Storm
A squadron, a Viper,
and the years that defined them.
Behind the wire of one of NATO's most elite tactical fighter squadrons — the 10th — during the tense final years of the Cold War and into Operation Desert Storm. Part history, part military life, part personal transformation.
Officer Training and the long road to Hahn.
The mental gauntlet of OTS, the wide-eyed arrival in Europe, and the first taxi out of a fighter ramp as a brand-new lieutenant.
The Tenth, the Mosel, and life on the wire.
Nuclear cert, low-level training at 540 knots, evenings in the river valley villages, and the brotherhood that grew up around the Sabres.
Desert Storm and the proving of the squadron.
The deployment east, hundreds of high-risk missions over Iraq, SCUD hunts, and the way a unit forged in peace performs under fire.
“The culture demanded thick skin, sharp wits, and absolute focus. It chewed up the lazy and spit out the unprepared.”— from The Fightin' Tenth