Apaches into the Fight

January 27, 2021 00:34:41
Apaches into the Fight
The Spear
Apaches into the Fight

Jan 27 2021 | 00:34:41

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Show Notes

This episode of The Spear features a conversation with Capt. Lindsay Heisler. An aviation officer and Apache pilot, in December 2015 she was part of a mission in Afghanistan supporting a ground force. Just as Chinook helicopters arrived to pick up that force, they came under fire from 360 degrees around them. The two Apaches overhead, including Capt. Heisler's, immediately took action to protect the ground force, and she tells the story in this episode.

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