Protect the Ground Force

November 07, 2019 00:35:46
Protect the Ground Force
The Spear
Protect the Ground Force

Nov 07 2019 | 00:35:46

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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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