combined forces air component commander (CFACC), 77, 84, 143, 153, 310
counterbattery, 36, 141, 150
counterland, 4, 303
Curley, Michael A. “Scud,” 63, 123
Dahl, Arden B. “Surgeon,” 35, 171, 287
Dakovica, Kosovo, 113, 169, 173–74, 263
defensive counterair (DCA), 33
Derringer (reference point in Kosovo), 274–76, 288
destruction of enemy air defenses (DEAD), 134, 206, 219, 243, 300
Dibble, James “Dribbs,” 269
dirtballs (dirt roads), 44, 52, 206, 280–81
Duckworth, Allen E. “JAKS,” 260, 264
Easterling, David “Beau,” 241
Eberhart, Jeffrey, 20, 26, 39
electronic countermeasures (ECM), 94, 96, 224, 287
Ellington, Stanley J. “Stan,” 75
Elliot, Amos, 125
Ellis, James O., Jr., 150
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY), 96, 130
Feldhausen, Thomas J. “Bumpy,” 60, 279
fence, 78, 127, 261
field of view (FOV), 211
Fluhr, Philip “Dirt,” 40, 183, 259
Fortunato, Damien, 270
Frog-7, 54
Gebara, Andrew J. “Buffy,” 111, 130
Gibson, Scott “Glib,” 60–61, 215, 260
Gideon, Francis C., Jr., 258
Gioia del Colle Air Base (AB), Italy, 10–11, 15–16, 18–21, 34–35, 38–40, 42–43, 54, 58, 60, 62, 65, 67–80, 82–83, 87–91, 93–96, 99–101, 121–23, 132, 144, 149, 154, 171, 175, 179, 181, 192, 194, 259, 264, 267, 270, 292, 311–13
global positioning system (GPS), 194, 209, 211
Gnjilane (G-Town), Kosovo, 42–44, 113–14, 116–18, 279, 284
Gross, David E. “Devo,” 54, 203, 265, 294
Haave, Christopher E. “Kimos,” 1, 18, 21–23, 55–57, 67, 81, 102, 105, 121, 126–30, 137, 177, 186, 209, 233, 259, 265, 293–95, 299
Hamilton, Johnny L. “CBU,” 194–95, 234
Hammer 34, 38
hard deck, 30–31
Haun, Phil M. “Goldie,” 4, 25, 28, 40, 53, 69, 100, 109, 113, 115, 122, 128, 130, 133, 147, 212, 214, 231, 233, 295, 303
head-up display (HUD), 129, 155–57, 188, 210, 243, 289, 294
Heise, Craig “Walrus,” 36, 149, 269
Hendrix, John W., 149, 213
Hobbins, William T. “Tom,” 40, 232
Ide, Tay, 87
integrated-air-defense system (IADS), 3, 305, 310
isolated personnel report (ISOPREP), 215, 223, 225
Jackson, Jesse, 121
jammer, 23, 28–29, 234
Johnson, Colonel, 26, 153
Johnson, Richard A. “Scrape,” 111, 215, 218, 224, 228, 231, 240–42
Johnson, Stewart “Stu,” 23, 26, 152–53
joint air operations center (JAOC), 306
Jouas, Jan-Marc, 21, 39, 55, 71
Jumper, John P., 26, 84, 149, 232
Koechle, Mark “Coke,” 25, 111, 130, 149, 182, 211, 243–44
Kopacz, Joseph “Dice,” 171–72, 186–88, 192
Kosovo, 2, 4–6, 8, 10–12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22–24, 26–32, 34–36, 38, 40–46, 48, 50, 52, 54–58, 60, 62–66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80–84, 86, 88, 90, 92, 94, 96–98, 100, 102, 105–6, 108–12, 114, 116–18, 120–24, 126, 128, 130–35, 137–38, 140, 142, 144–46, 148, 150, 152, 154, 156–58, 160, 162–64, 166–70, 172, 174, 176, 178, 180, 182, 184, 186, 188, 190, 192–200, 202–4, 206, 210, 212, 214, 216, 218, 220, 222, 224, 226, 228, 230, 232, 234–36, 238, 240, 242–46, 248–50, 252, 254, 256, 258–64, 266, 268–70, 272–74, 276–80, 282, 284, 286, 288, 290–94, 296, 299–300, 303, 308–14
Kosovo Engagement Zone (KEZ), 11, 19, 31–32, 34–36, 39–40, 56, 64, 69, 73, 87, 96, 105–7, 109, 138–39, 141–42, 144, 146–47, 158–59, 171–72, 174, 182, 189, 201–3, 206, 212–13, 233, 236–37, 241–42, 244, 249, 259, 267, 273, 290, 293–94, 296–97, 299, 311, 313
Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA, or, in Albanian, Ushtria Clirimtare E Kosoves [UCK]), 36, 145, 152, 213, 246, 308–9, 314
Kumanovo Valley, Serbia, 81, 155, 157, 166, 171, 261
Leaf, Daniel P. “Fig,” 20, 26, 39
Less, Joseph A. “Lester,” 29, 54–56, 58–59, 69–70, 72, 99, 113, 116–17, 122, 147–49, 157, 161, 166, 196, 209, 260–62, 272, 284, 291, 296–97
lines of communication (LOC), 42, 48
low-altitude navigation and targeting infrared for night (LANTIRN), 27
low altitude safety and target enhancement (LASTE), 282
MacCauley, James “Jimbo,” 123
man portable air defense system (MANPADS), 111, 116–17, 125, 128, 193, 284, 310
Many, Rod, 72
Martin, Stuart C. “Co,” 291, 293
Matesick, Michael L. “Smokey,” 198–203, 207
Mays, Kirk M. “Corn,” 62–65, 187–88
McDonough, Francis M. “JD,” 132, 171, 173, 263
Meger, James P. “Meegs,” 63–64, 126, 148–49, 215–16, 218, 220, 222, 224–25, 227–28, 231, 234, 237, 239, 260
Milosevic, Slobodan, 9, 18, 58, 60, 65–66, 83, 97, 123, 126, 207, 267, 299, 308
Mister C’s, 23
Mk-1 eyeballs, 142, 166, 248, 301
Montenegro, 177, 179, 186–87, 189, 194, 199, 202–3, 288, 309
Moody Air Force Base (AFB), Georgia, 18, 97, 123
Mount Osljak, Kosovo, 83
Mount Pastrik, Kosovo, 146
AGM-65 Maverick, 1, 11, 30, 41–43, 46, 53, 57, 59–63, 72, 94, 112, 114, 124, 129, 147, 155–57, 161, 163, 168, 170, 181, 188–91, 194–96, 200–201, 209, 215, 218–19, 237–38, 240, 243, 246–48, 250, 262–63, 275, 279, 287, 290, 293–94, 296
AGM-88 HARM (high-speed antiradiation missile), 212, 217, 226–29
AIM-9 (infrared air-intercept missile), 41, 94, 120, 219, 250, 276, 287, 277
AMRAAM (advanced medium-range air-to-air missile), 301
BL-755 (British cluster bomb unit [CBU]), 48, 51,
bomblets (cluster bomb unit [CBU] submunitions), 14, 163, 248, 282, 289–90
CBU (cluster bomb unit), 14, 41, 48, 50–51, 53–54, 57, 110, 123, 128, 162, 182, 188, 194, 234, 237, 248, 270, 281, 283, 289–90, 293–95
CBU-87 (Combined Effects Munition [CEM]), 14, 160, 187, 194, 218, 270, 275, 279, 282, 287, 289, 293
GAU-8 Avenger (30 mm cannon), 1, 11, 41, 57, 59, 62, 129, 185, 192–93, 207
GBU-12/24 laser-guided bomb (LGB), 28–29, 41, 43–46, 65, 110, 114, 238
Mk-82 500 lb general-purpose bomb, 11, 13, 41, 44, 48, 51–53, 57–58, 63–64, 94, 108, 110, 114, 124, 128, 147, 169, 187, 203, 237–38, 242, 245–46, 250, 262–63, 275, 279, 283, 285, 293, 296
Mk-83 1,000 lb general-purpose bomb, 110
Mk-84 2,000 lb general-purpose bomb, 110, 201
NBA (eastern Kosovo), 41, 111–12, 116, 276
NFL (western Kosovo), 41, 111, 115–16
night vision goggles (NVG), 188, 311
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), 4–5, 8–9, 20–21, 26, 28, 32, 35–36, 68, 70, 76, 78, 81–82, 86, 92, 95–98, 105–6, 108, 111, 120, 123, 126, 132–33, 137, 143–45, 150, 153, 175, 177, 184, 194, 214, 221, 232, 243–44, 269, 299, 304, 308–12, 314
Novisad, Serbia, 218
O’Brien, John “Slobee,” 214, 218, 224, 231, 244, 246–48
on-scene commander (OSC), 217, 224–26
operational control (OPCON), 15, 20–21, 39
Operation Deliberate Force, 16, 25, 308
Operation Joint Forge, 86
Operation Southern Watch, 96
Osan, Korea, 126
Outlaw, 274–75, 278
Pave Penny, 11, 26–27, 45, 94
Pec, Kosovo, 30, 235, 297
personnel accountability team (PERSCO), 91
Personnel Locator System (PLS), 224
Peters, Whitten F., 101, 149