Title: ‘Danger Close’ Focuses On The Kiowa's Crucial Role In Iraq And Afghanistan - Task & Purpose
Headings: ‘Danger Close’ Focuses On The Kiowa’s Crucial Role In Iraq And Afghanistan
‘Danger Close’ Focuses On The Kiowa’s Crucial Role In Iraq And Afghanistan
What do you think the Kiowa brings to the battlefield that other helicopters do not?
What is it like to get shot at when you’re in a Kiowa? Do you hear the rounds?
What was it like flying in Iraq versus flying in Afghanistan? Did it require some adjustment?
When you joined the military as a Kiowa pilot, did you do so hoping to see combat?
What would you say to an 18-year-old woman who is thinking about joining the Army as a Kiowa pilot?
Why the title “Danger Close”?
What do you hope civilian readers take away from this book?
Do you hope it will influence the conversation around women in combat in any way?

Content: Do you hear the rounds? Yeah, we fly low enough to where you can definitely hear it. Sometimes you don’t hear it. I’ve had times where I get a call from ground guys who are like, “Hey, Annihilator 2-4, you’re taking fire.” And we hadn’t heard it. But when you hear it, it’s an adrenaline rush. So you learn how to fly the aircraft pretty quickly. My aircraft was hit in Iraq. It was at night and we actually saw the flash of light. We don’t exactly know what it was but we felt a concussion-type blast, and we saw the flash simultaneously, so we knew that we got shot at with something, but when we did the walk around afterwards, it was AK-47 fire that hit the aircraft.