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Danger Close: My Epic Journey as a Combat Helicopter Pilot in Iraq and Afghanistan
Danger Close My Epic Journey as a Combat Helicopter Pilot in Iraq and Afghanistan Author:Amber Smith Danger Close is the first memoir of active combat by a female helicopter pilot in Iraq and Afghanistan. — Amber Smith flew into enemy fire in some of the most dangerous combat zones in the world. One of only a few women to fly the Kiowa Warrior helicopter -- whose mission, armed reconnaissance, required its pilots to stay low and fly fast, ... more »perilously close to the fight -- Smith deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan and rose to Pilot-in-Command and Air Mission Commander in the premier Kiowa unit in the Army. She learned how to perform and survive under extreme pressure, both in action against an implacable enemy and within the elite “boy’s club” of Army aviation.« less