Air Force
Too Tired to Fly? -- Mark Thompson, Battleland
Did Ambien kill four Air Force special operators returning from a classified five-hour spy-plane mission in February?
The four – two special-ops pilots and two sensor operators – were aboard a perfectly-functioning Air Force aircraft as it prepared for a night-time landing at Ambouli International Airport in Djibouti, Africa.
On final approach, the aircraft, call sign Ratchet 33, entered an ever-steepening, ever faster dive, despite audible warnings:
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My Comment: I have lost count on how many stories that I have posted in this blog on the impact that drugs/stimulants/etc. may have on soldiers who use them to stay "sharp". This is unfortunately one more example on why more work and research needs to be done on a problem that just keeps on going.
