My Unbelievable Journey: The Story of an Air Force Air Crewman

This book "My Unbelievable Journey" is a great read. It is from a flight Aircrewman's perspective. It describes numerous unique and dangerous missions supporting our country, and our NATO allies. The flights takes you on a worldwide journey and shows what our crewman must endure and encounter in their daily lives, and the impact on their families being away from home for weeks. The story puts you there, on the ground, both in hostile and non-hostile environments, and several, in direct "harm's way." Various missions are covered, from humanitarian, such as Earthquake relief in Japan, and Turkey; joint military exercises, in Iran and Sardinia to taking Cruise Missiles to Europe. Several "Special missions" are spotlighted, like the ill-fated C-5 crash and the prelude to the "Baby-lift evacuation in Viet Nam, and the Syrian-Egyptian war support in Israel. An in Europe, at a U-2 site, a real-life Spy encounter is detailed, along with a massive Iranian evacuation, that led to hostages taken. The book goes on to describe, "Survival Training" flight crews must complete. The Author takes you through the escape and evasion tactics and how to survive a crash at sea. It is a great read, worth buying, and guaranteed to leave you with that feeling of: "Mission Accomplished"