The last seven years of the Wars in Afghanistan, the new war in Iraq and the fight against the rising threat of the Islamic State saw close air support and the men who controlled it shift from the most important enablers to the main effort. For the first time in the history of modern warfare, air power became the tool of choice, and with it, the edges of America’s longest war frayed even further as the world began to shift to a new era of competition.

Included are previously untold stories of the harrowing chaos, proximity with the enemy, and humbling humanity of an elite tribe of warriors dedicated to bringing air power to the fight.

Available 2025.