The most compelling argument to arm pilots: With the knowledge that there are F-16s ready to blow their plane out of the sky if it is hijacked, shouldn't pilots have weapons to give them a chance to kill the hijackers before they are all vaporized by a missile?
In four hours of private discussions with the commission in January, Ms. Rice was asked about statements she made in 2001 and 2002 that "we could not have imagined" that terrorists would use aircraft as weapons by piloting them into buildings.
We also know that mental health problems do have implications for certain occupational roles within the military - for example - whilst suffering from a mental health problem, some personnel will not be allowed to carry weapons, or pilot military aircraft.
"All you gotta do is pick up a weapon," one pilot says.
Four pilots and weapons system officers said much the same.
McGuire said that the sources told Bout that they needed weapons to kill American pilots who were assisting the Colombian government.
According to the report, many of the pilots ferrying weapons and supplies south for the CIA were known to have backgrounds in drug trafficking.
It also represents the very first combat sortie on record to involve only female Airmen from the pilots and weapons officers to the mission planners and maintainers.
He pointed to the different pictures on the back of the box and explained at length about each Kaiju and Jaeger -- the names, the pilots, the weapons, the weaknesses, and more.
The deal was a sting operation and the Colombian revolutionaries -- who told Bout they intended to use the weapons to kill American pilots assisting the Colombian military -- were actually confidential informants working for the DEA.
