← All stories
Military

Guest US Air Force veteran recalls manoeuvring into northern Iraq jump slot

By Egleze Editorial Desk · Published September 9, 2026 · Mike Drop · Air Force JTAC Reveals How a Secret Mission in Afghanistan Turned Out to Be a Diversion
Guest US Air Force veteran recalls manoeuvring into northern Iraq jump slot
Mike Drop
Mike Drop
Air Force JTAC Reveals How a Secret Mission in Afghanistan Turned Out to Be a Diversion

What was said

""There's going to be a combat jump and I'm the alternate. Like no way buddy. Uh-huh. So, I go back out there and start my PHCYOP campaign against this dude who's rolled his ankle.""

An unnamed US Air Force veteran recalls that in January 2003 he was told he would be the alternate for a combat jump into northern Iraq. He says he pressured a colleague with an ankle injury to test it, after which the colleague withdrew and he took the slot.

Verification status

Attributed speaker claim

Egleze verified who said this and where. The underlying claim has not been independently established by Egleze.

Source and context

Egleze verified who said this and where. The underlying claim has not been independently established by Egleze.

Speaker
Unnamed Air Force JTAC (guest) · guest
Programme
Mike Drop
Episode
Air Force JTAC Reveals How a Secret Mission in Afghanistan Turned Out to Be a Diversion
Clip time
17:35
Original source
Watch the source segment →
From this episode
Mike Drop
Mike Drop

Air Force JTAC Reveals How a Secret Mission in Afghanistan Turned Out to Be a Diversion

September 8, 2026 · 18m · 2 Egleze moments
Read episode summary and key points →

More moments from this episode

MilitaryGuest Air Force JTAC says Afghanistan helicopter incident felt like a diversion for another operation→
More stories More from Mike Drop