When I was doing SAR, we frequently called upon helos flying out of Davis Monathans AFB in Tucson,who normally flew routine missions out to the numerous missile silos ringing Tucson-pretty routine stuff. They relished, and enjoyed, the challenges of a night hoist operation out of a rocky canyon, and, yes, it was all chargeable to training.

I wonder what the sea time of many of the vociferous critics amounts to? I have just enough experience to realize that life at sea differs from land based routines. Land lubbers should sit quietly and learn.

The press,looking for dirt? Shocked, shocked,I tell you....