I exhale heavily into my oxygen mask as I digest the day's events.
I ended up getting none of the action since I was forced to fly cover for the A-10 throughout the entire thing. While I'm irritated with Haythem's headstrong decisions and reckless conduct, any frustrations I had were completely belittled by my concerns for the possible consequences of today's run-in with Nerverak. Seriously, just what the forget were they thinking?
The thought stuck with me all the way home, right down to final approach. I still manage to land smoothly and taxi the F-16 to the hangars.