Thursday, February 28, 2008

England Expects That Every Man Will Do His Duty














Prince Harry in a photo taken during unit training in the U.K.

Britain’s Prince Harry—third in line for the throne—has been serving in Afghanistan since December, and has been involved in combat, according to Matt Drudge.
The prince, a junior officer in the Blues and Royals, and third in line to the throne, has been a "magnificent soldier" and an "inspiration to all of Briton."

Prince Harry is talking part in a new offensive against the Taliban.

Ministry of Defense and Clarence House refuse all comment. Army chiefs have managed to keep the prince away from media and have encourage fellow soldiers in his squadron to stay quiet.

More on Harry’s duties from the U.K. Times. Apparently, he’s serving as a Forward Air Controller (FAC), directing air support against the bad guys. As the job title implies, being a FAC is demanding work, with no margin for error. A few transposed coordinates or insufficient detail on ground locations, and the ordnance lands on you, not the enemy.

We wonder if U.S. and British pilots had any idea that they were receiving a “9-line” briefing from a member of the Royal family.

3 comments:

Thud said...

This is driving the lefty media insane over here...he is killing muslims...he is being interviewed on tv carrying a gun..in front of children..its a pleasure to watch.

Automatic_Wing said...

Wow...I do hope that we don't drop a bomb on him by mistake. Fratricide does seem to happen with some regularity when US planes support British troops.

Ken Prescott said...

Apparently, he’s serving as a Forward Air Controller (FAC), directing air support against the bad guys. As the job title implies, being a FAC is demanding work, with no margin for error. A few transposed coordinates or insufficient detail on ground locations, and the ordnance lands on you, not the enemy.

Not to mention that he's visibly yammering on a radio. The enemy tries very hard to kill someone yammering on the radio--they realize that he's talking to someone who can make the sky fall on them.