Saber 27: A Memoir: A Female Cobra Pilot's Story of Betrayal, Redemption, and Combat in the War on Terror

Captain Anne “Chichi” Armstrong, a newly minted AH-1W SuperCobra attack helicopter pilot in the United States Marine Corps, dreamt of flying in combat after living through the terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers a decade earlier.Eager to “make it”, especially after her struggles in flight school, she can think of no greater challenge, and reward, than flying her Cobra over the skies of Afghanistan. When a chance opportunity to fight, and fly, in Helmand Province is suddenly offered, Chichi eagerly accepts.She spends six months in Camp Leatherneck behind a desk in a plywood office writing the Air Tasking Order flight schedule.Despite her initial frustration, she begins to enjoy her time deployed.Even better, she flies with the skid squadrons in-country, finally realizing her dream of becoming a combat attack helicopter pilot.She’s made it. Or so she thinks. Chichi returns to her parent squadron fresh from combat and eager to progress her flight qualifications, only to realize she’s bee