What Else Can Go Wrong? Travel Delays in Iraq

By Rick Leventhal

Traveling on a military aircraft isn't like flying Continental or JetBlue. Sure, the flight attendants are wearing uniforms, but they've got guns too, and so do most of the people flying with you.

There's no first or business class, and the coach seats are as bare bones as you can imagine — just a piece of canvas and a seatbelt. They usually leave the rear cargo door open, so it's cold and very noisy, there's no food or beverage service, no in-flight entertainment and you usually get dripped on by oil or grease. Like commercial transport, there are delays and cancelled flights, but the biggest difference is you can get....

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