Photo by PHAA Saul Ingle. Wailing through the skies so fast that even sound waves are left staring at his F-18 Super Hornet afterburners is the dream of many a young boy. But real pilots know flying into combat is for keeps, different than a video game where more lives come at the request of a new game. Sanctuary, protection, safety and survival are ideas a pilot can appreciate. A legend from the Cherokee Indian Nation holds that a Cherokee Indian chief named Shadowhawk, protected his mighty warriors, and engaged the enemy by summoning blinding sunlight, lightning, intense thunderstorms and darkening skies.
War can go on - sort of.
It's difficult to conduct your mission like that. You have to have some type of sanctuary. The Prowler , with its electronic warfare capability, was the most essential piece of hardware in theatre. Squadron members resonate the exact same mentality as their namesake, the Indian chief. James V. Moir of the Shadowhawks.