HOT SEAT.

The article shares the case of a field trap tragedy at the U.S. Air Force during an F/A-18D squadron combined arms exercise at an expeditionary landing field. The author states that it started when the Automatic Terminal Information System recorded wind gusts of up to 25 knots and was later increased to 40 knots, 10 minutes before the 2-plane launch on a practice JDAM delivery event initiated to land. However, an accident occurred, killing the warfare systems operator.