Eventually , in 1972 , the bridge was destroyed Destroying by USAF F-4 Phantoms using Using laser-guided bombs and US Navy Vought A-7s with advanced Cause_to_make_progress and conventional bombs .

The first air-air kills of the war occurred Presence when two USAF F-15Cs shot down Use_firearm two Iraqi MiG-29s .

On the opening Openness night of the war two Iraqi MiG-29s attempted to engage a flight of USAF F-15Es .

On the first night of the war Military_operation a USAF EF-111A Raven `` Spark Vark '' , flown by pilot Captain James Denton and Electronic Warfare Officer ( EWO ) Captain Brent Brandon , was on an electronic warfare Hostile_encounter mission ahead of a group of jets on a bombing Attack run .

In response Response , U.S. Air Force ( USAF ) F-15Es , F-16CJs , and U.S. Marine Corps ( USMC ) EA-6Bs launched Military_operation anti-radiation missiles and dropped Attack precision guided munitions ( PGMs ) on the SA-3 ground-based missile site that fired Use_firearm on the ONW aircraft , and destroyed Destroying it .

The raid illustrated Statement how a number of small incidents or stresses , none by themselves necessarily serious , could contribute Giving to an unsatisfactory outcome , which eventually convinced Convincing USAF commanders to call Name_conferral off further airstrikes against downtown Baghdad by conventional ( non-stealth ) aircraft .

The subsequent investigation concluded Coming_to_believe that the crash was attributable primarily to three factors : Holland 's personality and behavior ; USAF leaders ' delayed Change_event_time or inadequate reactions to earlier incidents involving Cause_to_be_included Holland ; and the sequence of events during the aircraft 's final flight Self_motion .

He also broke Destroying the record Recording for the highest altitude jump , set Placing in 1960 by USAF Colonel Joseph Kittinger , who was Baumgartner 's mentor and capsule communicator at mission control Control .

Forces of the South Korean Republic of Korea Army ( ROK ) , supported Supporting by the United States Navy and United States Air Force ( USAF ) , defended Defending the eastern coast of the country as a part of the Pusan Perimeter .

Most of the bombing was carried out Attack by U.S. Air Force ( USAF ) B-52 bombers .

An investigation by the USAF determined Deciding that the crash was likely caused Causation by an improper stabilizer trim setting .

The air battle Hostile_encounter concluded Process_end with the USAF losing Earnings_and_losses three F-4D fighters .

A subsequent USAF investigation blamed Judgment_communication the accident on several factors .

Furthermore , USAF leaders had failed Agree_or_refuse_to_act to adequately integrate Collaboration U.S. Army helicopter operations into overall OPC air operations .

As a result of the investigation several USAF officers received Receiving administrative discipline but only one , Jim Wang , an AWACS crew member , was tried by court-martial , in which he was acquitted .