‘You can count on me,’ he told a VoA interview.

• The decorated former US Air Force pilot said he would fly fighter jets to Ukraine if needed.

• Retired Lieutenant Colonel Dan “Two Dogs” Hampton spoke about the potential of the US F-16 in the war over Ukraine.

• “I can go myself,” the retired lieutenant colonel said in an interview with VoA.

Retired Lt. Col. Dan Hampton, known as the U.S. Air Force’s “worst F-16 pilot,” said in an interview with Voice of America that he himself was ready to fly the plane for the Ukrainian military if needed. Said there was

Known as “Two Dogs,” the highly accomplished pilot spent 20 years in the Air Force, fought in the Gulf War, Kosovo War, and Iraq War, and is a New York Times bestselling author of his military memoirs.

Speaking from a base in Arizona, Hampton said in a long-form interview about training F-16 pilots to fight in the Ukraine war, the benefits of using jets and whether the Ukrainian government should hire civilian pilots as the war continues. told him what he thought. Entering the second year.

The F-16, the US single-seat fighter, has been in the news recently after President Joe Biden said he would not supply the aircraft to Ukraine for the foreseeable future. But both Democratic and Republican senators put pressure on the Pentagon to send jets that “could be game-changers on the battlefield,” according to Politico.

Earlier this week, Poland became the first NATO member to confirm sending MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine.

“No one has won a war out of the air,” Hampton argued. The U.S. government will help fund.

Hampton told an interviewer that the Ukrainian government could hire a private contractor who already knew how to fly the F-16, which would “buy us time” and “help us win the war.”

“I’ll go too. You can count on me,” said Hampton.

Retired Lt. Col. Hampton, 58, flew 151 sorties between 1986 and 2006. He is the most decorated flyer since the Vietnam War, according to the VoA, with the Purple Heart Award, his four Distinguished Flying Crosses for extraordinary heroism, and his valor in combat operations in the air. Earned his eight “air medals” for the US Air Force.

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Commitment to the Ukrainian cause, the retired lieutenant colonel explained, after explaining that he believes it would be faster to send pilots who know how to fly than to “send Ukrainian pilots to the United States for training programs.” repeated.

Russia’s Su-35 fighter jets are ‘crap’, ex-pilot says

Two Ukrainian pilots were recently sent to Arizona, and U.S. officials decided how long it would take to train and hone their skills to fly jets, according to NBC News.

Hampton called the Russian invasion of Ukraine a “black and white” matter of “good and bad” and said he hopes “any government that can provide these services should do so.”

“I’m going too,” he repeated.

Hampton also compared the F-16 plane (a multi-role fighter capable of attacking air-to-ground and air-to-air) to Russia’s Su-35 jet, saying that the Russian model used in the war “looks good at air shows.” said. But in his opinion they are “junk”.

Meanwhile, U.S. Air Force officials said earlier this week that fighter jets are “worthless” over Ukraine because both sides in the conflict have mastered long-range missile defenses, Insider previously reported.

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