Punk's War
By Commander Ward Carroll, USN
In this excerpt from the Naval Institute Press’s new novel, a young lieutenant known as Punk and his backseater, Spud, wrestle with where to take their fuel-starved Tomcat after a jet crashes into the aircraft carrier’s barricade during night operations and closes the flight deck. Back on the carrier, the squadron maintenance officer Smoke attempts to find someplace for the F-14 (designated 103) to land.
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Commander Carroll is recently retired from the Navy and is a frequent contributor to Proceedings. He was named Naval Institute Press Author of the Year in 2001 for his novel Punk's War. A sequel, On Punk's Wing, will be published by Penguin-Putnam in spring 2003.
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