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During his time at Annapolis, Kyle was a member of the Academy football team (second string). He played defensive tackle, and scored five sacks during an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army-Navy_football_game ‘Army-Navy’ game]. He was approached by a number of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL NFL] franchises just after his time at Annapolis, and immediately after he completed flight training, but refused every offer. |
During his time at Annapolis, Kyle was a member of the Academy football team (second string). He played defensive tackle, and scored five sacks during an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army-Navy_football_game ‘Army-Navy’ game]. He was approached by a number of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL NFL] franchises just after his time at Annapolis, and immediately after he completed flight training, but refused every offer. |
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As a Marine aviator, Kyle flew F/A-18 combat aircraft for 18 months aboard the USS Emancipator (as a member of VMFA(AW)-387, also known as ‘the Black Sabers’). He has retained his current flight status; according to his file, he is currently qualified in the [[F/A-18 Hornet]], [[AV-8B Harrier II]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EA-6B_Prowler EA-6B Prowler], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CH-53E_Super_Stallion CH-53E Super Stallion] (due to his POGO duties). During his time in POGO, Kyle trained on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sr-71 SR-71] (several were kept from retirement for special covert recon activities); during a flight to test a SR-71 variant using twin [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulse_detonation_engine pulse detonation engines] for propulsion, he took the SR-71 to a height of more than 100 kilometers, and was subsequently awarded astronaut wings. (The mission was officially classified as a failed test, but because of his 'handling of the situation' he was awarded the wings and the |
As a Marine aviator, Kyle flew F/A-18 combat aircraft for 18 months aboard the USS Emancipator (as a member of VMFA(AW)-387, also known as ‘the Black Sabers’). He has retained his current flight status; according to his file, he is currently qualified in the [[F/A-18 Hornet]], [[AV-8B Harrier II]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EA-6B_Prowler EA-6B Prowler], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CH-53E_Super_Stallion CH-53E Super Stallion] (due to his POGO duties). During his time in POGO, Kyle trained on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sr-71 SR-71] (several were kept from retirement for special covert recon activities); during a flight to test a SR-71 variant using twin [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulse_detonation_engine pulse detonation engines] for propulsion, he took the SR-71 to a height of more than 100 kilometers, and was subsequently awarded astronaut wings. (The mission was officially classified as a failed test, but because of his 'handling of the situation and ability to recover the craft under extreme circumstances that a lesser pilot could not have effectively dealt with', he was awarded the wings and the Distinguished Flying Cross.) |
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Due to his POGO training and activities, Kyle is an expert at survival in many environments, and has been trained to resist interrogation and psionic attack. |
Due to his POGO training and activities, Kyle is an expert at survival in many environments, and has been trained to resist interrogation and psionic attack. |
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