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CBS News Officer: Don't Court-Martial Pilots June 19, 2003 10:49:44 Schmidt transferred to the National Guard in 2000 after a combat-decorated career as a Navy pilot and a stint as an instructor at the Navy's “Top Gun” fighter pilot school. The two Illinois Air National Guard pilots said they thought they were under enemy attack last April 17 and had never been told allied troops might be holding exercises in the area that night. Schmidt and Umbach became the first Air Force pilots to face homicide charges as a result of combat when they were charged with four counts of manslaughter, eight counts of aggravated assault and dereliction of duty. www.cbsnews.com /stories/2003/06/19/attack/main559387.shtml   (1142 words)

Air Force Times - News - More News Schmidt, 38, and fellow Illinois Air National Guard pilot Maj. William Umbach, the mission commander, were initially charged with manslaughter and aggravated assault. Harry Schmidt has said he thought the soldiers’ live-ammunition exercise was enemy anti-aircraft fire. The four Canadian soldiers, believed to be the first Canadians to die in combat since the Korean War, were killed when the Illinois Air National Guard pilot mistook them for enemy forces and dropped a 500-pound bomb on their practice range near Kandahar, Afghanistan. www.airforcetimes.com /story.php?f=1-292925-2577855.php   (398 words)

Inside the Ring You would not know it by the Air Force's harsh reprimand this week of Maj. Harry Schmidt, but the Air National Guard F-16 pilot has a lot of defenders in the service. The Defense Department is circulating a "talking points" memo expressing outrage at Mexican authorities for disrupting the honor-guard funeral of a Mexican Marine killed in Iraq June 21. Bruce Carlson found Maj. Schmidt guilty of dereliction of duty, imposing a reprimand and a fine. www.gertzfile.com /gertzfile/ring070904.html   (398 words)

Afghanistan friendly fire incident - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The aircraft, piloted by U.S. Air National Guard Major Harry Schmidt, dropped a laser-guided 225-kilogram bomb on the Canadians who were on an exercise at Tarnak Farm, near Kandahar. Major Harry Schmidt and his wingman, Major William Umbach were returning from a 10-hour patrol, at 23,000 feet, when they spotted surface-to-air fire. On September 11, 2002, the U.S. pilots, Majors Harry Schmidt and William Umbach were officially charged with 4 counts of negligent manslaughter, 8 counts of aggravated assault, and 1 count of dereliction of duty. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Afghanistan_friendly_fire_incident   (424 words)

print.php?f=1-292925-1661378.php In a brief filed in military court and obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press, defense lawyer Charles Gittins challenged the Air Force’s assertion that Maj. Harry Schmidt dropped the bomb to lessen his unit’s embarrassment after a fellow Illinois Air National Guard airman missed a target in a previous mission. Harry Schmidt dropped the bomb near Kandahar on April 17, killing four Canadian soldiers and wounding eight. Schmidt has said he spotted the Canadians’ gunfire on the ground and mistook it for a Taliban or al-Qaida attack on Umbach’s plane. www.airforcetimes.com /print.php?f=1-292925-1661378.php   (350 words)

Pilots to Face Charges in Afghan Bombing...(Canadian troops) Because Schmidt and Umbach are members of the Illinois Air National Guard and are no longer mobilized under federal authority, they would have to be recalled to active duty to face the charges. Schmidt nonetheless declared he was "rolling in in self defense" and dropped the bomb. Schmidt spotted flashes on the ground as he was flying over the Canadians, who were conducting a nighttime live-fire exercise. www.freerepublic.com /focus/news/749772/posts   (350 words)

News Archives of friendly fire on Can Solders Major Harry Schmidt and Major William Umbach, both of the Illinois Air National Guard, are charged with involuntary manslaughter for dropping a 225-kilogram laser-guided bomb on a group of Canadian soldiers near Kandahar last April. Schmidt dropped the bomb on the Canadians, believing he and Umbach were under attack from Taliban or al-Qaeda forces on the ground. Schmidt is charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter and eight counts of assault. www.geocities.com /jaredperi/fallen/archives_2003.html   (1731 words)

Air Force abandons pilot's court-martial - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics - June 25, 2004 Instead, Maj. Schmidt, an Illinois Air National Guard F-16 pilot, requested an administrative hearing Thursday, when he will face far less severe maximum punishment if he is convicted. The Air Force yesterday ended plans to court-martial Maj. Harry Schmidt, who mistakenly bombed an allied training range in Afghanistan, killing four Canadian soldiers. Gittins said, that Maj. Schmidt will not be discharged immediately, but instead will be allowed to serve three more years to gain the full retirement benefits of a 20-year veteran. washingtontimes.com /national/20040624-112922-9874r.htm   (361 words)

News-Star OnlineCommander: Allied troop info unavailable 01/19/03 William Umbach and Maj. Harry Schmidt were involved in the April 17, 2002 bombing incident near Kandahar, Afghanistan that killed four Canadian soldiers and injured eight. Harry Schmidt and William Umbach should be court-martialed for dropping a 500-pound bomb on the Canadian infantry soldiers, eight of whom were wounded. An Air Force investigation found that Schmidt, who dropped the bomb, and Umbach, who commanded the mission, recklessly attacked unidentified troops instead of waiting to determine if they were allies. www.news-star.com /stories/011903/New_76.shtml   (361 words)

U.S. pilots cleared of criminal charges-June 23, 2003 It is now official: The U.S. Air National Guard pilots involved in the tragic incident that killed four Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan last year will not face a court martial. By their own admission, Harry Schmidt (whose call sign is "Psycho") and his wingman, Bill Umbach, were flying past Khandahar at close to 20,000 feet and travelling at nearly 1000 kilometers an hour. In "self defence," Schmidt and Umbach deliberately circled the scene of the mysterious muzzle flashes on the ground (instead of leaving the area without incident) and dropped down to 15,000 feet before Schmidt released his 225-kilogram laser-guided smart bomb. www.espritdecorps.ca /newpage16.htm   (361 words)

No Court-Martial For Bomb Mistake - CBS News Schmidt's lawyer, Charles W. Gittins, said the Air Force has agreed to allow him to remain employed with the Illinois Air National Guard, but not as a pilot. Harry Schmidt, 37, will face nonjudicial punishment and four dereliction-of-duty charges against him will be dismissed in court, the Air Force said Thursday. When Schmidt was offered administrative punishment last year, he could have faced reprimand or forfeiture of one month's pay. www.cbsnews.com /stories/2004/07/06/terror/main627851.shtml   (529 words)

CBS News Officer: Don't Court-Martial Pilots June 19, 2003 10:49:44 The two Illinois Air National Guard pilots said they thought they were under enemy attack last April 17 and had never been told allied troops might be holding exercises in the area that night. Schmidt and Umbach became the first Air Force pilots to face homicide charges as a result of combat when they were charged with four counts of manslaughter, eight counts of aggravated assault and dereliction of duty. Harry Schmidt and William Umbach will face a military trial on involuntary manslaughter and other charges that could put each of them in prison for up to 64 years. www.cbsnews.com /stories/2003/06/19/attack/main559387.shtml   (529 words)

Online NewsHour Update: U.S. Pilots Face Criminal Charges in Accidental Bombing -- September 13, 2002 Harry Schmidt and Maj. William Umbach of the Illinois Air National Guard both face four counts of manslaughter, eight counts of aggravated assault, and one count of dereliction of duty, after Schmidt launched a 500-pound laser-guided bomb on Canadian troops in Kandahar on April 17. The investigation report, commissioned by President Bush and Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien and released in June, said Umbach received permission from a nearby U.S. airborne warning and control system radar plane to determine the precise location of what he thought was hostile surface-to-air fire. Schmidt was also charged with failing to exercise appropriate flight discipline and not complying with the U.S. military's rules for firing weapons in Afghanistan. www.pbs.org /newshour/updates/pilot_9-13-02.html   (529 words)

Pilots: We're sorry BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. - Two Illinois Air National Guard pilots expressed "words they have wanted to say for a long time" and apologized Thursday to the families of the four Canadian soldiers killed in a friendly-fire bombing in Afghanistan. Harry Schmidt, 37, of Sherman and William Umbach, 43, of Petersburg each spoke at the conclusion Thursday of a nine-day hearing to determine whether they should be court-martialed for the April 17 accident that also wounded eight Canadians. The jet was not the same one flown by Schmidt or Umbach April 17. www.lincolncourier.com /news/03/01/24/b.asp   (529 words)

National Guard: Friendly fire pilot opts for court-martial fight Air Force Col. Patrick Rosenow, the Article 32 hearing officer investigating the case, said in March that evidence was sufficient to charge Schmidt and Umbach and try each by court-martial, but he recommended that the cases against the Guard pilots be handled in administrative forums instead. Harry Schmidt and William Umbach for a friendly fire incident that killed four Canadian soldiers and injured eight others near Kandahar, Afghanistan in 2002. Umbach, on the other hand, asked for retirement, and the 8th Air Force said Carlson would likely allow it. www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3731/is_200307/ai_n9261568   (529 words)

Pilots must answer for 'friendly fire' A military judge will determine whether Illinois Air National Guard Maj. Harry Schmidt and his commander, Maj. William Umbach, should be court-martialed for a friendly fire incident that killed four Canadian soldiers last year in Afghanistan. Umbach, the mission commander, was cited for failing to fully weigh Schmidt's assessment of the danger. One military legal expert believes Schmidt and Umbach were singled out for a "show trial" because the United States is trying to save face with Canada, a military ally that joined the fight in Afghanistan and likely will be part of a coalition against Iraq. foi.missouri.edu /terrorbkgd/pilotsmust.html   (529 words)

Friendly Fire The United States Air Force spared Schmidt and fellow-pilot Bill Umbach of the Illinois Air National Guard from court martial, but both are receiving other lesser forms of punishment because of the incident (The Tennessean, 6/20/03, p 13A). The war-time occurrence of "friendly fire" reminds us that not all the bombs are dropped on the enemy On April 17, 2002, American fighter-plane pilot Harry Schmidt dropped a bomb that killed 4 Canadians and wounded 8 more in a "friendly-fire" bombing incident in Afghanistan. In the recent war in Iraq, a number of American and other coalition forces suffered casualties from "friendly fire." Friendly-fire is when you are shot by a fellow-soldier or ally who thinks you are the enemy. www.smithvillechurch.org /html/friendly_fire.html   (529 words)

Jet Examined in Mistaken Bombing Trial The defense had the F-16 flown to Barksdale from the pilots' Illinois Air National Guard base to bolster its argument that much of the testimony in the hearing came from desk-bound military brass with no air combat experience and no basis to question the pilots' contention they believed they were under attack. Harry Schmidt and William Umbach were each flying F-16s last April when they spotted ground fire near Kandahar, mistook it for an enemy attack and dropped a 500-pound laser-guided bomb. Schmidt and Umbach are also charged with dereliction of duty and aggravated assault. foi.missouri.edu /terrorbkgd/jetexamined.html   (529 words)

'Friendly fire' Article 32 hearing begins Harry Schmidt and William Umbach of the Illinois Air National Guard's 170th Fighter Squadron face charges stemming from an April 17 incident in which four Canadian soldiers were killed and another eight injured at Tarnak Farms, near Kandahar, Afghanistan. Schmidt is charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter, eight counts of assault, and dereliction of duty by failing to exercise appropriate flight discipline and failing to comply with the rules of engagement in Afghanistan. The board found the cause of the incident to be failure of the two pilots to exercise appropriate flight discipline, which resulted in violation of rules and an inappropriate use of lethal force. www.dcmilitary.com /airforce/beam/8_02/national_news/21189-1.html   (673 words)

News Archives of friendly fire on Can Solders Major Harry Schmidt and Major William Umbach, both of the Illinois Air National Guard, are charged with involuntary manslaughter for dropping a 225-kilogram laser-guided bomb on a group of Canadian soldiers near Kandahar last April. Four Canadian soldiers were killed and eight wounded when Schmidt dropped a 250-kilogram laser-guided bomb on a live-fire military exercise. Umbach's lawyer, David Beck, told the Article 32 hearing the pilots had taken amphetamines prior to their mission so they could stay awake on the long flight, and were given antidepressants when they landed. www.geocities.com /jaredperi/fallen/archives_2003.html   (673 words)

U.S. Pilots Stay Up Taking 'Uppers' Illinois Air National Guard Maj. Harry Schmidt was piloting the F-16 supersonic fighter that dropped the bomb. William Umbach was flying with him in another F-16 that night. www.commondreams.org /headlines02/0801-06.htm   (673 words)

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