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How Military Pilots Sleep During Combat Deployments — The Science and the Sacrifice
2026/06/19 Report

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"How Military Pilots Sleep During Combat Deployments — The Science and the Sacrifice"

Ask most people what they'd consider the hardest part of combat aviation and they'll say the flying — the missile threats, the terrain, the mechanical failures, the split-second decisions made at hundreds of miles per hour.


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Pilots who've actually done it will often give a different answer: the sleep.

Military aviation in a combat zone operates around the clock. Missions don't pause for circadian rhythms. A pilot might fly a four-hour mission at 2 a.m.

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