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Most of these screenshots are from the NewsNation interview. I’ll start with the claim from the article, “But Barber was no ordinary mechanic. Being recruited into the Air Force’s Elite Combat Control unit meant he had a résumé that reads like something out of an action thriller: helicopter pilot, freefall parachutist, expert marksman and the recipient of a NATO top-secret security clearance — a legacy of his service in Bosnia, for which he won an award for heroism.”

Here’s what doesn’t add up:

His DD214 shows he finished Basic Training as an Aerospace Mechanic in February of 1995 and received some very standard awards over his career. The second photo is his application to become a Trainee for Pararescue/Combat Control. This doesn’t say he served as Special Forces, just that he applied to try out for it. In order to serve in an Air Force SF unit you have to complete Army Airborne School. If he were to pass, he would have graduated the course in August 1996. The pipeline for an SF unit takes around two years.

He claims to have received an award for heroism while fighting in Bosnia. Problem is, fighting in Bosnia ended in October 1995… Almost a year before he would’ve left for Airborne School. If you look at the paperwork it’s not an award, it’s a recommendation for an award, and I believe he falsified it. I attached a photo from airforcewriter.com that states how to properly fill out the award recommendation. It clearly says to select the term that represents why the award is being recommended. It doesn’t say to select more than one. Section 1D shows the two categories for the award as “Meritorious Service” and “Heroism” with the reasons in Section 1E as “Separation” and “Heroism.” From my airforcewriter.com citation, it states that you may receive the award for a normal separation of service. His award recommendation dates are for 1995-2000 aka the years he served… I think he circled the “Heroism” part himself. I don’t doubt he may have taken part in peacekeeping missions in Bosnia since he has the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, but I doubt it was in an SF capacity. Also, why show the recommendation paperwork and not just the award itself?

As for his top-secret NATO clearance, here are the levels of clearances from most sensitive to least sensitive: Cosmic, Secret, Confidential, and Restricted. This paperwork, which doesn’t show his name anywhere, says Secret for crew and Confidential for NATO officers. Apparently UFO recovery doesn’t need a Cosmic clearance. Also, this was prepared in May 1996 for the 2nd Airlift Squadron at Pope AFB, three months before he would’ve gone to Airborne School, and the SF unit at Pope during that time was the 24th Special Tactics Squadron.

Nowhere does it say he was a military pilot. It doesn’t say he completed the Special Forces pipeline. Being an expert marksman in the military is not hard (I am one myself). His award paperwork is sus. And his alleged NATO clearance isn’t even the highest one available.

Feel free to add or correct anything. I just want the truth one day. I’m not telling you how to think, but I do want you to do it.