PERSON: Amber Smith

U.S. Army (Fmr.)

Helicopter pilot (Fmr.)

Amber Smith is the author of Danger Close: My Epic Journey as a Combat Helicopter Pilot in Iraq and Afghanistan, published by Atria Books, an imprint of Simon and Schuster which was released September 6, 2016.

Smith served in the United States Army as an OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter pilot-in-command and air mission commander in the 101st Airborne Division. She is a combat veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

— officialambersmith.com