Is there an absence of a logical link between 'Thus, while the fighter pilots under NORAD direction who had scrambled out of Langley never received any type of engagement order, the Andrews pilots were operating weapons free-a permissive rule of engagement.' and 'Fighter pilots were scrambled out of Langley but never got engagement orders.'
Thus, while the fighter pilots under NORAD direction who had scrambled out of Langley never received any type of engagement order, the Andrews pilots were operating weapons free-a permissive rule of engagement.###Fighter pilots were scrambled out of Langley but never got engagement orders.