This isn't to say that the situation at Reagan wasn't stupid and a disaster waiting to happen but military pilots need to be reasonably be expected to operate i

This isn't to say that the situation at Reagan wasn't stupid and a disaster waiting to happen but military pilots need to be reasonably be expected to operate in far more chaotic and busy airspace if the need arises so it makes sense that the .mil thinks nothing of routinely tossing them into very busy airspace.