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FPP188 - All about NFOs
8 april 2024 · 1 uur 10 min
Most aviation enthusiasts can readily explain what a pilot is and does, but what about a Radar Intercept Officer, Bombardier / Navigator, or Tactical Coordinator? Lees meer
On this episode, FPP friend and occasional cohost Matt "Flounder" Arny, a former RIO-turned WSO, explains the world of Naval Flight Officers—what they are, what they do, how they're trained, and how far up the promotion ladder they can go.
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Leadership from the Cockpit to the Campaign Trail
1 april 2024 · 2 uur 7 min
Retired U.S. Air Force Brigadier General John "Dragon" Teichert knows leadership.
As an F-15E Strike Eagle and F-22 Raptor pilot early on, Dragon went on to multiple command tours before concluding his 27-year-career as the Assistant Deputy Undersecretary of the Air Force for International Affairs. Along the way, he championed inspirational, innovative, integrity-filled leadership that culminated in a 2024 run for the U.S. Senate.
Check out Dragon's book, Boom! Leadership that Breaks Barriers, Challenges Convention, and Ignites Innovation here. Lees meerSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-fighter-pilot-podcast/donations
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FPP187 - Aviation Photojournalism in the 2020s
25 maart 2024 · 1 uur 35 min
Scott Dworkin won't take "no" for an answer. Lees meer
As a fighter pilot-hopeful, Scott encountered obstacle after obstacle that forced him to pivot to aviation photography and later aviation photojournalism, where he went on to fly in most US Air Force and many US Navy aircraft, without ever wearing the uniform.
Today, Scott is the genius behind Mach 91 Aerial Photography and the author of this generation's greatest Naval Aviation book, Becoming the Rhino.
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OFW-2: Unsinkable Aircraft Carriers
18 maart 2024 · 1 uur 3 min
'On Future War' is a 12-part series exploring the evolving landscape of military strategy and defense technologies with a focus on the Pacific.
On this month's episode Scott "Roger" Chafian, Mike "Pako" Benitez, and Matt "Flounder" Arny explore the strategic and controversial world of China's man-made island bases including the historical locations, construction strategies, and strategic intent of these so-called "unsinkable carriers.”
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FPP186 - The Perfect Wingman
11 maart 2024 · 1 uur 11 min
Former US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle WSO Mike "Pako" Benitez describes how future fighter pilots will train alongside—and go to war with—unmanned collaborative combat aircraft, sometimes also known as loyal wingmen.' Lees meer
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D-Day and the C-47 Skytrain, 80 Years Later
4 maart 2024 · 1 uur 37 min
Guest host Ken 'Primetime' Katz returns with his first foray into warbirds, exploring the venerable Douglas C-47 Skytrain (plus its many derivatives) and the role it played in the pivotal D-Day invasions of World War II with guests Eric Zipkin and Moreno 'Mo' Aguiari.
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FPP185 - Flying the President
26 februari 2024 · 1 uur 32 min
Retired US Marine Corps Colonel Jim "Boone" Jamison describes being an HMX-1 Presidential Command Pilot during the Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush presidencies.
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OFW-1: Defending Against Power Projection
19 februari 2024 · 1 uur 40 min
'On Future War' is a 12-part series exploring the evolving landscape of military strategy and defense technologies with a focus on the Pacific.
On this inaugural episode, Mike "Pako" Benitez and Scott "Roger" Chafian set the stage by delving into the challenges posed by technologies (including cruise- and hypersonic missiles) to power projection and the sustainability of forward deployed bases in modern, peer-level conflicts.
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FPP184 - Fighter Pilot Best Practices
12 februari 2024 · 1 uur 48 min
Planning, briefing, executing per standard operating procedures (SOPs) while using checklists, and then debriefing—these are among the common practices military aviators employ to ensure safe, effective operations in combat and in training. Lees meer
On this episode, former US Navy and Air National Guard pilot Yarko "J.J." Sos and Navy RIO-turned-WSO Keith "Kombat" Kimmel explain these best practices and how their company Check 6 adapts these practices to other consequential industries.
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Hobo to Hero: A World War II Bomber Pilot's Saga
5 februari 2024 · 1 uur 28 min
Art Palmer is a child of the dust bowl and self-admitted "hobo" who joined the U.S. Army Air Corps and piloted B-24 Liberators during World War II. Art's plane was shot down on his 50th mission and he spent the remainder of the war as a German prisoner.
Now, at 104-year-young, Art shares his recollections with guest host Matt "Flounder" Arny, proving why his truly was the Greatest Generation.
To read the book of stories and prisoner poems compiled by Art's late wife, visit our Patreon page. Lees meerSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-fighter-pilot-podcast/donations
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FPP183 - F-111s in Desert Storm
29 januari 2024 · 2 uur 7 min
Imagine flying along at night, in combat, so low that you look up to see car headlights. And that's just the beginning. Lees meer
On this episode, former US Air Force pilot Jeff "Guinnbob" Guinn and navigator Kevin "Rim" Allen describe their harrowing participation in Operation Desert Storm flying F-111Es out of Turkey.
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Fighter Pilot Math
22 januari 2024 · 12 min
"Do you have to be good at math to be a fighter pilot?"
On this episode, the host Vincent Aiello shares a September 2020 blog addressing this question, providing examples of the common math concepts fighter pilots must be able to master.
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FPP182 - Designing the A-10 Warthog
15 januari 2024 · 59 min
Hal Sundt, author of Warplane, How the Military Reformers Birthed the A-10 Warthog, describes the origination story of the close air support aircraft the US Air Force never wanted but pilots and ground troops came to love.
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What Makes a 'Good' Fighter Pilot
18 december 2023 · 14 min
Situational awareness. Confidence. Teachability and ability to teach. ...wait, helpful?
Ever stop and think about the traits that make a 'good' member of your industry? This week, host Vincent Aiello continues the "audio musing" show format with the narration of a 2019 musing on the Fighter Pilot Podcast blog inspired by a question posed during a live YouTube session.
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FPP181 - Keeping Promises: Finding our MIA with Project Recover
11 december 2023 · 1 uur 5 min
More than 81,000 American service members remain listed as 'missing in action' from conflicts dating back to World War 2.
This week, retired U.S. Marine Derek Abbey, PhD, explains how Project Recover enlists 21st century science and technology to find and repatriate those missing in order to provide recognition and closure for families and the nation.
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The Attack on Pearl Harbor (Rebroadcast)
7 december 2023 · 1 uur 18 min
“December 7th, 1941, a date which will live in infamy...” are among the most famous words spoken by a United States President and have reverberated every year on this day for more than eight decades.
On this special bonus from 2021, author Bert Kinzey of Detail and Scale Aviation Publications explains the significance of the attack and what took place on that fateful Sunday morning.
Having conducted extensive research for his book Attack On Pearl Harbor, Japan Awakens a Sleeping Giant, Bert gives detailed examples of all sides of the engagement including the array of forces, scale of the attack, and the short and long term toll on both sides.
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Yes, the Navy Flies F-16s
4 december 2023 · 9 min
People are often quick to comment on the Fighter Pilot Podcast's various social media channels that the Navy does not fly F-16s.
Wrong.
This week, host Vincent Aiello shares another article from the Fighter Pilot Podcast blog, this one from 2019 describing how we can all do a better job of avoiding being wrong and reacting when we inevitably are. Find the original musing here.
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FPP180 - Why We Need TOPGUN Adversaries with "Farley"
27 november 2023 · 1 uur 18 min
Retired US Navy F/A-18 pilot Jack "Farley" Stewart explains who "adversary" pilots are, what they do, how TOPGUN trains them, and why it is vital to have professional adversaries (or "aggressors," as the US Air Force calls them) in the first place. Lees meer
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Fighter Pilot Stereotypes
20 november 2023 · 19 min
Hollywood portrays fighter pilots as devil-may-care risk takers and rule breakers intolerant to authority. Is that true in the real world?
This week, host Vincent Aiello shares another article from the Fighter Pilot Podcast blog, this time identifying the top 10 myths about military aviators and why they are wrong. Find the original 2021 musing here.
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How to Succeed in Flight School
13 november 2023 · 12 min
You've heard of audio books, what about audio blogs?
This week, host Vincent Aiello introduces a new show format where he narrates one of the articles on the Fighter Pilot Podcast blog.
This first edition is from a December 2022 musing titled, How to Succeed in Flight School? Don't Ask Me!
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Veterans Day Tribute (Rebroadcast)
11 november 2023 · 6 min
The Fighter Pilot Podcast would not be possible without the support of the hundreds of veterans who served both in uniform and, in this case, in the studio.
To those who have served: happy Veterans Day and thank you, from a grateful nation.
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FPP179 - "Yogi" the former Marine, Sailor, Soldier, & Airman
6 november 2023 · 1 uur 12 min
On this 2020 'Happy Hour,' Yonel "Yogi" Dorelis describes a career in aviation that spanned all four branches: Marines, Navy, Army, and lastly Air Force where he spent the majority of his service as a combat search and rescue helicopter pilot. (The Space Force did not yet exist when Yogi served.)
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Flying F/A-18 Hornet Post-maintenance Check Flights at FRCSW
30 oktober 2023 · 1 uur 38 min
This week, guest cohost Ken 'Primetime' Katz turns the tables on our usual host Vincent 'Jell-O' Aiello, asking him to explain his role at the Fleet Readiness Center Southwest and what it is like to fly a post-maintenance check flight in F/A-18 Hornets.
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FPP178 - All about Landing Signal Officers with "Jamboy"
23 oktober 2023 · 2 uur 18 min
US Navy F/A-18 pilot Joe "Jamboy" Kirksey, a career LSO currently serving as "Force Paddles" at the Chief of Naval Air Forces in San Diego, explains the history of LSOs assisting fixed-wing aircraft on aircraft carriers, how LSOs are trained, and whether they and their grading methods are still necessary with the advent of Precision Landing Mode.
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Leadership and the USS Gerald R Ford with "Yank"
16 oktober 2023 · 1 uur 51 min
Retired U.S. Navy Captain J.J. "Yank" Cummings joins FPP cohost Matt "Flounder" Arny to talk Tomcats, flight school, surface warfare, nuclear power, Top Gun: Maverick, and above all, how to lead when in charge of the first ship in a new class of aircraft carriers that has had its share of bad press.
Visit jjcummingsleadership.com to learn more about Yank and his exploits since leaving uniform service.
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Building and Flying the Stratolaunch 'Roc'
9 oktober 2023 · 1 uur 30 min
Retired U.S. Air Force Colonel Evan "Ivan" Thomas joins cohost Ken "Primetime" Katz to discuss the Stratolaunch Roc—the world's largest aircraft initially designed to haul space vehicles into the upper atmosphere that instead found purpose providing commercial "access to the hypersonic" environment.
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FPP177 - The End of VMFAT-101 (for now)
2 oktober 2023 · 1 uur 7 min
MCAS Miramar-based Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 101 closes its doors after 50+ years of teaching U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aviators first in the F-4 Phantom and then the F/A-18 Hornet.
On this episode, the final VMFAT-101 Commander, LtCol Ryan "Yoshi" Franzen and the -101 Operations Officer Maj Erik "Tucker" Rheinhart share the Sharpshooter history and legacy, and what's next for USMC F/A-18 training.
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FPP176 - RF-4 Photo Phantoms with "Racehorse"
25 september 2023 · 1 uur 13 min
On this repurposed 2021 'Happy Hour' discussion, retired U.S. Marine Lieutenant Colonel Larry "Racehorse" Rannals describes his career beginning as a Naval Flight Officer before converting to pilot via Air Force flight training and flying the RF-4 in Vietnam--in both seats! Lees meer
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FPP175 - MiG Killer Reconciles with Former Enemy
11 september 2023 · 1 uur 35 min
Robert Dosé was a World War II fighter pilot who shot down an Imperial Japanese Zero. Thirty years later, his son Curt Dosé scored an aerial victory against a North Vietnamese MiG-21, making them the only known father-and-son duo to each achieve air-to-air kills in combat. Lees meer
"Dozo," as Curt is known, recounts his May 10, 1972 engagement over Vietnam, his remarkable reunion with the former enemy pilot's family more than four decades later, and an aviation career that also included graduating from TOPGUN, serving as a test pilot, and conducting much of the F-14 Tomcat's aircraft carrier suitability testing.
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FPP174 - Green Phantoms, Pink Jags, and the Shah of Iran with "Ed"
21 augustus 2023 · 52 min
Nelson "Ed" Cobleigh is a former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot and Vietnam veteran-turned author who flew the A-4 Skyhawk, F-4 Phantom, Jaguar, F-104 Starfighter, and F-16 Fighting Falcon, among others.
This episode is adapted from a 2022 'Happy Hour' discussion over Zoom.
Visit Ed's website here.
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FPP173 - Fighter Pilot Legacy with "Guido"
7 augustus 2023 · 2 uur 34 min
Retired US Navy Captain Jim "Guido" Dimatteo is a polymath: the son of a WW2 fighter pilot, a former A-4, F-14, F-16N, F/A-18 pilot (and still the F-5), the former purveyor of a successful San Diego bar & restaurant, a rugby veteran, former Director of the Red Bull Air Races, Director of the Breitling Jet Team North American tour, and so much more as you will learn on this intriguing episode.
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Fly Girls Revolt: The Women Who Kicked Open the Door to Fly in Combat
31 juli 2023 · 52 min
FPP friend and occasional cohost, Ken Katz, welcomes back to the show Dr. Eileen Bjorkman to discuss her new book, Fly Girls Revolt: The Story of the Women Who Kicked Open the Door to Fly in Combat.
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FPP172 - Rogers E. Smith: The Test Pilot Who Flew Everything
24 juli 2023 · 2 uur 8 min
Rogers E. Smith is a Canadian-American pilot who served in the RCAF, US Marines, and US Air National Guard and spent a long career testing nearly every American fighter (and several Russian aircraft), despite never attending a formal test pilot school.
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FPP171 - The Flying Leathernecks Return to Irvine
10 juli 2023 · 39 min
Retired U.S. Marine Corps Brigadier General Mike Aguilar explains how the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum is moving from MCAS Miramar in San Diego to the Great Park in Irvine, near the former MCAS El Toro., California.
Visit the FLAM website here.
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FPP170 - Italian Tornados in the Storm with "Puffo"
26 juni 2023 · 1 uur 15 min
Retired Italian Air Force General and former Tornado pilot Gianmarco Bellini joins guest host Craig "Crunch" Snyder to discuss his terrifying low-altitude, high-speed ejection in the opening hours of Operation Desert Storm.
Watch the Gianmarco Bellini: Gulf War POW (2023) Official Trailer here.
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FPP169 - Helo's to Hornets to Headlines with "Chopper"
14 juni 2023 · 2 uur 28 min
Retired US Navy Captain Brett "Chopper" Crozier describes his career from flying SH-60B Seahawks, to returning to flight school to learn the F/A-18 Hornet, to nuclear power school and eventually command of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt—including his public firing in early 2020 at the beginning of COVID. Lees meer
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FPP168 - 50 Years of Fighter Piloting with "Frawls"
5 juni 2023 · 54 min
Phillip Frawley is not only a retired Royal Australian Air Force fighter pilot, he is a Guinness World Record holder for being the oldest and longest-serving fighter pilot in the world. With a half-century of service and nearly 500 flight students taught, "Frawls" has seen it all.
This Zoom interview was originally recorded during a late 2020 happy hour session for FPP Patreon supporters.
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FPP167 - From F-16s to F-35s to YouTube with "Hasard"
22 mei 2023 · 1 uur 1 min
US Air Force Reserve fighter pilot, Justin "Hasard" Lee, describes his career flying the block 50 F-16 before transitioning to the F-35 and ultimately starting a compelling YouTube channel. Lees meer
Hasard's exploits and lessons learned are captured in his book, The Art of Clear Thinking.
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FPP166 - Big Plans for the San Diego Air & Space Museum with "Slug"
12 mei 2023 · 1 uur 20 min
Retired U.S. Navy fighter #pilot, James "Slug" Kidrick, makes a case for aviation museums and how to keep patrons, besides just children, walking in the door. Slug had a hand in making the necessary arrangements for a San Diego Air & Space Museum F-14 Tomcat to appear on an aircraft carrier flight deck for the first time in more than a dozen years.
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FPP165 - How Military Forces Help and Heal with "SugarBear"
1 mei 2023 · 1 uur 13 min
Retired US Navy captain and MH-60 Seahawk pilot Alan "SugarBear" Worthy explains how military forces and weapons systems designed primarily to destroy and kill are also used to help and heal during natural disasters and humanitarian crises.
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Flight Testing: First Flight and Envelope Expansion
17 april 2023 · 2 uur 1 min
Miss the old show format where Jell-O answers listener questions and makes announcements in his usual quippy style? Well, you're in luck! This week he and guest co-host Ken Katz catch up like old times and clear out the mail bag.
Then Ken interviews civilian test pilot Shannon "Bam Bam" Lunsford on the careful considerations and risk mitigation strategies employed when flying a prototype aircraft for the first time. Get ready for "miles of orange wire" and "YAPS" probes on this episode of the Fighter Pilot Podcast.
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FPP164 - A Lesser Man Would Have Died! Sea Stories with "Lefty"
10 april 2023 · 47 min
Former U.S. Navy A-4 Skyhawk, A-7 Corsair II, and F/A-18 Hornet pilot Jerry "Lefty" Schubert stopped by the show during a 2020 Happy Hour to share stories on grit, Naval Aviation, and fatherhood.
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Hypersonics
3 april 2023 · 1 uur 18 min
Designing and flying a vehicle intended to travel at five times the speed of sound or more presents significant challenges—add a human occupant and the stakes go even higher.
On this episode, former U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress pilot Daniel "Doc" Millman, Ph.D, now of Stratolaunch, joins guest cohost Ken Katz to discuss the challenges of hypersonic aircraft design and flight, and how the U.S. military compares to other nations developing hypersonic aircraft and weapons.
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FPP163 - "Trots" Talks Tomcats and TOPGUN
27 maart 2023 · 1 uur 40 min
Retired US Navy Captain Tom "Trotts" Trotter describes flying the beloved F-14 Tomcat and how it compares to the F/A-18 Hornet, then attending TOPGUN as one of the first Hornet students and later commanding the school.
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Aircraft Structures: Non-Destructive Testing
20 maart 2023 · 1 uur 16 min
Mr. Tim Kinsella joins former U.S. Air Force Flight Test Engineer and Fighter Pilot Podcast cohost Ken "Primetime" Katz to discuss the various non-intrusive ways aircraft structures are tested in development and throughout the aircraft's service life.
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FPP162 - U.S. F-16 Pilot Explains Infamous 'Dodging Iraqi SAMs' Video
13 maart 2023 · 59 min
Former U.S. Air Force F-16 Viper pilot Jeff "Tico" Tice was callsign 'Stroke 1,' the flight lead for the ill-fated "Package Q" strike on Iraq just days into Operation Desert Storm in 1991. Stroke 3 miraculously dodged multiple Iraqi SAMs and made it home safely where his HUD footage became a sensation. Tico was not so lucky...
Read about Package Q here.
Watch the Stroke 3 video here.
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FPP161 - High Risk Resupply Missions in Vietnam with Bob
6 maart 2023 · 1 uur 14 min
Former U.S. Air Force cargo pilot Bob Strang describes flying the beloved but not-well-known C-7 Caribou on risky resupply missions during the Vietnam Conflict, often landing on extremely short runways freshly cut from the jungle with no navigational aids or runway markings—all while being fired upon by the enemy.
Visit the C-7A Caribou Association:http://www.c-7acaribou.com/
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The Next Generation Air Dominance Fighter
27 februari 2023 · 37 min
A discussion on how the next generation air dominance fighter will redefine air warfare with retired U.S. Air Force General J. Mike "Mobile" Holmes, hosted by Matt Arny.
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FPP160 - 'Black Hawk Down' Pilots Explain Army Spec-Ops Aviation
20 februari 2023 · 1 uur 59 min
U.S. Army Reserve Lieutenant Colonel Trey Williams joins Retired U.S. Army CW5 (and future Army Aviation Hall-of-Famer) Stan Wood to discuss the Night Stalkers of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) and their role in the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu immortalized in the 2001 movie, 'Black Hawk Down.'
Be sure to visit and contribute to the Night Stalker Association as well as Trey's company Aevex and Stan's, Fulcrum Concepts.
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More Ways to Enjoy Military Aviation Content - Introducing Authentic Media
15 februari 2023 · 19 min
Scott Chafian and Brian "Sunshine" Sinclair return to introduce Authentic Media, a game-changing subscription service providing exclusive military aviation content and community.
Authentic Media subscribers will enjoy access to audio shows offering historical perspectives, detailed engineering, and personal stories—all curated by experts in the field. Subscribers will also be part of a thriving community of like-minded individuals who share a passion for military aviation.
If you are looking to enhance your knowledge and appreciation of military aviation, Authentic Media is the perfect choice. Visit https://www.authenticmedia.io to learn more and start your journey today.
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