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OFW-1: Defending Against Power Projection
'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 thi…
2 years, 1 month ago
FPP184 - Fighter Pilot Best Practices
Episode 179
Planning, briefing, executing per standard operating procedures (SOPs) while using checklists, and then debriefing--these are some of the best practi…
2 years, 1 month ago
Hobo to Hero: A World War II Bomber Pilot's Saga
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. A…
2 years, 1 month ago
FPP183 - F-111s in Desert Storm
Episode 183
Former U.S. Air Force pilot Jeff "Guinnbob" Guinn and navigator Kevin "Rim" Allen describe their participation in Operation Desert Storm flying F-111…
2 years, 1 month ago
Fighter Pilot Math
"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…
2 years, 1 month ago
FPP182 - Designing the A-10 Warthog
Episode 182
Hal Sundt author of Warplane, How the Military Reformers Birthed the A-10 Warthog describes the origination story of the close air support aircraft t…
2 years, 2 months ago
What Makes a 'Good' Fighter Pilot
Situational awareness. Confidence. Teachability and ability to teach. ...wait, helpful?
Ever stop and think about the traits that make a 'good' member…
2 years, 3 months ago
FPP181 - Keeping Promises: Finding our MIA with Project Recover
Episode 181
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. Mar…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Attack on Pearl Harbor (Rebroadcast)
“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 e…
2 years, 3 months ago
Yes, the Navy Flies F-16s
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…
2 years, 3 months ago