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Bro Chat 20 - "Brakes as Required"
Episode 140
In this Bro Chat episode, the guys dive deep into the realities of modern fighter pilot life in the Guard and Reserve, from the brutal competition of…
3 months, 1 week ago
#142 Rob “Trip” Raymond | F-16 Combat, SEAD, Iraq, and Dos Gringos
Episode 142
Colonel (Ret) Rob “Trip” Raymond sits down with Flash McVay for one of the most wide ranging fighter pilot interviews ever captured on The Afterburn …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Lowdown 17 Nov | NATO Drops the E-7, Air Force Eyes New Anti-Drone Missile, Su-57 Activity
Episode 142
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3 months, 3 weeks ago
#141 Greg "Hoser" Hansen | Carrier Landings, Soviet Intercepts & The Scariest Night Flight
Episode 141
Dive into the phenomenal 35-year aviation career of Greg Hansen (USNA '82), a former F-14 Tomcat pilot, Topgun student, and legendary Topgun instruct…
4 months ago
#140 Dave "Chip" Berke | TOPGUN Instructor to F-35 Commander: Fighter Pilot on Humility, Ego & Extreme Ownership
Episode 140
In this episode 140 of The Afterburn Podcast, Rain sits down with retired US Marine Corps fighter pilot and Echelon Front leadership instructor Dave …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
#139 F-16 Fighter Pilot to Test Pilot | Keith "Coma" Colmer
Episode 147
From flying F-16s over Iraq to testing Virgin Galactic’s spaceplanes, Keith “Coma” Colmer has lived one of the most diverse and impactful careers in …
5 months ago
#138 Desert Storm: F/A-18 Hornet Pilot Bob “Bags” Simeone
Episode 137
In this episode of @AfterburnPodcast host John “Rain” Waters sits down with Bob “Bags” Simeone, a former Navy F/A-18 Hornet pilot who flew combat m…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
F-35 Block 4 Delayed | "Doomsday" Plane | Aviation & Defense News
Episode 181
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6 months ago
Aviation & Defense News: KC-46 Issues, ICBM Upgrades, and More | The Lowdown 7 Sep
Episode 180
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6 months, 1 week ago
#137 Scott "Fester" Fredrick | F-16 Fighter Pilot | Surviving an Ejection over the Pacific Ocean
Episode 137
In July 2012, F-16 pilot Scott “Fester” Fredrick found himself in a fight for survival over the frigid North Pacific. What began as a routine movemen…
6 months, 3 weeks ago