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Episode 42
Captain Will "Pyro" Dubois was a fighter pilot assigned to the 77th Fighter Squadron. On 1 December 2014 "Pyro" was lost in a mishap on a combat miss…
4 years, 3 months ago
TAP #42 Part II - Matt "Blitz" Ayres - 77th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron Commander
Episode 42
Captain Will "Pyro" Dubois was a fighter pilot assigned to the 77th Fighter Squadron. On 1 December 2014 "Pyro" was lost in a mishap on a combat miss…
4 years, 3 months ago
TAP #41: Ryan "Motor" Riley - F-16 Pilot, Thunderbird, Det 24/CC
Episode 41
"Motor" has multiple combat tours in the Viper and has served on the USAF Thunderbirds. He is currently the Det 24/CC and is responsible for the deve…
4 years, 3 months ago
TAP #40 Mike "Pako" Benitez - F-15EX, F-15E, F-18F, CH-46, CH-53
Episode 40
"Pako" started his military career in the Marine Corps as a door gunner in the CH-46 & CH-53. He ultimately crossed over into the Air Force as a Wea…
4 years, 4 months ago
TAP #39: Brad Thomas - Silence and Light Founder, Retired Delta Operator / Ranger
Episode 39
Brad served 20 years in the Army. During his time in the Army he fought as a Ranger in the Battle of Mogadishu and later completed multiple deploymen…
4 years, 5 months ago
TAP #38: F-16 Test Pilot - Lt Col (Ret) Russ "Cranky" Prechtl
Episode 38
"Cranky" has flown over 30 aircraft and is a graduate of Air Force Test Pilot's School. He has logged time in the B-17, F-111, MiG-21, F-5 to name ju…
4 years, 5 months ago
TAP #37: Capt Haden "Gator" Fullam - A-10 Pilot/Demo Pilot
Episode 37
"Gator" is the current A-10 Demonstration pilot. He comes from a family of fighter pilots and his family is full of fighter pilots to this day.
His b…
4 years, 6 months ago
TAP #36 Kevin Easley - Technical Rescue Fire Captain - Host: Tier 1 Talks
Episode 36
Kevin is a career firefighter with over 20 years of service. He has been serving as a Captain on a Technical Rescue team for the past seven years. He…
4 years, 7 months ago
#35 T.R. "Wombat" Matson E-2, F-18, T-45, Author
Season 1 Episode 35
"Wombat" flew the E-2 Hawkeye, F/A-18, and T-45 in the Navy prior to transitioning the airlines. He recently wrote a book "Treason Fligh…
4 years, 8 months ago
TAP #34 Mike "Hilts" Hilton - F-16/F-117
Episode 34
"Hilts" has flown nearly every block of the F-16. He has flown over the skies of Iraq and Kosovo. He has sat nuclear alert and has a few stories to s…
4 years, 8 months ago