
TAP #56 Lt Col (Ret) Jack "Jocko" Trimble
Lt Col Trimble commissioned into the Air Force in 1970. He initially served as a Weapon System Officer in the F-4 Phantom. From April until December of 1972 Lt. Trimble flew 175 combat sorties with ...
14 Loka 20221h 48min

"Vader" & "Bender" War Stories and More
"Vader" and "Bender" rejoin to discuss everything from "Vader" transition from the F-16 to the F-15C, tanker shenanigans, frustrations, & "Vader" shares a story about "Rain."Kodiak Shack Podcast https...
11 Loka 20221h 20min

TAP #55 Michelle "Mace" Curran
"Mace" joined me for an interview @EAA AirVenture 2022. She is the founder of Upside Down Dreams and a former F-16 fighter pilot and Thunderbird. She flew the Viper across the globe but now has ventur...
30 Syys 202252min

FAILED Ejection Seat - Pilot Killed - Counterfeit Components?
On June 30th 2020, Lt David “MEZr” Schmitz was killed in an F-16 mishap at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. He was assigned to the 77th Fighter Squadron which is apart of the 20th Fighter Wing. A ...
15 Syys 202219min

TAP # 54 Kris "Tanto" Paronto
Kris “Tanto” Paronto is a former Army Ranger and CIA Global Response Staff (GRS) operator conducting low profile security in high threat environments throughout the world. He was part of the CIA annex...
21 Elo 20221h 54min

TAP #53 Mark "Juice" Whisler (Part I)
"Juice" started his career as a C-130 navigator and was selected to attend pilot training after his first assignment. He spent the remainder of his career as a fighter pilot flying the F-16. He curren...
7 Elo 20221h 8min

TAP # 53 Mark "Juice" Whisler (Part II)
"Juice" joins me to discuss Air Force ROTC and some of the things he has experienced as a ROTC CommanderShop https://bit.ly/AfterburnMerchPatreon https://bit.ly/PatreonAfterburnLaunch your Aviation Ca...
7 Elo 20221h

TAP #52 - Jeff "Vader" Brandon & Jeff "Bender" Page
"Vader" and "Bender" are career fighter pilots and branching out with the Kodiak Shack Podcast. They are looking to connect the frontline warfighter with those that innovate. "Vader" is a former F-16 ...
22 Heinä 20221h 35min




















