"Nasty" Leadership Habits
Retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Mike "Nasty" Manazir shares important leadership (and followership!) lessons from a lifetime in service, including piloting an F-14 Tomcat and commanding a nuclear-power...
10 Jun 20242h 13min
FPP192 - Horrors of the Vietnam Air War 50+ Years Later
John "Shylock" Koch was an A-6 Intruder bombardier / navigator (BN) who flew more than 200 combat missions during the Vietnam War, most with the same pilot. As you will learn during this emotional in...
3 Jun 20241h 33min
OFW-4: 5th Generation Fighters
'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 episode, Mike "Pako" Benitez and Andrew "Scar" ...
27 Mai 20241h
FPP191 - Leading (and Filming!) the Blue Angels
Retired U.S. Navy Captain Greg "Rug Dance" Wooldridge knows a thing or two about the Blue Angels because he led them a time or two...actually THREE times, to be exact. That was in the '90s. Back then...
20 Mai 20241h 27min
Buccaneers and Tornados and Sea Harriers, Oh My!
Former Royal Navy Sea Harrier pilot Paul "Tremors" Tremelling makes his debut as a Fighter Pilot Podcast guest host interviewing his friend John "JP" Parker. As a career Royal Air Force pilot, JP fle...
13 Mai 20241h 22min
FPP190 - What it's like to Lead the Blue Angels
Gil "Duster" Rud has led a charmed life, from meager roots on a North Dakota farm to joining Naval Aviation and eventually commanding the Navy's demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels. Duster explain...
6 Mai 20241h 50min
OFW-3: Mobility in the Littorals
'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 episode, Mike "Pako" Benitez, Dr. Lance "Boil" L...
29 Apr 20241h 13min
FPP189 - From Tomcats to the Moon
Former F-14 pilot-tuned-astronaut Reid "Tonto" Wiseman describes flying the Tomcat and NASA's return to the moon after more than a half century. Postscript: since this episode aired, Tonto circled th...
22 Apr 20241h 2min
