35: The Vietnam War 50 Years Later - Michael E. Weaver
50 years ago this month (January) was the signing of the Paris Peace Accords, which ended major U.S. combat operations in the Vietnam War. To look back on the air campaigns that were so crucial to t...
1 Feb 202328min
34: Best Aviation and Air Power Books of the Year - Dr Ross Mahoney
Join us for a retrospective on our favorite books of the year, with the 'From Balloons to Drones' editor-in-chief, Dr Ross Mahoney! Each of us discusses our top three reads of 2022, and we take a look...
1 Jan 202335min
33: Origins of Air Power - Larry Burke
How did the U.S. get from the first flight of an airplane in 1903, to full-fledged military-capable airplanes in only short few years? Dr. Larry Burke, the aviation curator at the National Museum of t...
1 Des 202230min
32: What Nuclear War Looks Like - Sean Maloney
The threat of nuclear war seems to be rising once again as tension among global powers increases. With that in mind, we turn back to look at what the nuclear wars plans of the U.S. were during the ear...
1 Nov 202230min
31: The Unconventional Journey of Gen. Larry Spencer
We are joined by General Larry O. Spencer, former Vice Chief of Staff of the U. S. Air Force. He recounts his journey from being raised in Southeast Washington, D. C. to enlisting the U. S. Air Force,...
1 Okt 202233min
30: John Curatola: The True Origins of the Cold War
In the post-World War II years, the U.S. shifted its strategy to one focused on air power and delivery of nuclear weapons--but why and how did this happen? John Curatola, the Military Historian for th...
1 Sep 202233min
29: Rick Tollini - Air Combat in the Gulf War
We're joined by F-15 pilot and MiG-killer Rick Tollini. He tells us all about the harrowing missions flown in the opening of the 1991 Gulf War. For more, check out his recent book: Call-Sign Kluso, fr...
1 Aug 202239min
28: Beverly Weintraub - Women Naval Aviators
After WW2, women were not allowed to fly in military aviation roles, until things changed in the 1970s. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Beverly Weintraub tells up about the story of six women Naval ...
2 Jul 202232min
