TAP #42 Part III - Stories of "Pyro"
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 mission in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. This ...
1 Dec 202159min
TAP #42 Part I - The Accident Investigation Board
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 mission in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. This ...
1 Dec 202141min
TAP #41: Ryan "Motor" Riley - F-16 Pilot, Thunderbird, Det 24/CC
"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 development of Pilot Training 2.5 (UPT 2.5). We spend a...
19 Nov 20211h 33min
TAP #40 Mike "Pako" Benitez - F-15EX, F-15E, F-18F, CH-46, CH-53
"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 Weapon System Officer (WSO) in the F-15E. He has five ...
18 Okt 20211h 29min
TAP #39: Brad Thomas - Silence and Light Founder, Retired Delta Operator / Ranger
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 deployments as a member of Delta Force. Since retiring Brad ...
5 Okt 20212h 11min
TAP #38: F-16 Test Pilot - Lt Col (Ret) Russ "Cranky" Prechtl
"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 just a few. On top of that he has logged over 3,000 i...
22 Sep 202155min
TAP #37: Capt Haden "Gator" Fullam - A-10 Pilot/Demo Pilot
"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 biological grandfather, Wayne, was an F-105 pilot an...
23 Aug 20211h 2min
TAP #36 Kevin Easley - Technical Rescue Fire Captain - Host: Tier 1 Talks
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 is also the host of “Tier 1 Talks” podcast which i...
27 Juli 20211h 25min
