Aircraft Crash on Robert's Ridge | 160th Night Stalker | MH-47 Chinook Combat Aviator | Alan Mack

Join our weekly Combat Check-In Newsletter (www.combatstory.com/newsletter) to get a short email from Ryan for people who love and support our veterans, service members, and their families. It has info on a significant event in military and/or intel history, a funny military joke, an update on a current event I'm following, something I'm doing that week in my life, a book I'm reading, a look at an upcoming interview, a reflection on a past episode and more! Today we hear the Combat Story of a long time aviator and CH-47 and MH-47 pilot who spent years with the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR), Alan Mack. Alan served over 35 years in the Army and retired with 6700 flight hours, including 3200 hours in NVGs. Alan survived an aircraft shootdown and multiple near death experiences in his time in uniform. He was a part of iconic operations including Desert Shield and Desert Storm, Operations Anaconda and Redwings, and many others he can’t discuss because they remain classified. He has two Distinguished Flying Crosses, three Bronze Stars, a Legion of Merit, and 10 Air Medals, including one with Valor.  His nickname was The ‘Stache which is almost a requirement for an aviator but sadly that mustache is now gone but I have confirmed with my old flight school roommate who served with Alan that the nickname was indeed, The Stache! Alan’s book “Razor 03: A Night Stalker’s Wars” chronicles so much more of his experiences in the elite special operations community for those who are left wanting more, to include some of the more personal and challenging family dynamics he experienced with years in combat. I hope you enjoy this perspective from the inside the cockpit where we dive deep into some of the aviation psychology, personalities, and Chinook configurations, as much as I did. Find Alan Online:  - Twitter @AlanCMack2015 https://twitter.com/alancmack2015 - Website https://alancmack.com/ - Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AlanCMackAuthor Find Ryan Online: - Ryan’s Linktree https://linktr.ee/combatstory - Merch https://www.bonfire.com/store/combats... - Instagram @combatstory https://www.instagram.com/combatstory - Facebook @combatstoryofficial https://fb.me/combatstoryofficial - Send us messages at https://m.me/combatstoryofficial - Learn more about Ryan www.combatstory.com/aboutus - Intro Song: Sport Rock from Audio Jungle Show Notes: 0:00 - Intro  0:55 - Guest Introduction (Alan Mack) 2:22 - Interview Begins  3:02 - Razor 03 A Night Stalkers War 4:10 - Bumper Hitching 7:26 - Enlistment  11:35 - Path to Chinooks  14:37 - WOJG 16:58 - Chinook Pilot Personality 20:51 - Loading the Chinook 24:54 - The Composition of the Chinook 33:40 - Right Ramp Left Ramp 38:51 - The Crew Chiefs 43:48- Sending Apache Guys 45:26 - First time flying in combat 55:00 - We own the night 01:02:59 - Eras of war 01:09:40 - Alan's Teaching Days 01:23:01 - The Anaconda 01:59:48 - The Aftermath 02:04:35 - What did you carry into combat? 02:07:01 - Would you do it all again? 02:11:29 - Razor 03 A Night Stalkers War 02:13:36 - Listeners comments and shout outs