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Col Beth Makros - More Expensive than an Aircraft Carrier, What Its Like to Fly the B-2 | AFSC Series Ep 23
Host of FTZ Andrew Cormier Sits down with Col Beth Makros to discuss
The views expressed are those of the speakers and do not necessarily represent the views of the DoD or its components.
Time Stamps
(00:00) Introduction
(04:58) Mission of the B2 relative to other bombers
(11:54) What can a sortie look like?
(16:08) What can an exciting or boring sortie be like?
(18:33) Passing time on long sorties
(20:02) What is it like to have stealth capabilities as your only defense
(22:10) How does sound play into stealth?
(24:54) Training pipeline for bombers
(28:31) What is the stress like of flying an extremely expensive asset?
(31:22) Why are there so few bomber fleets internationally?
(35:38) Difference between B-1 and B-2 capabilities/weapons
(38:18) Misconceptions about the bomber community
(41:10) Advice for cadets
Andrew Cormier
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-cormier-21841020b
Instagram: @for.the.zoomies / @cormier.2
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Col Beth Makros
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beth-makros-ph-d-7428737a
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By Andrew Cormier
5
2020 ratings
Host of FTZ Andrew Cormier Sits down with Col Beth Makros to discuss
The views expressed are those of the speakers and do not necessarily represent the views of the DoD or its components.
Time Stamps
(00:00) Introduction
(04:58) Mission of the B2 relative to other bombers
(11:54) What can a sortie look like?
(16:08) What can an exciting or boring sortie be like?
(18:33) Passing time on long sorties
(20:02) What is it like to have stealth capabilities as your only defense
(22:10) How does sound play into stealth?
(24:54) Training pipeline for bombers
(28:31) What is the stress like of flying an extremely expensive asset?
(31:22) Why are there so few bomber fleets internationally?
(35:38) Difference between B-1 and B-2 capabilities/weapons
(38:18) Misconceptions about the bomber community
(41:10) Advice for cadets
Andrew Cormier
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-cormier-21841020b
Instagram: @for.the.zoomies / @cormier.2
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Col Beth Makros
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beth-makros-ph-d-7428737a
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