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Speaking of knowledge bombs, Mike hosts Ed Cobleigh to talk about Paveway: the laser-guided bomb.

Ed flew 375 combat missions during the Vietnam War in the F-4 Phantom and was one of the first people to drop the Paveway laser-guided bomb in combat. He earned two Distinguished Flying Crosses and went on to attend

Ed’s had a wild life beyond the Air Force and is now an

This episode covers not just the tech and tactics but also a

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Show Notes

00:34 intro

01:58 How Ed got to Vietnam

02:31 background of guided bombs

03:35 Paveway history

07:19 Project White Lightning

09:03 the first laser designator

10:19 Dropping the LGBs

12:15 results from the first tests

14:00 training for the first LGB drop

15:04 Zot nickname

17:49 Ed's 2nd tour

20:17 Navy gets Paveway

22:21 teaching LGBs at Nellis

23:45 Red Flag

25:16 Targeting Pods

26:57 Linebacker 1972

27:56 Dragons Jaw Bridge

29:51 Paveway’s legacy

30:46 F-117 and Paveway

32:37 Paveway III

34:29 Paveway lawsuit

35:26 Ed's books

37:45 outro