On this episode we talk with Cindi Brothers from Duality Systems. She spent 10 years in the Active Duty Air Force and 18 as an Air Force Reserve. Cindi helped create CyberWorx at the Air Force Academy where they helped leverage both DoD and academic vehicles to talk tough Air Force problems.

Now she is working to solve scheduling issues for nurses, missileers, and UAV pilots.

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/cynthiabrothers/

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On this episode we talk with Drago Walters. He is an F-16 Weapons Officer and a great friend.

We talk about our experiences flying fighters and specifically what it's like trying to train future Fighter Pilots with the current pilot production constraints.

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On this episode we talk with Greg "Merc" Frana. He is a retired Group Commander and a consultant for innovation companies working with the DoD.

Merc had some great insights into leadership's perspective, how companies can best work with the DoD, and some good ol' Fighter Pilot experience.

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gregfranaconsulting.com

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregory-frana/

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On this episode we have Pako Benitez from https://www.themerge.co/

He is a wealth of knowledge in so many topics and he has started his own podcast and you can find it here:

https://www.themerge.co/podcast

Listen to us share stories about the struggles with planning fights with other countries, how mission planning hasn't changed in decades, and what Ops squadrons really want out of their schedule.

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On this episode we chat with Flash McVay. He has flown the A-10, the F-16 where he went to Weapons School, and now is a Weapons School instructor in the F-35. He is a wealth of knowledge and a really great guy!

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On this episode we chat with Dijam from Grid Raster. They are working on some amazing VR/AR technology from cloud based VR engine maintenance training, to computer vision processing. They are also tackling the issues that the United States Space Force how with training their people.

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or check out their website:

gridraster.com

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On this episode I sit down with Croc, Baldy, and Sam from GGMF. They are doing a great job helping military families in need. When you listen to all the things they are doing for these families you can't help but to be moved.

If you would like to reach out to them, or donate to the foundation, their website is:

https://gunsgarin.com/

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On this episode Rain, Bender, and I chat about all things flying. We talk about my initial flights in the F-15C, our fly experiences over our Air Force careers, and much more.

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On this episode we talk with Emily Murphy. Emily has spent a career enabling small businesses work with the Government. She was the director of the GSA and now she writes articles about current and future SBIR/STTR contracting.

We cover her background, how SBIR/STTR's work, how the GSA can be helpful in finding funding for your Phase III commercialization.

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Below is an interesting article Emily wrote

https://www.gmu.edu/news/2022-04/govcon-expert-emily-murphy-debunking-sbir-program-myths

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On this episode we talk with Blitz Ayers. Blitz was the commander of the 77th Fighter Squadron and is now working at Tangram Flex. He is a wealth of knowledge about the Air Force and defense innovation.

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