From fighting ISIS in Afghanistan to instructing in the F-35, “Fifty” talks about his journey in the Air Force. This episode covers everything from his initial medical disqualification to flying the most advanced fighter ever built. Also, we hit on why the F-35 evolution of the F-35, bad press, and how it is not a replacement for the A-10.

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03:30 – Intro

05:40 – F-35 training and community

13:25 – F-16 to F-35 transition

15:00 – Fighting in the F-35

17:20 – F-16 Deployment to Afghanistan

22:40 – Going from calm to the firestorm

24:00 – Alert in the F-16

26:50 – How do you orient in dynamic and stressful situations

31:45 – Troops in contact

38:40 – Question for “Fifty”

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