"SLUF" began his career flying A-7's with two tours to Korat Airbase where he flew 63 missions, including the Mayaguez incident. He has seen a few things in his day and shares a bit of his story.

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"Yogi" has served in the Marines, Navy, Army, and Air Force. He flew in the opening days of Afghanistan and received a Distinguished Flying Cross for a mission flown during Operation Anaconda.  

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"Perty" joined the Royal Air Force right out of the gate. He has flown numerous aircraft and has a few "notches" on his belt. He has instructed, survived an ejection, gone to war a few times, and most recently successfully lead the RAF Red Arrows Demonstration Team.

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JB served over 26 years in the Army, 10 of which was in Special Operations in the esteemed 75th Regiment. We chat leadership, his experience jumping into Panama during Operation Just Cause and a few other of his experiences. He is the Author of Warrior Leadership: Steps to Success for Leaders on the Ground.

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• What are Go-Pills, Side-Effects. "Knuckles" returns to add science to the discussion.
• Dealing with missing goals, or marks.
• Tips and tricks for winning at pilot training...or any training for that matter.

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"Slash" entered into the Air Force during the Vietnam War. He started his aviation journey flying the C-7 before transitioning across several platforms. By the time "Slash" retired he added the B-52, T-38, Hawk, SR-71, and A-10 to his flying resume.

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How do you maintain and build your passion for flying when you are several years into your flying career? 

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"Bender" is a fighter pilot, a former F-16 pilot and now he currently flies the F-35. In this episode we dive further into the mishap breakdown from episode #23. The goal is to bring more context to the events that unfolded on June 30th 2020 that resulted in the fatal mishap with Lt. David "MEZr" Schmitz. 

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On 30 June 2020, Lt David “MEZr” Schmitz was killed in an F-16 mishap at Shaw AFB.  He was conducting a night mission qualification sortie.  Upon his initial landing attempt his aircraft struck the instrument landing system antennas resulting in significant damage to his aircraft.  Following approximately 30 mins of troubleshooting “MEZr” attempted to recovery the aircraft.  Shortly after touching down the aircraft began to roll and he initiated the ejection sequence.  Due to numerous failures he ejection seat failed to deploy the parachute contained within the seat

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