The Airminded Podcast

In the episode I tell the little known story of the 32d Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, which lost 317 of 342 members on April 20, 1944, but was able to reconstitute and fly its first combat mission less than a month later, and flew more than 1,000 missions over Axis-controlled Europe before the Nazis capitulated

Brigadier General Matteo Martemucci talks about America's first military aviator, General Benny Foulois and his legacy of innovation

In this episode I talk combat search and rescue with US Air Force Colonel Russell "Bones" Cook, the Commander of the 347th Rescue Group.

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In this episode, Rick "Kluso" Tollini, the Weapons Officer of the 58th Tactical Fighter Squadron during Desert Storm talks about preparing his squadron for combat, his MiG-25 kill, and the enduring importance of air superiority.

In this two-episode overview of the Desert Storm air campaign I interviewed Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Chris "SLAM" Gentry. In part 2, we discuss the the war, major events, what went right, what went wrong, the legacy of the conflict, and what lesson we should take from the conflict.

The four primary sources we referenced are: "Storm Over Iraq" by Richard Hallion, "The Air Campaign" by John Warden, "John Warden and the Renaissance of American Air Power" by John Andreas Olsen, and "Every Man a Tiger" by Tom Clancy with General Chuck Horner and Tony Klotz.

In this episode I interview retired Air Force Colonel Jay Deeney to talk about the life and times of Air Force legend Brigadier General Charles "Chuck" Yeager.

On January 2nd, 1967, legendary U.S. Air Force Colonel Robin Olds led a fighter sweep mission that resulted in the destruction of seven North Vietnamese MiG-21s in the most successful mission of the air war over Vietnam. This is the story of Robin Olds and Operation Bolo.

In this short prologue episode I describe what The Airminded Podcast is, who I am, and what you can expect when you listen.