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The Afterburn Podcast

John "Rain" Waters

Leisure

Society & Culture

Frequency: 1 episode/10d. Total Eps: 352

Strap in the cockpit as we dive into the stories of the men and women who defend the freedoms we love. From the cockpit of military jets to boots on the ground. The Afterburn Podcast dives into their stories, the planes they fly, and the missions they fight.

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🇨🇦 Canada - aviation
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🇺🇸 USA - aviation
19/08/2026
#7

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Lowdown 1 Sep 2024 | Mach 3.5 in an SR-71 | Ukraine F-16 Crashed | ISIS Raid Kills 15 | Drone Wingman

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Sunday, September 1, 2024 • Duration 21:33

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In this week's lowdown, we discuss various topics, including an ISIS, F-35 TR-3 issues, Japanese airspace incursion and more.

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#111 Forrest Underwood | Former AFSOC Pilot | Defense Innovation, A.I., and the Defense Industry

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Friday, August 30, 2024 • Duration 01:37:14

A paradigm shift is happening in the defense industry with the integration of AI. AI has the potential to provide significant benefits to the warfighter. In episode 111 of @AfterburnPodcast Mike "Flash" McVay and guest Forrest Underwood dive into the world of defense, technology, innovation, business, and how they interact in today's world.

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#107 Nathan "Yokel" O'Kelly | F/A-18 Fighter Pilot

Saturday, July 27, 2024 • Duration 01:42:48

In episode 107 of the @AfterburnPodcast Nathan "Yokel" O'Kelly sits down to share his US Navy journey from enlisted to becoming an F/A-18 fighter pilot. "Yokel" dives into the challenges and demands of landing on an aircraft carrier, what it's like to be a Fighter Pilot, Landing Signals Officer, leadership, and much more.

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TAP #57 Richard McSpadden

Monday, November 7, 2022 • Duration 01:04:49

Lt Col (Ret) Richard "Spad" McFadden is the Senior Vice President of AOPA's Air Safety Institute. Prior to his time at AOPA, "Spad" lead large efforts in the IT industry after serving 20 years in the Air Force. His Air Force career began with him flying the F-15C and would later become the Commander and Flight Leader of the USAF Thunderbirds.

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Bro Chat 3.0 - "Vader" and "Bender"

Season 1

Thursday, October 27, 2022 • Duration 01:06:39

Back with "Vader" and "Bender" from the Kodiak Shack Podcast for round 3 of the Bro Chat series. We solved most of the World's problems on this episode but didn't write down any of the answers. Guess we will have to do it again.

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Fight's On! Episode Three

Thursday, October 20, 2022 • Duration 01:20:37

Fun to jump on the the Fight's On! Aim High episode. This is a series over on the Fighter Pilot Podcast. This is episode 3 of 8. You can find episodes 1 & 2 over on the Fighter Pilot Podcast https://apple.co/3MA0fyI

The third Fight's On! episode explores Air Force flight school from selection through primary and advanced training to winging, culminating in assignment to a pilot's first combat unit as told through the eyes of an F-16 combat veteran.

Fight’s On! is an eight-episode series about combat aviation training focusing on how the U.S. takes newly minted (warrant) officers and molds them into combat aviators able to fight and win in today’s high-tech battlespace.

Told through the stories and experiences of U.S. military aviators in their own voices, Fight’s On! takes the listener on the journey of combat aviators from Initial flight training through advanced tactical training and multi-unit exercises, ultimately describing the current and near future systems and programs that will ensure American air dominance into the future.

Fight's On! is a production of Authentic Media in association with BVR Productions.

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TAP #56 Lt Col (Ret) Jack "Jocko" Trimble

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Friday, October 14, 2022 • Duration 01:48:18

Lt Col Trimble commissioned into the Air Force in 1970. He initially served as a Weapon System Officer in the F-4 Phantom. From April until December of 1972 Lt. Trimble flew 175 combat sorties with 82 of those over North Vietnam. On 27 December 1972, Desoto 03, piloted by Major Carl Jefcoat and Lt. Jack Trimble was hit by hostile fire forcing the crew to bail out over North Vietnam. Several days later, they were confirmed as POWs. Lt. Trimble and Major Jefcoat were released on 29 March 1973 along with the fourth and last group of POWs to be released by the North Vietnamese. Lt Col Trimble went on to earn his pilot wings and flew the F-4 for the remainder of his career.

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"Vader" & "Bender" War Stories and More

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Tuesday, October 11, 2022 • Duration 01:20:44

"Vader" and "Bender" rejoin to discuss everything from "Vader" transition from the F-16 to the F-15C, tanker shenanigans, frustrations, & "Vader" shares a story about "Rain."

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TAP #55 Michelle "Mace" Curran

Season 1

Friday, September 30, 2022 • Duration 52:30

"Mace" joined me for an interview @EAA AirVenture 2022. She is the founder of Upside Down Dreams and a former F-16 fighter pilot and Thunderbird. She flew the Viper across the globe but now has ventured into new challenges.

Thanks to @AOPA | Your Freedom to Fly for lending the space to record!

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FAILED Ejection Seat - Pilot Killed - Counterfeit Components?

Season 1

Thursday, September 15, 2022 • Duration 19:16

On June 30th 2020, Lt David “MEZr” Schmitz was killed in an F-16 mishap at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. He was assigned to the 77th Fighter Squadron which is apart of the 20th Fighter Wing. A recent article written by Rachel Cohen and published on Air Force Times highlights information never released to the public until now. “MEZr’s” ejection seat failed to work properly during an ejection sequence ultimately resulting in his death. A key component of the ACES-II ejection seat is the Digital Recovery Sequencer (DRS) which was determined to be at fault for the ejection seat failure. In this episode we talk about the revelations about suspected counterfeit chips and other components that were discovered during the investigation.

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