OFW-2: Unsinkable Aircraft Carriers
'On Future War' is a 12-part series exploring the evolving landscape of military strategy and defense technologies with a focus on the Pacific. On this month's episode Scott "Roger" Chafian, Mike "Pak...
18 Mars 20241h 2min
FPP186 - The Perfect Wingman
Former US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle WSO Mike "Pako" Benitez describes how future fighter pilots will train alongside—and go to war with—unmanned collaborative combat aircraft, sometimes also known ...
11 Mars 20241h 10min
D-Day and the C-47 Skytrain, 80 Years Later
Guest host Ken 'Primetime' Katz returns with his first foray into warbirds, exploring the venerable Douglas C-47 Skytrain (plus its many derivatives) and the role it played in the pivotal D-Day invasi...
4 Mars 20241h 36min
FPP185 - Flying the President
Retired US Marine Corps Colonel Jim "Boone" Jamison describes being an HMX-1 Presidential Command Pilot during the Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush presidencies. Learn more about your ad choices. V...
26 Feb 20241h 31min
OFW-1: Defending Against Power Projection
'On Future War' is a 12-part series exploring the evolving landscape of military strategy and defense technologies with a focus on the Pacific. On this inaugural episode, Mike "Pako" Benitez and Scott...
19 Feb 20241h 39min
FPP184 - Fighter Pilot Best Practices
Planning, briefing, executing per standard operating procedures (SOPs) while using checklists, and then debriefing—these are among the common practices military aviators employ to ensure safe, effecti...
12 Feb 20241h 47min
Hobo to Hero: A World War II Bomber Pilot's Saga
Art Palmer is a child of the dust bowl and self-admitted "hobo" who joined the U.S. Army Air Corps and piloted B-24 Liberators during World War II. Art's plane was shot down on his 50th mission and he...
5 Feb 20241h 27min
FPP183 - F-111s in Desert Storm
Imagine flying along at night, in combat, so low that you look up to see car headlights. And that's just the beginning. On this episode, former US Air Force pilot Jeff "Guinnbob" Guinn and navigator ...
29 Jan 20242h 6min
