Retired Lt. Col. Jack Trimble was an F-4 Phantom Weapon Systems Officer who was shot down over North Vietnam on December 27, 1972, during the Vietnam War. He was captured and held as a prisoner of war (POW) in the "Hanoi Hilton" until his release on March 29, 1973. Full episode:

Trip is known across the fighter community for his combat time in the F-16, his leadership as a weapons officer and commander, and, of course, his role in the legendary fighter pilot band Dos Gringos. Full episode: youtu.be/VHSnrQOOBcM @afterburnpodcast

Brakes as Required...Bro Chat 20 is live.  Full episode: youtu.be/LnmG43LEZ_A

Trip is known across the fighter community for his combat time in the F-16, his leadership as a weapons officer and commander, and, of course, his role in the legendary fighter pilot band Dos Gringos. Full episode: youtu.be/VHSnrQOOBcM

Bro Chat 20 dives into a range of topics, one of which is guard and reserve fighter pilot hiring.  Full episode: youtu.be/LnmG43LEZ_A

Bro chat 20.  Full episode: youtu.be/LnmG43LEZ_A

From fighter pilot to delivery driver.  In episode 138 of @AfterburnPodcast host John “Rain” Waters sits down with Bob “Bags” Simeone, a former Navy F/A-18 Hornet pilot who flew combat missions during Operation Desert Storm. From low-level strikes over Iraq to night tanking in

Trip is known across the fighter community for his combat time in the F-16, his leadership as a weapons officer and commander, and, of course, his role in the legendary fighter pilot band Dos Gringos. Full episode: youtu.be/VHSnrQOOBcM

Getting hired to fly fighters in the guard....Bro chat 20 is live.  Full episode: youtu.be/LnmG43LEZ_A @afterburnpodcast

Steal the parts from the  F-15C and F-15E? Full episode: youtu.be/LnmG43LEZ_A

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Episode 143, Col Joe Peterburs is now live.  Colonel Peterburs is a highly decorated, retired U.S. Air Force Colonel and legendary P-51 Mustang fighter pilot whose extraordinary service spans three wars. During WWII, serving with the 20th Fighter Group, 55th Fighter Squadron, he

How does a massive airliner with hundreds of people onboard simply vanish off the face of the Earth? As we enter 2026, the disappearance of MH370 remains the greatest aviation mystery of our time. In this episode, I sit down with aviation investigative journalist Jeff Wise to

Episode 144 with Jeff Wise is live.  We dive into MH370 as a new search resumes.  Is the answer at the bottom of the ocean, or was this a state-actor level hijacking that utilized radar shadows to disappear into Central Asia? In the cockpit of a Boeing 777, systems like the

Dave Lorenzo was a Marine fighter pilot. During a combat mission he came under heavy enemy fire in his F-8 and was struck. Ultimately, he had to eject. From ep 64 @afterburnpodcast #podcast #fighterpilot

One jet seems to be missing in the massive U.S. military buildup in the Middle East.  The U.S. has been surging forces to posture for a possible strike against Iran.  But where is the F-22 in this build up?v

Where is the F-22?

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Former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot, Gerald "Runner" Brown, was arrested by the FBI and is accused of allegedly providing defense services to the Chinese military.

What do you think about this?  In the episode we discuss the serious allegations against a former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot, Gerald Brown, accused of providing defense services to the china military. As a former fighter jet pilot myself, I detail the egregious nature of this