Ep 424: The A-10 and the Future of Close Air Support with "Won" Bier

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Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras

Pj, Cct, Combat Control, Tacp, Government, Special Warfare, Assessment And Selection, Education, Pararescue, Special Reconnaissance, Tactical Air Control Party, Special Operations, Fitness, Selection, Self-improvement, Air Force, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 10 February 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Send us a text Buckle up, team—this one’s a ride. We’ve got Lt. Col. "Won" Bier, a battle-tested A-10 "Hawg" driver, and we’re talking real combat, real stakes, and real frustration over the fate of close air support. From getting shot at in the middle of nowhere to training the next generation of warfighters, Won has seen it all. We dive into what makes the A-10 irreplaceable, the lessons the Air Force never seems to learn, and the mental battles of making life-or-death decisions at 10,000 f...

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0:00.0	One's ready.
0:03.2	Go!
0:06.9	Hey, everyone.
0:08.2	Before we hop into this next podcast with Juan Beer, who's an 8-10 driver, hog patch,
0:14.4	dude that I went to weapons school with, or we at least instructed there together,
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