Episode 418 - Aaron Croft - Combat SAR Pilot Running for Congress

Cleared Hot

Society & Culture

4.9 • 11K Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2025

⏱️ 162 minutes

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Summary

Aaron is an independent political candidate running for the US House seat in the WA-05 congressional district. Aaron has dedicated nearly 22 years of service to the United States, including combat leadership, foreign affairs, and diplomatic work at a U.S. Embassy. His military career taught him the value of service, teamwork, and accountability — principles he now brings home to Eastern Washington.

Aaron has deep local ties. He served at Fairchild Air Force Base and chose Spokane as the place to retire with his family. His wife grew up in Elk, WA, and both of their children pursued undergraduate degrees here in Eastern Washington. Their family's roots run deep in the Inland Northwest.

From the battlefield to the embassy table, Aaron's experience translates directly to civilian service: putting people first, making tough decisions, and building bridges between people and communities.

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0:00.0	Okay, got the red smoke.
0:04.0	Gun runs.
0:05.1	North and south.
0:06.3	West of the smoke.
0:07.4	West of the smoke.
0:09.1	Okay, copy.
0:10.0	West of the smoke.
0:11.2	I'm looking at danger close now.
0:13.6	Come on winter, baby.
0:14.5	Give it to me.
0:15.0	I need it.
0:16.0	You're cleared hot.
0:17.2	Copy, cleared hot.
0:19.3	I swear that I have hit it and made it red before and it went back to green.
0:23.1	Have you ever had that happen?
0:24.5	Yeah, we had it happen.
0:26.9	Remember that one time it was doing that during that podcast?
0:31.1	That's super one time?
0:32.4	Yeah, super descriptive.
0:33.3	So I really appreciate you really help me.
0:35.2	Well, it's like the only time it's happened. Besides when you did it.
0:38.3	So that kind of says something. There's no trust anymore. You know what I mean? Faith and trust is gone. So I have paranoia when I'm in here by myself. I'm just like, oh God, what did I not turn on? Too many buttons. Having said that I have recorded an episode with the lens covers on before. worse, it's not a big deal.
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