FPP016 - The Air Boss, 2018

Fighter Pilot Podcast

Tucker "Cinco" Hamilton, Retired U.S. Air Force Fighter Test Pilot

Leisure, History, Aviation, Technology, Personal Journals, Government, Society & Culture

4.9 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2018

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

A candid discussion with a recently retired Commander, Naval Air Forces admiral who was responsible for the manning, training, and equipping of all U.S. Navy aviation assets, including its fleet of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-fighter-pilot-podcast/donations

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0:00.0	Thanks to our sponsor National University.
0:02.3	National University knows how important flexibility is for busy adults going back to school.
0:06.8	After all, NU was founded by a U.S. Navy veteran.
0:09.6	That's why NU offers year-round enrollment as well as four and eight-week online
0:13.5	course options, master's degrees and doctoral programs in the most high-demand
0:17.2	field so veterans and service members can advance their careers.
0:20.1	NU is a yellow ribbon school and accepts the post-911 GI Bill while offering veterans help to cover
0:25.8	what the GI Bill may not.
0:27.1	To find out more, visit NU.EDU.
0:31.3	The United States Navy has the fourth largest Air Force in the world
0:35.4	comprised of hundreds of thousands of pieces of support equipment and spare parts
0:38.9	tens of thousands of officers and sailors
0:41.6	Thousands of aircraft hundreds of squadrons, and nearly a dozen
0:44.8	nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, only one officer is ultimately responsible for the
0:49.6	manning, training, and equipping of this massive force.
0:53.0	That officer is a commander, naval air forces, or simply the air boss. Sam Lodge, Stroke, Stroke, on 5, right?
1:05.0	Stroke is a big one.
1:07.0	What does on the big one?
1:08.0	What does you do for the first thing?
1:10.0	Sure, for me.
1:11.0	And then, I'm going to go. Sure, three. The one. Can't watch.
1:13.0	The Red Red Fire.
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