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at the next war and they were trying to make sure they were not going to fight the next war

with the tactics of the last one and the 70s were a great example of the school,

really putting that notion into play and staying ahead of the game.

Hello and welcome to the Fighter Pilot podcast. This is episode 142 and if you are just

tuning in, then do yourself a favor. Pause this one and go back and start with episode 141

because this is the second part of a two and a half hour interview on the Navy Fighter

Weapon School with Mr. Brad Ellward, author of the monumental book Top Gun the Legacy,

the complete history of Top Gun and its impact on tactical aviation. We have a great discussion

going so without further ado, let's get back to it.

It's so interesting to hear you explain all this Brad because I still see the fingerprints

of all this, at least I did, in the modern staff, you know, the fleet visits, the going

different places and like you said earlier, the gentleman who was walking on the Raytheon

assembly floor, looking at missiles, I mean, new smooths, the bros, they still go all these

places and do all these things and incorporate and try to figure out which tactics to teach.

And I think as we get to the 2000s and a little bit, we'll find that that same thing happens

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