Littlebird Pilot Legend & Knifemaker | Greg "Gravy" Coker | Ep. 245

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🗓️ 16 November 2023

⏱️ 105 minutes

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CW4 (R) Greg Coker served 22 years in the U.S. Army, 15 years as an AH-6 “Little Bird” attack helicopter instructor pilot who was specially recruited, assessed, and selected in the Army’s only Special Operations Helicopter unit, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. He was one of the senior Lead Instructor Pilots and planner responsible for planning and executing special operations missions in support of our nation’s most elite special operations units. Achieved 7400 hours of accident free flying, over 6200 hours of Night Vision Goggles and 1500 hours of Combat time.
Supervised and directed teams of up to 300 soldiers in the planning and execution of numerous complex combat operations at the Joint Task Force level. Responsible for leading and planning scores of real world combat missions with significant tactical, operational, and strategic value during Operation Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom with 100% success in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) conducting 11 combat tours 2001-2008.
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1:01.0	Hey everyone, welcome to episode 245 of the team house. I'm here with Dave and I'm
1:07.2	Jack and our guest on tonight's show actually coming back for the second time is
1:11.1	Greg Coker Greg served in the 160th Special Operations
1:15.6	Aviation Regiment where he was a little bird pilot and he's become on his way to
1:21.6	becoming an expert blade maker.
1:24.6	You showed us some stuff that's really impressive.
1:26.6	We're going to talk all about it.
1:27.6	But we did a whole episode with you talking about your military career
1:34.8	You want to like just go over you know a little bit about your background for just a couple minutes before we launch into where you are today? You bet.
1:43.0	Yeah, and you know, thanks guys for having me back and it's an honor and
1:47.8	doggone.
1:48.6	I love talking with you guys and sitting with you, but yeah, I, you you know like most young men we start out we
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