TAP #62 General (Ret) Mike "Mobile" Holmes

The Afterburn Podcast

John "Rain" Waters

Military, Lifestyle, Aviation, Leisure, Society & Culture

4.9 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2023

⏱️ 75 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

General Mike “Mobile” Holmes was the Commander of Air Combat Command, leading a team of 159,000 military and civilian personnel at over 300 operating locations worldwide. He held a degree in electrical engineering and had extensive experience in various command and leadership positions throughout his career, including commanding fighter squadrons and wings and serving in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Gen. Holmes was a seasoned pilot with over 4,000 flight hours, including 530 combat hours in the F-15 fighter jet. He played a crucial role in developing strategies, doctrines, and tactics for air, space, and cyber power employment, and ensuring air defense forces were prepared to face challenges in both peacetime and wartime. In this episode of the Afterburn Podcast, we sit down with Gen Holmes to discuss his vast career as a leader in the U.S. Air Force. From his time from a young wingman in the F-15C to the Commander of Air Combat. Gen. Holmes takes us through his journey in the military, starting with the tense period in the 1980s preparing to fight the Soviet Union to post-9/11 combat operations. With over 4,000 flight hours, including 530 combat hours, Gen. Holmes provides valuable insights into the challenges leading one of the largest organizations to the future fight. Full Episode Youtube: https://youtu.be/OybAHzC1ExA --- *Support the Channel Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theafterburnpodcast Or by hitting the “Super Thanks” above *Shop Merch https://bit.ly/ShopAfterburnPodcast Launch Your Aviation Career with BogiDope :https://bit.ly/BogiDope 5% OFF with code "Afterburn" --- Contact Me Email: https://bit.ly/contactTAP Website: https://bit.ly/AfterburnWebsite --- Audio Links: *Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3dLradT *Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3SAeSUr *Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3xWf74o *Podcast Addict: https://bit.ly/3fooCTm --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-afterburn-podcast/message Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-afterburn-podcast8255/exclusive-content Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-afterburn-podcast/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Afterburn Podcast is a proud supporter of Guns Gearin Memorial Foundation, helping our veterans and their families when they need it most.
0:06.5	To learn more, visit gunsGaren.com slash rain.
0:10.4	Good news, bad news. All those spam and text calls you've been getting lately? Well, that's a result of your information having been sold by third-party data brokers. Or it's been stolen and sold to nefarious people.
0:23.0	Ticketmaster recently had a data breach where
0:26.0	560 million users information was stolen and sold the dark web.
0:30.0	This included their names, physical addresses, email addresses, credit card information, and much more. Best
0:35.7	case scenario, this just ends with more annoying phone calls and text messages. Worst case,
0:40.9	it's going to end in fraud and you're really going to be in the hurt locker.
0:44.4	That's why I've been using a service called Aurora for over a year now. I've talked about on the
0:48.0	podcast before, but not only do they monitor the dark web and internet for my information in case it is involved in a breach,
0:55.0	they go right to work, removing your information from these data broocages. When I signed up,
0:59.8	they identified over 60 that had my information and went right to work removing me from these data
1:05.0	brokers. Now, yep, you could do this yourself, but each one of these data brokers has its own policies
1:10.9	and procedures, and I have no idea how you would even start trying to remove yourself from these services, let alone how much time that would take.
1:19.0	But Aurora does that, as well as they offer a whole suite of tools to keep you safe including a
1:24.4	VPN antivirus password management parental controls and identity theft
1:29.3	insurance you get this all in one app one place it's super simple, and you can do this with a 14 day risk-free trial.
1:37.0	Super simple, and if you don't like it, you just cancel any time.
1:40.0	It's not complicated.
1:42.0	At a minimum, you can take a look and see what information of yours is out there lurking on the web right now
1:49.5	Use the link down below in the description or go to Aurora.com backslash afterburn and you get 14
1:56.6	days risk-free cancel anytime super easy and take the first step in protecting
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from John "Rain" Waters, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of John "Rain" Waters and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.