The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
By Beth Bailey and Mitch Parmentier
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Episodes: 55
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A podcast devoted to the history of aviation, told by the aviators who were in the cockpit.
Lifting the curtain on fighter pilot culture, life in the squadron, important moments in Naval history, and the legendary aviators whose stories live on long after they departed for the great O-Club in the sky.
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Lt. Gen. John Bradley - Part 1 - Vietnam in the A-37 - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Sep 22, 2026 |
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Lt. Col. Mark Hasara - Part 5 - Starting Tanker Weapons School - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Sep 15, 2026 |
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Lt. Col. Mark Hasara - Part 4 - Desert Storm - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Sep 08, 2026 |
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Lt. Col. Mark Hasara - Part 3 - Preparing for Nuclear War - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Sep 01, 2026 |
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Lt. Col. Mark Hasara - Part 2 - Tanker Ops for New Wars - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Aug 25, 2026 |
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Lt. Col. Mark Hasara - Part 1 - Becoming a KC-135 Pilot - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Aug 18, 2026 |
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CDR Jerry 'Ribit' Merritt - Part 3 - Adversary Squadron - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Aug 11, 2026 |
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CDR Jerry 'Ribit' Merritt - Part 2 - Flying the Big Fighter - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Aug 04, 2026 |
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CDR Jerry 'Ribit' Merritt - Part 1 - F-8 Crusader to USAF exchange tour - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Jul 28, 2026 |
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LCDR Jon 'Hooter' Schreiber - Part 5 - Fighter Culture - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Jul 21, 2026 |
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LCDR Jon 'Hooter' Schreiber - Part 4 - F-14 Tomcat years - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Jul 14, 2026 |
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LCDR Jon 'Hooter' Schreiber - Part 3 - F-4 to TA-4J to Tomcat - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Jul 07, 2026 |
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LCDR Jon 'Hooter' Schreiber - Part 2 - Cold War in the Phantom - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Jun 30, 2026 |
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LCDR Jon 'Hooter' Schreiber - Part 1 - Flying the Phantom - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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CAPT Dan 'Darth' Cain - Part 5 - Task Force 20 and Iraq - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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CAPT Dan 'Darth' Cain - Part 4 - In Japan as VF-21 Skipper - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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CAPT Dan 'Darth' Cain - Part 3 - Tomcat stories on the carrier - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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CAPT Dan 'Darth' Cain - Part 2 - Tomcat RIO antics - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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May 26, 2026 |
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CAPT Dan 'Darth' Cain - Part 1 - USMC infantry and the S-3 - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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May 19, 2026 |
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Back Again, Baby? Cowboy Time on the Maverick Act at The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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May 15, 2026 |
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LT COL Mike 'Magoo' McGee - Part 5 - Reserves, Op Noble Eagle - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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May 12, 2026 |
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Military Spouse Appreciation Day with Navy wives Dee and Gabby - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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May 08, 2026 |
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LT COL Mike 'Magoo' McGee - Part 4 - Flying the Eagle, F/A-18 - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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May 05, 2026 |
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LT COL Mike 'Magoo' McGee - Part 3 - Op. Desert Shield/Storm- The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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LT COL Mike 'Magoo' McGee - Part 2 - Learning the A-10 - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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LT COL Mike 'Magoo' McGee - Part 1 - Euro-NATO T-38 training - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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VF-213 Strafing Support to ODA 595 in '01 Afghanistan - Part 3 - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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VF-213 Strafing Support to ODA 595 in '01 Afghanistan - Part 2 - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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VF-213 Strafing Support to ODA 595 in '01 Afghanistan - Part 1 - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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Capt. E. Royce Williams Jr.'s Medal of Honor - Cowboy Time at The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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LT COL James R. 'Rusty' O'Brien - Part 5 - Sending Off F-111 - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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LT COL James R. 'Rusty' O'Brien - Part 4 - Desert Shield/Storm - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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LT COL James R. 'Rusty' O'Brien - Part 3 - SOUTHCOM Drug War - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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LT COL James R. 'Rusty' O'Brien - Part 2 - F-111 and USCENTAF - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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LT COL James Russell 'Rusty' O'Brien - Part 1 - EC-121 to F-4 - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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CDR Chip 'Biff' King - Part 4 - Pentagon and another career - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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CDR Chip 'Biff' King - Part 3 - VF-213 and 2001 Afghanistan - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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CDR Chip 'Biff' King - Part 2 - VF-142 and a Washington tour - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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CDR Chip 'Biff' King - Part 1, VF-84 and VF-45 - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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CDR Jim 'Puck' Howe - Part 4, VF-31 and Goodbye Tomcat - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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CDR Jim 'Puck' Howe - Part 3, Sept. 11, 2001 - Task Force 20 - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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Cowboy Time - John 'Yogi' Graham and How 'The Fighter Pilots Guide to Living' Got Its Name
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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CDR Jim 'Puck' Howe - Part 2, VF-32 through TOPGUN, MAWTS-1 - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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CDR Jim 'Puck' Howe - Part 1, USNA through VF-32 - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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CAPT Roe 'Skid' Massey - Part 3, Naval War College, Skipper, CAG years - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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CAPT Roe 'Skid' Massey - Part 2, Tomcat years with Hoser and Snort - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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CAPT Roe 'Skid' Massey - Part 1, Early career and the Achille Lauro - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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CDR Alex 'Rattler' Rucker - Part 2, Flying and commemorating the Tomcat - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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CDR Alex 'Rattler' Rucker - Part 1, Flying the Crusader and the Tomcat - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Introducing Mitch 'TACO' Parmentier - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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RADM Frederick 'Bad Fred' Lewis - Part 5, 1986 - Tomcat Monument - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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RADM Frederick 'Bad Fred' Lewis - Part 4, Super CAG, 1981-86 - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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RADM Frederick 'Bad Fred' Lewis - Part 3, Gulf of Sidra, 1979-81 - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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RADM Frederick 'Bad Fred' Lewis - Part 2, F-4 to F-14, 1967-79 - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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RADM Frederick 'Bad Fred' Lewis - Part I, Early Career, 1958-1967 - The Fighter Pilots' Guide to Living
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Sep 29, 2025 |