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PRESS RELEASE: Captain Smith publishes new book!

My new book is finally in print: The Sonic Warrior – Chronicles of a Top Gun Pioneer. In all formats you can find it where ever books are sold: hard, soft, e-book, and audio book.

Here is the press release from the publisher:  https://faithnewsservice.com/new-redemption-press-release-details-experiences-of-top-gun-pioneer-and-early-supersonic-flight/

Throttle-Up® Episode: May 3, 2025

Think Like a Fighter Pilot – Part II. Fighter pilots execute activities quickly, with precision and above all without error, in the performance of their jobs. If we could look into their mind-space, what would we find that makes this possible? Captain Smith discusses this question from the perspective of a former fighter pilot.

Throttle-Up® Episode: Apr. 26, 2025

Think Like a Fighter Pilot – Part I. For high stakes operations involving air combat, there is a proper way to think, AND an improper way to think. Captain Smith explains!

Throttle-Up® Episode: Apr. 19, 2025

Who Can Hold the Air? Part VI – The Psychology of the Fighter Pilot. Captain Smith discusses the psychology of the fighter pilot and why this is important now that the F-47 has just been announced.

Throttle-Up® Episode: Apr. 12, 2025

Who Can Hold the Air? Part V – And Who Can Hold the Sea? Captain Smith discusses why these two questions are more important today than they have ever been.

Throttle-Up® Episode: Mar. 29, 2025

Who Can Hold the Air? Part IV – Air Combat Operations and the F-47 NGAD. This week Captain Smith discusses the new F-47 and how it relates to air combat operations and victory in the air.

Throttle-Up® Episode: Mar. 22, 2025

Who Can Hold the Air? Part III – Great Power Conflict and the Velocity Imperative. Captain Smith discusses and explains from a unique perspective the importance of velocity in air combat operations.

Throttle-Up® Episode: Mar. 8, 2025

Who Can Hold the Air? Part II. In the reality of a great power conflict, air superiority is essential. The mission critical question – who can hold the air? – becomes central to our national defense. Captain Smith discusses…

Throttle-Up® Episode: Mar. 1, 2025

Who Can Hold the Air? Part I. As the Defense Department reorganizes for a great power conflict, this week Captain Smith discusses how we ensure air combat victory.

Throttle-Up® Episode: Feb. 22, 2025

Special Report: The Innovation Pipeline. The new Secretary of Defense desires to 1) re-establish deterrence, 2) employ the best systems, and 3) lead the world. This week Captain Smith opines on how we do this if our innovation pipeline is empty.

Throttle-Up® Episode: Feb. 8, 2025

Special Report: The Aviation Enterprise – Part II. Captain Smith discusses aviation safety, and the causes of the system failure in light of the devastating and fatal accident at Reagan Airport in Washington D.C. on January 29, 2025. He plays a YouTube clip entitled “The Evolution of Flight: Long Haul” by Simple Flying.