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Throttle-Up® Episode: July 13 & 14, 2024
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Throttle-Up® Episode: July 6 & 7, 2024
Tip-of-the-Spear – Part XIV: Outcome Projection. Why is outcome projection so important? It has been said that in a highly dynamic combat engagement, what is most important is not what is happening right this moment, but what is coming the next moment or what it is becoming. Captain Smith discusses whether this concept is covered in air combat training.
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Throttle-Up® Episode: June 15 & 16, 2024
Tip-of-the-Spear – Part XVIII: Not the Plane, but the Pilot. In the Top Gun movie it was repeated several times that “it is not the plane, but the pilot”. In this episode of Throttle-Up Radio Show Captain Smith discusses what this means.
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Throttle-Up® Episode: June 1 & 2, 2024
Special Edition: The Meta-Crisis. This week Captain Smith explains what the meta-crisis is; and he addresses what this means from his life purpose perspective.
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Throttle-Up® Episode: May 25 & 26, 2024
Tip-of-the-Spear – Part XVII: The Life and Times of a First Generation Sonic Warrior. Join Captain Smith as he discusses what this meant for him.
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Throttle-Up® Episode: May 18 & 19, 2024
Tip-of-the-Spear – Part XVI: For sonic warriors, the critical operational concern at hand is “how effective are we?”. Since he is a sonic warrior, Captain Smith is in a unique position to address this issue. Listen in to how he answers this important question.
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Throttle-Up® Episode: May 11 & 12, 2024
Tip-of-the-Spear – Part XV: In Top Gun: Maverick, the Maverick character says “it is not what I am but who I am – a naval aviator, Navy fighter pilot…”. Captain Smith explains what this means to him as a retired naval aviator and Navy fighter pilot.
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Throttle-Up® Episode: May 4 & 5, 2024
Tip-of-the-Spear – Part XIV: The Story of Top Gun. Captain Smith discusses the actual story of Top Gun and his involvement with it.
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Throttle-Up® Episode: April 27 & 28, 2024
Tip-of-the-Spear – Part XIII: This week Captain Smith discusses warrior training and proficiency at the high end of the conflict spectrum, the kind of training needed in a great power conflict. How are such exercises developed?
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Throttle-Up® Episode: April 20 & 21, 2024
Tip-of-the-Spear – Part XII: Elite Problem Solvers. The meta-crisis is here. Now what are we going to do about it? Nothing? Jump on a solution right away? Give a speech? Initiate an ad campaign? Captain Smith provides his recommendation.
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