Featured in Confessions ofBYTyler RogowayNov 17, 2021ShareConfessions Of A B-52 Stratofortress MaintainerWhat the job of the unsung heroes that keep America’s antique go-to bomber in the air is really like. BYTyler RogowayNov 17, 2021ShareBYFrancesco "Paco" Chierici and Tyler RogowaySep 28, 2021ShareConfessions Of A Navy F-14 Fleet Pilot Turned F-5 AggressorFrancesco “Paco” Chierici talks fighting in Tomcats and Tigers, losing comrades, and flying 737s during the week and fighters on the weekend. BYFrancesco "Paco" Chierici and Tyler RogowaySep 28, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 28, 2021ShareConfessions Of An A-6 Intruder PilotStrap in alongside veteran pilot Francesco “Paco” Chierici for a trip back in time when A-6s still rocketed through canyons in the black of night. BYTyler RogowaySep 28, 2021ShareBYKevin Noonan and Tyler RogowayDec 30, 2020ShareReflections And Wisdom From A Cold War Submarine HunterWe talk about what was and what could have been for the S-3 Viking, and about the future of the Navy’s shrunken sub-hunting force. BYKevin Noonan and Tyler RogowayDec 30, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareMaking Steam: The Life And Times Of A U.S. Navy Chief EngineerLCDR David Taylor gives us an unprecedented insight into what it took to keep America’s Navy steaming full speed ahead, and what it would take to bring old ships back from the dead. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareMaking Steam: High Seas Tales And Commentary On Today’s Navy From A Chief EngineerIn part two of our series, we talk adventures and very close calls on the high seas and some of the Navy’s biggest issues. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareBYPaul Nickell And Tyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareTaking The F-14A Tomcat On Cruise For My First TimeFrom chasing down SR-71 Blackbirds to having an engine explode beneath him, the life of a young Tomcat pilot at the height of the Cold War was far from dull. BYPaul Nickell And Tyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareBYPaul Nickell And Tyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareHow To Fight To Win In The F-14, A-4 and F-5 At The Navy’s Topgun SchoolA Topgun student who later became an instructor tells us all about how to fly the Tomcat, Skyhawk and Tiger II in a dogfight and what it was like to both learn and teach at the legendary school. BYPaul Nickell And Tyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareBYRichard Crandall and Tyler RogowayJul 2, 2020ShareFlying the Iconic Swing-Wing F-111 Aardvark at the Height of the Cold WarSwing-wings, blistering fast down low, and super temperamental. What’s not to love? BYRichard Crandall and Tyler RogowayJul 2, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2020ShareF-15 Strike Eagles Over Saudi Arabia: Then And NowRichard Crandall compares the Strike Eagle he flew 25 years ago in Desert Storm to those screaming over the Kingdom today. BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2020ShareBYDouglas Healey and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareRecollections Of Life At Sea And Some Advice From A U.S. Navy Force Master ChiefThe Master Chief talks everything from sailing on the Navy’s largest nuclear cruiser alongside a battleship to reaching the heights of enlisted ranks. BYDouglas Healey and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareWhat It’s Like To Work Inside The Navy’s Secretive China Lake Weapons Development CenterThe sprawling and remote facility is critical to maintaining the Navy’s combat edge and, according to one man, it is also a fascinating place to work. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYCraig Picken and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareConfessions Of An E-2C Hawkeye Radar OperatorThe life of the often overlooked “quarterback” of the air wing that goes to work in a dimly lit flying tube to coordinate chaotic air wars from above. BYCraig Picken and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareUSAF Commander Who Fired First Female Demo Team Leader Talks Mistakes, Redemption, And LeadershipLong before removing F-16 pilot Zoe Kotnik from her post, Colonel O’Malley faced his own controversy and he’s finally ready to talk about it publicly. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 25, 2019ShareConfessions Of A U.S. Marine F/A-18 Hornet MaintainerWhat it really takes to keep the USMC’s tired Hornet fleet in the air and first-hand experience of Marine Aviation’s waning readiness. BYTyler RogowayJul 25, 2019ShareBYJames Wallace and Tyler RogowayJul 9, 2019ShareConfessions Of A C-2 Greyhound Carrier Onboard Delivery PilotA C-2 pilot describes how the workhorse Greyhound we know today was a very finicky and neglected aircraft years ago. BYJames Wallace and Tyler RogowayJul 9, 2019Share12
BYTyler RogowayNov 17, 2021ShareConfessions Of A B-52 Stratofortress MaintainerWhat the job of the unsung heroes that keep America’s antique go-to bomber in the air is really like. BYTyler RogowayNov 17, 2021Share
BYFrancesco "Paco" Chierici and Tyler RogowaySep 28, 2021ShareConfessions Of A Navy F-14 Fleet Pilot Turned F-5 AggressorFrancesco “Paco” Chierici talks fighting in Tomcats and Tigers, losing comrades, and flying 737s during the week and fighters on the weekend. BYFrancesco "Paco" Chierici and Tyler RogowaySep 28, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 28, 2021ShareConfessions Of An A-6 Intruder PilotStrap in alongside veteran pilot Francesco “Paco” Chierici for a trip back in time when A-6s still rocketed through canyons in the black of night. BYTyler RogowaySep 28, 2021Share
BYKevin Noonan and Tyler RogowayDec 30, 2020ShareReflections And Wisdom From A Cold War Submarine HunterWe talk about what was and what could have been for the S-3 Viking, and about the future of the Navy’s shrunken sub-hunting force. BYKevin Noonan and Tyler RogowayDec 30, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareMaking Steam: The Life And Times Of A U.S. Navy Chief EngineerLCDR David Taylor gives us an unprecedented insight into what it took to keep America’s Navy steaming full speed ahead, and what it would take to bring old ships back from the dead. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareMaking Steam: High Seas Tales And Commentary On Today’s Navy From A Chief EngineerIn part two of our series, we talk adventures and very close calls on the high seas and some of the Navy’s biggest issues. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020Share
BYPaul Nickell And Tyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareTaking The F-14A Tomcat On Cruise For My First TimeFrom chasing down SR-71 Blackbirds to having an engine explode beneath him, the life of a young Tomcat pilot at the height of the Cold War was far from dull. BYPaul Nickell And Tyler RogowayJul 3, 2020Share
BYPaul Nickell And Tyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareHow To Fight To Win In The F-14, A-4 and F-5 At The Navy’s Topgun SchoolA Topgun student who later became an instructor tells us all about how to fly the Tomcat, Skyhawk and Tiger II in a dogfight and what it was like to both learn and teach at the legendary school. BYPaul Nickell And Tyler RogowayJul 3, 2020Share
BYRichard Crandall and Tyler RogowayJul 2, 2020ShareFlying the Iconic Swing-Wing F-111 Aardvark at the Height of the Cold WarSwing-wings, blistering fast down low, and super temperamental. What’s not to love? BYRichard Crandall and Tyler RogowayJul 2, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2020ShareF-15 Strike Eagles Over Saudi Arabia: Then And NowRichard Crandall compares the Strike Eagle he flew 25 years ago in Desert Storm to those screaming over the Kingdom today. BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2020Share
BYDouglas Healey and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareRecollections Of Life At Sea And Some Advice From A U.S. Navy Force Master ChiefThe Master Chief talks everything from sailing on the Navy’s largest nuclear cruiser alongside a battleship to reaching the heights of enlisted ranks. BYDouglas Healey and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareWhat It’s Like To Work Inside The Navy’s Secretive China Lake Weapons Development CenterThe sprawling and remote facility is critical to maintaining the Navy’s combat edge and, according to one man, it is also a fascinating place to work. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYCraig Picken and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareConfessions Of An E-2C Hawkeye Radar OperatorThe life of the often overlooked “quarterback” of the air wing that goes to work in a dimly lit flying tube to coordinate chaotic air wars from above. BYCraig Picken and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareUSAF Commander Who Fired First Female Demo Team Leader Talks Mistakes, Redemption, And LeadershipLong before removing F-16 pilot Zoe Kotnik from her post, Colonel O’Malley faced his own controversy and he’s finally ready to talk about it publicly. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 25, 2019ShareConfessions Of A U.S. Marine F/A-18 Hornet MaintainerWhat it really takes to keep the USMC’s tired Hornet fleet in the air and first-hand experience of Marine Aviation’s waning readiness. BYTyler RogowayJul 25, 2019Share
BYJames Wallace and Tyler RogowayJul 9, 2019ShareConfessions Of A C-2 Greyhound Carrier Onboard Delivery PilotA C-2 pilot describes how the workhorse Greyhound we know today was a very finicky and neglected aircraft years ago. BYJames Wallace and Tyler RogowayJul 9, 2019Share