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Peaches interviews legendary A-10 pilot Won Bier about his experiences and insights on military aviation and defense decisions.

Send us Fan Mail Peaches sits down with legendary A-10 attack pilot "Won" Bier—and this one is equal parts war stories, aviation nerd-out, and straight-up calling BS on billion-dollar defense decisions. Fresh off Operation Epic Fury, with A-10s once again doing what everybody swore other platforms could “totally replace,” Won breaks down what Sandy missions, combat search and rescue, and real close air support actually look like when people’s lives are on the line. Then it gets spicy. W...

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Hosts: Peaches, Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller

Guest: Won Bier

Topics covered

• A-10
• aviation
• military
• war stories
• defense decisions
• combat search and rescue

Keywords

• A-10
• aviation
• military
• war stories
• defense
• combat
• search and rescue
• close air support

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