# The Afterburn Podcast

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Author: John "Rain" Waters
Episodes: 277

## Resource

Strap in the cockpit as we dive into the stories of the men and women who defend the freedoms we love. From the cockpit of military jets to boots on the ground. The Afterburn Podcast dives into their stories, the planes, and the missions. For Advertising Opportunities or more information visit: https://theafterburnpodcast.com/

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## Episodes
- [Why Iran Holds the Better Hand Against the US Right Now | Dr. Mike Bosack](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-afterburn-podcast-744008/why-iran-holds-the-better-hand-against-the-us-right-now-dr-mike-bosack) — 2026-07-25T15:00:00+00:00
- [Operation Midnight Hammer | Part III - Striking Iran's Nuclear Facilities](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-afterburn-podcast-744008/operation-midnight-hammer-part-iii-striking-iran-s-nuclear-facilities) — 2026-07-16T20:00:00+00:00
- [Operation Midnight Hammer | Part II - The Plan to Strike Iran's Nuclear Facilities](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-afterburn-podcast-744008/operation-midnight-hammer-part-ii-the-plan-to-strike-iran-s-nuclear-facilities) — 2026-06-28T13:05:00+00:00
- [Operation Midnight Hammer | Part 1: Before Iran, There Was Yemen](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-afterburn-podcast-744008/operation-midnight-hammer-part-1-before-iran-there-was-yemen) — 2026-06-21T20:40:42+00:00
- [[Official Trailer] Inside Operation MIDNIGHT HAMMER | The F-16 Wild Weasels Who Flew Into Iran](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-afterburn-podcast-744008/official-trailer-inside-operation-midnight-hammer-the-f-16-wild-weasels-who-flew-into-iran) — 2026-06-19T20:54:42+00:00
- [Rob "ZMan" Zettel | Inside the USAF's Red Eagles](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-afterburn-podcast-744008/rob-zman-zettel-inside-the-usaf-s-red-eagles) — 2026-05-29T19:40:00+00:00
- [Raul Castro Indicted | Is Cuba the Next Venezuela?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-afterburn-podcast-744008/raul-castro-indicted-is-cuba-the-next-venezuela) — 2026-05-29T12:35:00+00:00
- [OA-1K Sky Raider II | Exclusive - How AFSOC's Newest Aircraft Is Built](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-afterburn-podcast-744008/oa-1k-sky-raider-ii-exclusive-how-afsoc-s-newest-aircraft-is-built) — 2026-05-17T13:30:00+00:00
- [China's Fifth-Generation Fighter Production Exploding | J-20 Production Surging](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-afterburn-podcast-744008/china-s-fifth-generation-fighter-production-exploding-j-20-production-surging) — 2026-05-15T23:11:20+00:00
- [China Helped Pakistan in Combat | J-10CE's First Real War](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-afterburn-podcast-744008/china-helped-pakistan-in-combat-j-10ce-s-first-real-war) — 2026-05-13T19:30:00+00:00
- [Dos Gringos June 13th - Denver](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-afterburn-podcast-744008/dos-gringos-june-13th-denver) — 2026-05-08T13:26:13+00:00
- [Col Roy "Deacon" Qualls | "Shoot Them Down If They Don't Respond" — The 9/11 ROE Nobody Talks About](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-afterburn-podcast-744008/col-roy-deacon-qualls-shoot-them-down-if-they-don-t-respond-the-9-11-roe-nobody-talks-about) — 2026-04-25T14:00:00+00:00
- [Aircraft BATTLE DAMAGE Repair: The Air Force Capability You Never Hear About](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-afterburn-podcast-744008/aircraft-battle-damage-repair-the-air-force-capability-you-never-hear-about) — 2026-04-24T13:25:00+00:00
- [The A-10 Just Got a Massive Life Extension | Air Force Secretary Announces A-10 Extension](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-afterburn-podcast-744008/the-a-10-just-got-a-massive-life-extension-air-force-secretary-announces-a-10-extension) — 2026-04-21T19:31:14+00:00
- [Indonesia Just Rejected America's Military Overflight Request — Here's Why](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-afterburn-podcast-744008/indonesia-just-rejected-america-s-military-overflight-request-here-s-why) — 2026-04-21T12:10:00+00:00
- [$75 Billion in Classified Programs | America's Largest Military Budget Eve](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-afterburn-podcast-744008/75-billion-in-classified-programs-america-s-largest-military-budget-eve) — 2026-04-18T19:50:26+00:00
- [NO ESCAPE: US Navy's Full Blockade of the Strait of Hormuz](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-afterburn-podcast-744008/no-escape-us-navy-s-full-blockade-of-the-strait-of-hormuz) — 2026-04-16T12:05:00+00:00
- [Talks FAIL in Pakistan & Frankenstein KC-135 Returns from Desert](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-afterburn-podcast-744008/talks-fail-in-pakistan-frankenstein-kc-135-returns-from-desert) — 2026-04-12T21:35:04+00:00
- [Nuclear Bomber Base Just Got Overflown by Unknown Drones](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-afterburn-podcast-744008/nuclear-bomber-base-just-got-overflown-by-unknown-drones) — 2026-04-12T14:10:00+00:00
- [China & Pakistan ink J-35 Stealth Fighter Deal](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-afterburn-podcast-744008/china-pakistan-ink-j-35-stealth-fighter-deal) — 2026-04-11T17:24:23+00:00
- [Maj. Gen. John "Trapper" Winters on 40 Years of Fighter Aviation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-afterburn-podcast-744008/maj-gen-john-trapper-winters-on-40-years-of-fighter-aviation) — 2026-04-10T13:15:00+00:00
- [US Airman Still on the Ground in Iran - What the U.S. is Doing to Rescue Them](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-afterburn-podcast-744008/us-airman-still-on-the-ground-in-iran-what-the-u-s-is-doing-to-rescue-them) — 2026-04-04T16:26:18+00:00
- [F-35 Test Pilot Breaks Down China's J-36, CCA, & AI in the Cockpit | Tucker "Cinco" Hamilton](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-afterburn-podcast-744008/f-35-test-pilot-breaks-down-china-s-j-36-cca-ai-in-the-cockpit-tucker-cinco-hamilton) — 2026-04-03T13:05:00+00:00
- [Ceasefire?  Iran & U.S. Appear to Escalate | Bunker Busters Hit Isfahan & Chechnya Threatens](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-afterburn-podcast-744008/ceasefire-iran-u-s-appear-to-escalate-bunker-busters-hit-isfahan-chechnya-threatens) — 2026-04-02T20:25:47+00:00
- [Col Bud Anderson Laid to Rest at Arlington National Cemetery](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-afterburn-podcast-744008/col-bud-anderson-laid-to-rest-at-arlington-national-cemetery) — 2026-04-02T11:00:00+00:00
- [War Over in 2-4 Weeks? A-10 Gun Runs Against Iranian Proxies, F-18 Near Miss](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-afterburn-podcast-744008/war-over-in-2-4-weeks-a-10-gun-runs-against-iranian-proxies-f-18-near-miss) — 2026-03-28T13:05:00+00:00
- [Air Canada Flight 8646: Runway Disaster at LaGuardia](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-afterburn-podcast-744008/air-canada-flight-8646-runway-disaster-at-laguardia) — 2026-03-23T15:52:24+00:00
- [FAT Targets: The Hidden Cost of Iran War — US Bases in the Middle East](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-afterburn-podcast-744008/fat-targets-the-hidden-cost-of-iran-war-us-bases-in-the-middle-east) — 2026-03-23T15:05:00+00:00
- [America's Newest Weapon | Iran Escalates Conflict with More Strikes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-afterburn-podcast-744008/america-s-newest-weapon-iran-escalates-conflict-with-more-strikes) — 2026-03-21T18:06:34+00:00
- [Did Iran Finally Hit a US Fighter Jet?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-afterburn-podcast-744008/did-iran-finally-hit-a-us-fighter-jet) — 2026-03-19T18:24:48+00:00
- [Why Dubai Is in Serious Trouble — And U.S. Allies tell Trump "No" to Helping](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-afterburn-podcast-744008/why-dubai-is-in-serious-trouble-and-u-s-allies-tell-trump-no-to-helping) — 2026-03-18T19:30:08+00:00
- [US Strikes Iran's Oil Hub — Marines Heading to Middle East](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-afterburn-podcast-744008/us-strikes-iran-s-oil-hub-marines-heading-to-middle-east) — 2026-03-16T01:23:52+00:00
- [ATACMS Just Changed Naval Warfare | Heaviest Strike Day Yet](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-afterburn-podcast-744008/atacms-just-changed-naval-warfare-heaviest-strike-day-yet) — 2026-03-14T16:00:00+00:00

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