Guest Introduction: Retired Naval aviator Charles McKinney joins the podcast, emphasizing the importance of planning in military aviation.Early Influences and Career Beginnings:Born into a Navy family, McKinney's childhood aspirations of becoming an astronaut steered him towards a career in naval...

Hutch found himself at a pivotal moment in his life, a realization dawning upon him as retirement from the Marine Corps loomed ever closer.  It wasn't until he had spent 19 years in the service that he truly grasped the significance of this milestone. With retirement just around the corner, he...

From day one, all the way through to where you are at that moment, it's all been training. It's everything's beenbuilding up to that moment. Even ifit's your 40th flight or your hundreds,whatever, still everything builds uponitself. And then, when mishapshappen, you learn from them, and youhold...