Ladies and gentlemen, its my pleasure to introduce the last speaker for this afternoon. Dr. Michael assistant professor of strategy at the United States air force eschool of graduate professional military education where he directs courses on air power, history and national strategy. He recently published an article, the tball solution evolution of bear combat technology in vietnam 196 to 1972. In the air power history journal and is currently writing a book that explores the relationship between pilot culture and the Technological Development of military aircraft. He earned his ph. D. From kansas state university, the culture of the lightweight fighter, culture and technology in the United States air force from 1964 to 1991. Ladies and gentlemen, please help me in welcoming dr. Michael hinkins. All right. Ill try not to keep you from the reception, i did want to start off by talking about something that happened a year ago. There was an air force f15 flying over syria and this is not
Good evening. I am Lauren Rosenberg with smithsonian associates. I would like to welcome you to this program. To our members, its your support that makes events like this possible. If you are joining for the first time, and equally warm welcome and invitation to explore the wide range of programs we offer. Now is the perfect time to talk off your cell phone or anything that may make noise. This past march marked the 50th anniversary of the u. S. Navy fighter weapon program. We welcome the programs founder, dan pederson. He formed he served in combat during the vietnam war with a flying crew on the uss hancock and three on the uss enterprise. He retired as a captain, having accumulated 6000 flight hours and 1000 flight carrier landings with 39 different types of aircraft. For those of you who know his story from the 1986 movie top gun, Jerry Bruckheimer is producing a sequel in 2020. His book is available for purchase and signing. Here to keep the conversation going is larry burke, cura
Its been a wild and rolling couple of days. A lot of history packed into a very short period of time. I want to begin today as i did yesterday with a quote. I introduction only, i want to ask, anyone in here not see saving pry and saving private ryan . Anyone not see it . Thats what i figured. For those of us that have served, particularly for those of us that have faced combat. That opening scene is something that you will never forget. I hope you never forget it. But the sea most important to me, actually, came later in the movie. Tom hanks laying on the rubble called over private ryan. Asked him to kneel down and he said to him two words. Earn this. Any victory Worth Winning must be deserved. As victories our increased and scale so much it be our exertions. Serve victory. Winston churchill said, we shall not win through the evils and our enemy we shall wind through the merit and ourselves. Deserve victory. Let that be the touchstone of every thought, word, and eat. Frankly i think a
Well talk to heavy about her new book right after this on Dennis Miller plus one. They followed welcome to the free wheeling that is villar plus one and we are joined today by an impressive day every pomp or seventies a former secret Service Agent as worked in the protective detail for 4 u. S. President s all fascinating also media contributor frequently appearing on n. B. C. s n. B. C. C. N. N. A. B. C. You also know as the cohost of the bravo series spy games which premiered earlier this year and heavy as a new book out called becoming bulletproof Available Online and in stores now every day you do not im doing ok im doing it im doing great now that none of you know. Well thats way to thank you its such an interesting time to be you know one how if one writes a book certainly one wants to get into as many hands as they can and youve got to go forward and sell the soap as it were we live in such Interesting Times how are you. How are you spending the coronavirus i actually go do you r
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