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Think Like a Fighter Pilot – Part XXXXIX: Tailhook 2026
Throttle-Up® Episode: August 29, 2026 – Tailhook 2026. The Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Caudle, spoke at the recent Tailhook convention and…
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Think Like a Fighter Pilot – Part XXXXVIII: Problem Solving
Throttle-Up® Episode: August 22, 2026 – Problem Solving Part I. Captain Smith makes the challenging statement that the warfighter’s essential skill…
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Think Like a Fighter Pilot – Part XXXXVII: War-Fighting Axioms
Throttle-Up® Episode: August 8, 2026 – War Fighting Axioms. As the Department of War considers how a warfighter can optimize performance, Captain Smith…
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Think Like a Fighter Pilot – Part XXXXVI: High-End of the Conflict Spectrum.
Throttle-Up® Episode: August 1, 2026. Captain Smith discusses the stark reality facing our nation that we are now in a “great power conflict –…
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Think Like a Fighter Pilot – Part XXXXV: A Learning Organization.
Throttle-Up® Episode: July 25, 2026. This week Captain Smith discusses the idea that to be a successful military combat unit its members must learn and adapt…
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Think Like a Fighter Pilot – Part XXXXIV: The Sonic Warrior Presents.
Throttle-Up® Episode: July 18, 2026. The Sonic Warrior Presents is a film by Laurie Polisky and it celebrates the early supersonic era of flight when velocity…
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Think Like a Fighter Pilot – Part XXXXIII: How Successful War-Fighters Think.
Throttle-Up® Episode: July 11, 2026. Captain Smith observes that there is renewed interest in how successful war-fighters think. He discusses why this is…
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Throttle-Up® Episode: June 13, 2026
Think Like a Fighter Pilot – Part XXXXII: The Velocity Spectrum and Human Cognition. Captain Smith discusses the impact on human cognition when it is…
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Throttle-Up® Episode: June 6, 2026
Think Like a Fighter Pilot – Part XXXXI: Thinking and Reasoning for Today’s Challenges. Captain Smith explains how to think and reason for…
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Throttle-Up® Episode: May 23, 2026
Think Like a Fighter Pilot – Part XXXX: Critical Thinking. What is critical thinking? Why do we need it? How do we get it? Captain Smith addresses these…
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Throttle-Up® Episode: May 9, 2026
Think Like a Fighter Pilot – Part XXXIX: This week Captain Smith discusses the lessons learned from the Angry Sea Event, and why they are important…
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Throttle-Up® Episode: May 2, 2026
Think Like a Fighter Pilot – Part XXXVIII: Stress-tested Thinking. Captain Smith proposes that in a world of action and activities such as high velocity…
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Throttle-Up® Episode: Apr. 25, 2026
Think Like a Fighter Pilot – Part XXXVII: Cognitive Systems in the Battle Space. Captain Smith discusses the assertion that in air combat operations a…
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Throttle-Up® Episode: Apr. 18, 2026
Think Like a Fighter Pilot – Part XXXVI: Thinking, Reasoning, and Winning. This week, in this time of confusion, Captain Smith discusses why it is…
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Throttle-Up® Episode: Apr. 11, 2026
Think Like a Fighter Pilot – Part XXXV: Stress Testing Your Cognitive System. Captain Smith explains what he means by “stress testing your…
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Throttle-Up® Episode: Apr. 4, 2026
Think Like a Fighter Pilot – Part XXXIV: Special Report – The Pan-oceanic Navy. Captain Smith explains what this means and why we need to…
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Throttle-Up® Episode: Mar. 28, 2026
Think Like a Fighter Pilot – Part XXXIII: Supersonic Stories. Captain Smith discusses what is meant by “supersonic stories” from a first…
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Throttle-Up® Episode: Mar. 21, 2026
Think Like a Fighter Pilot – Part XXXII: The Complexity Challenge. Captain Smith discusses how to achieve mission success in a military operation when…