Afterburn Defense
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I'm John "Rain" Waters — former F-16 fighter pilot, USAF Viper Demo Team Commander, and combat veteran with 180+ combat missions. Now a 777 pilot. I make videos on aviation, defense, geopolitics, and the stories behind the headlines — analyzed from inside the cockpit, not outside it. 🔺 Free weekly newsletter — The Lowdown: https://www.lowdownnews.us/ 🎙️ Full podcast episodes on The Afterburn Podcast → https://www.youtube.com/@afterburnpodcastshow 📩 Business inquiries: [email protected] Views are my own and do not reflect those of the U.S. Air Force or DoD.
F-16 Extended Life: Replacing the Beam That Holds the Wing at 9Gs
Afterburn Defense · 292K views · 13 days ago
Operation Midnight Hammer | Part 1: Before Iran, There Was Yemen
Afterburn Defense · 72K views · 3 months ago
NASA Pulled Its Last SR-71 Into a Hangar and Won't Say Why
Afterburn Defense · 76K views · 1 day ago
How the U.S. Rebuilds a $100 Million Fighter Jet (Part I)
Afterburn Defense · 260K views · 1 month ago
F-18 Journey Through TopGun and Beyond | Ep 135 Vincent "Jell-O" Aiello
Afterburn Defense · 6.9K views · 1 year ago
A-10 Hit Over Baghdad: The Story Almost No One Has Heard
Afterburn Defense · 181K views · 3 weeks ago
Operation Midnight Hammer | Part III - Striking Iran's Nuclear Facilities
Afterburn Defense · 84K views · 2 months ago
C-17: The Unmatched Giant of the Skies | TAP #112
Afterburn Defense · 3.7K views · 2 years ago
How a Shepherd Accidentally Expose Israel's Secret Military Outpost in Iraq?
Afterburn Defense · 8.3K views · 3 months ago
TOPGUN Fighter Pilot | F-14 & F/A-18 | Chad "Vinny" Vincelette TAP #121
Afterburn Defense · 13K views · 1 year ago
General Dan "Razin" Caine | Journey from F-16 Cockpit to CIA Headquarters | #124
Afterburn Defense · 40K views · 1 year ago
Aircraft BATTLE DAMAGE Repair: The Air Force Capability You Never Hear About
Afterburn Defense · 93K views · 5 months ago
Inside Operation MIDNIGHT HAMMER | The F-16 Wild Weasels Who Flew Into Iran [Official Trailer]
Afterburn Defense · 4.5K views · 3 months ago
Future of the Wild Weasel - Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD)
Afterburn Defense · 1.5K views · 1 year ago
I Survived Ejecting from a F-14 Fighter Jet
Afterburn Defense · 7K views · 1 year ago
Indonesia Just Rejected America's Military Overflight Request — Here's Why
Afterburn Defense · 210K views · 5 months ago
Episode #001 - A-10 Pilot - Maj Tyler "Leeroy" Shultz - Distinguished Flying Cross Recipient
Afterburn Defense · 1.2K views · 6 years ago
China Helped Pakistan in Combat | J-10CE's First Real War
Afterburn Defense · 19K views · 4 months ago
Only Marine To Fly The F-22 And F-35 | TOPGUN Instructor Dave "Chip" Berke
Afterburn Defense · 23K views · 11 months ago
Operation Midnight Hammer | Part II - The Plan to Strike Iran's Nuclear Facilities
Afterburn Defense · 61K views · 3 months ago