Army Apache Helicopter Pilot Ryan Fugit Part One

Ryan Fugit is pretty good at seeing the bigger picture. Nowadays, he's a podcast host - hosting 'Combat Stories,' a weekly interview series dedicated to sharing war stories from some truly incredible veteran warriors - but before podcasting, he was a veteran himself, having served over seven years as an Army AH-64 Apache Helicopter pilot in Afghanistan in the post-9/11 era. After that, he spent eight years at the CIA (or 'The Agency', as it's known internally), supporting warfighters indirectly from a different kind of foxhole.

When it comes to providing additional support, whether it's in the air above a battlefield or inside the very technology that keeps us safe, it's safe to say that Ryan knows just how valuable those moment-to-moment decisions can be. The smallest move, the slightest tilt, and suddenly, everything could come tumbling down. After all - whoever said piloting a helicopter was easy?

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Chapters:

00:00 - Intro
06:22 - There's No School Bus in California
11:50 - Born in Belgium, Raised in Africa
25:00 - I Didn't Even Know Georgetown Had Football
29:30 - Flight School Selection
35:33 - Picking Your Aircraft
40:23 - Training in Germany
47:50 - Deployed with the Home-Field Advantage
51:29 - A Stunningly Close (First) Call
01:05:11 - Teachable Moments
01:08:42 - An Ill-Fated Night Operation

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