113 - Wild Weasels

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  • @vv13346
    @vv13346 3 года назад +14

    The young Indian boy had spent most of his life in a quandry.
    .. He felt different yet.
    .. couldn't figure why.
    .. he was just so depressed. He went to the Chief for answers.
    .. He asked the chief how his brother Red Deer Running had gotten his name.
    ..
    The chief answered in his typically poetic way.
    .."When Red Deer Running was born, at the moment of his birth, the first thing his mother saw was a beautiful deer running off into the forest.
    .. and so Running Deer was named. It is the custom of our tribe to name the offspring according to the spirits in nature visiting upon the birth."Then, the boy said to the Chief.
    .. And how did my sister "Thundering Bird" get her name? The chief described again, how at the moment of her birth Thundering Bird's mother had heard a roar of thunder and looking up, saw a bird flying in the sky.
    ..
    The boy asked again, how his cousin "White Crouching Bear" had been given such a name.
    .. And the chief, looking down once more at the boy, explaining the traditions of their tribe.
    ..
    . White Bear's mother had seen a rare white bear crouched over a stream at the moment her baby's birth. Then he asked the boy.
    .."Why do you ask, Two Dogs Fucking?"

  • @mitubes
    @mitubes 2 года назад +6

    - "So Dan, let's talk about weapons: please give us a brief description of the HARM (AGM-88)".
    - "It's a waste of a wing station!"
    LOL!!!!!!!! Didn't expect that!
    Great interview, both guys very smart, and Lt. Col. Hampton's responses are beautifully crafted and never boring!

  • @whalehands
    @whalehands 3 года назад +40

    I've read Viper Pilot, it's one of the only few books I've sought to read. That opening had my heart beating every sentence. GREAT BOOK!

    • @terryboyer1342
      @terryboyer1342 3 года назад +2

      Viper Pilots a MUST READ!

    • @whalehands
      @whalehands 3 года назад +3

      @@johnp2110 I literally said I've read it lol

    • @deronwilliams338
      @deronwilliams338 3 года назад +1

      Great book from start to finish.

    • @wackswax8423
      @wackswax8423 2 года назад +1

      Check out hunter killers you won’t be disappointed. Vietnam was their genesis

    • @SirBrass
      @SirBrass Год назад

      Read all of his books. Operation Vengeance, and Lords of the Sky are both absolutely fantastic. But yeah, Viper Pilot is just absolutely phenomenal and that opening is so good.

  • @Viper81
    @Viper81 3 года назад +28

    You can definitely learn something from "Two Dogs", here. He is a legend and really nice guy who has quite some amazing stories to tell. And I mean who could be more qualified than him talking about Wild Weasels, right? Really had a blast listening to this episode...👍👍👍

  • @larrybrown638
    @larrybrown638 3 года назад +5

    I was in the Air Force force10 yrs and I was a weapons Mechanic 1974 to 1985 with the 35th Tactical fighter wing and a wild weasel squadron the 35th Munitions Maintenance Squadron.. F4 and f105s. Loved the planes. Proud to have been in the squadron.

  • @SirBrass
    @SirBrass 3 года назад +11

    As far as "Magnum", I'd assumed that the ungodly huge torch behind the missile was why, because if you've shot a Magnum pistol round (like a full power 44mag or 357mag) through a short barrel revolver, you'll remember the fireball.

  • @louisblackone3980
    @louisblackone3980 3 года назад +2

    One of the best book on combat aviation. It's super amazing how he (and his comrades) maintain the SA. I keep flipping back the page to remember the SA, and he's doing it in heartbeat. Amazing!!!

  • @joshuameader8898
    @joshuameader8898 3 года назад +1

    Dan Hampton! Loved Viper Pilot. A true modest American hero.

  • @Pricklyhedgehog72
    @Pricklyhedgehog72 3 года назад +1

    Another great interview. Enjoyed Two Dogs' doctrinal outlook on destroying surface to air threats, he's a man who doesn't mince his words regarding a pragmatic approach.

    • @FighterPilotPodcast
      @FighterPilotPodcast  3 года назад +1

      The world needs more of that.

    • @Pricklyhedgehog72
      @Pricklyhedgehog72 3 года назад +3

      @@FighterPilotPodcast I suddenly remembered a quote from the Brit' comedy series "Black Adder", where the character of the same name quips, "I have cunning plan, Baldric. So cunning in fact, you could put a tail on it, and call it a weasel."

  • @drmassey1
    @drmassey1 3 года назад +4

    Two Dogs is awesome, sometimes he's my Patron Saint! His book rules, bravo for having him on, what a great show!

  • @wgoulding
    @wgoulding 2 года назад +1

    I'm absolutely thrilled you were able to get him on the podcast!

  • @Fast85FoxGT
    @Fast85FoxGT 3 года назад +15

    Oh man! I am currently reading Hunter-Killers so this is great.

    • @triprussell3
      @triprussell3 3 года назад

      That's a really good book!

    • @soonerfrac4611
      @soonerfrac4611 3 года назад +1

      How could we not discuss the B52 In HARMs Way?!?!

  • @josefmrtka6431
    @josefmrtka6431 9 месяцев назад

    Dans books are the best. His engaging story telling gives you the feeling that you are really experiencing the events with the participants.

  • @lawrencegabrieln.fabula2380
    @lawrencegabrieln.fabula2380 3 года назад +7

    I enjoyed reading Hampton's book, "Viper Pilot: A Memoir of Air Combat"- am enjoying this episode even more.

    • @SirBrass
      @SirBrass 3 года назад +2

      This is an excellent companion to the book, too.

  • @danb1059
    @danb1059 3 года назад +1

    Two Dogs is a great interview! Yup, bring him back for more.

  • @bollewillem1
    @bollewillem1 3 года назад +8

    Great guest. I read his book a while ago.

    • @sharoncassell9358
      @sharoncassell9358 Год назад

      I read a book about a Russian pilot who defected to Japan and abandoned the family and Russian life named Mig 31. It was great. Older version 1996.

  • @thunderace4588
    @thunderace4588 3 года назад +2

    Thank you for making this interesting and informative podcast available on RUclips for us.

  • @randysearle2702
    @randysearle2702 3 года назад +3

    you can hear the warrior ethos all over Dan, people think that to find real savages you have to go to the SEALS, DELTA, Marine Corps Infantry etc etc.....people dont really think you're going to find that mentality in the officer corps, or in the Air Force, but men like Dan prove them wrong. I loved hearing it.

  • @dongraf1222
    @dongraf1222 3 года назад +2

    Quick notes: That is the best interview you have done, imo. LtCol. Dan Hampton is THE subject matter expert on WW. But having read Viper Pilot and seeing him on a few segments on CNN and FOX, I found him to be somewhat arrogant to the point of not liking him originally. My attitude towards him personally takes nothing away from his astounding accomplishments. However, THIS interview and after reading Hunter-Killers and the reverence he has for his predecessors I have completely changed my mind about him. Terrific episode. Great job all around, and LtCol. Hampton has to have one of the best modern combat aviation careers ever.

    • @FighterPilotPodcast
      @FighterPilotPodcast  3 года назад

      That's good of you to say, don graf, thanks. 🤩

    • @briantoplessbar4685
      @briantoplessbar4685 3 года назад

      An arrogant fighter pilot??

    • @startrekmike
      @startrekmike 2 года назад

      @@briantoplessbar4685 His book 'Viper Pilot' was full of moments where he genuinely looked down on non-pilots serving around him. It is played off as a source of humor but when you actually think about those events from the perspective of the other guy, it is hard to side with Hampton. He openly and quite enthusiastically shows little (if any) respect for anyone who isn't a pilot in that book. He might not feel the same now but after reading that book and comparing it to other books (like 'Vipers in the Storm' by another Viper pilot, Keith Rosenkranz), Hampton does come off as exceptionally arrogant.

  • @briandomian852
    @briandomian852 3 года назад +3

    The EWO who coined YGBSM was Jack Donovan, not Ray. Just wanted to keep the record correct.

  • @maciejgravite
    @maciejgravite 3 года назад +4

    Great episode! Amazing that my favorite Hornet pilot met with favorite Viper pilot. Thanks you two! :D

  • @sharizabel2582
    @sharizabel2582 2 года назад +1

    The Prowler also did reactive HARM. In fact my confirmed kill near Mosul in 2000 was a reactive shot in the EA-6

  • @johnb7490
    @johnb7490 3 года назад +1

    Great guest and topic. Brave people.

  • @BKetch
    @BKetch 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for the tail end of the podcast. That should be clipped and posted on its own.

  • @cryptolicious3738
    @cryptolicious3738 3 года назад +1

    jello, two dogs, that was awesome, what an episode, those stories, the towed decoys!
    one of my all time favs. he could make a movie

  • @D5Pasadena
    @D5Pasadena 3 года назад +2

    - [ ] The authoritative wild weasel interview. Funny, action packed and at times, soberingly honest (“People are always fighting the last war. “). Really good, Jell-O. Wikipedia should honestly start linking their articles to your episodes. The towed decoy story was really helped me understand its employment. Enjoyed the raptor attack story too. His critical thinking, flexibility and lack of ego to getting the mission the completed were on display. Exemplary.

  • @EnhanceRaptor
    @EnhanceRaptor 3 года назад +2

    Looking forward to the episodes on the 320 and 737.

  • @nicolaeionescu6538
    @nicolaeionescu6538 3 года назад

    I've read lt. col. Hampton's book about the wild weasel program and I can tell you it was the greatest thing I've ever read.

  • @SirBrass
    @SirBrass 3 года назад +2

    Oh hell yes! I was hoping y'all would do an episode with Dan Hampton! I loved his book. 😁

  • @orgeebaharvin6284
    @orgeebaharvin6284 2 года назад

    I'm listening and got excited! Two Dogs was stationed in my hometown and I live right behind Shaw, home of the 20th TFW!

  • @briantoplessbar4685
    @briantoplessbar4685 3 года назад +1

    Great show two dogs is the man

  • @andrewchr
    @andrewchr 3 года назад +9

    41:13 haha. A waste of wing station. Poor HARM missiles. The man has a point though.

    • @mobius7089
      @mobius7089 3 года назад

      Yeah, but you can make up for it if you use the cursed double-ugly Viper...

    • @Anderson_Hwang
      @Anderson_Hwang 3 года назад

      The Air Force did not have the AGM-88E AARGMs that are capable of destroying radar sites even if they're turned off.

    • @soonerfrac4611
      @soonerfrac4611 3 года назад

      @ Mobius 708
      You take that back! No variation of the Viper will ever be ugly, much less uglier than the best looking Hornet of any varieties.

    • @Anderson_Hwang
      @Anderson_Hwang 3 года назад

      @@soonerfrac4611 Do you even know what “Double Ugly” is? Its also known as assymetrical loadout

    • @mobius7089
      @mobius7089 3 года назад +1

      @@soonerfrac4611 Viper looks good when it's clean not doing anything.
      Once you add stuff to make it useable it becomes more and more grotesque.
      Hornets actually look good while they work.
      (And are just better)

  • @mynd1125
    @mynd1125 3 года назад +1

    I've got Viper Pilot on audiobook, I think I'm on my 3rd listen, good for walks.

  • @pontiacGXPfan
    @pontiacGXPfan 2 года назад +1

    I have Dogs' novel Viper Pilot....I ran into one of his former wingmen, Chester Toogood, and he not only autographed my copy and gave me his squadron patch. damnedest most bizarre experience

  • @nickforster748
    @nickforster748 3 года назад +2

    Another great episode! I loved Hunter Killers & will hunt out Viper Pilot. Despite having worked with CJs on ONW & OSW I still learnt great stuff from today. QUALITY! Good luck with your refresher training Jell-O, I was 4th from bottom on the seniority list for 6 months but in is still IN! 😎

    • @bluesgt380
      @bluesgt380 3 года назад

      What does CJ stand for?

    • @davidralph8250
      @davidralph8250 2 года назад

      @@bluesgt380 Correction, F-16 Block 50 CJ is the Wild Weasel equipped version of the Block 50 F-16.
      commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:F-16_CJ_Fighting_Falcon.jpg

    • @sharoncassell9358
      @sharoncassell9358 Год назад

      Right. Never downplay your skill or position. Just do your best . The janitor did a good job and got noticed for promotion. I'm proud of all of your missions and successful training.

  • @WarDucc
    @WarDucc Год назад +1

    What if you don't survive are your wingmen just going to be like:
    "Eh...didn't like him anyway."

  • @deathraylabs_nature
    @deathraylabs_nature 3 года назад +2

    i really enjoyed this interview! stories were great and you guys got into the really nerdy details just the way I likes it!

  • @eriktruchinskas3747
    @eriktruchinskas3747 Год назад +1

    The naval equivalent was iron hand, though it was the name of the mission not a title....not sure if they gave it a name after vietnam

  • @cbzgn38
    @cbzgn38 3 года назад +1

    From Wikipedia--Operation Iron Hand was a joint United States Air Force (USAF) and United States Navy (USN) operation conducted from 1965 to 1973 during the Vietnam War. It was a type of Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD) mission, primarily intended to suppress Soviet-supplied surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems in North Vietnam, although neutralizing radar-directed anti-aircraft artillery (AAA) was important as well. "Iron Hand" refers both to the development of the tactics and equipment, and the numerous individual "Iron Hand missions" that generally accompanied strike packages of the USAF and USN. The "Iron Hand" is a metaphor to the steady hand and nerves of steel it took for pilots to fly directly at the radar-emitting anti-aircraft missile sites while the radar-seeking missiles flew down to destroy the target. The tactics employed on the Iron Hand missions were primarily designed to diminish the threat of SA-2 missiles to a bombing strike force.

  • @dekksherton6824
    @dekksherton6824 3 года назад +3

    wonder if there is anyone from the Growler community that would provide a counterpoint to the AF pov

  • @patrickcallahan9599
    @patrickcallahan9599 3 года назад +1

    This is one area where old pilots and bold pilots developed a new weapon 🥊

  • @tonyrun5802
    @tonyrun5802 3 года назад +4

    Yayyy, first podcast since I'm subbed!

  • @Rex-ii2yz
    @Rex-ii2yz 3 года назад +1

    I was there in 2003 flying Hawks out of Speicher with 4ID. Those Haboobs were no joke.
    Ah "Two Dogs" Named after the first thing his parents saw after he was born, if memory servers. A great Native American tradition. :P

  • @lancet.346
    @lancet.346 3 года назад +1

    The audio from Package Q makes my palms sweat.

  • @finixhawkeye3213
    @finixhawkeye3213 3 года назад

    Two Dogs.... A double on the Bar Tab Sir! Big Fan!

  • @Rodz88
    @Rodz88 3 года назад +1

    Amazing episode!!!

  • @oldfashionedwrx3574
    @oldfashionedwrx3574 Год назад +1

    new harm tracks Radars/SAMs even when theyre off, AARGM /agm - 88G
    drones can do sead/SEAD lol
    videos of them attacking s300s in ukraine, i think any super threats that are specific against say one thing, for example an S400 should be taken out by drones or ground if possible. and a saturation attack would be last resort from air
    nice video
    ive gotta read that viper book
    those towed decoys are nuts

  • @wgoulding
    @wgoulding 2 года назад

    I've probably listened to Viper Pilot on audiobook 4-5 times. Amazing book!

  • @spacebear49
    @spacebear49 2 года назад

    Read and very much enjoyed Viper Pilot, and just starting to read Operation Vengeance. So far it is excellent and very thorough. Lt Col Hampton is a very talented writer IMO.

  • @DJones476
    @DJones476 3 года назад

    Hell, yeah! 'Two Dogs'!!! I own two of Dan's books.

  • @CallsignJoNay
    @CallsignJoNay 3 года назад +1

    Viper Pilot is one helluva book and Two Dogs is a character. If Hollywood and/or the USAF had any brains they'd option it for a film and make a true rival to Top Gun. It would do wonders for recruitment and that whole pilot shortage thing. Just sayin'.

  • @montrose699
    @montrose699 3 года назад

    Love Dan's books!

  • @jeremy782
    @jeremy782 3 года назад +2

    Thanks Crew Chiefs!

  • @jdizzy01
    @jdizzy01 3 года назад +1

    I love that you used the audio from Strike Package Q

  • @michaelmulligan0
    @michaelmulligan0 3 года назад

    Fascinating that HARM isn’t the primary weapon. Must mean tactics and EW are vital

  • @SDsc0rch
    @SDsc0rch 3 года назад

    love love LOVE his attitude

  • @RaidsEpicly
    @RaidsEpicly 3 года назад +1

    Jello, have you thought about doing an episode on private operators of military aircraft? I thought companies like Draken mostly did work as red air for training, but at 25:09 Dan is saying he was flying lots of combat missions as part of MVI international? I bet that'd make a fascinating episode. Or is it a bit too "hush-hush" to get a guest to talk about?

    • @FighterPilotPodcast
      @FighterPilotPodcast  3 года назад +1

      We have considered it, yes, just have not gotten to it yet.

  • @USNRaptor
    @USNRaptor 3 года назад +1

    I really like Dan's no holds barred truth telling of stories. He's not afraid to point out things about the military/flying that are messed up. If you enjoyed this interview, you'll really like Viper Pilot.

  • @dkoz8321
    @dkoz8321 5 месяцев назад

    Whats a tripple digit SAM.
    1st Gen SAM single digirt SA-2, SA-3, SA-4, SA-5, SA-6, SA-7, SA-8, SA-9
    2nd Gen SAM double digit SA-10, SA-11, SA-12, SA-20, SA-22, SA-23
    3rd Gen. Tripple digit???? Which ones are those?

  • @earlyprimate
    @earlyprimate 3 года назад

    Great interview. Read Viper Pilot last year and remember the story about breaking out over the lake.

  • @briandomian852
    @briandomian852 3 года назад +1

    One other incorrect fact in the interview, there was also an F4-C WW. Its sort of a footnote as not many were built and only hung around for a short time.

  • @raylauderback5126
    @raylauderback5126 3 года назад

    Jell-O, Boats, and Two Dogs...doesn't get much better! Thanks to all!👍

  • @sjpga
    @sjpga 3 года назад +1

    Great books (plural). Question. How confident are fighter pilots when they are NOT in their comfort zone in life? IE; around other professionals of different vocation?

    • @FighterPilotPodcast
      @FighterPilotPodcast  3 года назад

      I'd say they usually do a good job holding their own.

    • @sharoncassell9358
      @sharoncassell9358 Год назад

      It depends on the person. Most have big egos and are confident but on uncertain ground they shake like anyone else.

  • @dillonwoolley5262
    @dillonwoolley5262 3 года назад +1

    I have a follow up question that I'm pretty sure will get lost but here goes:
    Two Dogs tells a lot of these stories and uses "I" a lot, which may be just a style of speaking when telling these stories, but I can't help to think: was he truly alone during these scenarios? Was his wingman with him strafing the armored column in the sand storm? Or when he went below the clouds and found the Guard division?

    • @FighterPilotPodcast
      @FighterPilotPodcast  3 года назад +1

      Good question. It's possible his wingman was getting gas at that time. Or maybe he was there but 2D kept the retelling simpler. Don't know for sure.

  • @fluff_ruff
    @fluff_ruff 3 года назад +3

    My final attempt to convince the boss to let me sign a contract was for Army wirly bird the day before the 32 year old cutoff 4 years ago. Shot down lol. Much envy and respect for all you guys getting it done.

  • @sharizabel2582
    @sharizabel2582 2 года назад

    Get your facts straight about the warhead supersonic titanium cubes do a hell a lot of damage. The Capt and two Sargents in the system I targeted were a pile of pink goo afterwards.

  • @SDsc0rch
    @SDsc0rch 3 года назад +1

    this was incredibly entertaining and informative
    thx jello :)

  • @rosswhitmore4833
    @rosswhitmore4833 4 месяца назад

    Thanks!

  • @finixhawkeye3213
    @finixhawkeye3213 3 года назад +5

    Indipendance Day Strategy..... " Warheads on Alien Foreheads" 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @gurugo666
    @gurugo666 3 года назад +1

    Sick!

  • @sharizabel2582
    @sharizabel2582 2 года назад

    The F/A-18G is the aircraft that has the Wild Weasel mission of the Navy. Not the single seat 18 nor the F version.

    • @FighterPilotPodcast
      @FighterPilotPodcast  2 года назад +1

      Actually there is no such thing as an F/A-18G, it's the EA-18G.

    • @sharizabel2582
      @sharizabel2582 2 года назад

      @@FighterPilotPodcast copy that.

    • @sharizabel2582
      @sharizabel2582 2 года назад

      When I was in the EA-6 and working the integration and ergonomics from an operational viewpoint of the upcoming system they were at times including the F/A nomenclature. By the way I was USAF in the Expeditionary VAQ-128 having flown F-4Es, F-111G/F, EF-111s, and afterwards the F-15E.

    • @FighterPilotPodcast
      @FighterPilotPodcast  2 года назад +1

      @@sharizabel2582 Very cool. 👍

  • @3rdlegracing250
    @3rdlegracing250 3 года назад

    I would have LOVED to have heard about the exploding EWO incident from Dan himself!!! 🤣🤣

  • @finixhawkeye3213
    @finixhawkeye3213 3 года назад

    The much awaited ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @michaelmulligan0
    @michaelmulligan0 3 года назад

    Interesting about the HARM being inaccurate. Wonder is that why the U.K. went with ALARM

  • @deantait8326
    @deantait8326 3 года назад

    An F-35 and a Tic-Tac go into a bar. The bartender says to the Tic-Tac......

  • @manuelgreil4306
    @manuelgreil4306 3 года назад +1

    F-15 EX....pfft. Where is my F-14E Super Tomcat II? :)

    • @navyreviewer
      @navyreviewer 3 года назад

      I saw one once, in my dreams..... :(

  • @ardemartini
    @ardemartini 3 года назад

    Episode on the chinook?

  • @SpypilotSR-71
    @SpypilotSR-71 3 года назад +1

    Forget the USAF just send in Dan Hampton to get the job done! What an Alpha pilot!
    Alpha pilot: someone who destroys 5 or more SAM sites.
    Yes I made that up.

  • @babychuma1
    @babychuma1 3 года назад

    He def should have told the two dogs joke.

  • @mikel1062
    @mikel1062 Год назад

    F16CJ is the Mild weasel

  • @잼덱스
    @잼덱스 3 года назад +1

    you want me to fly in the back of a little tiny fighter aircraft, with a crazy fighter pilot who thinks he is invincible, home in on a SAM site over north vietnam and shoot it before it shoots me.....
    YOU GOTTA BE SHITTIN ME!!

  • @ethaneverhart8218
    @ethaneverhart8218 3 года назад

    yes!!! finally

  • @gb7418
    @gb7418 3 года назад

    Finally!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @SDsc0rch
    @SDsc0rch 3 года назад

    for those unclear on the concept...
    DEAD > SEAD

    • @startrekmike
      @startrekmike 2 года назад

      Depends on the needs to the mission. Obviously a DEAD focused pilot is going to have a HEAVY, overt bias towards DEAD as a role but it is important to take other viewpoints into account.

  • @pogo1140
    @pogo1140 3 года назад

    Dan Hampton sounds like Bruce Campbell.

  • @franesmolic
    @franesmolic 3 года назад

    Only one problem, f16 should fire HARM not Maverick

    • @FighterPilotPodcast
      @FighterPilotPodcast  3 года назад

      There’s a bunch of weaponry used in SEAD, but HARMs are the most recognizable for sure!

  • @rajeshbt8146
    @rajeshbt8146 3 года назад +1

    Still no flankers 🤤🤤🤤

  • @mdshaker4111
    @mdshaker4111 3 года назад

    SA=Saiful Azam... The 🦅..

  • @mikebunner3498
    @mikebunner3498 2 года назад

    Informative, Thank you both. Insightful. America at her best. Poke the bear, get mauled.

  • @Void304
    @Void304 3 года назад

    YGBSM :)

  • @Mike41919
    @Mike41919 3 года назад

    First wohoo