FPP225 - In the Skies Over Iraq

[jet engine roaring] Woody, welcome to the show.

Thanks, Cinco.

Left to left.

Let's go.

Let's get some.

[laughs] Fantastic.

Hey, why don't you tell the listeners a little bit about yourself?

Hey, brother, you just said it all really.

Started out in the Navy in 1987 on active duty, 13 years.

Spent some time.

Had a kinda diverse active duty career.

Spent some time as a, uh, Intruder pilot, and then went to the test community for a little bit where I was dual qualified in the F-18 and the A-6, and then moved on from there to, uh, being a strike ops officer in the air wing.

And then after that, uh, 22-year career in the reserves, where I flew Hornets with VFA-201 out of Fort Worth, Texas.

Like you said, I was the last commanding officer of that squadron.

And then, uh, moved on to be a flight instructor at Whiting, and a couple of staff jobs.

And then next thing you know, uh, Woody's an admiral and doing, uh, good work for the United States Navy, doing God's work at the executive level.

Nice.

Hey, when were you at Whiting? I went through Whiting in 2003, VT-3, the Red Knights.

Well, you got there before I did.

Uh, I was there after my command tour at 201 from 2007 to 2009.

Interestingly enough, a lot of the first officers that I have at my, uh, airline job were my students back then.

So I tell myself, if they're a bad first officer, part of that's probably my fault.

Yeah.

[laughs] It's mea culpa, man.

That's your bad.