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Contrails, Command, and a Career in Airpower with Lt. Gen. (ret.) Field

Airman Pulse
Burt Field and Patrick McSpadden
June 9, 2026

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Episode Notes:

Patrick sits down with General Burt Field, a command pilot with thousands of hours in fighters who now leads the Air and Space Forces Association. They trace his path from a chance glance at a magazine cover to the cockpit of the F-16 and F-22 and into the commander's chair. Field reflects on what brand-new lieutenants taught him about leadership, why the Doolittle Raid still matters, and what today's airmen and guardians get that earlier generations never did.

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