David Elias went from working on Navy aircraft as an enlisted sailor to flying them as a Naval Aviator. In this episode, he shares the combat missions, aircraft, mentors, and decisions that took him from the enlisted ranks to the cockpit of the EA-6B Prowler and EA-18G Growler.

✈️ From enlisted sailor to Naval Aviator: David shares how a childhood obsession with military aviation eventually led him from enlisted service to earning his wings, and what it took to make the jump from working on aircraft to flying them.

⚡ Inside the Prowler and Growler: Hear what it was like flying the EA-6B Prowler through the end of its Navy era, transitioning to the far more advanced EA-18G Growler, and performing the electronic warfare mission alongside other combat aircraft.

🎖️ Combat, carriers, and a career that came full circle: David recounts deploying aboard the USS George H.W. Bush, flying his Prowler during the opening strikes into Syria, and years later finding that exact aircraft sitting in a museum in Denver.

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