Newsweek's "Unconventional" series

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Been watching it. It's ostensibly about the modern US military, but so far everything seems to be at least tangentially aircraft related. The most recent was an interview with the current Miss America, who is an active duty US Air Force officer, is an academy graduate, and who hopes to become a pilot.


The host (Naveed Jamali) has an interesting history as the son of a Pakistani immigrant and a French mother. He was a double agent who infiltrated Russian intelligence agencies but then served as intelligence officer in the US Navy Reserves.

Some of this is interesting seeing who actually does the work. He got a ride in a B-2 where the pilot wore glasses. He spent 36 hours on the USS Ford. They show a carrier launch with EMALS where it's noticeably less violent than a steam catapult. One is footage of a couple of pilots on their last military flight, which predates this series, but he was given access to all their footage to edit into a piece.
 
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