Ward, I'm quite moved here....A man devotes his entire life to the service of our country and looses his only son on his 4th day of college. One would have to wonder how much more this man must sacrifice? Admiral, if you read this I am grateful for your commitment to our country and I hope God will anguish your pain and provide comfort in these days 🙏
Wow!!!! Once Again: showing diversity of a Individual going his own way into the Navy ; showing ability of leadership without ego, yet supporting every mission with uniqueness; showing ability, yet, never showing negativity to the mission needing to be Accomplish; and, not being a Naval Graduate of Annapolis!!!!
Admiral Winnefeld is a testament to how leadership should be done. He is a very cool-headed guy. I was fortunate enough to have the best unit commanders and division commanders in my time while I was in the Army. I can't remember how many times we had leadership come into our TOC and speak to us and not down to us. This has to be one of your best videos to date. It was actually awesome to hear things from a leadership position. Great interview. My heart goes out to the Admiral and his family for the loss of their son. God bless.
Admiral, I too wore those same gold wings (as a Marine) and I cherish all the experiences and friends that environment provided through the years. But I have heartfelt sorrow on the news you shared here about the untimely loss of your son.
Admiral Winnfeld's interview was one of the Best 👌. Honest, transparent, enthusiastic and engaging. What a nice man. And what great service to the Navy. Thank Ward.
Hello from Perth, Australia, and yes, duty in Perth during WWII was hard....maybe. The stories about the Submarine Base at Fremantle are the stuff of legend, and that only covers the missions. The parties the sailors and submariners held during that time...are still talked about in awe! There is a book called 'Secret Fleets' which tells the story about the base, the submarines, the men and women, and the bond between the people of Western Australia and the United States of America....
Ian, I was aboard USS Coral Sea in 1975 when we did a one week inport in Perth at the end of our cruise. First US Navy ship to hit Perth in five years. We got there just after Coral Sea Days which--as you know--is a significant holiday. That week remains one of the most memorable in my life. We had just completed the evacuation from Vietnam and the Mayaguez incident. Moral was devastated after participating the the final inning of a lost game. Perth saved our souls. Couldn't buy a drink. Party with the Aussies all night and crash during the day. Aussies partied all night, went to work, and partied all night. God they were tough. Beautiful city.
Another fantastic interview. We usually only get to see men like Admiral Winnefield as "suits", testifying or possibly interviewed by a talking head on TV. It was great listen a great human being talk about his journey with all it's warts and successes.
...that's because they have better things to do than hang around on your front pooch, drink beer and shoot the shit with you. Much as you would have better things to do if you'd stop bitching on YT about not getting to see men like him except as "suits".
Exactly. Ditch the sound bites, and get into the "gears and wheels" of how a successful naval-aviation operation is done, in detail and the people who lead and do.
Sandy, your Dad was the skipper of my first active squadron, VS-21. I made my 1st-night carrier landings with him in the S-2E. I always enjoyed his leadership skills.
My father is an aerospace engineering professor at GA Tech, and had Winnefield as a student. Later in life, Admiral Winnefield invited him to fly out in an E2 to the Roosevelt. He was all suited up waiting in the hanger, but the plane had a maintenance issue, and they had to cancel the trip at the last moment. He was so bummed he never got to experience a carrier landing. When Adm. Winnefield said at the beginning of the video that he went to tech I had to ask my dad what his old student's name was who became the admiral. He said Winnefield! Lol. So cool. Professor Craig says hi sir.
Great interview. Sandy's character and intelligence shine through. I went through Topgun in the same class as Sandy (Class 82-5). It was obvious to everyone that Sandy was the winner of the Topgun Trophy that they don't have, however, his modesty doesn't allow him to claim it.
...which they don't have, because it would cause the pilots to focus on winning a trophy...which they would obviously care about more than they should? Like you?
@@touristguy87 Remember, the movie is a cartoon and the school's purpose was to train the squadron level tactics instructors to ensure the fleet was using the best tactics at any point. Significant portion of ground school lectures focus on teaching and learning techniques. Excellent module developed for Topgun by professional educators. The Topgun Trophy is that the instructors identify the best student and let them know they would be welcome back as an instructor. That isn't because he kicked everyone's ass in the air but because he would best help the school accomplish its mission. It was a serious place.
@@davidpf043 ..so the whole Topgun program is just a place for Naval aviators to avoid being deployed overseas...much less into real combat against actual opposing hostile force. Got it.
@@touristguy87 What is your real name and where do you live? I didn't immediately realize I was dealing with an internet troll. Ward's is a serious channel addressing serious issues. I post in true name as a result. If you don't have the courage to stand behind your comment, please just shut up.
@@davidpf043 you mean if I don't want to post my real name to a bunch of psychos on YT and elsewhere? Is that a serious question? If you and "Ward" want to do that much less do do that then you both are crazy. Never been doxxed or swatted before, huh? Woke up to find someone standing next to your bed or driving away in your car with your wife and kids? You want that to happen?
Outstanding episode; that's time well spent. Admiral Winnefeld is one impressive individual, and our nation is lucky to have had his services for 37 years. Thanks Mooch, for bringing him on the show and introducing him to us!
He was one very busy guy. I can relate to issues in D.C. Swampland. The swamp creatures make everything way more laborious, complex and downright stupid. It really drains you and burns you out.
I serviced with him in VF-24 and VF-1 I was a AME1 I got a good bottle of booze from him from his ejection also played flag football with him at Miramar he was a pretty cool officer during the time I knew him
Ward, and Admiral Winnefeld, thank you both for a superb interview and your service to our country. Watching and listening to officers such as yourselves makes me even more proud to be a Naval Aviator.
Your interview with Admiral Winnefeld was inspiring, and so heartbreaking to learn of the loss of his son. On behalf of my family, thank you both for your service to our country, and thank you for your great work on this channel Mr. Carroll.
Another “knock out of the park” Mooch. Solid interview of a great American. I first heard of “Jaws” Winnefeld in George Hall’s 1987 book, “Top Gun”. Amazing to listen to his career path. Thanks for all you do on this channel. Great Stuff as always.
Really love it when he shared about caring for the boots on the ground, what a great leader and all around great human being. Really great insight to what commanders are thinking, thank you Ward for bringing us such awesome content!
Hiya mooch im watching this vid and it brought back a nice memory of me with my now wife back in 93/94 cant remember exactly what year but one of the two looking out across the beach in Tenerife canary islands at a warship moored up at about a mile out to sea for some shore leave which I now know it was the enterprise because it had the numbers 65 painted on the turret which I cant forget because its my year of birth & what a beautiful site that was was and admiral winnefeld said he was the C/O back in 94 so maybe it was him controlling that very same vessel I salute you Sir & everyone else who has served or is serving to keep us all free✌ PEACE✌.
A most interesting and engaging interview. I remember Admiral Winnefeld when he was an LT serving as an Instructor during my tour at NFWS as an E-5 working in the PR shop. He was among Topgun's finest cadre of Instructors during the heady Fightertown days of the 80's. A storied and remarkable career in Naval Aviation.
I literally sat glued to the screen , watching the Admiral discuss his career only to hear of the loss of his son. Both my parents were in medicine, my father an anesthesiologist , called Fentanyl the worst analgesic ever given FDA approval. My heart sank to hear this. I am truly sorry in my very core for your and your wife's loss .Fantastic interview Ward...
What a brilliant interview again Mooch - I was hanging on every question; and wasn't Jaws a legend of the game. Your channel is getting better and better, and it was great at the start. Cheers mate.
As a former enlisted Naval petty officer, I enjoy watching your podcasts. Due to my Navy ET training I owe the Navy my life long success. I probably own 20 Navy hats and tee shirts,, and motorcycle helmet, One of them is on my head almost everyday. In the Tonkin Gulf we were doing a night unrepi along side the USS Ranger. All of sudden the Ranger's flight deck came alive, and they started launching. I was surprised that we did not break away., we were only steaming at 14 knots, I guess there was enough head wind, it was the best air show I ever saw. Your podcasts and guests prove, there is something really special about the Navy and Marines. By the way I've been an airplane lover since I was a toddler.
The thing I appreciate most about a channel like this... it's an experience subject matter expert speaking matter-of fact. I observed early on in my career that thing that stood out about pilots is that they spoke in precise language. Outside of facetious "there I was". stories , there wasn't exaggeration or strong opinion based on weak knowledge. Ok scratch that...we maintainers did encounter operator error on aircraft avionic systems. But I digress. This channel is something that can't be faked without getting caught. No one is shouting an opinion, and no one is disingenuously hawking a product. It's edutainment at it's best.
Knowing that there's good people in this world, like Mr. Carrol and Mr. Winnfield, making a positive differrence gives me hope for a better future for this country and the world.
Incredible interview! Admiral Winnefeld has surely accomplished so much in his years with the Navy. He is articulate and brilliant. So proud that he and you Ward protected our country. God bless his family 🙏🇺🇸⚓
Sir, this was a wonderful interview with a remarkable man. I was intrigued and listened the entire time, as I do for all your streams and episodes. One of these days I swear, my timing for your happy hours will get better. Just my rotten luck that I'm on my way to the job when you have them. I'll be going to both the SAFE website to support that cause, and I will also go to the admiral's Spotify podcast to sign on. Thank you for providing such great content. This channel has rapidly become my go-to for just good, solid content. No screeching, hollering, jumping up and down. Just real meat and potatoes stuff. Thank you.
If the World had more Sandy Winnefeld's it would be an infinitely better place. Men like Admiral Winnefeld are what make this Country the very best on the planet.
What an incredible person and leader. In one's career, you would die for the privilege of working for such a leader. I was a private sector manager who would dream of having a boss as naturally gifted as the Admiral. I'm the proud son of an A.F. Col. who himself was a tremendous leader. I have a habit of judging people on what I perceive as their leadership skills, no matter what sector they are from, private or public. Really enjoyed this interview. Then to find out that the Admiral and I have a tragic confluence of events, having both lost our beloved son's to Fentanyl. Wonderful to hear about his organization to help fight this horrible scourge. Will look for the Admiral's new podcast. Thank you Cmdr. Ward for another great show, and have enjoyed each one. Your loyal viewer. Richard A Ventriss
Awesome Ward. I'm new to your channel but will be digging in deeply after this episode. Im from a Navy background, as my Dad was a 20 year man serving thru WW2 in the P.I.. I've lived between WA and CA during my time, and live 25 miles from NAS Whidbey Island, where I was born during my Dad's service. I'm a big airplane guy, Dad got about 1200 hours as a flight engineer at the end of his career flying in long range patrol. I have to say the daily sound of F-18s flying overhead here in the Strait, is a good feeling. Kudos to the Admiral, he definitely is part of the kind of historical fabric of our country, that gives me hope for our future in these strange(to me) days.
WARD, ADMIRAL WINNEFIELD IS A TRUE LEADER,NEVER ASK YOUR CREW TO DO ANYTHING YOU WOULD NOT DO. AND HAVE ALL READY DONE AND WILL DO AGAIN IN HARMS WAY. THE BEST LOOK AT THE TOP LEADERSHIP OF NAVAL AIR AND OUR NAVY. CONGRATS ON TWO MILLION HAPPY VIEWERS SEMPER F-I THANK YOU COMMANDER
Ward A very good interview. I am so grateful that we as a country have men and women like Admiral Winnefeld who are willing to serve us all and protect us all. Thank you
Ward Sir , was an honor listening to this interview with an American Hero imho shows the upcoming youth to see beyond the horizon and to Admiral Winnefield sir its an honor to listen to you speak like this sir , and to my Grandfather, CPO in the British Navy -I LOVE YOU FOREVER Sir, R.I.P
I always take seriously a man with full bookshelves. To see a two-star at the throttles of an F-14 says so much about Adm. Winnefeld. Great interview Ward.
Wrapped a nearly 60o mile drive back to Utah from California, and then had the pleasure of watching this interview as a nightcap. Thanks for another pleasurable episode!
Thank you, Ward, for this extraordinary interview. I'm kind of awestruck by all the things Sandy went through in his career, and very impressed with his integrity and ability to work with so many people to achieve all the things he did in spite of so many challenges.
A great interview with an outstanding guest. Unlike so many interviewers, you ask the question then stop talking and let the guest tell the story. A rare thing among radio and tv hosts. Good on you. I always enjoy listening to the stories of men and women who serve our country.
Thank you Admiral Winnefeld for an amazing interview. The knowledge and insight is phenomenal. I can not overstate this, your channel has become the best military channel on the web. Thank you and please keep the videos coming. God bless and protect you Sir.
So so true that our system is broken and he hits every Mark. It’s nice to see a top military man especially in these days speaking the truth about our politics and how bad they’ve gotten. And I totally agree both sides are the problem.
These "A Conversation with" series of videos are just brilliant, from KC bringing home her mortally damaged A-10A, to the multitude of stories with the many many paths you have crossed throughout your career, they are fascinating to watch (multiple times mind you), and to see the calibre of men and women that serve their country and the world (as the US are ultimately the World Police venturing to wherever danger presents itself), and the careers they've had over many many changes over the years....the insight is intriguing and very well appreciated from yourself and all that participate, a huge thank you to you all...love it!!!! Cheers from Sydney Aus!!!! 🍻🍻🍻🍻
I love watching your channel. I’m a retired Canadian with no military experience and really enjoying the education surrounding military aviation that you are providing me. Thank you and your guests for the vicarious experience.
Admiral, it was a pleasure seeing and hearing you again as well as finding out what you were up to after you left the Big "E". Of the many CO's I had during my 12 years in, yourself and my first CO are hands down the ones who knew how to lead and inspire your crews. Fair winds and following seas sir for many more years.
All I can say is WOW. What a fantastic discussion and privilege to hear from a true leader and genuine human being. Thanks to you both for your lifetime of service to our great country and my God bless you every day.
I was an infantryman in a Stryker Brigade 1-24 Infantry during OIF III 04-05 tour in Mosul Iraq. We had support one late afternoon from an F-14 and F/A-18, the Hornet fired a mav. at a bldg. then Both straffed a building repeatedly. it was awesome to see this so close on the ground. The Mav seemed to move in slow motion.Watched it all the way to its target. Never understood as a grunt why these different a/c were flying together but know I know possibly "ROVER". Thank you Sir!
Excellent interview. Demonstrates the dedication to service that a person makes along their path of a very successful career. More importantly shows the magnitude of accomplishments one can achieve in the service by putting others above Self, being open to compromise, and caring for the welfare of your team. This video should be mandatory viewing for high school students as an example of the positive outcome they can achieve by working hard in whatever field they choose for their career. As a Coast Guard non- aviator type I must admit That I Googled many of the acronyms mentioned in the video. Naval aviators have a language all to themselves!!
If Sandy Winnefeld ran for president I would vote for him..... Thanks Ward for this great episode, made me feel my trust in his leadership skills...... possibilities and what could be!
Extremely interesting interview with Admiral Winnefeld. I was most interested in listening to what he said as relates to working with Congress and the fact that "our system is broken." We had that same situation in 1940-1941. Out of that mess and the public's demand for the U.S. to "remain out of Europe's war" we ended up with Pearl Harbor. (This is my particular area of expertise that I've been working on for the past thirty-eight years.) I'm not a critic of the Navy, I dearly love it. My dad was a Navy medical officer; I served in 1970-1971 as a hospital corpsman. My brother served some years later as a Navy chaplain. We McKanes are all Navy first, last and always. Great job with your TH-cam presentations! Thank you! Andy McKane, a.k.a. Pearl Harbor McKane.
BZ Mooch what a wonderful interview. Great to have outstanding officers and leaders such as the Admiral to share these stories hopefully it will inspire a new generation and hopefully it will inspire that new Butterbar thinking I’ll just get my time and head to the airlines.
Another great interview, it’s amazing that Ward is able to have such distinguished high ranking naval officers appear on his channel. Admiral Winnefield has a terrific manner about him, he seems very down to earth and very relatable.
Thankyou for the videos Ward. I spent 8 years in the Navy as a machinist mate. Went in in 1973 at 17, got my GED, went to machinist mate school and learned a life long trade. The Navy and God saved my screwed up teen life and put me on a road to a successful life!!!
I gotta say that your wonderful videos have ruined my ignorant thoughts as to what flag officers must be like. They are nothing of what I expected. They are intelligent, thoughtful, accomplished, and kind people. I’m blown away.
ADM Winnefeld, I remember writing your name backwards in the Tower on the Nimitz, 90-93 … I was a young kid at the time (ABHAN in V5), and later went on to get my pilot wings in the AF, flew C-17s, C-130Js, and retired from the 89th flying 757s. Good to see you again, cheers, sir! (William Buckingham, Lt Col, USAF Retired)
Great interview Mooch. I'm always ready to hear about the new Navy since I'm definitely "old School" having attending pre-flight in class 18-53 as a Navcad. Keep up the good work
The Admiral has a distinction that sets him apart from other CVN Skippers: as a Captain, he was the only Skipper that brought a CVN into NAS Pensacola in 2000, while the USS Enterprise CVN-65 was conducting INSURV. A former childhood friend and fellow Milton High School graduate was aboard the Enterprise, and as a deputy sheriff, I was allowed to tour other spaces of the ship and met the Skipper. I thought he was 200% professional. For Admiral Winnefeld, as a father of a 22 year old son and a 7 year old daughter, I cannot possibly imagine the loss you and your wife has endured. I am very sorry for your loss. God Bless- Robert Holster, Pace, Florida (east of Pensacola)
Excellent video! Admiral Winnefeld let me sign my final re-enlistment contract on his back (old Navy tradition) when he was a 4 star. I also served under Seamus Flatley with VF-154 during the Shock and Awe Campaign in the Persian Gulf. Tough times, but great memories!
One special thing I'll always have in my heart from my time as a merchant marine officer - I was aboard Maersk Kentucky as 3rd Mate. It wasn't technically my first shipping job as a licensed officer, but my first job on the Sealand Mercury was a 3 week fiasco with a notorious captain who hated new officers (I love an excuse to rant about that guy, so feel free to ask about him lol). Anyway, I came aboard Maersk Kentucky in the fall of 2012 and I was on the ship for a 49 day voyage as relief 3rd mate. I was ashore for 49 days before getting lucky and picking up the 3rd Mate job on the ship again, but this time I had the full 120 ticket. I stayed on for 2 more 49 day trips back to back, then got off early to try and keep the job between me and a few other guys in Norfolk (the guy I turned over to promptly took the short term cash, stayed on for all 120 days and instantly gave the job back to New York where all the work was). Anyway, here I am, brand new officer on my first *real* shipping job in fall/winter of 2012. We were headed back westbound from the Middle East and west coast of India and as we did our northbound transit of the Suez Canal, we were the 3rd ship in line in the northbound convoy. Behind us was another container ship or maybe an LNG carrier or something I don't remember. Then there was a DDG-51 class after that. Following the DDG-51 was CVN-65 herself. Good old Enterprise herself. She was on her last active duty deployment. She was 50 years old, and she was heading home from her last long watch at sea. We don't get a lot of time to stand around and sight see as a deck officer during the Suez Canal transit. Even when there is nothing to do, you have to keep an eye on the Suez pilots and appear to be busy, but I did manage to steal a few moments to look back behind us, and the sight of that legendary warship just making her way home through a desert canal was something beautiful and profound and it'll always stay with me.
Admiral didn't flinch mentioning his tragic loss, that tells us he's not only emotionally dealt with it but more importantly, won't force it on others. Heroic really.
This is so cool!!! I was an illustrator for the Naval Fighter Weapons School from 1986 to 1997. Jaws was the guy in charge of all the publications , TOPGUN Journal, TOPGUN Manual etc. I officially started at TOPGUN two weeks before the premier of the movie. We all went to the movie on opening day I remember Jaws, Bio and my project manager, Nancy Forth getting dressed up and taking a limo to the premier. Somewhere a photo exists of this event. When Jaws left TOPGUN, Nancy Forth commissioned me to build a 1/48 scale F-5E in Jaws' markings. It was the sand and spinach, black 42. It had a plexiglas case and was positioned in flight. I was hoping it would be in the shot of his office, providing it didn't meet its unfortunate demise. Good times. The best job I will ever have. Those 11 years flew by. No pun intended. Jaws was a very cool guy even when loaded up with all the publishing and contractors demands, not to mention his lecture and of course, flying!
Another outstanding interview, Ward. You, Sir, are da man! Thank you for continuing to fight the good fight. And to Admiral Winnefeld, Sir, you are an inspiration, especially to those of us who have had the privilege to serve our great nation. Semper Fi!
I think your interview of senior leaders is fascinating, as a retired CWO4 you see young LT most of who will talk and very approachable when your a 1st or chief, then years later their COs some make it to flag but you really don't know what their thinking unless your on their staff you lose interacting so I am pleased to hear their journey thru upper echelon ranks. Thank you sir!
Mr. Carroll you have a great channel, I enjoy it very much. We, my wife and I raised 3 boys, we know how and what Adm Winnefeld and his family are going thru. We lost our oldest son to a drug overdose in Oct of 08. Our heart felt condolences go to them and all who have lost a child for any reason of any kind. It is not natural for a parent to
Excellent interview that displays a high-quality leader. I was fortunate to work with an Air Force Colonel that flew F-4’s in Vietnam. His leadership had a profound influence on my life; I’m almost 60 now, I was in my 20’s when I worked with him. This interview reminds me of those days. Seeing real leaders operate allows us to model our behavior after those men and women. I believe that leadership is sorely lacking in America today. Personally, I think presenting details on how people like this approach leadership, in terms of preparation and overcoming obstacles would be a great avenue of content to explore.
I first met him when I was enlisted and he was with VF-24 in 1983 on the USS RANGER CV-61. A superb Officer and a Gentleman and thank gawd there was no social media during our parties in the Philippines! Fight On brother! I can say it is because of this fine Officer, my Naval career progressed to the F-14 platform with three consecutive sea tours in Tomcats. 12 years later I took shore duty at the Rag VF-124. It was also the time that I began wearing squadron colored shoes laces and continued the tradition when I switched to Hornets. I was on USS CARL VINSON CVN-70 and so awesome to find out today that he was Commanding USS Enterprise CVN-65. How cool was that! I would be honored to work with him once again. My condolences on the loss of your son.
What an awesome human being the Admiral is. My first reaction to hearing about his up coming podcast is Hey, why not do TH-cam! I love watching the guests that you have on your channel. Thank you for keeping it REAL! So many 'Tubers get to focused on themselves and the channel turn into a "look at me" show. You're doing a great job, Ward. PLEASE don't change!
I enjoy your show. My dad was a Naval Aviator, he was winged December 5, 1941 after his flight school at JAX. His wings (9957) were signed by RAdm Chester Nimitz (BuPers) and his wings were awarded by Adm Charles Perry Mason. My interest in WWii aviation allowed me to know what questions to ask. He died at age 99 in 2016. I feel blessed. Naval aviation in 1942 is vastly different than your experiences. He was lucid to his final days, I really wish you could have interviewed him. He never recorded a trap but I bet you were never catapulted off a cruiser in an SOC.
Doing the math, Sandy was in the Service for 5 years before me and 10 years after. I retired after 22. That is a long hitch. Some could just retire to the farm after that. Great guest!
I have now seen a number of your videos Ward and I have enjoyed and been fascinated by each and every one of them. Your knowledge of how the military machine works and your friends and contacts within the US navy make your videos unique. Although I am British, I am very grateful that there are so many ultra bright and patriotic people out there looking after America and its allies interests. Finally, I was so sorry to hear about Admiral Winnefed’s sad loss of his son. Keep up the good work Ward, outstanding videos👌 Henry
I salute you Admiral Winnefeld. You are also a distant colleague. Your command of an LPD makes you a former Gator. My much shorter Naval span was as a Petty Officer on an LST which included a deployment to Viet Nam in 1968, I really enjoyed this video. Thanks to you and Ward Carroll.
I spent a year at NAPS many years ago, but opted out of USNA. Despite that, I still have an interest in the Naval Services, enjoy the stories. In addition I want to thank all of you who did choose a military career for doing a difficult, often thankless, job. Thank you! Best wishes!
I went to USMAPS, was accepted at West Point, but decided to go to a civilian college, instead. Went into engineering research, which isn't really a career path in the Army.
Ward - Great interview, as always. I'm just a dumb retired grunt but was fortunate enough to have had Army Aviation unit as part of my command later in my career - so all I could do was fly the door gunner seat with them when so invited. Would have enjoyed serving with either or both of you. Keep telling it like it really is.
Ward, I'm quite moved here....A man devotes his entire life to the service of our country and looses his only son on his 4th day of college. One would have to wonder how much more this man must sacrifice? Admiral, if you read this I am grateful for your commitment to our country and I hope God will anguish your pain and provide comfort in these days 🙏
That's so heart breaking, may him and his wife find comfort in such trying times🙏🏻
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God Bless you Admiral. Thank you for all you have given in defense of freedom
I was fighting back the tears when he talked about his son. :-(
Anguish his pain? You might want to consult your dictionary for the correct word.
Wow!!!! Once Again: showing diversity of a Individual going his own way into the Navy ; showing ability of leadership without ego, yet supporting every mission with uniqueness; showing ability, yet, never showing negativity to the mission needing to be Accomplish; and, not being a Naval Graduate of Annapolis!!!!
Colin Powell is another excellent example. He was army rotc, did not go to the trade school. (West Point).
Admiral Winnefeld is a testament to how leadership should be done. He is a very cool-headed guy. I was fortunate enough to have the best unit commanders and division commanders in my time while I was in the Army. I can't remember how many times we had leadership come into our TOC and speak to us and not down to us. This has to be one of your best videos to date. It was actually awesome to hear things from a leadership position. Great interview. My heart goes out to the Admiral and his family for the loss of their son. God bless.
Admiral, I too wore those same gold wings (as a Marine) and I cherish all the experiences and friends that environment provided through the years. But I have heartfelt sorrow on the news you shared here about the untimely loss of your son.
Admiral Winnfeld's interview was one of the Best 👌. Honest, transparent, enthusiastic and engaging. What a nice man. And what great service to the Navy. Thank Ward.
Hello from Perth, Australia, and yes, duty in Perth during WWII was hard....maybe. The stories about the Submarine Base at Fremantle are the stuff of legend, and that only covers the missions. The parties the sailors and submariners held during that time...are still talked about in awe! There is a book called 'Secret Fleets' which tells the story about the base, the submarines, the men and women, and the bond between the people of Western Australia and the United States of America....
Ian, I was aboard USS Coral Sea in 1975 when we did a one week inport in Perth at the end of our cruise. First US Navy ship to hit Perth in five years. We got there just after Coral Sea Days which--as you know--is a significant holiday. That week remains one of the most memorable in my life. We had just completed the evacuation from Vietnam and the Mayaguez incident. Moral was devastated after participating the the final inning of a lost game. Perth saved our souls. Couldn't buy a drink. Party with the Aussies all night and crash during the day. Aussies partied all night, went to work, and partied all night. God they were tough. Beautiful city.
Another fantastic interview. We usually only get to see men like Admiral Winnefield as "suits", testifying or possibly interviewed by a talking head on TV. It was great listen a great human being talk about his journey with all it's warts and successes.
Totally agree!
...that's because they have better things to do than hang around on your front pooch, drink beer and shoot the shit with you. Much as you would have better things to do if you'd stop bitching on YT about not getting to see men like him except as "suits".
Exactly. Ditch the sound bites, and get into the "gears and wheels" of how a successful naval-aviation operation is done, in detail and the people who lead and do.
Sandy, your Dad was the skipper of my first active squadron, VS-21. I made my 1st-night carrier landings with him in the S-2E. I always enjoyed his leadership skills.
Small world
An honor to listen to my former two time commander.VF-211 1994,and U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CVN-65 2001.
May God comfort the Winnefeld family on the loss of their son. My sincerest condolences.
Condolences.
My father is an aerospace engineering professor at GA Tech, and had Winnefield as a student. Later in life, Admiral Winnefield invited him to fly out in an E2 to the Roosevelt. He was all suited up waiting in the hanger, but the plane had a maintenance issue, and they had to cancel the trip at the last moment. He was so bummed he never got to experience a carrier landing. When Adm. Winnefield said at the beginning of the video that he went to tech I had to ask my dad what his old student's name was who became the admiral. He said Winnefield! Lol. So cool. Professor Craig says hi sir.
Great interview. Sandy's character and intelligence shine through. I went through Topgun in the same class as Sandy (Class 82-5). It was obvious to everyone that Sandy was the winner of the Topgun Trophy that they don't have, however, his modesty doesn't allow him to claim it.
...which they don't have, because it would cause the pilots to focus on winning a trophy...which they would obviously care about more than they should? Like you?
@@touristguy87 Remember, the movie is a cartoon and the school's purpose was to train the squadron level tactics instructors to ensure the fleet was using the best tactics at any point. Significant portion of ground school lectures focus on teaching and learning techniques. Excellent module developed for Topgun by professional educators. The Topgun Trophy is that the instructors identify the best student and let them know they would be welcome back as an instructor. That isn't because he kicked everyone's ass in the air but because he would best help the school accomplish its mission. It was a serious place.
@@davidpf043 ..so the whole Topgun program is just a place for Naval aviators to avoid being deployed overseas...much less into real combat against actual opposing hostile force. Got it.
@@touristguy87 What is your real name and where do you live? I didn't immediately realize I was dealing with an internet troll. Ward's is a serious channel addressing serious issues. I post in true name as a result. If you don't have the courage to stand behind your comment, please just shut up.
@@davidpf043 you mean if I don't want to post my real name to a bunch of psychos on YT and elsewhere? Is that a serious question? If you and "Ward" want to do that much less do do that then you both are crazy. Never been doxxed or swatted before, huh? Woke up to find someone standing next to your bed or driving away in your car with your wife and kids? You want that to happen?
Outstanding episode; that's time well spent. Admiral Winnefeld is one impressive individual, and our nation is lucky to have had his services for 37 years. Thanks Mooch, for bringing him on the show and introducing him to us!
Chris Darling? You didn't grow up in Stone Mountain did you?
He was one very busy guy. I can relate to issues in D.C. Swampland. The swamp creatures make everything way more laborious, complex and downright stupid. It really drains you and burns you out.
I serviced with him in VF-24 and VF-1 I was a AME1 I got a good bottle of booze from him from his ejection also played flag football with him at Miramar he was a pretty cool officer during the time I knew him
Most outstanding Ward! I used to relish ADM Winnefeld’s articles when he was the editor of the TOPGUN journal. Great interview with a great American.
Term Limits!
Ward, and Admiral Winnefeld, thank you both for a superb interview and your service to our country. Watching and listening to officers such as yourselves makes me even more proud to be a Naval Aviator.
Your interview with Admiral Winnefeld was inspiring, and so heartbreaking to learn of the loss of his son. On behalf of my family, thank you both for your service to our country, and thank you for your great work on this channel Mr. Carroll.
One of the best channels on TH-cam Ward, looking forward to watching this later.
Another “knock out of the park” Mooch. Solid interview of a great American. I first heard of “Jaws” Winnefeld in George Hall’s 1987 book, “Top Gun”. Amazing to listen to his career path. Thanks for all you do on this channel. Great Stuff as always.
Wish there were more leaders like you still in the service,
Really love it when he shared about caring for the boots on the ground, what a great leader and all around great human being. Really great insight to what commanders are thinking, thank you Ward for bringing us such awesome content!
Hiya mooch im watching this vid and it brought back a nice memory of me with my now wife back in 93/94 cant remember exactly what year but one of the two looking out across the beach in Tenerife canary islands at a warship moored up at about a mile out to sea for some shore leave which I now know it was the enterprise because it had the numbers 65 painted on the turret which I cant forget because its my year of birth & what a beautiful site that was was and admiral winnefeld said he was the C/O back in 94 so maybe it was him controlling that very same vessel I salute you Sir & everyone else who has served or is serving to keep us all free✌ PEACE✌.
A most interesting and engaging interview. I remember Admiral Winnefeld when he was an LT serving as an Instructor during my tour at NFWS as an E-5 working in the PR shop. He was among Topgun's finest cadre of Instructors during the heady Fightertown days of the 80's. A storied and remarkable career in Naval Aviation.
Love me some PRs. Thanks for the effort, Joseph.
I literally sat glued to the screen , watching the Admiral discuss his career only to hear of the loss of his son. Both my parents were in medicine, my father an anesthesiologist , called Fentanyl the worst analgesic ever given FDA approval. My heart sank to hear this. I am truly sorry in my very core for your and your wife's loss .Fantastic interview Ward...
What a brilliant interview again Mooch - I was hanging on every question; and wasn't Jaws a legend of the game. Your channel is getting better and better, and it was great at the start. Cheers mate.
4 stars and still a regular guy. Obviously very intelligent, a good leader, and a good pilot. Wish we had a thousand more like him!
As a former enlisted Naval petty officer, I enjoy watching your podcasts. Due to my Navy ET training I owe the Navy my life long success. I probably own 20 Navy hats and tee shirts,, and motorcycle helmet, One of them is on my head almost everyday. In the Tonkin Gulf we were doing a night unrepi along side the USS Ranger. All of sudden the Ranger's flight deck came alive, and they started launching. I was surprised that we did not break away., we were only steaming at 14 knots, I guess there was enough head wind, it was the best air show I ever saw. Your podcasts and guests prove, there is something really special about the Navy and Marines. By the way I've been an airplane lover since I was a toddler.
Mooch, you have some of the best guests on your show, Thank you for the quality content that you continue to bring as.
The thing I appreciate most about a channel like this... it's an experience subject matter expert speaking matter-of fact. I observed early on in my career that thing that stood out about pilots is that they spoke in precise language. Outside of facetious "there I was". stories , there wasn't exaggeration or strong opinion based on weak knowledge. Ok scratch that...we maintainers did encounter operator error on aircraft avionic systems. But I digress. This channel is something that can't be faked without getting caught. No one is shouting an opinion, and no one is disingenuously hawking a product. It's edutainment at it's best.
Knowing that there's good people in this world, like Mr. Carrol and Mr. Winnfield, making a positive differrence gives me hope for a better future for this country and the world.
Incredible interview! Admiral Winnefeld has surely accomplished so much in his years with the Navy. He is articulate and brilliant. So proud that he and you Ward protected our country. God bless his family 🙏🇺🇸⚓
What a great interview and a great officer. That was so well done. Thanks Ward!
What a great conversation really didnt notice the time go by could have listened for a lot longer
I'm glad to hear you call us "viewers" instead of "fans". I watch you because of earned respect not fandom.
Sir, this was a wonderful interview with a remarkable man. I was intrigued and listened the entire time, as I do for all your streams and episodes. One of these days I swear, my timing for your happy hours will get better. Just my rotten luck that I'm on my way to the job when you have them.
I'll be going to both the SAFE website to support that cause, and I will also go to the admiral's Spotify podcast to sign on. Thank you for providing such great content. This channel has rapidly become my go-to for just good, solid content. No screeching, hollering, jumping up and down. Just real meat and potatoes stuff. Thank you.
Great interview. I was fortunate enough to serve under Admiral Winnefeld when he was Captain Winnefeld on the USS Cleveland. Great leader and man.
If the World had more Sandy Winnefeld's it would be an infinitely better place. Men like Admiral Winnefeld are what make this Country the very best on the planet.
What an incredible person and leader. In one's career, you would die for the privilege of working for such a leader. I was a private sector manager who would dream of having a boss as naturally gifted as the Admiral. I'm the proud son of an A.F. Col. who himself was a tremendous leader. I have a habit of judging people on what I perceive as their leadership skills, no matter what sector they are from, private or public. Really enjoyed this interview. Then to find out that the Admiral and I have a tragic confluence of events, having both lost our beloved son's to Fentanyl. Wonderful to hear about his organization to help fight this horrible scourge. Will look for the Admiral's new podcast. Thank you Cmdr. Ward for another great show, and have enjoyed each one. Your loyal viewer. Richard A Ventriss
Awesome Ward. I'm new to your channel but will be digging in deeply after this episode. Im from a Navy background, as my Dad was a 20 year man serving thru WW2 in the P.I.. I've lived between WA and CA during my time, and live 25 miles from NAS Whidbey Island, where I was born during my Dad's service. I'm a big airplane guy, Dad got about 1200 hours as a flight engineer at the end of his career flying in long range patrol. I have to say the daily sound of F-18s flying overhead here in the Strait, is a good feeling. Kudos to the Admiral, he definitely is part of the kind of historical fabric of our country, that gives me hope for our future in these strange(to me) days.
WARD, ADMIRAL WINNEFIELD IS A TRUE LEADER,NEVER ASK YOUR CREW TO DO ANYTHING YOU WOULD NOT DO. AND HAVE ALL READY DONE AND WILL DO AGAIN IN HARMS WAY. THE BEST LOOK AT THE TOP LEADERSHIP OF NAVAL AIR AND OUR NAVY. CONGRATS ON TWO MILLION HAPPY VIEWERS SEMPER F-I THANK YOU COMMANDER
Ward, stuff like this is amazing to listen to. Thank you so much for putting this together.
Ward A very good interview. I am so grateful that we as a country have men and women like Admiral Winnefeld who are willing to serve us all and protect us all. Thank you
Thank you i love sharing your conversations. Because you are US NAVY and you are sympathique. 🇫🇷🗼🇺🇸🇫🇷🗼👍😙😀
Absolutely amazing interview you had with the admiral. It’s leaders like him that I wish we had in command now.
Ward Sir , was an honor listening to this interview with an American Hero imho shows the upcoming youth to see beyond the horizon and to Admiral Winnefield sir its an honor to listen to you speak like this sir , and to my Grandfather, CPO in the British Navy -I LOVE YOU FOREVER Sir, R.I.P
I always take seriously a man with full bookshelves. To see a two-star at the throttles of an F-14 says so much about Adm. Winnefeld. Great interview Ward.
Wrapped a nearly 60o mile drive back to Utah from California, and then had the pleasure of watching this interview as a nightcap. Thanks for another pleasurable episode!
Thank you, Ward, for this extraordinary interview. I'm kind of awestruck by all the things Sandy went through in his career, and very impressed with his integrity and ability to work with so many people to achieve all the things he did in spite of so many challenges.
A great interview with an outstanding guest. Unlike so many interviewers, you ask the question then stop talking and let the guest tell the story. A rare thing among radio and tv hosts. Good on you. I always enjoy listening to the stories of men and women who serve our country.
Thank you Admiral Winnefeld for an amazing interview. The knowledge and insight is phenomenal. I can not overstate this, your channel has become the best military channel on the web. Thank you and please keep the videos coming. God bless and protect you Sir.
So so true that our system is broken and he hits every Mark. It’s nice to see a top military man especially in these days speaking the truth about our politics and how bad they’ve gotten. And I totally agree both sides are the problem.
These "A Conversation with" series of videos are just brilliant, from KC bringing home her mortally damaged A-10A, to the multitude of stories with the many many paths you have crossed throughout your career, they are fascinating to watch (multiple times mind you), and to see the calibre of men and women that serve their country and the world (as the US are ultimately the World Police venturing to wherever danger presents itself), and the careers they've had over many many changes over the years....the insight is intriguing and very well appreciated from yourself and all that participate, a huge thank you to you all...love it!!!!
Cheers from Sydney Aus!!!! 🍻🍻🍻🍻
I love watching your channel. I’m a retired Canadian with no military experience and really enjoying the education surrounding military aviation that you are providing me.
Thank you and your guests for the vicarious experience.
What a great interview with the Admiral, Ward. Had my undivided attention. Look forward to the next video.
What an OUTSTANDING interview.. Thanks Sandy for your 37+ years.
Admiral, it was a pleasure seeing and hearing you again as well as finding out what you were up to after you left the Big "E". Of the many CO's I had during my 12 years in, yourself and my first CO are hands down the ones who knew how to lead and inspire your crews. Fair winds and following seas sir for many more years.
Thank you Ward for another great interview with an American Hero.
All I can say is WOW. What a fantastic discussion and privilege to hear from a true leader and genuine human being. Thanks to you both for your lifetime of service to our great country and my God bless you every day.
I was an infantryman in a Stryker Brigade 1-24 Infantry during OIF III 04-05 tour in Mosul Iraq. We had support one late afternoon from an F-14 and F/A-18, the Hornet fired a mav. at a bldg. then Both straffed a building repeatedly. it was awesome to see this so close on the ground. The Mav seemed to move in slow motion.Watched it all the way to its target. Never understood as a grunt why these different a/c were flying together but know I know possibly "ROVER". Thank you Sir!
Excellent interview. Demonstrates the dedication to service that a person makes along their path of a very successful career. More importantly shows the magnitude of accomplishments one can achieve in the service by putting others above Self, being open to compromise, and caring for the welfare of your team. This video should be mandatory viewing for high school students as an example of the positive outcome they can achieve by working hard in whatever field they choose for their career. As a Coast Guard non- aviator type I must admit That I Googled many of the acronyms mentioned in the video. Naval aviators have a language all to themselves!!
If Sandy Winnefeld ran for president I would vote for him..... Thanks Ward for this great episode, made me feel my trust in his leadership skills...... possibilities and what could be!
The sad truth is that men and women of the Admiral’s competence and integrity want no part of the job. Which says a lot about the people who do.
@@v1rot81 True.. Very True 😞
Extremely interesting interview with Admiral Winnefeld. I was most interested in listening to what he said as relates to working with Congress and the fact that "our system is broken." We had that same situation in 1940-1941. Out of that mess and the public's demand for the U.S. to "remain out of Europe's war" we ended up with Pearl Harbor. (This is my particular area of expertise that I've been working on for the past thirty-eight years.) I'm not a critic of the Navy, I dearly love it. My dad was a Navy medical officer; I served in 1970-1971 as a hospital corpsman. My brother served some years later as a Navy chaplain. We McKanes are all Navy first, last and always. Great job with your TH-cam presentations! Thank you! Andy McKane, a.k.a. Pearl Harbor McKane.
BZ Mooch what a wonderful interview. Great to have outstanding officers and leaders such as the Admiral to share these stories hopefully it will inspire a new generation and hopefully it will inspire that new Butterbar thinking I’ll just get my time and head to the airlines.
He's labelled as James "Jaws" Winnefeld in the closing credits of the Top Gun movie.
Sandy did most of the F-5E (pseudo Mig-28) sequences in the film.
Another great interview, it’s amazing that Ward is able to have such distinguished high ranking naval officers appear on his channel. Admiral Winnefield has a terrific manner about him, he seems very down to earth and very relatable.
Thankyou for the videos Ward. I spent 8 years in the Navy as a machinist mate. Went in in 1973 at 17, got my GED, went to machinist mate school and learned a life long trade. The Navy and God saved my screwed up teen life and put me on a road to a successful life!!!
I gotta say that your wonderful videos have ruined my ignorant thoughts as to what flag officers must be like. They are nothing of what I expected. They are intelligent, thoughtful, accomplished, and kind people. I’m blown away.
ADM Winnefeld, I remember writing your name backwards in the Tower on the Nimitz, 90-93 … I was a young kid at the time (ABHAN in V5), and later went on to get my pilot wings in the AF, flew C-17s, C-130Js, and retired from the 89th flying 757s. Good to see you again, cheers, sir!
(William Buckingham, Lt Col, USAF Retired)
Thanks for bringing him on for an interview. It’s great to see or military leadership in a down to earth setting. Love your channel thanks.
Great interview Mooch. I'm always ready to hear about the new Navy since I'm definitely "old School" having attending pre-flight in class 18-53 as a Navcad. Keep up the good work
What a great interview with a great man!
The Admiral has a distinction that sets him apart from other CVN Skippers: as a Captain, he was the only Skipper that brought a CVN into NAS Pensacola in 2000, while the USS Enterprise CVN-65 was conducting INSURV. A former childhood friend and fellow Milton High School graduate was aboard the Enterprise, and as a deputy sheriff, I was allowed to tour other spaces of the ship and met the Skipper. I thought he was 200% professional.
For Admiral Winnefeld, as a father of a 22 year old son and a 7 year old daughter, I cannot possibly imagine the loss you and your wife has endured. I am very sorry for your loss. God Bless- Robert Holster, Pace, Florida (east of Pensacola)
Excellent video! Admiral Winnefeld let me sign my final re-enlistment contract on his back (old Navy tradition) when he was a 4 star. I also served under Seamus Flatley with VF-154 during the Shock and Awe Campaign in the Persian Gulf. Tough times, but great memories!
One special thing I'll always have in my heart from my time as a merchant marine officer - I was aboard Maersk Kentucky as 3rd Mate. It wasn't technically my first shipping job as a licensed officer, but my first job on the Sealand Mercury was a 3 week fiasco with a notorious captain who hated new officers (I love an excuse to rant about that guy, so feel free to ask about him lol). Anyway, I came aboard Maersk Kentucky in the fall of 2012 and I was on the ship for a 49 day voyage as relief 3rd mate. I was ashore for 49 days before getting lucky and picking up the 3rd Mate job on the ship again, but this time I had the full 120 ticket. I stayed on for 2 more 49 day trips back to back, then got off early to try and keep the job between me and a few other guys in Norfolk (the guy I turned over to promptly took the short term cash, stayed on for all 120 days and instantly gave the job back to New York where all the work was). Anyway, here I am, brand new officer on my first *real* shipping job in fall/winter of 2012. We were headed back westbound from the Middle East and west coast of India and as we did our northbound transit of the Suez Canal, we were the 3rd ship in line in the northbound convoy. Behind us was another container ship or maybe an LNG carrier or something I don't remember. Then there was a DDG-51 class after that. Following the DDG-51 was CVN-65 herself. Good old Enterprise herself. She was on her last active duty deployment. She was 50 years old, and she was heading home from her last long watch at sea. We don't get a lot of time to stand around and sight see as a deck officer during the Suez Canal transit. Even when there is nothing to do, you have to keep an eye on the Suez pilots and appear to be busy, but I did manage to steal a few moments to look back behind us, and the sight of that legendary warship just making her way home through a desert canal was something beautiful and profound and it'll always stay with me.
Admiral didn't flinch mentioning his tragic loss, that tells us he's not only emotionally dealt with it but more importantly, won't force it on others. Heroic really.
This is so cool!!! I was an illustrator for the Naval Fighter Weapons School from 1986 to 1997. Jaws was the guy in charge of all the publications , TOPGUN Journal, TOPGUN Manual etc. I officially started at TOPGUN two weeks before the premier of the movie. We all went to the movie on opening day I remember Jaws, Bio and my project manager, Nancy Forth getting dressed up and taking a limo to the premier. Somewhere a photo exists of this event. When Jaws left TOPGUN, Nancy Forth commissioned me to build a 1/48 scale F-5E in Jaws' markings. It was the sand and spinach, black 42. It had a plexiglas case and was positioned in flight. I was hoping it would be in the shot of his office, providing it didn't meet its unfortunate demise. Good times. The best job I will ever have. Those 11 years flew by. No pun intended. Jaws was a very cool guy even when loaded up with all the publishing and contractors demands, not to mention his lecture and of course, flying!
Yeah I bet u were bud lol
@@nexpro6118 I'm not sure what you meant. But thanks?
you can just tell what a superb leader he is ! grounded, humane, pragmatic. Thanks for having him as a guest !
Another outstanding interview, Ward. You, Sir, are da man! Thank you for continuing to fight the good fight. And to Admiral Winnefeld, Sir, you are an inspiration, especially to those of us who have had the privilege to serve our great nation. Semper Fi!
I must tell you, Ward, your channel is my daily hot button. I really appreciate the depth and breadth of the videos, and such insightful interviews.
I think your interview of senior leaders is fascinating, as a retired CWO4 you see young LT most of who will talk and very approachable when your a 1st or chief, then years later their COs some make it to flag but you really don't know what their thinking unless your on their staff you lose interacting so I am pleased to hear their journey thru upper echelon ranks. Thank you sir!
Georgia Tech !!!! YAY !!!! I graduated from Georgia Tech in 1965 and went straight to OCS Newport, then to Pensacola.
Great job Ward - you've created a fantastic channel
Thank you for your service Admiral Winnefeld
Thanks Ward. Another great interview with someone who has walked the walk. Much appreciated.
It’s nice to listen to intelligent people sharing the intricacies of very professional lives defending our our country! 👏👏👏🥂🇺🇸
Mr. Carroll you have a great channel, I enjoy it very much. We, my wife and I raised 3 boys, we know how and what Adm Winnefeld and his family are going thru. We lost our oldest son to a drug overdose in Oct of 08. Our heart felt condolences go to them and all who have lost a child for any reason of any kind. It is not natural for a parent to
Excellent interview that displays a high-quality leader. I was fortunate to work with an Air Force Colonel that flew F-4’s in Vietnam. His leadership had a profound influence on my life; I’m almost 60 now, I was in my 20’s when I worked with him. This interview reminds me of those days.
Seeing real leaders operate allows us to model our behavior after those men and women. I believe that leadership is sorely lacking in America today. Personally, I think presenting details on how people like this approach leadership, in terms of preparation and overcoming obstacles would be a great avenue of content to explore.
Or Air Forces Group Captain
I first met him when I was enlisted and he was with VF-24 in 1983 on the USS RANGER CV-61. A superb Officer and a Gentleman and thank gawd there was no social media during our parties in the Philippines! Fight On brother! I can say it is because of this fine Officer, my Naval career progressed to the F-14 platform with three consecutive sea tours in Tomcats. 12 years later I took shore duty at the Rag VF-124. It was also the time that I began wearing squadron colored shoes laces and continued the tradition when I switched to Hornets. I was on USS CARL VINSON CVN-70 and so awesome to find out today that he was Commanding USS Enterprise CVN-65. How cool was that! I would be honored to work with him once again.
My condolences on the loss of your son.
I was in the Royal Air Force for 27 years. Apart from a couple of officers…….Would have been very happy to serve, under this fellow. Kudos, Admiral.
What an awesome human being the Admiral is. My first reaction to hearing about his up coming podcast is Hey, why not do TH-cam! I love watching the guests that you have on your channel. Thank you for keeping it REAL! So many 'Tubers get to focused on themselves and the channel turn into a "look at me" show. You're doing a great job, Ward. PLEASE don't change!
I enjoy your show. My dad was a Naval Aviator, he was winged December 5, 1941 after his flight school at JAX. His wings (9957) were signed by RAdm Chester Nimitz (BuPers) and his wings were awarded by Adm Charles Perry Mason. My interest in WWii aviation allowed me to know what questions to ask. He died at age 99 in 2016. I feel blessed. Naval aviation in 1942 is vastly different than your experiences. He was lucid to his final days, I really wish you could have interviewed him. He never recorded a trap but I bet you were never catapulted off a cruiser in an SOC.
Dear Sir,
Just came away with a feeling of absolute awe of what one man can do. Incredible.
Love from Scotland 🏴
Doing the math, Sandy was in the Service for 5 years before me and 10 years after. I retired after 22. That is a long hitch. Some could just retire to the farm after that. Great guest!
I have now seen a number of your videos Ward and I have enjoyed and been fascinated by each and every one of them. Your knowledge of how the military machine works and your friends and contacts within the US navy make your videos unique. Although I am British, I am very grateful that there are so many ultra bright and patriotic people out there looking after America and its allies interests. Finally, I was so sorry to hear about Admiral Winnefed’s sad loss of his son. Keep up the good work Ward, outstanding videos👌 Henry
I opened up a fresh box of crayons and a cold beer and really enjoyed this episode. Semper Fi.
Thank you both for your time . Great interview ! I am so sorry for the loss of your son .
I salute you Admiral Winnefeld. You are also a distant colleague. Your command of an LPD makes you a former Gator. My much shorter Naval span was as a Petty Officer on an LST which included a deployment to Viet Nam in 1968, I really enjoyed this video. Thanks to you and Ward Carroll.
MAN! AGAIN!!! one more great interview! I wish more leaders like you guys ran our great country. The Admiral is amazing!
Admiral Winnefeld you have my deepest admiration for your service and as a human being. Nothing left to say.
I spent a year at NAPS many years ago, but opted out of USNA. Despite that, I still have an interest in the Naval Services, enjoy the stories. In addition I want to thank all of you who did choose a military career for doing a difficult, often thankless, job. Thank you! Best wishes!
I went to USMAPS, was accepted at West Point, but decided to go to a civilian college, instead. Went into engineering research, which isn't really a career path in the Army.
Ward - Great interview, as always. I'm just a dumb retired grunt but was fortunate enough to have had Army Aviation unit as part of my command later in my career - so all I could do was fly the door gunner seat with them when so invited. Would have enjoyed serving with either or both of you. Keep telling it like it really is.
Bingo on another Fantastic Interview Sandy Winnefeld=A MOUNTAIN OF -A-MAN WOW just wow!