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ResourceMax Afterburner Reveals Why He Broke the Rules to Save a Navy SEAL | Ep. 310
Mike Ritland interviews Ryan 'Mach' Boudreimer, former F-15E Strike Eagle combat pilot, Thunderbirds number two, and founder of the …
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ResourceIran Just Named The U.S. Jet It FEARS MOST
Max analyzes Iran's recent warning to Gulf states hosting U.S. air power, noting that Iran specifically highlighted aerial refueling …
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ResourceIran's Mullahs Panic As U.S. Military Strikes 170 Targets
Max analyzes what he describes as a major U.S. military operation against Iranian targets in July 2026, following Iran's alleged …
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ResourceThe WORST Prisoner Trade Ever!*
Ritland recounts a mission he flew as a Night Stalker helicopter pilot to rescue U.S. soldier Beau Bergdahl from Taliban captivity. …
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ResourceU.S. Military Just Did Something HUGE to Open Straits of Hormuz
Max analyzes what he describes as a hypothetical 2026 military operation where US forces strike Iranian missile sites near the …
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ResourceIran War LIVESTREAM With Max Afterburner | 3 March 2026
Max presents a livestream framed as covering a hypothetical Iran conflict dated "3 March 2026" (a future scenario presented in …
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ResourceINSANE Top Gun 3 Footage Leaves Fighter Pilots SPEECHLESS
Max and guest Dave Berke, a former F-16, F-18, F-22, and F-35 pilot, react to AI-generated Top Gun 3 trailers and footage. The two …
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ResourceBREAKING: B-52s Swarm Venezuela! Maduro's Regime Is DOOMED
Max analyzes breaking developments regarding B-52 bombers heading toward the Caribbean, which he describes as potentially targeting …
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ResourceNATO F-35s Went on RED ALERT Over Poland!
Max analyzes a September 9-10, 2025 incident in which he reports that 19-23 Russian drones breached Polish airspace, prompting what …
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ResourceFighter Pilot Reacts to How Many Russian Bombers Ukraine Destroyed!
Max analyzes drone footage and provides his assessment of Ukraine's Operation Spider Web strikes against Russian airbases. He …
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ResourceCould YOU Survive a Navy SEAL Interview?
Mike Ritland conducts a rapid-fire interview with a guest, asking numerous questions about various aspects of the guest's …
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ResourceREAL Fighter Pilots React to INSANE F-16 Thunderbird Airshow!
Max, a former F-16 Thunderbirds demonstration pilot, watches footage of his 2016 airshow performance in Battle Creek, Michigan …
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ResourceFighter Pilot Reviews NEXT LEVEL Boeing Cockpit Sim
Max reviews the Next Level Boeing cockpit simulator after using it for a few days. He emphasizes that he initially didn't think …
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ResourceArmy Apache Pilot Emily Joy Hills | Mike Drop Episode 36 *Special Re-Release*
Mike Ritland introduces a re-release of episode 36 featuring Emily Joy Hills, a former Army Apache pilot with 17 years of active …
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ResourceFighter Pilot Reacts to Russian SU-57 Performance at Zhuhai Airshow
Max analyzes an Su-57 fighter jet demonstration at a Chinese airshow, breaking down the aircraft's maneuverability, thrust-to-weight …
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ResourceSR-91 Aurora Ghost Plane is Probably Already Flying
Max explores claims and sightings surrounding the SR-91 Aurora, a rumored hypersonic spy plane that was supposedly never built. He …
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ResourceReal F-16 Pilot Recreates Final Flight in F-16
Max recreates his final flight in an F-16C Thunderbird using a flight simulator, walking viewers through the actual route and …
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ResourceThis Never Happened - Air Force PJ Rescues Russians with Brandon Daugherty | Mike Drop Clip #182
Ritland's guest recounts a classified recovery mission in the mountains of Afghanistan where a six-man team was sent to locate and …
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ResourceReal Fighter Pilot Buzzes Las Vegas Strip in Combat Simulator
Max flies a simulated low-altitude pass along the Las Vegas Strip in an F-16 using Digital Combat Simulator (DCS). He proposes a …
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ResourceLifting 50,000 Pound Fighter Jet with Crane
Max documents a crane operation lifting a 50,000-pound F-105 fighter jet out of a building. He explains the precision required by …
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ResourceF-15E Strikes Targets in Syria as MQ-9 Gets Shot Down
Max discusses U.S. F-15E strikes on an Iranian weapons cache in Syria that Max says was linked to attacks on U.S. forces. According …
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ResourceThe Pilot Who Stole a Russian Mig-25
Max recounts the 1976 defection of Soviet MiG-25 pilot Viktor Belenko, who stole classified documents and flew his aircraft to Japan …
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ResourceInitial Reaction to Missing F-35
Max reacts to a September 2023 incident in which an F-35 continued flying for 60 miles after its pilot ejected at 1,000 feet above …
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ResourceThe Secret Bomber that Almost Reached New York City
Max discusses the Nazi 'Amerika Bomber' project, a conceptual strategic bomber program during World War II designed to strike New …
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