“Into the Garbage Chute, Flyboy!” Why You Don’t See Air Forces in Science Fiction

Ian and Cory sit down with Nick Narbutovskih for a two-parter about air power in science fiction and combined arms. In part 1 they talk about the high-level stuff–why does the Air Force exist? What makes AF special operations forces special? What does an air force do to help out on the ground?

Part 2 gets into topics like operating with coalition partners, managing information flow in the air, and the need to rule the electromagnetic spectrum.  

Also in this episode, Nick takes pity on Ian, Cory talks about why the Air Force loves his dissertation, and Ian calls Cory out for leaving his messages on read…

Check out Nick’s work and social media links here! https://narbutov.com/

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The Joint Geeks on this episode are: Ian Boley (@IBBoley) and Cory Hollon (@cory_hollon). Nick Narbutovskih (@NNarbutovskih) was our guest.