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	Podcast:		Former Action Guys Podcast
	Episode:		Ep. 198 \| Ian Fritz \| Airborne Cryptologic Linguist
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		01:48:41
	Publish Date:		2023-11-03 14:38:41
	Description:		Ian Fritz is a former USAF Airborne Cryptologic Linguist that was a crew member on the AC-130 W. Ian's more than 3 years of language training enabled him to listen in on enemy radio transmissions and update the AC-130 crew and ground forces in real-time. Ian attended the Defense Language Institute (DLI) to learn how to fluently speak Dari and Pashto before supporting the Air Force Special Operations Command during two deployments to Afghanistan. Support the show https://www.patreon.com/formeractionguys https://www.jcramergraphics.com https://www.ANGLICOshop.com Buy Ian's Book https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/What-the-Taliban-Told-Me/Ian-Fritz/9781668010693 00:00:00 Intro \| Joining the Air Force 00:09:59 Air Force Basic Training 00:13:44 Language Training 00:25:43 Maintaining Language Proficiency 00:32:27 AC-130 Gunship 00:36:47 Cryptologic Linguist's on an AC-130 00:40:24 Listening to the Enemy 00:47:43 First Mission 00:54:50 From Combat to Coffee \| Aircrew Life 00:58:25 Finding an Outlet 01:14:14 Writing a Book Honestly 01:21:45 Fall of Afghanistan
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