The F-14 Tomcat ATG Radio show/Podcast

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VF-21 Freelancers: CAPT C.J. "HEATER" Heatley III & E5 AO2 Dan McVey

VF-21 Freelancers F-14 Pilot C.J. "HEATER" Heatley III reunites with Ordie Dan McVey to share some great memories serving together. LEADERSHIP, KNOWS NO BOUNDARIES! Any

Sep 3
19 min

Top Gun the Movie, behind the scenes filming with USN Captain C.J. "HEATER" Heatley III

HEATER takes us behind the scenes on filming the most popular aviation movie in history, Top Gun... Pilot Host: VF-102 Diamondbacks Gerald "LEEKSTER" Leekey RIO Host: VF

Jul 4
55 min

F-14 "Tomcat University" Podcast guest DIRT & Augie

We welcome Naval Aviation legend Don "DIRT" Kingery a VF-154 Black Knight F-4 Phantom Pilot & Augie Colis USS America CV-66 Waist Catapults. Host: Pilot VF-102 Pat "SMOK

May 3
1 h 08 min

F-14 Tomcat Podcast Ep 19 OPIE & JUMA

We welcome two legends from the Golden Age of Naval Aviation, Scott "OPIE" Miner & Bill "JUMA" Welch. JUMA is a World Famous Pukin' Dog from Fighter Squadron 143 flying t

Dec 24 2025
1 h 59 min

USN LSO Life & Culture

Landing Signal Officer, these are the folks on the Platform who wave the Air Wing to help safely get them aboard. To do this, we welcome aboard CDR Brian "RJ" Roberts & L

Nov 4 2025
2 h 12 min

Admiral Jay RABBIT Campbell F-8 & F-14

We welcome AdmiralJay RABBIT Campell to the show. RABBIT flew both the F-8 Crusader and the F-14 Tomcat. This show is very rich in Naval Aviation histroy. An American Leg

Sep 13 2025
1 h 22 min

AIRFEST '25 PROMO F-14 Tomcat Demo Team 20th Anniverary

AIRFEST '25 Promo for the 20th Anniversary of the F-14 Demo Team We proudly welcome Captain Terry "BUBBLES" Dailey World Famous VF-11 Red Ripper Pilot, Austin Meyers Eve

Aug 6 2025
46 min

F-14 Tomcat Podcast Ep18

Rich "CORN" Cornwall: VF-32 Swordsmen and VF-102 Diamondbacks is joined by: Dave "HEY JOE" Parsons VF-102 Daimondbacks & VF-32 Swordsmen . HOST: LEEKSTER & SYPHIN Prod

Jun 19 2025
2 h 38 min

1v1 With LEEKSTER & GUS

USAF F-16 Pilot Darrel "GUS" Ekstrom Joins LEEKSTER for a great discussion on how USAF life differs from USN life. During an exchange tour, GUS visited the USS America CV

Apr 24 2025
55 min

Tomcat University: AS2 (AW) Dave Braud & EA-18G Growler Pilot OUTBOUND COURSE

It's time to discuss GSE (Ground Support Equipment), we welcome AS2 (AW) Braud who gives us all a lesson on some important equipment that allows Navy Airframes to fly..

Apr 9 2025
1 h 11 min

F-14 Tomcat/Naval Aviation Book Authors Mini Series Ep1

We welcome Lou Benoit the author of "Grumman F-14 Tomcat End of the line. Not the Legend"... This is a great book from a great american. Lou delivers 100% on the data tha

Feb 19 2025
1 h 27 min

VF-102 Diamondbacks 2024 Christmas Show Part Deux

We welcome back the Ready Room of Fighter Squadron 102... the sea going Tomcat stories told unlike any other aviation podcast. A show about proud brave men and their F-14

Dec 24 2024
2 h 11 min

Tomcat University VF-213 Black Lions CDR Francesco "PACO" Kirichi, VF-102 Diamondbacks AMS1 AW Coach Tony Branch

We welcome PACO and Coach Tony Branch for an exciting show of life in the F-14 Tomcat Community. PACO is also the author of Lions Of The Sky which is an awesome read. . A

Oct 20 2024
1 h 10 min

Ep 18: The F-14 Tomcat Podcast, VF-84 AT Darell Mullen & VF-102 Cpt Monty A'Swipe Ashilman aka "ASH"

This was a great episode, ASH takes us from the Tomcat to today's Navy. We welcomed VF-84 Jolly Roger F-14A Tomcat AT Darrell Mullen.. Edited & Produced by Lorenzo Benci

Sep 11 2024
1 h 25 min

Ep17 The F-14 Tomcat Podcast

Ep 17: VF-102 Diamondbacks Pilot John "OTIS" Owens (BIFF in S-3's) & VF-102 Diamondbacks RIO Eric "TUNA" Martins.. Otis is a great guest who also flew the S-3 as an NFO b

May 17 2024
2 h 00 min

Tomcat University Ep 9 A-10 Warthog Major Adam "BROADWAY" Casey

We welcome: Major Adam Casey callsign "Broadway". A career path to the Warthog unlike any other. We'd like to thank the USAF for such an incredible interview, keep in mi

Apr 9 2024
1 h 20 min

Tomcat University Ep 8 NAF Atsugi/Iwo Jima

We welcome Lcdr John CHIMPO O'Neill E-2D Hawkeye CAG5 PADDLES & CDR Tom JEETER Bush F-14 Tomcat VF-84,VF-32 & F/A-18 Hornet VFA-27. They discuss being forward deployed at

Mar 20 2024
1 h 33 min

The VF-102 Diamondbacks Christmas Show 2023

A First for Naval Aviation Baby! We put the "Band" back together agian. It has been nearly 3 decades since this VF-102 Ready Room has stood shoulder to shoulder. They liv

Dec 24 2023
2 h 27 min

The F-14 Tomcat Radio Show Ep16

Tom "JEETER" Bush VF-84 Jolly Rogers, VF-32 Swordsmen. From Submarines to Naval Aviation Jeeter is a Legend Baby! Born & Raised on Long Island.

Dec 21 2023
1 h 50 min

Tomcat Tweakers Ep2

Bill Barto aka Mr. NATOPS, Bill is a 20 year legendary Grummanite employee of Grumman Aerospace Behpage NY. Show Host: VF-11 World Famous Red Ripper PC Ray Borelli who i

Dec 6 2023
1 h 08 min

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This is THE F-14 Podcast. You are hearing it straight from the people who made the Tomcat the legend that it is today. If you love Naval Aviation and the Tomcat in particular then this is the podcast for you.

SpartacusDiablo · Nov 2021

I browsed the aviation category and randomly selected an episode. I couldn’t stop laughing, especially when they reminisced about a high budget dogfight and checked their fuel status shortly into it, with only 600 lbs remaining…… only to find out that that was also the gauge error set by Grumman. Then the Smokehouse fiasco. The entertainment was constant. I was never a Naval Aviator, but felt like I was graced with insider information as to what life was like for them. I wish the volume control was a little more equalized between each person in the recording, but I understand that’s hard to accomplish sometimes. Maybe run the final edited project through Auphonic? Certainly not enough to drop a star. Great job guys!

OldBuck453 · Jun 2021

The F-14 Tomcat show was a great idea for a podcast. It has been great listening to all the stories and experiences of everyone that has history with the F-14. A lot of great information and laughs. Thanks to all of you for your service.

Freeh bird · Jun 2021

In-depth look at F-14 manufacture, maintenance, and operations by those that lived the Tomcat experience. A great tribute to the best looking and one of the most capable multi-role strike fighters in aviation history. Put on the ear buds, pour yourself a beer (or something stronger), light a cigar and enjoy. Perfect complement for a road trip, BBQ, or any other patriotic endeavor! Anytime Baby...!

Stkftr · Nov 2020

So I follow all of the different podcasts Lorenzo puts out, even though they could probably all fall under one show. There are a few things that do irk me about the show. 1st: audio production quality is pretty bad, depending on who is calling in and what not. Even the intro can be wildly more loud than the rest of the show. It needs better mixing. 2nd: Lorenzo himself. The man is a wealth of F-14 knowledge, which is very impressive, especially since he’s just a fan of the plane. One of my problems with him is he refuses to acknowledge the huge negatives of the F-14, and acts as if it were the perfect aircraft. He also throws in a lot of jokes and jabs at other aircraft, and service branches with a sort of arrogance as if he were prior Navy. Which, if he were prior Navy or another branch, it really wouldn’t bother me at all (I’m a veteran of two branches myself). Its ultimately comes off super cringy and somewhat disrespectful. It’s like he’s trying to come off as “one of the tomcat guys”, but it’s blatantly obvious to any veteran that the jokes he’s making are coming off as trying to fit in with the crowd. He’s trying so hard, but the jokes sound like someone who thinks that is what military dudes would say, vs what they actually would say. It’s noticeable too because he will jab at the Super Hornet, or say some cringy Navy joke that only someone who’s never been in would say, and there is just awkward silence or nervous laughter. One episode one of the Tomcat guys stepped in and slightly defended the hornet based off an ignorant nudge Lorenzo made. Overall, his heart is in the right place, and the content is pretty solid, but he comes off arrogant and ignorant to a lot of things, and it’s off putting.

Eirik336 · Jan 2023

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