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Inside the Diamond: Leading the Thunderbirds with Colonel ‘Sheik’ Malafa

The Pilot Network Podcast by The Pilot Network

Aug 28, 202500:41:55Education

Colonel Nathan "Sheik" Malafa didn’t plan on becoming one of the most recognizable pilots in the world—he just followed the spark. From flying combat missions in the F-15E and F-35 to leading the Thunderbirds as Thunderb...

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