'Danger Pig' CW4 Dan McClinton is a retired U.S. Army AH-64D Apache Helicopter Pilot with 24 years of service. A decorated aviator with three combat tours in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom, Dan started his career flying UH-1H helicopters in El Salvador before pivoting to the Apache airframe as a Pilot and Battalion Tactical Operations Officer with the 1st Cavalry Division. During his tenure, Dan's unit responded to over 800 troops in combat, clocking over 300 live-fire engagements and saving countless lives.
Since retiring from active duty, Dan has authored the book 'Crazyhorse: Flying Apache Attack Helicopters with the 1st Cavalry Division in Iraq, 2006-2007' and '37 Months: Images from Three Combat Tours in Iraq', along with producing a documentary called 'The Longest Month', which covers the deployment of 1-227 AVN, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division in 2006-07.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
12:07 - Concealed Carry Instruction - How Shooting Regulation Encourages Better Professionals
18:12 - Born in 1960 - Finding Warrant Officer Flight Training in Waco, Texas
29:50 - Welcome to the Goon Squad - Flight School to Rotary Flight in the Army
37:49 - A Decade in the Huey - Flying Operations in the Bell UH-1H
48:03 - Why Do They Call You 'Danger Pig'? - From El Salvador Hueys to Oil Plane Operations
59:51 - They Need To Make It Harder - Learning to Fly the AH-64D Apache Helicopter
01:09:39 - Plane Strikes Building - Munitions & Capabilities Review Following 9/11
01:23:27 - Welcome to Iraq - Finding Wings In-Country in 2004
01:33:33 - It Feels Like The First Time - Getting Shot at and Engaging Enemy Forces For the First Time
01:48:05 - Troops In Contact - Back to Baghdad at 1st Cavalry On Second Deployment
02:03:31 - A Suicide Cult? - Engaging Self-Inflicting Combatants with Flechette-Round Solutions
02:16:51 - Two Of Our Own - Fallen Angels & Getting Shot Down In Country
02:32:46 - Special Operations Support - SEAL Team Air Support in Sadr City
02:45:22 - A Good Dog Story - Canine Engagements and Ground Combatives
02:57:59 - Looking Back - Was The War in Iraq A 25-Year Mistake?
03:04:20 - Looking for Exit - Dropping Papers, Writing 'Crazyhorse', and 'The Longest Month'
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Support Dan McClinton -
Website - https://dngrpig.com/
Documentary: The Longest Month - https://dngrpig.com/shop/ols/products/the-longest-month-blu-ray
Book: Crazy Horse: Flying Apache Attack Helicopters with the 1st Cavalry Division (Autographed Copy) - https://dngrpig.com/shop/ols/products/crazyhorse-flying-apache-attack-helicopters-with-the-1st-cavalry-division-autographed-copy
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-mcclinton-3b83b721/
Twitter/X - https://x.com/DanMcClinton1
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