Air Force Veteran stories

Interviews with airmen, from security forces to chiefs, on careers spent in uniform and the transition out.

11 stories, newest first. Every one is free to watch.

Nov 13, 2026

Every Chief Thinks They’re Irreplaceable. He Walked Away at the Top. / Martin Foster USAF

Retired Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Martin "Torch" Foster (@torchmartin) enlisted two days after 9/11 and spent 23 years as a signals intelligence analyst. He started Passing The Torch as a New Year's resolution in 2017 while still in uniform, and the show has since been named Military Podcaster of the Year at the Military and Veteran Entertainment Awards (MV Awards). He was 11 when his dad died at 51. By the time he retired, he had spent more than 55 percent of his life in the military, and that math is why he walked away at the top.

Oct 2, 2026

From Air Force Security to OSI Agent: Alicia Borja's Unfiltered Journey

Air Force cops get laughed at. OSI agents get feared. Alicia Borja spent twenty years being both.

Jul 31, 2026

Before Mike Tyson & Creed, There Was Vietnam | Jacob "Stitch" Duran, Legendary Cutman, USAF Veteran

Before he was the cutman behind Mike Tyson and the Creed films, Jacob "Stitch" Duran was a broke kid from a California migrant camp and almost nobody knows he's a military Veteran.

Jul 10, 2026

Escaped Gang Life, Military Was More Dangerous.

Senior Airman Nikki Kraus was a weather forecaster in the Air Force, embedded with Army battalions in Korea, briefing generals on fog and moon illumination while helicopters waited to fly. She graduated basic training with honors at 26. She earned Airman of the Year, two Army Achievement Medals, and three consecutive employee of the month awards in Korea.

Jun 26, 2026

She Donated Two Organs to Fellow Veterans.

Lindsay Gutierrez thought joining the military meant going straight to Vietnam. She was wrong about that. She was also wrong about Qatar having pyramids. But she wasn't wrong about the thing that mattered most, that service doesn't end when you take the uniform off. Lindsay served six years as a Security Forces officer in the Air Force, deployed to Qatar and Djibouti, survived a vehicle rollover in the middle of the night that left her with a TBI she wouldn't get diagnosed for years, and came home to a civilian world that had no idea what to do with her, or her. Lindsay is also featured as Miss March in the Pin-Ups for Vets 2026 calendar, a nonprofit that has visited over 20,000 hospitalized Veterans across all 50 states. Then one day a magazine landed on her desk at a congressional office. An ad. A kidney. A Veteran who needed one. She planned the donation around a Yankees game and scheduled it for Memorial Day weekend on purpose. That was the first one. vegasveteranvoices.com

Jan 2, 2026

Comedy, MREs, and the Cost of Military Life w/ Jo MT

This episode of Vegas Veteran Voices is exactly what happens when you put a 20 year Air Force bomb loader and stand up comedian in a room and just let it go. Starts funny and then quietly gets heavy in a way most Veteran conversations do.

Oct 25, 2025, with full article

Wings of Honor: Stories from the Pueblo Weisbrod Aviation Museum

We were supposed to be filming somewhere in Vegas… but somehow ended up 700 miles away in Pueblo, Colorado. Call it a wrong turn, call it divine intervention, but it landed us at one of the most incredible places we’ve ever filmed the Pueblo Weisbrod Aviation Museum.

Oct 17, 2025, with full article

PTSD Adrenaline Therapy for Veterans in Race Cars | Snap Oversteer Explained | Red Tails Racing

What happens when you mix adrenaline, horsepower, and a few physics lessons? You get this.

Oct 10, 2025, with full article

Redefining Veteran Healing w/ Shields and Stripes | AJ KEHL | Vegas Veteran Voices Podcast

What if the hardest battle isn’t in the field... but in your own mind?

Sep 19, 2025

She Paved The Way For Women In The Air Force | Bobi Pike-Oates | US Military

Senior Master Sergeant (Ret.) Bobi Pike-Oates is a trailblazer who proved the U.S. Air Force wrong. From being told she didn’t belong on the flight line, to standing up the first Predator UAV Reconnaissance Squadron, to leading ceremonies for unaccompanied Veterans every Thursday in Nevada, Bobi’s story is one of resilience, defiance, and honor.

Jun 6, 2025

Chicken Wings w/ Antonio

Ever wonder what it takes to become a viral food content creator? In this episode of Vegas Veteran Voices, I team up with Antonio from Antonio Loves Wings a U.S. Air Force Veteran turned Las Vegas food icon to get hands-on training in the art of food reviews, camera angles, lighting tricks, and how to pull off the perfect wingbone flex. We break down what makes great food content pop online, share laughs over military-style humor, and dive deep into how food brings community together.

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