Episode 31. CW4 Coker 160th SOAR AH-6 Pilot

Greg Coker enlisted in 1986 as an infantryman in the US Army where he spent his enlistment in the 101st.  He applied to flight school and got accepted in 1989.  Once he completed flight school in 1990, he went to Korea, during his time as a pilot he flew the Cobra and Apache helicopters.  in 93 he put in his package to go to selection for the 160th, he got accepted and completed his training and flew the AH-6 Little Bird.  Greg talks about his time doing all of this and gives a history of what the 160th is and why it's an important part of Special Operations and their mission.  Greg was in while our countries latest wars were just starting, and he talks about what it was like to be one of the first people into Iraq and Afghanistan and what that time was like.  During a deployment in Iraq, he was shot down, and he goes into detail about this experience.  Greg retired in 2008, making his career span 22 years that included 11 deployments. As always, we discuss the transition to the civilian world, and Greg talks about the struggles he had adjusting. Now Greg is exploring other opportunities to help fellow vets and has written a book about his experiences. his book is called "death waits in the dark"