As a longtime resident of Virginia Beach, I have & had a multitude of friends, neighbors & contacts in the F-14 and Naval Aviation community transiting through NAS Oceana over the years…your channel has brought me a much better understanding of the intricacies, capabilities and courage of those of you who participated at great personal risk and sacrifice in a highly dangerous profession…thanks to all for your service…God bless, and to all a very Happy & Rewarding New Year!!!
Wow....!!! Ward, this is my first exposure to you Moochie awards episode. What a historic treasure your videos are. You have such extensive and privileged access to people of such impact in the world. You and Mrs Mooch all of your guests are providing such high quality service that is infused with a level of honest and integrity that seldom available in other media sources. Thanks again and a very Happy New year to you too. I'm looking forward to the coming year of Mooch Reports.
Thank you for all that you do. The other day I found out that a friend that I work with, a retired MAJ and USMA grad, also listens to you... Have a Happy New Year!
Happy New Year sir, and to the lovely Mrs Mooch also. Looking forward to another year of calm factual analysis of the crazy situations we may find ourselves facing in 2025.
Happy New Year Commander and Mrs. Carrol! Watching from Eastern Oregon. I appreciate your access to SME's and your tendency to leverage them. Please keep it up!
Thank you your service. Thank you for the work you and Mrs. Moochie put in. I’m a newbie to all of this. As a civilian, we have no clue what it takes to keep our country and its citizens safe. Thank you for the hard work on the difficult stuff and the good work with humor.
A well-deserved Moochie! Justin is great but it is so awesome to see Hozer finally win! Aside from his expertise, his Raven series is outstanding. Congrats.
Happy New Year, Mooch, and especially the lovely Mrs. Mooch, and congratulations on another great year at my favorite UA-cam Channel. As I, and many of your other loyal viewers have all told you many times, yours is our most trusted and accurate "go-to" source for military aviation and world current events news. You've become the NFO version of Walter Cronkite in his day, "And that's the way it is, January First, 2025." Bravo Zulu, Mooch Bear, out
Thanks for a great and informative channel, from the other side of the Asia-Pacific, Mooch and Mrs Mooch. What affects the US affects us here in Australia, so the strategy insights are a must listen. All the best for the New Year.
Commander, another GREAT video. I always look forward to your posts, and especially those concerning the current state of affairs in OUR Navy. Always like seeing you wearing your flight jacket with the CVW-1 patch displayed. I made three complete cruises with CAG-1; first in the mid 80s with VAQ-135 and then the Desert Storm cruise and the follow on deployment with VAQ-137. ATCS (AW) retired - coming up on 30 years since active duty.
Happy New Year, Mr and Mrs Mooch, and all your viewers. I found your channel by happy accident. As a total aeroplane nerd and a retired 40 year aerospace professional, I thought i might try a bit of aeroplane modelling to indulge my interest. While researching air to air refueling I stumbled on your channel, which gave me a lot of gen. As a subscriber, I find your insider perspectives absorbing and invaluable. I love your channel. I'm an F14 lover too probably because it was comming into service just during my college years and it was awesome. I'd love to come say hello in your booth sometime but we are separated by the Atlantic ocean so I'll have to just say hello virtually instead, "hello Mooch".
Your content is awesome. I would vote for all the deep dives with Paco B. He is so good at delivering clear, concise and digestible info for the layman.
Loving the bow tie - just to let you know that for me a bow tie is not the somewhat trivial thing it represents today, my grandfather always wore a bow tie to formal events, as an adult I came to understand that his roll as part of the management team ( accounting) for an engine manufacturing company,he would have worn a bow tie , as a long tie would potentially be a hazard around machinery such as lathes. He was serving in a “ protected “ roll during ww2 , unable to join up...working in factories supporting the war effort (Jaguar/Land Rover- engine manufacturing) he always claimed ( jokingly & falsely) that his baldness was due to the nights he spent on the roof of his factory, using a very long shovel to throw the incendiary bombs off the roof down to the works yard below. Apparently when they ignited, these bombs (thermite incendiaries) would melt the metal end off their shovels, and one of my mothers earliest memories was of the sky being bright orange as she (5yrs old) watched the Coventry blitz raid ( knowing her father was there) . Thank you Mooch for your service ( not something we often say in the UK) , and thank you for reminding me of my grandfathers service, all of this ( including the tear rolling down my face) from your bow tie❤️🇬🇧
The tuxedo shirt and bowtie under the flight jacket is really emblematic of your style, Mooch. I appreciate your clean, facts-based presentation, all seasoned by your wealth of experience. From one veteran (OH-58D pilot) to another (F-14 RIO and beyond), a sharp salute!
Adm Miguez's interview was quite insightful and super proud you were able to land that scoop. Hopefully Miquez's career continues and look forward to seeing him getting assigned a Fleet and a combatant command in the future. He's the type of senior officer the USN needs right now.
Love the tuxedo shirt and tie coupled with a flight suit. A bold fashion choice!
Same, Navy guys are always the classiest!
Please read my comment 👍🇬🇧🇺🇸
Sabbath t shirt would have classed it up a bit.
Great commitment to the bit. I would have just done a tuxedo tshirt.
Happy New Year to Mr. and Mrs. Mooch.
Thank you for providing us with unvarnished facts through out the year.
Class act ! 👋👍👌. Thanks!!
Well done to Mr. Miller, I have all his books, next up is The Punk series. Happy new year folks!
As a longtime resident of Virginia Beach, I have & had a multitude of friends, neighbors & contacts in the F-14 and Naval Aviation community transiting through NAS Oceana over the years…your channel has brought me a much better understanding of the intricacies, capabilities and courage of those of you who participated at great personal risk and sacrifice in a highly dangerous profession…thanks to all for your service…God bless, and to all a very Happy & Rewarding New Year!!!
Great Job. Happy New Year to you and Mrs., Mooch
Happy New Year, Mr. and Mrs. Mooch! A toast to the wives club. Unsung heros.
Happy New Year to the Mooch's!
Happy New Year to all involved with these videos. Thank you for your work and excellent content. From Australia.
Wow....!!! Ward, this is my first exposure to you Moochie awards episode. What a historic treasure your videos are. You have such extensive and privileged access to people of such impact in the world. You and Mrs Mooch all of your guests are providing such high quality service that is infused with a level of honest and integrity that seldom available in other media sources. Thanks again and a very Happy New year to you too. I'm looking forward to the coming year of Mooch Reports.
Great to see Mrs. Mooch for me for the 1st time. Happy new year. Will always regret we didn't meet in Oceana.
Only minutes into your video, but great yearend look back. So glad I found your channel this year.
Thank you for all that you do. The other day I found out that a friend that I work with, a retired MAJ and USMA grad, also listens to you...
Have a Happy New Year!
Thanks for an excellent year informing us about items related to National Defense.
Happy New Year sir, and to the lovely Mrs Mooch also. Looking forward to another year of calm factual analysis of the crazy situations we may find ourselves facing in 2025.
Happy new year folks. Thank you mrs.
Happy New Year Commander and Mrs. Carrol! Watching from Eastern Oregon. I appreciate your access to SME's and your tendency to leverage them. Please keep it up!
Thanks!
Thanks very much for the generous support, Jared!
Thank you for such an informative and enjoyable year of broadcasts. All the best in 2024.
Happy New Year to you and Mrs Mooch. A great RIO
Thank you your service. Thank you for the work you and Mrs. Moochie put in.
I’m a newbie to all of this. As a civilian, we have no clue what it takes to keep our country and its citizens safe. Thank you for the hard work on the difficult stuff and the good work with humor.
Such a wonderful program a heartfelt happy new year to all you great Patriots and service men and women out there night and day for us 💋
Happy New Year for you and your family, sir! Best wishes from Thessaloniki, Greece!
Thanks for all the insight and content. Look forward to each episode.
A well-deserved Moochie! Justin is great but it is so awesome to see Hozer finally win! Aside from his expertise, his Raven series is outstanding. Congrats.
Love the content & the style with which you make it all happen 🎯
Happy New Year, Mooch, and especially the lovely Mrs. Mooch, and congratulations on another great year at my favorite UA-cam Channel. As I, and many of your other loyal viewers have all told you many times, yours is our most trusted and accurate "go-to" source for military aviation and world current events news. You've become the NFO version of Walter Cronkite in his day, "And that's the way it is, January First, 2025."
Bravo Zulu, Mooch
Bear, out
Another outstanding year for the best retired RIO in NATO. Thanks and BZ from Canada.
Great presentation. Thank you for your hard work.
Always looking forward to a new episode . Happy and healthy 2025!
From a former America crewman 82 -85, Thank you for your content! And Happy New Year !
Cheers! Thanks for a great year helping us stay informed.
What a journey it has been to be a channel subscriber and congratulations Mooch on everything you have achieved 🙌🎉🎉
Smart idea giving cameos to your better half, Ward. Thanks for all you (both) do with this channel. All the best in 2025!
Happy NY! Thanks for all the great reporting this year.
Thanks
Thanks for the support!
Thanks for the great reporting, I enjoyed the thunderstorm here next to Annapolis. Have a great new year.
Great show and Happy New Year to Mr and Mrs Mooch and all aboard.
Happy New year to you both
Happy New Year Mooch and Mrs Mooch!
Wishing Mr. and Mrs. Mooch and all family and friends a Happy New Year. Good luck in '25.
Your site helps me make sense of this chaos every week. Bravo and thank you endlessly sir.
Happy New Year, Mooch! You're creeping up on quarter million subs, congrats!
Thanks for a great and informative channel, from the other side of the Asia-Pacific, Mooch and Mrs Mooch. What affects the US affects us here in Australia, so the strategy insights are a must listen. All the best for the New Year.
My love of the Tomcat brought me here way back when. What I learned from Ward’s great coverage keeps me here. 👍🏼
Happy New Year Mr. and Mrs. Mooch. I hope your wisdom can influence the incoming administration.
Commander, another GREAT video. I always look forward to your posts, and especially those concerning the current state of affairs in OUR Navy. Always like seeing you wearing your flight jacket with the CVW-1 patch displayed. I made three complete cruises with CAG-1; first in the mid 80s with VAQ-135 and then the Desert Storm cruise and the follow on deployment with VAQ-137. ATCS (AW) retired - coming up on 30 years since active duty.
I ALMOST forgot! A VERY Happy New Year from Colorado Springs to you and your lovely wife.
Thanks, Senior! Happy New Year to you and yours!
Happy New Year!
Nice touch with the bow tie. Reminds me of wearing the old Class As greens and bow ties for dinings in as a cadet.
Nice to meet the Mrs. You definitely outkicked the coverage there, my friend.
We could never do what we did without the love and support of our partners and families.
To all of them, everywhere, thank you.
Happy New Years you all!
I can't believe how many timely informative shows there were. Thanks again for all you and your team do! OCEANA '25!
Thanks, see you there!
Happy New Year, Mr. and Mrs. Mooch!!!!!!
Nice one Mooch. Happy New Year from the UK.
Happy New Year Mooch!
Happy new year everybody
Happy New Year Mooch and Mrs Mooch!
Happy New Years! I enjoy your channel very much
Happy new year!
Once again, Happy New Year to all! Be safe and well in 2025!
Happy New Year, Mr and Mrs Mooch, and all your viewers.
I found your channel by happy accident. As a total aeroplane nerd and a retired 40 year aerospace professional, I thought i might try a bit of aeroplane modelling to indulge my interest. While researching air to air refueling I stumbled on your channel, which gave me a lot of gen.
As a subscriber, I find your insider perspectives absorbing and invaluable. I love your channel.
I'm an F14 lover too probably because it was comming into service just during my college years and it was awesome.
I'd love to come say hello in your booth sometime but we are separated by the Atlantic ocean so I'll have to just say hello virtually instead, "hello Mooch".
Thanks and Happy New Year!
Happy New Year, Mooch & Mrs. Mooch. Thanks for the content.
Happy New Year Mooch... and Mrs. Mooch!
Your content is awesome. I would vote for all the deep dives with Paco B. He is so good at delivering clear, concise and digestible info for the layman.
One of the best YT channels! Thanks Mooch team and Happy New Year! Fly Navy!
Happy New Year to you and yours!
Hope you've got your Marshall dimed!!! Rock and Roll Mooch👍👍👍
Happy New Year Mooch and All 🥳🥳🥳
Great choice for the moochie award.🎉
Mooch, you clean up pretty good! Happy New Year to you and yours!👍
Happy New Year Mr and Mrs Mooch 🥳🥳🎉🎁🎊💥🎆
Happy new year to all of the Mooch family.🎉
Happy New Years, your Awesome with true news !
Loving the bow tie - just to let you know that for me a bow tie is not the somewhat trivial thing it represents today, my grandfather always wore a bow tie to formal events, as an adult I came to understand that his roll as part of the management team ( accounting) for an engine manufacturing company,he would have worn a bow tie , as a long tie would potentially be a hazard around machinery such as lathes. He was serving in a “ protected “ roll during ww2 , unable to join up...working in factories supporting the war effort (Jaguar/Land Rover- engine manufacturing) he always claimed ( jokingly & falsely) that his baldness was due to the nights he spent on the roof of his factory, using a very long shovel to throw the incendiary bombs off the roof down to the works yard below. Apparently when they ignited, these bombs (thermite incendiaries) would melt the metal end off their shovels, and one of my mothers earliest memories was of the sky being bright orange as she (5yrs old) watched the Coventry blitz raid ( knowing her father was there) . Thank you Mooch for your service ( not something we often say in the UK) , and thank you for reminding me of my grandfathers service, all of this ( including the tear rolling down my face) from your bow tie❤️🇬🇧
Two class acts. Happy New Year.
FANTASTIC AND HAPPY NEW YEAR !
The tuxedo shirt and bowtie under the flight jacket is really emblematic of your style, Mooch. I appreciate your clean, facts-based presentation, all seasoned by your wealth of experience. From one veteran (OH-58D pilot) to another (F-14 RIO and beyond), a sharp salute!
TY Mooch - looking forward to another year, Punk’s Force, and great guests like Sal, Paco,, Hozer…..
Congrats and a Moochie to you…..for the huge success of your channel.
Happy New Year Ward and Family
THANK YOU FROM ISRAEL AND HAPPY NEW YEAR
As the proud father of a Navy brown shoe, Happy New Year!
Good show, Mooch. Love the Mooch Tally 's. Happy new year, Mrs. Mooch, Hozer, Nasty, Jim, Stem, Chowda, Coonts, etc...FLY NAVY ⚓️🦅🇺🇸
Happy New Year!!!!!!
Happy New Year from a formerUSN Rescue Aircrewman. Go Navy
Thanks Team, greatly appreciated. To many more.
Happy New Year Mooch from the AIRBORNE
Adm Miguez's interview was quite insightful and super proud you were able to land that scoop. Hopefully Miquez's career continues and look forward to seeing him getting assigned a Fleet and a combatant command in the future. He's the type of senior officer the USN needs right now.
Happy New year! Thanks for the channel
Great that you set the record straight on the hatch and Grissom.
Happy new year fellow squid. Thank you for the content
Happy new year, amazing show.
Go Gus I'm rooting for you.
love the bow tie lol, great show! great channel, love the tailhook content, and the guests on the show. eyes up, wings level.
Thanks for an amazing year of content! Here's to 2025!
Happy New Year.🎉
Happy New Year from an old sailor.
Happy 🎉 New Year
Lancaster New York 🇺🇸
Mrs Mooch! She's great!
happy new year !🎆🎆🎆🎆
Speaking of F4s just ordered a t-shirt saying Never Underestimate an OLD MAN who flew In a F-4 Phantom!