Commander Snodgrass was a TOPGUN instructor, commanding officer of the VFA-195 Dambusters, and chief speechwriter for Secretary of Defense James Mattis. He is the author of Holding the Line and TOPGUN’S TOP 10: Leadership Lessons from the Cockpit.

Articles by Guy "Bus" Snodgrass

F-35C Lightning II,

Naval Aviation and Weapons in Review

By Commander Guy “Bus” Snodgrass, U.S. Navy (Retired)
March 2022
With a clear-eyed view of the challenges in the maritime domain, Navy planners continue to make incremental improvements throughout the naval aviation enterprise.
F/A-18

Naval Aviation and Weapons in Review

By Commander Guy “Bus” Snodgrass, U.S. Navy (Retired)
May 2021
The past few years have borne witness to significant headwinds for the Naval Aviation Enterprise: cost overruns, program shortfalls, leadership challenges, and more.
U.S. Navy (Alex Grammar)

Naval Aviation and Weapons in Review

By Captain Thomas “Jethro” Bodine, U.S. Navy, and Commander Guy “Bus” Snodgrass, U.S. Navy (Retired)
May 2020
In a world awash in change, naval aviation is taking bold steps to ensure the past two years of readiness and lethality gains are preserved in 2020 and beyond.