by Michael F. McNamara | Jun 6, 2017 | Leadership
James Mattis
Secretary of Defense
Tuesday, June 06 2017, Hour 1
OUR INAUGURAL EDITION — LEADERSHIP 101: The Secretary of Defense spoke at the commencement at the USMA at West Point recently and as usual, he had profound things to say to ALL LEADERS present.
General Joseph Dunford is the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he delivered the keynote address at commence of this year’s graduating class at the US Air Force Academy — his address is outstanding.
Gen Joseph Dunford, USMC
Chairman
Joint Chiefs of Command
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by Michael F. McNamara | May 9, 2017 | Iraq
GEN Raymond Thomas, USA
Commander, US Special Forces Command
Theresa Whelen
Asst Secretary of Defense
Army Gen. Raymond Thomas, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, and Theresa Whelan, performing the duties of assistant defense secretary for special operations/low-intensity conflict, testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee, May 4, 2017. PART 1
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by Michael F. McNamara | Apr 11, 2017 | Foreign Affairs, Iraq, ISIL, Russia, Syria, US Navy
U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis (L) and Army Gen. Joseph Votel, commander of U.S. Central Command, at the Pentagon in Washington, U.S., April 11, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
SECDEF James N. Mattis and the Commanding General of CENTCOM, General Joseph Votel, briefed reporters today on details of the Syrian airstrike, more refined bomb damage assessments, the intelligence that led to the airstrike and the message that was intended.
MUST LISTEN.
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by Michael F. McNamara | Apr 7, 2017 | ISIL, Russia, Syria
John R. Allen
General USMC (Ret)
Brookings Institute
John R. Allen
General USMC (ret)
General John Allen, USMC (ret), joined ALL MARINE RADIO to discuss American actions in Syria and what those actions may signal for the future.
Allen discusses the need for a coherent strategy for the two problems in Syria: (1) President Bashar al-Assad’s removal and (2) ISIL which as eluded the United States for the last eight years.
Allen comments on an interesting point relative to the Syrian strike — the “information operations” aspect as Russia, Iran, China and North Korea take in the actions of the Trump Administration.
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