LTGEN MARK FAULKNER, USMC (RET): Marine Corps Association and Foundation President & CEO updates us on the important work they continue to do
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LEADERSHIP 101 – PHYSICAL CONFIDENCE: Jack Hoban
Jack Hoban
Former Captain, USMC
Author: “The Ethical Warrior”
Tuesday, June 13 2017 — Hour 2
Jack Hoban joined us to talk “leadership at the point of confrontation” and the role that physical confidence (knowing how to fight) plays in making some leaders confident in stepping forward to intervene when peers being to make harmful leadership decisions.
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LEADERSHIP 101 – WHY DO WE FAIL SO OFTEN? : Tom Draude
Tom Draude
BGen USMC (ret)
Tuesday, June 13 2017, Hour 1
Tom Draude, BGen USMC (ret), joins the program to talk “Leadership at the Point of Confrontation” and while we fail so often.
How do senior leaders fortify junior leaders to face the challenges that will face them in their careers?
Small unit leaders in 3/5 faced this exact situation in 2006 out side of Fallujah, read about it here.
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SOUTH KOREA AND THAAD — MINDANAO PHILIPPINE UPDATE: Grant Newsham
Grant Newsham
Japan Forum for Strategic Studies
Senior Researcher
Col USMC (ret)
Monday, June 12 2017 — Hour 2
Grant Newsham, Col USMC (ret), and our Pacific Rim Security expert joined us to interpret the latest events from the Korean Peninsula, (1) South Korea pausing the THAAD battery deployment, (2) North Korea’s surface-to-ship missile demonstration and (3) American diplomats singing China’s praises for pressuring North Korea with no apparent evidence of progress.
We also discuss the ongoing siege on Mindanao between the Philippine Army partnered with US Special Forces and Islamic Fundamentalists which is the latest chapter in the a decades old conflict.
A GREAT translator of things in the Western Pacific.
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JAMES COMEY, KATHY GRIFFIN & MOSUL: Alex Hollings
Alex Hollings
Former Sgt, USMC
SOFREP Contributing Editor
Monday, June 12 2017, Hour 1
Alex Hollings, former Sgt USMC and currently a Contributing Editor at SOFREP.COM joined us to talk current events.
Alex discusses his thoughts on (1) James Comey and his conduct as the FBI Director, (2) Kathy Griffin and how each “side” is incapable self criticism to our collective detriment and (3) Mosul — how are the Iraqis doing and where are the civilian casualties coming from?
Alex is a savvy writer and always an interesting guest, you can find his work here.
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