by Michael F. McNamara | Oct 27, 2025 | Current Events, Israel, Middle East, Qatar, Syria, Turkey
Col Will Costantini, USMC (ret), is a former “Foreign Area Officer” with subject matter expertise in the Middle East. We’ll get Will’s thoughts on what he believes led to the historic agreement and also what to expect next as a fragile peace plan attempts to find its legs in Gaza.
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by Michael F. McNamara | Oct 9, 2025 | Mental Fitness, Mental Health, Post Traumatic Stress, Post Traumatic Winning, Post-Combat Related Mental Health, PTSD
DJ KELLY is one of the best prepared people who has ever interviewed me about my first book, “From Trauma to Joy.” (more…)
by Michael F. McNamara | Sep 30, 2025 | Leadership

MajGen Dale Alford, USMC (ret), and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth as he addressed the Generals of the US Military in Quantico, VA. (Both images are DOW images)
ALL MARINE RADIO host Mike McNamara and MajGen Dale Alford, USMC (ret), discuss Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s unprecedented “All Hands” meeting of General Officers and Senior Enlisted leaders held on Tuesday, September 30th in Quantico, VA.
Mac and MajGen Alford review each of Secretary Hegseth’s policy directives.
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by Michael F. McNamara | Mar 21, 2025 | A1, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE), isolation, Leadership, Mental Fitness, Mental Health
NEVER in the history of the Marine Corps has it needed the leadership abilities of its Staff Non-Commissioned Officer corps more than it does today. In today’s “Talking Point,” Mac expands on the theme of “It’s not my job to parent and life coach young Marines” — something he hears wherever he goes to speak to Marines, Sailors, and leaders.
In today’s “Talking Point,” Mac discusses the Post-Traumatic Winning Leader Class he’s given for the past three years to officers and staff non-commissioned officers wherever he speaks. The class attempts to develop a “terrain model” for leaders… explaining to them the world they lead in. Here are the components of the PTW Terrain Model:
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- The prevalence of childhood trauma (adverse childhood experiences – ACEs) in the All-Volunteer Force in general and in the Marine Corps in particular.
- How the environment young Americans grow up in today contributes to their greater fragility, and how digital technology promotes individual isolation.
- How leaders are unsure where the leadership line ends and the mental health line begins, which begets the phrase “it’s not my job” when Marine Staff Non-Commissioned Officers speak to Mac.
- Finally, Mac discusses how the most senior leader who is with junior Marines has grown in importance due to the greater fragility of young Americans.
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by Michael F. McNamara | Mar 16, 2025 | BOOK: From Trauma To Joy, Leadership, Mental Fitness
IT’S OUT! Mac’s first book… click HERE! “From Trauma To Joy” — Mac’s first book has been published and is available on Amazon.com!
ALSO… LtGen Dave Furness, USMC (ret), and MajGen Dale Alford, USMC (ret) join Mac to discuss their reaction to something Mac hears enlisted leaders say wherever he speaks around the world: “I’m their parent, and I’m not their life coach. I’ve been told that’s not my job anymore and to get them to mental health and butt out.” Which is an absolutely stunning thing to hear in an organization that read General John Lejeune’s message every November 10. We’ll talk about that.
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