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Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. We’re back after a brief hiatus. Thank you for sticking with us and for your continued support. Well, after going radio dark we figured we needed to come out the gate swinging and our guest this week does not disappoint. We are excited to be welcoming Jose Torres to the show. Jose is a retired Force Recon gunnery sergeant, served in various roles through the agenc...

Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for joining us and for your continued support. This week we had the pleasure of welcoming Col Chris Jackson, USMC (Ret) to the show. Chris is the Warrior PATHH Program Director for Sheep Dog IA. Warrior PATHH — Progressive and Alternative Training for Helping Heroes — is based on the science of Posttraumatic Growth (PTG) and is one of the many programs offered...

Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for joining us and for your continued support. On this episode we are happy to welcome LtCol Robert “Butch” Bracknell, USMC (Ret) to the show. Butch is a former Marine JAG and is currently a practicing attorney in Norfolk, VA. From his small town roots in rural North Carolina to having deployed multiple times in support of combat operations, Butch...

Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for joining us for another segment of Strait Talk. Dr. Michael Hunzeker comes to the scuttlebutt and learns us up on what is going on with Taiwan post-election, how there is very little historical precedent for accidental war, how appeasing autocratic regimes isn’t the deterrent policy some may think it is (the power behind believing autocrats will do wh...

Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for joining us. One of the things we try to focus on here is people’s stories. All of the nitty-gritty details, so let’s get into the sausage-making, shall we? (That pun will make sense later. It may not be funnier, but it will make sense) This week we welcome Jordan and Laura Green of J&L Green Farms and Farmbuilder (they raise pigs on their f...

Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for joining us. Not sure there is a lot I can say that the name of this week’s guest doesn’t say for itself. We are so excited and honored to be welcoming MajGen William Seely to the show. MajGen Seely is currently the commandant of the Eisenhower School at the National Defense University and was the director of Marine Corps Intelligence. MajGen Se...

Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for joining us. MDM 2024 is behind us now and it was a wonderful time. Huge thank yous to all of you who tuned in and especially to those who stopped by our swanky new booth. It was great to shake some hands, bro hug, and meet everyone who took the time to come by. Well, to avoid a post-MDM hangover, we knew we had to come of the gate strong. So we are stoked...

Sponsored by Airbus, U.S. Space & Defense, Inc. Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for joining us. Closing time here at Modern Day Marine 2024. This was a lot fun and the expo was outstanding. As we reflect on the past three days, LtGen Chiarotti gives us his thoughts on this years MDM. Enjoy!   Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, Inc. <p>The post Scuttlebutt Ep 148: Modern Day Marine 2...

Sponsored by Airbus, U.S. Space & Defense, Inc. Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for joining us. We bring you more World of Wargaming here on Day 3 of Modern Day Marine 2024. We are really stoked to welcome Sebastian Bae back to the show and it is awesome to be here with him at Modern Day Marine as the Commandant’s Cup tourney is coming to a close. Sebastian’s game, Littoral C...

Sponsored by Airbus, U.S. Space & Defense, Inc. Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for joining us. Day 3 of Modern Day Marine 2024. This expo is so large and immersive, it takes three days to get to everything that MDM has to offer. Thankfully, Nancy found Aldric Stockton of Chinook Medical Gear and he was nice enough to come over to hang out with us. Ric works on medical training tools. We...

Sponsored by Airbus, U.S. Space & Defense, Inc. Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for joining us. Day 3 of Modern Day Marine 2024. One of the enduring themes of Modern Day Marine is how to continue to build our relationships with our allies and partners, so it was really cool to be able to spend some time with Ross Douglas, the manager for Navy and Marine Corps relations for Echodyne. Ross...

Sponsored by Airbus, U.S. Space & Defense, Inc. Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for joining us. Day 3 of Modern Day Marine 2024 brings us an amazing guest. CWO5 Jason Pierce, the senior supply management officer for HQMC. Jason’s story is fascinating. So much so that he’s mentioned by name in the Marine Corps’ Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month announcement....

Sponsored by Airbus, U.S. Space & Defense, Inc. Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for joining us. We have a great start to Day 3 of Modern Day Marine 2024. The senior director for program management for Oshkosh Defense, LtCol Janet Keech, USMC (Ret), was kind enough to spend some of her busy morning with us. Janet shares her experiences coming from Wisconsin to the Marine Corps, her time a...

Sponsored by Airbus, U.S. Space & Defense, Inc. Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. LET’S GET READY TO RUMBLE!!! We bring World of Wargaming to Day 2 of Modern Day Marine 2024, which demands that we spend some time with the Director of Wargaming for the Krulak Center for Innovation & Future Warfare, Col Tim Barrick. Tim gives us updates on Objective 1 here at Modern Day Marine, but most impo...

Sponsored by Airbus, U.S. Space & Defense, Inc. Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for checking us out. Day 2 of Modern Day Marine 2024 awesomeness continues. William and Vic get to spend some time with LtGen Thomas Conant, USMC (Ret) talking about his amazing career, his passion for saving history, and his advice for transitioning through the various aspects of life. Enjoy! https://www.lin...

Sponsored by Airbus, U.S. Space & Defense, Inc. Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for checking us out. Day 2 of Modern Day Marine 2024. A reoccurring theme of Modern Day Marine is how it is the biggest Marine Corps reunion of the year. Well, Vic ran into one of his amtracker buddies, who happens to now be the deputy commander or Marine Forces Korea, Col Jacob Robinson, and he was kind enou...

Sponsored by Airbus, U.S. Space & Defense, Inc. Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for checking us out. Day 2 of Modern Day Marine 2024. Nancy and William sit down with Alyson Schumacher to talk about the MCA’s Spouse Summit, panel discussion, luncheon at Modern Day Marine. It’s great to hear wisdom from a military spouse and it’s awesome that the Marine Corps is behind th...

Sponsored by Airbus, U.S. Space & Defense, Inc. Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for checking us out. Day 2 of Modern Day Marine 2024. How could the Scuttlebutt team be at MDM and not rope the Program Manager for Advanced Amphibious Assault and friend of the show, Col Tim Hough, into spending some time with us. And a nice surprise, he brought his deputy, Chris Melkonian along with him. To...

Sponsored by Airbus, U.S. Space & Defense, Inc. Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for checking us out. Day 2 of Modern Day Marine 2024 kicks off in the biggest way possible. The Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Sergeant Major Carlos A. Ruiz was kind enough to stop by and share some his time with us. Nancy and Vic are giddy to spend time with the Sergeant Major and he does not disappoint...

Sponsored by Airbus, U.S. Space & Defense, Inc. Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for checking us out. Day 1 of Modern Day Marine 2024 continues to rock! We’ve been having such a good time with our guests today, we decided to have two on for this one, Col Bob Danko, USMC (Ret) and CWO5 Chad Wade, USMC (Ret) from Polaris Goverment and Defense. Bob and Chad talk to us about their exper...

Sponsored by Airbus, U.S. Space & Defense, Inc. Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for checking us out. When you come to a convention that is titled with the words, “Modern” and “Marine”, you know you’re in for one hell of a Day! And Day 1 did not disappoint. We were so happy to run into American Legion post commander extraordinaire and friend of the show, Liz...

Sponsored by Airbus, U.S. Space & Defense, Inc. Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for stopping by. Day 1 of Modern Day Marine is here and we are so happy to welcome Carl Forsling from Airbus US Space and Defense to the hot seat. William and Vic talk to Carl about his experiences as a CH-46 and MV-22 Osprey pilot in the Marine Corps, his views on the challenges the Marine Corps is going to...

Sponsored by Airbus, U.S. Space & Defense, Inc. Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for tuning and your continued support of the show. Well, today is the day we’ve talking about for a while now, Modern Day Marine 2024. As promised, Nancy, William, and Vic are recording from the showroom floor. And to kick things off, William and Nancy sit down with the President and CEO of the Marine C...

Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for checking us out. This week Nancy and Vic welcome the American Legion’s Executive Director of Government and Veteran Affairs, Chanin Nuntavong. For those keeping track, last week Liz Hartman caught us up on what’s been going on at the American Legion post level. Chanin takes us to the 35-thousand foot view of what it is that the American Legion...

Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for checking us out. Not sure how much of an intro is needed for this episode. Our guest’s name alone pretty much speaks to quality of this episode. Liz Hartman, the commander of American Legion Post #539, comes back and Nancy and Vic have a great time catching up. Liz brings up to speed on what is going on with the American Legion at the local and natio...