COHORT W

COHORT W – Season 5: A Legacy of Service Welcome to Season 5 of COHORT W! I am your host, CW3 Marcus Harvey, an Army Warrant Officer, educator, and Warrant Officer Historical Foundation Fellow with a long-standing interest in Army history and the Warrant Officer profession. Across the season, I will chat with historians and today’s Warrant Officers to explore how experience, trust, and technical e...

COHORT W – Season 5: A Legacy of Service Welcome to Season 5 of COHORT W! I am your host, CW3 Marcus Harvey, an Army Warrant Officer, educator, and Warrant Officer Historical Foundation Fellow with a long-standing interest in Army history and the Warrant Officer profession. Across the season, I will chat with historians and today’s Warrant Officers to explore how experience, trust, and technical e...

In this Season 4 finale, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Jessie Morlan returns with a unique perspective—as both host and student. After completing the eight-week 420A Warrant Officer Basic Course (WOBC) alongside newly appointed Warrant Officers from across all Army components, CW4 Morlan captures a moment of transformation within Warrant Officer Professional Military Education (PME). This episode introd...

In this powerful episode of COHORT W, we spotlight one of the key voices behind the future of 420A Professional Military Education,  Chief Warrant Officer Two Josh Ricker . A combat-proven Human Resources Technician with assignments across the 82nd Airborne Division, 1st Special Forces Command, and the United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC), CW2 Ricker brings unmatched experience f...

🚨 Applications Now Open – FY2026 WOHF Non-Resident Fellowship 🚨 The Warrant Officer Historical Foundation (WOHF) is proud to announce that applications are now open for the FY2026 Non-Resident Fellowship. This is our fifth year offering this unique opportunity to U.S. Army Warrant Officers (CW3–CW5). The FY2026 Fellow will join the WOHF in creatively telling the continuing story of the U.S. Army...

In this inspiring and insightful episode of COHORT W, host CW4 Jessie Morlan sits down with CW5 Chad Bowen, 9th Chief Warrant Officer of the Adjutant General (AG) Corps and former Chief Warrant Officer of the AG School, to explore the modernization of Warrant Officer Professional Military Education (PME) through the lens of a decorated 420A with over three decades of service. From his early days a...

In this special Warrant Officer Birthday edition of COHORT W, host CW4 Jessie Morlan welcomes CW5 LaShon P. White , the 9th Command Chief Warrant Officer of the United States Army Reserve , to help commemorate the enduring legacy and future of the Warrant Officer Cohort. With a military career spanning nearly four decades, CW5 White brings a wealth of experience and perspective to the conversation...

Welcome to a special Independence Day episode of the COHORT W Podcast. I'm your host, CW4 Jessie Morlan, and today, we celebrate the 4th of July with a message of pride, patriotism, and purpose from one of our most respected senior leaders in the Warrant Officer Cohort. Joining us is CW5 Brian Searcy , the 8th Command Chief Warrant Officer of the Army National Guard , who brings decades of se...

In this powerful episode of COHORT W , host CW4 Jessie Morlan sits down with a true legend in the Warrant Officer Cohort— Chief Warrant Officer Four (Ret.) Bob Cooper —to reflect on his 30-year military journey and the timeless lessons of professional military education (PME). From enlisting in 1957 and becoming a dual-rated Master Army Aviator with over 4,000 flight hours—including 1,100+ in comb...

Welcome to a historic edition of COHORT W , where we honor 250 years in the making . Today, 14 June 2025, we celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States Army — two and a half centuries of service, sacrifice, and leadership that have shaped the course of our nation and the world. To mark this extraordinary milestone, we’re honored to welcome a leader whose career reflects the very spirit of t...

In this episode of COHORT W, host CW4 Jessie Morlan sits down with CW4 Kelvie Fore , the Warrant Officer Strength Manager for the Virginia Army National Guard , to discuss his extraordinary 35-year journey in the Army and his perspective on modernizing Warrant Officer Professional Military Education (PME). From beginning his career in 1989 as a 31U Unit-Level Communications Maintainer to becoming...

In this episode of COHORT W, we sit down with Chief Warrant Officer 5 Steven Finney , the Command Chief Warrant Officer of the United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) , to explore how Warrant Officer Professional Military Education (PME) is evolving within the elite world of Army Special Operations. With over three decades of service—from his early days as an infantryman, to earning...

In this follow-up to Season 4, Episode 2, COHORT W continues the conversation on the future of Warrant Officer Professional Military Education (PME) with CW5 Carlos Terrones , Command Chief Warrant Officer of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center. But this time, we widen the lens. Joining the discussion are CW4 Kent Frye , Commander of the Warrant Officer Recruiting Company (Active Component), and CW...

In this episode of COHORT W, host CW4 Jessie Morlan and CW5 Charmaine Hilliard, Assistant Executive Officer to the Chief of Staff of the Army, share a conversation that traces an extraordinary Army career and powerfully testifies to the impact of Warrant Officer Professional Military Education. From her early days enlisting in Jasper, Texas, to her leadership at the highest levels of the Pentagon,...

In this compelling episode of COHORT W, host CW4 Jessie Morlan sits down with CW4 Ronald Carrion, Adjutant General Warrant Officer Intermediate Level Education–Follow On (WOILE-FO) Instructor, to explore the modernization of Professional Military Education through the lens of the Human Resources mission set. With over 20 years of experience supporting warfighter readiness across Iraq, Afghanistan,...

In this episode of COHORT W , host CW4 Jessie Morlan continues the conversation on the modernization of Warrant Officer Professional Military Education (PME) with a guest helping lead that transformation from the front lines of institutional training. CW5 Stephen Napoli, Deputy Commandant of the U.S. Army Warrant Officer Career College, joins the show to share his unique perspective on evolving th...

In this episode of Cohort W , host CW4 Jessie Morlan continues the deep dive into the modernization of Warrant Officer Professional Military Education (PME), this time through the lens of Military Intelligence. Joining the conversation is CW5 Peter Davis, the 9th Chief Warrant Officer of the Military Intelligence Corps and the Command Chief Warrant Officer of the U.S. Army Intelligence Center of E...

In this episode of COHORT W, host CW4 Jessie Morlan sits down with CW5 Carlos Terrones, the Command Chief Warrant Officer of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth, to discuss tackling one of the most pressing issues in the Warrant Officer Cohort: the modernization of Warrant Officer Professional Military Education (PME). With the battlefield evolving and technology advancing at an...

Welcome to Season 4 of COHORT W , the podcast exploring the Warrant Officer Cohort—past, present, and future. Host CW4 Jessie Morlan kicks off the new season with a familiar voice: CW3 Suzanne Albert. As the FY23-24 Warrant Officer Historical Foundation Fellow, former COHORT W host, and current Department Head of Strategy and Doctrine at the U.S. Warrant Officer Career College, CW3 Albert has play...

🎙 Trailer – Introducing CW4 Jessie Morlan: A New Era for COHORT W Welcome to a new season of COHORT W with your host, CW4 Jessie Morlan! A seasoned Army National Guard Warrant Officer, musician, and passionate storyteller, CW4 Morlan brings over 30 years of leadership and service to the mic. In this trailer, he shares his journey from commanding the 246th Army Band to his current role as the WOHF...

CW5 Fatima Nettles and SFC Leyton Summerlin discuss the role of the Warrant Officer in stewardship, innovation, and subject matter expertise - and present resources such as The Harding Project, professional journals, environmental changes that support idea dissemination. Of note, we also discuss the soon-to-arrive Line of Departure website and Guide to Professional Discourse. Meet The Harding Proj...

Steve Leonard is a retired O6 and Army Strategist who was shaped by Warrant Officers early in his career. This, along with his upbringing, informed his bold relationship with risk. In Episode 10, we discuss lessons he learned from CW4(Ret) Chuck Hunley, with special emphasis on controlling emotions. And we talk about the use of anger and how it can lead to humor, wisdom, mentorship, and meaningful...

In Episode 9, WO1 David Hallmark talks about cultural and generational changes in leadership perspectives, navigating disagreements productively, and building values-based cultures.  He discusses tools that have assisted him in navigating hard discussions, planning, and overcoming obstacles. We discuss the difference between failure and quitting and the need to distinguish between the two. The Obs...

WO1 Hakeem Ware overcomes personal and professional obstacles through his spirituality and the cohort. He is a Component 1 (Regular Army) Aviation WO1 currently attending flight school. Though he talks about WO1 transition, his insights are valuable for any grade warrant to carertake their resilience and solidarity in our cohort and community. https://www.warrantofficerhistory.org/ Preserve and ed...

A philosophical interview with WO1 Neil Bissonnette on leadership, mentorship, and officership. He considers his NCO experiences,  discusses the transition to Warrant Officership, and has insights for leaders at all levels. Mr. Bissonnette recently  completed his  technical affiliation and is on his way OCONUS.   We would love to hear from you! Email Warrant. Officer. History@gmail.com to get ahol...