Go Bold with Joetey Attariwala

We are honored to have senior leaders from Allied forces share their insight. In Episode 26, we spoke with Group Captain Matthew McCormack of the Royal Australian Air Force, where we discussed the Australian-led multi-national large force employment exercise called Pitch Black. Pitch Black is a biennial exercise and this year it took place between August 19 and September 8, and it hosted over 2,00...

This episode is Part 2 of our chat with retired Major-General Charles "Duff" Sullivan, who served with the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF).  In this episode we pick-up by discussing the General's role as the Director of Operations for the Canadian North American Air Defense Command Region during 9/11, and the planning that went into the 2002 G8 Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta. The Genera...

Our podcast features senior leaders in the military and in industry, and our guest fits both of those categories. Major-General Charles "Duff" Sullivan served in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) as a fighter pilot where he accumulated over 3,500 hours flying jet aircraft, 1,600 hours of which were flown in the CF-18 Hornet. In his military career, General Sullivan flew operational missi...

Today's guest is our first opportunity to speak with someone serving with the Finnish Defence Forces. Seppo Aaltonen is a Senior Lieutenant in the Finnish Army Reserve (Land Forces Reserve Officer), and he is also the Chief Commercial Officer of Varjo Technologies, a company which is a leader in virtual and mixed reality headset solutions, and in cloud-enabled solutions. We begin our discussio...

Our podcast regularly features senior leaders across branches of the military. Today's guest is Captain Sheldon Gillis of the Royal Canadian Navy. Captain Gillis is currently serving as the Deputy Fleet Commander of Maritime Forces Atlantic, otherwise known as the Canadian Fleet Atlantic. Captain Gillis recently served as the Naval Task Group Commander for Operation Nanook 2022, where he led a...

This episode is part of our Bleeding Edge series, where we focus on new and emerging technologies and topics that push the envelope. Our guest is Major Michael Kanaan, a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, and an officer who is globally recognized as an expert on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML). Our discussion strives to define AI and ML, and highlight its prevalence and...

Go Bold is recognized for the diverse discussions that we have with warfighters and senior leaders from around the world.  Today's episode continues that trend with our guest, Group Captain Matthew McCormack, a highly qualified F/A-18 Hornet and F-35 fighter pilot and senior leader with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Our discussion focuses on the Australian-led multi-national large for...

Our guest today is Captain Patrick Charette, a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) pilot who is assigned to 407 Long Range Patrol Squadron, which is based at Canadian Forces Base Comox. Capt. Charette flies the CP-140 Aurora multi-mission aircraft, which is a variant of the Lockheed P-3 Orion. Our chat developed into three parts -- the first part is Capt. Charette's motivation to become a pilot an...

Go Bold is honored to have senior warfighters from allied forces share their experiences and insight, and this episode continues that trend with our guest, Rear-Admiral Chris Robinson of the Royal Canadian Navy.  Our episode today is focused on the Rim of the Pacific Exercise, which is best known as RIMPAC.  RIMPAC is held every two years and is hosted by the Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. R...

We are joined by U.S. Air Force Colonel (Ret) Jon "Press" Wheeler, who we first featured in Episode #21. Colonel Wheeler is a highly decorated fighter pilot who flew the F-16 Falcon, and he was one of the initial cadre of pilots selected to fly the F-35 in the United States Air Force (USAF). Colonel Wheeler served as the Wing Commander of the 33rd Fighter Wing based at Eglin Air Force Base...

We welcome back Colonel Joshua Kutryk, an astronaut with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), and former fighter pilot and test pilot with the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). We had the privilege to speak with Colonel Kutryk in Episode #3, so please check out that great discussion too! Our discussion for this episode focuses on the work that Colonel Kutryk is doing at NASA while living in Houston, Te...

Our guest today is Colonel (Ret) Jon "Press" Wheeler, a highly qualified fighter pilot and senior leader who flew with the United States Air Force (USAF). Colonel Wheeler received his commission from the United States Air Force Academy in 1996, and attended undergraduate pilot training at Vance Air Force Base in Oklahoma. Colonel Wheeler flew the F-16 Fighting Falcon for most of his career...

This episode is part of our Bleeding Edge series, where we discuss new concepts and emerging technologies. My guest today is Commander Jeremiah Daley, a highly decorated U.S. Navy Officer who is currently serving as the Commanding Officer of Unmanned Surface Vessel Division One (USVDIV-1), which is a unit of Surface Development Squadron One, which is located at Naval Station San Diego. USVs or Unm...

We are proud to have as our guest, Brigadier-General Mark Goulden, a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) officer who is the Combined Forces Air Component Commander for this years Rim of the Pacific exercise, which is also known as RIMPAC -- the world's largest international maritime exercise, which began in 1971. General Goulden is responsible for the air domain across the entire exercise, so his...

We are posting this special episode on 27 July 2022, because today marks the 50th anniversary of the first flight of the mighty F-15 Eagle fighter jet! The Eagle was designed as an air superiority fighter, but subsequent variants saw the Eagle become an impressive multi-role strike fighter as well. The Eagle was originally designed and built by McDonnell Douglas, which in 1997 merged with Boeing....

It's 1 July, Canada Day, so we felt it would be timely to speak with Commander Kevin Whiteside, the Commanding Officer of HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331), which is currently pier side in Hawaii at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for the Rim of the Pacific exercise, commonly known as RIMPAC, which this year runs between 29 June and 4 August, 2022. HMCS Vancouver, along with sister ship, HMCS Winnipeg (...

We rejoin for Part 2 with Maj. Parker, the Boss or Snowbird 1, of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Snowbirds of 431 Air Demonstration Squadron. In this episode we learn how Maj. Parker has been a lifelong fan of the Snowbirds, and how he's flown various positions on the team. Maj. Parker’s first tour with the Snowbirds was from 2010-2015 where he completed 4 show seasons as Snowbird 5, 3 an...

It's Air Show season! In episode 13 we spoke with the demo pilot for the 2022 CF-18 demonstration team, and in this episode we speak with the Boss, or Snowbird 1, of the world famous Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Snowbirds! We learn about Maj. Parker's career as he pursued his dream of being a fighter pilot. You'll hear about his early days in training, becoming a pipeline Hawk instr...

Our guest is Major-General Michel-Henri St-Louis, who at the time of our chat on 10 June 2022 was acting Commander of the Canadian Army and Chief of the Army Staff, a position which he has held since 19 April 2021. In this interview, the General speaks about his career in the Canadian Army, its organizational structure, and how the Army has changed over the 30+ years of his career. We discuss how...

Every year, the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) selects a special group of people to make up the CF-18 Demonstration Team. The CF-18 Demonstration Team is a truly national team; its members all come from RCAF units across the country, and all are selected for their superior performance, dedication to excellence, and the desire to represent Canada’s operational air force. RCAF Capt. Jesse Haggart-S...

In this episode we speak with United States Marine Corps (USMC) Major Ronald "JR" Valasek, who is a proud tanker. We discuss his journey in becoming a member of the U.S. Marine Corps, first as an enlisted member, and then as an officer in the tank community. The Marine Corps has a rich history of operating tanks which dates back to the early 1920s. Most recently, the Corps had three tank b...

This episode is a MUST listen! I speak with Mr. John Charles Hillman, a man who I consider a true hero and inspiration! Mr. Hillman was born on 18 March 1919, in Newport Mon South Wales. At 103 years old, he is a veteran of World War II, having served as a Wireless Operator with the Royal Air Force from 1937 to 1949, earning medals of recognition for service in four wartime campaign areas, namely:...

We continue our chat with U.S. Air Force Colonel (Ret) Scott "Soup" Campbell, who is a A-10 fighter pilot, and a highly decorated combat-tested leader who also served as Wing Commander of the 355th Fighter Wing at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona. In this episode we focus on the formidable A-10C Warthog, a modernized version of the original A-10. Colonel Campbell speaks about the up...

I'm joined today by retired United States Air Force (USAF) Colonel Scott "Soup" Campbell, a combat-tested leader and highly decorated A-10 Warthog fighter pilot. Colonel Campbell is a graduate and was an instructor at the prestigious Air Force Weapons School (TOP GUN), and he has held a number of high level positions, including Commander of the 355th Fighter Wing at Davis-Monthan AFB i...

This is the first episode of our Bleeding Edge series where we investigate new and emerging technologies and capabilities. I've heard wonderful things about ViDAR - the world's first Optical Radar developed by Sentient Vision Systems. Their ViDAR (Visual Detection and Ranging) Optical Radar is a maritime wide-area search system proven to operate up to Sea State 6. The optical search system...