Sword and Shield Podcast

Col. Richard Erredge, 960th Cyberspace Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Howard, 960th Cyberspace Operations Group superintendent, discuss cyber Airmen's role in defensive cyber operations in the Air Force Reserve Jan. 21, 2021, at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, Texas. (U.S. Air Force audio by Samantha Mathison)

Col. Richard Erredge, 960th Cyberspace Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Howard, 960th Cyberspace Operations Group superintendent, have an in-depth discussion on trust and how it ties into unit cohesion Jan. 14, 2021, at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, Texas. (U.S. Air Force audio by Samantha Mathison)

Frances Martinez, 960th Cyberspace Wing Director of Psychological Health, talks with Joana Licon and Jasmine Chavira from the city of San Antonio Rape Crisis Center about human trafficking Jan. 7, 2021, at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, Texas. (U.S. Air Force audio by Samantha Mathison)

Col. Richard Erredge, 960th Cyberspace Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Howard, 960th Cyberspace Operations Group superintendent, discuss what 2021 holds in store for the wing Dec. 22, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, Texas. (U.S. Air Force audio by Samantha Mathison

Col. Richard Erredge, 960th Cyberspace Wing commander, talks with Mr. Bud Boehnke, 960th CW continuous process improvement program manager, about the wing's strategic alignment Dec. 17, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, Texas. (U.S. Air Force audio by Samantha Mathison)

Frances Martinez, 960th Cyberspace Wing Director of Psychological Health, speaks with Yendi Cardenas, a licensed clinical social worker in the Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Mental Health Clinic, over the phone about holiday blues and ways to manage and overcome it Dec. 9, 2020, Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, Texas. (U.S. Air Force audio by Samantha Mathison)

Col. Richard Erredge, 960th Cyberspace Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Howard, 960th Cyberspace Operations Group superintendent, discuss the Accelerate Change or Lose initiative and how it applies to the wing Dec. 11, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, Texas. (U.S. Air Force audio by Samantha Mathison)

Col. Richard Erredge, 960th Cyberspace Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Brian Bischoff, 960th CW command chief, discuss events over the past year and their impacts on the wing Dec. 6, 2020, Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, Texas. (U.S. Air Force audio by Samantha Mathison)

Col. Richard Erredge, 960th Cyberspace Wing commander, and Master Sgt. Reggan Greene, 960th CW Inspector General superintendent, discuss the commander's inspection program and what it entails Nov. 9, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, Texas. (U.S. Air Force audio by Samantha Mathison)

Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Howard, 960th Cyberspace Operations Group superintendent, and Maj. Jeremy Leader, 50th Network Warfare Squadron commander, talk about the Space Force and Leader's civilian role in helping to shape the new service Nov. 8, 2020, Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, Texas. (U.S. Air Force audio by Samantha Mathison)

Frances Martinez, 960th Cyberspace Wing Director of Psychological Health, discusses suicide and mental health with Ernie Stevens, a police officer who works in the San Antonio Police Department Mental Health Crisis Unit, Oct. 29, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, Texas. (U.S. Air Force audio by Samantha Mathison)

Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Howard, 960th Cyberspace Operations Group superintendent at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, Texas, speaks with Chief Master Sgt. Billie Baber, Air Reserve Personnel Center command chief at Buckley Air Force Base, Colo., about the importance of the Reserve Enlisted Development Plans and MyVector Oct. 23, 2020. (U.S. Air Force audio by Samantha Mathison)

Col. Richard Erredge, 960th Cyberspace Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Howard, 960th Cyberspace Operations Group superintendent, speak with Samantha Mathison, 960th CW Public Affairs, about social media engagement Oct. 28, 2020, Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, Texas. (U.S. Air Force audio by Samantha Mathison)

Col. Richard Erredge, 960th Cyberspace Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Howard, 960th Cyberspace Operations Group superintendent, talk about Airman development and how it fits into the future of Air Force cyberspace Oct. 15, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, Texas. (U.S. Air Force audio by Samantha Mathison)

Frances Martinez, 960th Cyberspace Wing director of psychological health, discusses domestic violence Oct. 7, 2020, with Mr. Steve Mayfield, violence prevention integrator at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. (U.S. Air Force audio by Samantha Mathison)

Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Howard 960th Cyberspace Operations Group superintendent, talks with Capt. Nicholas Nava and 2nd Lt. Adriene Anderson from the 426th Network Warfare Squadron about the 960th Cyberspace Wing commissioning process Aug. 20, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, Texas. (U.S. Air Force audio by Samantha Mathison)

Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Howard, 960th Cyberspace Operations Group superintendent, discusses Breast Cancer with 2nd Lt. Adriene Mallow, 426th Network Warfare Squadron, and how it's affected her life Sept. 24, 2020, Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, Texas. (U.S. Air Force audio by Samantha Mathison)

Frances Martinez, 960th Cyberspace Wing Director of Psychological Health at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, Texas, speaks with retired Lt. Col. Robert Swanson, a two-time survivor of suicide, Sept. 8, 2020. (U.S. Air Force audio by Samantha Mathison)

Frances Martinez, 960th Cyberspace Wing director of Psychological Health at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, Texas, speaks with this episode's special guest Kristen Christy, an Air Force key spouse in the 53rd Network Operations Squadron, Sept. 16, 2020, about how suicide directly effected her family and the impact it has had. (U.S. Air Force audio by Samantha Mathison)

Col. Richard Erredge, 960th Cyberspace Wing commander, talks with Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Howard, 960th Cyberspace Operations Group superintendent, about suicide in the Air Force and it's impact Sept. 3, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, Texas. (U.S. Air Force audio by Samantha Mathison)

Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Howard, 960th Cyberspace Operations Group superintendent, speaks with Frances Martinez, the 960th Cyberspace Wing Director of Psychological Health, August 25, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, Texas. (U.S. Air Force audio by Samantha Mathison)

Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Howard, 960th Cyberspace Operations Group superintendent, has words of wisdom with Command Chief Master Sgts. Jeremy Malcom, 10th Air Force, and Brian Bischoff, 960th Cyberspace Wing, Aug. 8, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, Texas. (U.S. Air Force audio by Samantha Mathison)

Samantha Mathison, 960th Cyberspace Wing chief of Public Affairs, discusses Women's Equality Day with Capt. Jamillah Gonzalez, 960th CW executive officer, and Tech. Sgts. Elspeth Moleno and Tiffany Paddock, 52nd Network Warfare Squadron cyber analysts, Aug. 24, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex. (U.S. Air Force audio by Samantha Mathison)

Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Howard, 960th Cyberspace Wing acting command chief, talks with Chief Master Sgt. Shana Cullum, 433rd Airlift Wing command chief, about the relationship between the two units July 30, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio - Chapman Training Annex, Texas. (U.S. Air Force audio by Samantha Mathison)

In this special edition of the Sword and Shield, Col. Richard Erredge profiles Col. Silas Darden, the 960th Cyberspace Wing vice commander, August 8, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, Texas. (U.S. Air Force audio by Samantha Mathison)