AUSA’s Army Matters Podcast

AUSA has adopted two Security Force Assistance Brigades (SFAB)— 3RD SFAB and 5TH SFAB. Our Adopt-A-Unit series continues with 3rd Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) sharing their mission and unique role after their recent return from Afghanistan. Joining us to provide insight as they prepare for their next mission is 3rd SFAB command team, COL Michael Trotter, and CSM James Light and 1st Battalion leadership team – LTC Brendan Gallagher, CSM Andrew Whittingham, and SGM Gilmer. They describe how their team supports CENTCOM and highlights the importance of interoperability to integrating and supporting ongoing operations. Learn about the creative ways they have maintained readiness and stayed connected with their families in a COVID environment. To learn more about the SFAB organization follow them at the social media platforms listed below. 
 
Host:  
o   LTC Brittany Lloyd, AUSA’s U.S. Army Fellow 
 
Guests: 
o   COL Michael Trotter, Commander, 3rd Security Force Assistance Brigade
o   CSM James Light, 3rd Security Force Assistance Brigade
o   LTC Brendan Gallagher, Commander, 1st Battalion, 3rd Security Force Assistance Brigade 
o   CSM Andrew Whittingham, 1st Battalion, 3rd Security Force Assistance Brigade
o   SGM Jacob Gilmer, Operations Sergeant Major, 1st Battalion, 3rd Security Force Assistance Brigade 
  
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Resources: 
 
3rd SFAB Social Media Platforms:
 
FB:facebook.com/3sfab
facebook.com/1st-BN-3rd-SFAB-139497760334159
facebook.com/ArmySFAC
facebook.com/SFABRecruiting
 
IG:
Instagram.com/3rdsfab
Instagram.com/ArmySFAC
Instagram.com/sfab_recruiting
 
Twitter:
Twitter.com/3rdSFAB
Twitter.com/armysfac
 
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What’s new with the SMA? The Army’s top NCO, SMA Michael Grinston, joins AUSA’s SMA (Ret) Dan Dailey to discuss sexual assault and harassment prevention, financial literacy in the Army, enlisted promotions, the Army Combat Fitness Test and the service’s COVID-19 response
Guest: SMA Michael Grinston, Sergeant Major of the Army
Host: SMA (Ret) Daniel Dailey, AUSA’s Vice President for NCO and Soldier Programs
 
This episode is brought to you by GEICO.
 
Resources:
Sergeant Major of the ArmyWeb: https://www.army.mil/leaders/sma/Twitter: @16thSMA
AUSA’s NCO & Soldier ProgramsWeb: https://www.ausa.org/programs/nco-and-soldiersTwitter (Dailey): @15thSMA
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The Pennsylvania National Guard serves community, commonwealth and country in peacetime and during national emergencies. SMA(R) Dailey interviews CSM Jon B. Worley, Senior Enlisted Advisor, Pennsylvania National Guard Joint Force Headquarters. They discuss the history of the PA National Guard including its origins as the Pennsylvania militia 270 years ago, its current makeup, their response to anomalies like COVID, riots, domestic disturbance, and the assault on the capital, and what they do for the U.S. and Pennsylvania when not responding to emergencies.
Guest: CSM Jon B. Worley, Senior Enlisted Advisor, Pennsylvania National Guard Joint Force Headquarters
Host: SMA (Ret) Daniel Dailey, AUSA’s Vice President for NCO and Soldier Programs
Soldier Today, a segment of AUSA’s Army Matters Podcast, focuses on what is important to Soldiers and NCOs.
 
This episode is brought to you by GEICO.
 
Resources:
Pennsylvania National GuardWeb: https://www.pa.ng.mil/
AUSA’s NCO & Soldier ProgramsWeb: https://www.ausa.org/programs/nco-and-soldiersTwitter (Dailey): @15thSMA
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April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month and AUSA has hosted several events to educate our listeners. We continue the conversation today with Ms. Jill Londagin, Army SHARP Director. She shares how The Army Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention program (SHARP) allocate personnel throughout Army units to empower commanders to prevent and respond to sexual harassment and sexual assault incidents. Ms. Londagin highlights resources available to soldiers and family members to provide support to victims and the programs to emphasize prevention. For more information on the Sexual Harassment/Assault Response Prevention Program check out the website in the resource section below.
 
Recommendations for future topics are welcome via email at podcast@ausa.org.
 
Guest: Jill Longadin, Director, Sexual Harassment/ Assault Response and Prevention Program, U.S. Army
 
Hosts:Nzinga Curry, AUSA’s Director of Education & Programs
LTC Brittany Lloyd, AUSA Army Fellow
 
Resources:
Website: www.armyresilience.army.mil/sharp
DoD Safe Helpline Phone Number: 1 (877)995-5247
DoD Safe Helpline Website: www.safehelpline.org
Facebook: @ArmyResilience
Twitter: @ArmyResilience
LinkedIn: @ArmyResilience
 

General George Joulwan saw the Berlin Wall go up as a West Point lieutenant and was serving as the commander of U.S. Army V Corps when it came down. Today, he joins AUSA’s Joe Craig to discuss his new book: Watchman at the Gates: A Soldier’s Journey from Berlin to Bosnia. GEN Joulwan served 36 years in the U.S. Army, finishing his military career as the Supreme Allied Commander of NATO forces in Europe (SACEUR) during the Rwandan genocide and the Bosnian peacekeeping missions of the 1990s.
Guest: GEN (Ret) George Joulwan, author of Watchman at the Gates: A Soldier’s Journey from Berlin to Bosnia
Host: Joe Craig, Director, AUSA’s Book Program
 
Resources:
University Press of Kentucky:Watchman at the Gates: A Soldier’s Journey from Berlin to Bosnia
 
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How does the Ready & Resilient (R2) campaign increase readiness, foster culture of trust, and team cohesion? SGM Sharita Onugha, Senior Enlisted Advisor for the Resilience Directorate, joins us today to share how the R2 campaign offers programs and training approaches, grounded in Army values, to increase readiness and resilience.  
 
SGM Onugha highlights some the most requested programs such as Five Dimensions of Personal Readiness, Master Resilience Training, and Resilience in Focus that have been impactful in enhancing resilience Army-wide. Hear how Soldiers, Families, and DA civilians can access one of the 32 performance centers that customize performance training to sustain personal readiness and unit cohesion. You will learn that when these educational tools are applied, they will resonate with our Soldiers and Families fostering a culture of trust that will last a lifetime. For more information on the Readiness & Resilience campaign check out the website in the resource section below. 
 
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Guest:  SGM Sharita Onugha, Senior Enlisted Advisor for the Resilience Directorate
 
Hosts:Nzinga Curry, AUSA’s Director of Education & Programs
LTC Brittany Lloyd, AUSA Army Fellow
 
Resources:
Website: www.ArmyResilience.army.mil
Facebook: @ArmyResilience
Twitter: @ArmyResilience
LinkedIn: @ArmyResilience
 

How does the Army plan to increase access to quality child care and youth programs for military children? Helen Roadarmel, Chief, Child, Youth & School (CYS) Services Branch in the Soldier and Family Readiness/Quality of Life Directorate, DCS, G-9 joins us today to share the Army’s plan. Learn about the Quality of Life Task Force Line of Effort #3 initiatives to increase child care facilities, grow the Family Child Care program, support Army Fee Assistance and ensure direct child care staff are competitively compensated. Hear how Child Develop Centers are navigating the COVID pandemic and continue to contribute to the overall readiness of the Army. To learn more please check out their website linked in the resource section below.
 
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Guest:Ms. Helen Roadarmel, Chief, Child, Youth & Schools Branch, Soldier Family Readiness Division and Quality of Life Task Force in the headquarters, Department of the Army, G-9
Host:
Thea Green, AUSA’s Family Readiness Program Manager
 
 
Resources:
Military Child Care (MCC)
Website: www.militarychildcare.com
 
Child Care Aware of America Army
Website: https://www.childcareaware.org/fee-assistancerespite/military-families/army/
 
Army Quality of Life (AQL)
Website: https://www.army.mil/qualityoflife/
 
Army Family and Morale, Welfare, Recreation
Website: https://www.armymwr.com/programs-and-services/cys

According to the National Defense Strategy, "the homeland is no longer a sanctuary." Learn how the Army Installation Strategy (AIS) will enhance the Army's resilience against threats with our guest, Mr. Jack Surash, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment. He describes how installations are key strategic readiness enablers for the Army to deploy, fight, and win the nation’s wars. Hear how installations are modernizing infrastructure, services, and operations to incorporate new weapon systems and doctrine while enhancing resilience against threats from adversaries and climate change. The Army Installations strategy supports Soldiers, civilians and Army families stationed both home and abroad. Mr. Surash emphasizes that people are the glue that keeps the Army rolling along. For more information on the Army’s Installations Strategy check out the website in the resource section below.
 
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Guest:  Mr. Jack Surash, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment
 
Hosts:
 
COL(Ret) Dan Roper, AUSA’s Director of National Security Studies
Thea Green, AUSA’s Family Readiness Program Manager
 
Resources:
 
Website:  https://www.army.mil/ASAIEE
Twitter:  @ASArmyIEE
Facebook:  @ASAIEE 

AUSA has adopted two Security Force Assistance Brigades with the goal of providing a supporting relationship through their deployment. The 1st Battalion of the 5th Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) kicks off Adopt-A-Unit series sharing their mission and deployment updates. Joining us to provide an update is COL David Rowland, Commander, 1st Battalion of the 5th SFAB and his team, CSM Calvin Overway, MAJ Scott Orr, the operations officers, and CPT LeShaun Smith a team leader. Learn about their mission to advise, support, liaise, and assess foreign partner units. Listen as they provide insight on how their selection process and pre-deployment process helps supports the brigade’s #1 priority – Readiness. The team shares the bedrock of the organization’s readiness are the Family Readiness groups that supports the family and mission success. To learn more about the SFAB organization follow them at the social media platforms listed below.
 
Guests:COL David Rowland, Commander, 1st Battalion of the 5th SFAB
CSM Calvin Overway, Operations Officer, 1st Battalion of the 5th SFAB
MAJ Scott Orr, Operations Officer, 1st Battalion of the 5th SFAB
CPT LeShaun Smith, Team Leader, 1st Battalion of the 5th SFAB
 
Hosts:Nzinga Curry, AUSA’s Director of Education & Programs
LTC Brittany Lloyd, AUSA Army Fellow
 
5th SFAB Social Media Platforms:
FB:facebook.com/5thsfab
facebook.com/TIGERBN5SFAB
facebook.com/ArmySFAC
facebook.com/sfabrecruiting
IG:
Instagram.com/5sfab
Instagram.com/ArmySFAC
Instagram.com/sfab_recruiting
Twitter:
Twitter.com/5thsfab
Twitter.com/armysfac
 
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From the day they enter Basic Training until retirement and beyond, U.S. Army Human Resources Command (HRC) manages Soldiers' entire careers. This includes Soldier schooling, promotions, awards, records, transfers, appointments, benefits, retirement and more. Joining us today is CSM Anthony McAdoo, Command Sergeant Major for HRC, which is the largest human resources organization in the world and provides services to Soldiers, Veterans, Retirees and Army Families. He discusses why he joined the Army, how HRC fits into the NCO Strategy, tips for navigating the Assignment Satisfaction Key – Enlisted Module (ASK-EM), understanding the new Enlisted Promotion System, and more.
Guest: CSM Anthony McAdoo, Command Sergeant Major, U.S. Army Human Resources Command
Host: SMA (Ret) Daniel Dailey, AUSA’s Vice President for NCO and Soldier Programs
Soldier Today, a segment of AUSA’s Army Matters Podcast, focuses on what is important to Soldiers and NCOs.
 
Resources:
U.S. Army Human Resources CommandWeb: https://www.hrc.army.mil/
AUSA’s NCO & Soldier ProgramsWeb: https://www.ausa.org/programs/nco-and-soldiersTwitter (Dailey): @15thSMA
Recommendations for future topics are welcome via email at podcast@ausa.org.