AUSA’s Army Matters Podcast

In honor of Women's History Month, hear the stories of three exceptional servicewomen. LTC (Ret.) Robin Johnson, Chief of Staff, Women in Military Service for America Memorial, CW5 Yolondria Dixon-Carter, Assistant Executive Officer and Senior Warrant Officer Advisor, and CSM Tabitha Gavia, Director of Defense Operations, Merit join us today as they reflect on their experiences and accomplishments. Listen as they share the challenges they overcame and the advice they have for the future generation. To hear more stories of women who are paving the way check out the campaign the Women’s Military memorial will launch to commemorate the accomplishments of women in all the Services. To learn more check out their website linked in the resource section below.
Guests:LTC (R) Robin Johnson, Chief of Staff, Women in Military Service for America Memorial
CW5 Yolondria Dixon-Carter, Assistant Executive Officer and Senior Warrant Officer Advisor 
CSM Tabitha Gavia, Director of Defense Operations, Merit 
Hosts:Nzinga Curry, AUSA’s Director of Education & Programs
LTC Brittany Lloyd, AUSA Army Fellow
 
Resources:
 
Women in Military Service for America Memorial
Website: www.womensmemorial.org 
Campaign: Register Her Service
https://myaccount.womensmemorial.org/nc__createaccount 
 
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Non-commissioned Officers (NCOs) are the backbone of the U.S. Army, and Staff Sergeant Dexter Hicks works to help train, coach and develop his fellow NCOs, and leaders at all echelons, through his online show “NCOPD Live.” In the weekly NCOPD Live broadcasts, they discuss a variety of relevant topics that NCOs face on a regular basis, but that some may seem to turn a blind eye to. He joins Sergeant Major of the Army (Retired) Dan Dailey today to give us a feel for the show, how he decided to launch a video podcast, and where he sees it heading.
Guest: SSG Dexter Hicks, Host of NCOPD Live 
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:
NCOPD LiveYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAKD2jWGZT9a0nm7AfT5gPQFacebook: @TheProfessionalSGL #TPSGL
AUSA’s NCO & Soldier ProgramsWeb: https://www.ausa.org/programs/nco-and-soldiersTwitter (Dailey): @15thSMA
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A reinvigorated NATO Corps echelon is vital to Multi-Domain Operations (MDO), a new RUSI paper argues. AUSA’s Dan Roper interviews the authors, LTG(R) Sean MacFarland and Dr. Jack Watling, to get their take on the capabilities the future NATO corps will require and the how to overcome interoperability challenges to execute MDO.
Guests:  LTG(R) Sean MacFarland, non-resident Senior Fellow, Harvard University’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and Senior Fellow, Association of the United States Army
Dr. Jack Watling, Research Fellow, Land Warfare, Royal United Services Institute
Host: COL(Ret) Dan Roper, AUSA’s Director of National Security Studies
 
Resources:
 
Royal United Services InstituteWeb: https://rusi.org/The Future of the NATO Corps: https://rusi.org/publication/occasional-papers/future-nato-corps
 
NATOWeb: https://www.nato.int/
 
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Relationship checkup time! Every relationship needs support. Sometimes balancing military life and healthy relationships can present a unique challenge for service members and their families. Lee Kelley, Director of Military Community Support Programs, joins us to discuss how Military OneSource can help. Learn how the ReTheWe campaign can help rekindle, repair, or reset your relationships through resources, such as the Love Everyday App, 24/7 Military Call Service, and Brief Relationship Check Up Intervention. Kelley reminds us that relationship checkups are just as important as your physical checkups. To find out how to get your checkup click on the link in the resource section below.
 
Guest:Lee Kelley, Director, Military Community Support Programs Office of Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense 
Host:
Thea Green, AUSA’s Family Readiness Program Manager
 
Resources:
Military OneSource
Web: www.militaryonesource.mil/rethewe
Phone: 1 (800)342-9647
 
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Beverly Kirk, Fellow and Director for Outreach, International Security Program, and Director, Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative joins forces with Nzinga Curry, AUSA’s Director of Education & Programs and LTC Brittany Lloyd, AUSA’s Army fellow to discuss their organization offerings and how they are making strides in podcast. Beverly who also serves as the host of the Smart Women, Smart Power podcast shares how the podcast amplifies the voices of top-level women in foreign policy, national security, international business, and international development. Nzinga and LTC Lloyd provide insight on how Army Real Talk is supporting the Army community and reaching the younger generation of Soldiers, leaders, and family members. Together they highlight what we can expect to hear from both podcasts in 2021. To learn more about Smart Women, Smart Power subscribe to their podcast linked in the resource section below.
 
Guests:
Beverly Kirk, Fellow and Director for Outreach, International Security Program, and Director, Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative
 
Hosts:
Nzinga Curry, AUSA’s Director of Education & Programs
LTC Brittany Lloyd, AUSA Army Fellow
 
Resources:
 
Smart Women, Smart Power Podcast
Podcast Site: https://www.csis.org/podcasts/smart-women-smart-power-podcast
 
Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative
Website: https://www.csis.org/programs/international-security-program/smart-women-smart-power
 
Twitter:
Smart Women, Smart Power: @SmartWomen
Beverly Kirk: @BeverlyKirk
International Security Program: @CSIS_ISP
 
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Meet the Senior Enlisted Leader of the District of Columbia’s Army National Guard: Command Sergeant Major Michael F. Brooks. In this role, CSM Brooks serves as the Commanding General’s personal adviser on all enlisted-related matters pertaining to Army and Air policies affecting training, utilization, resources, health of the force, enlisted professional development. He joins AUSA’s own SMA (Ret) Daniel Dailey, to discuss his Army career and to provide perspective on the D.C. National Guard’s unique role and mission, including its recent activation, protecting the capital and supporting the defense of the nation.
Guest: CSM Michael F. Brooks, Command Sergeant Major, District of Columbia Army National Guard
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:
District of Columbia National GuardWeb: https://dc.ng.mil/Facebook: @DCGuardTwitter: @DCGuard1802
AUSA’s NCO & Soldier ProgramsWeb: https://www.ausa.org/programs/nco-and-soldiersTwitter (Dailey): @15thSMA
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Challenging the myths and lies of the Confederate legacy, BG(R) Ty Seidule, author of Robert E. Lee and Me, joins us today to discuss his new book. Seidule is the Chamberlain Fellow at Hamilton College and is also a Fellow, International Security at New America. Additionally, he is Professor Emeritus of History at West Point where he taught for two decades. Seidule served in the U.S. Army for thirty-six years.
Guest: BG(R) Ty Seidule, author of Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner’s Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause
Host: Joe Craig, Director, AUSA’s Book Program
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"May no soldier go unloved, May no soldier walk alone, May no soldier be forgotten, Until they all come home." Amy Palmer, president and CEO of Soldiers’ Angels, join us to discuss how this national non-profit organization is devoted to honor the sacrifice of our nation’s servicemembers, wounded troops, veterans, and their families. Palmer shares why she joined the organization and how the organization has pivoted to continue to support of all the branches of the services. The organization has provided care packages for deployed servicemembers, provided resources to veterans at the VA hospital, and providing adaptive technology for wounded troops. In spite of the pandemic, volunteers helped to adopt 1400 families through their Adopt A Family Program during the holiday season. Amy Palmer will share how Soldiers’ Angels plans to continue their efforts in 2021 and how others can join as a way of thanking our military and their families for their service.
 
Guest:Amy Palmer, President and CEO, Soldiers’ Angels
 
Host:
Patty Barron, AUSA’s Director of Family Readiness
Resources:
Soldiers’ Angels
Web: https://soldiersangels.org/
 
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Learn how Task Force 46 and the North Dakota National Guard are working together to support their largest and longest domestic response in the history of the North Dakota National Guard. Join the discussion as our guests highlight how their joint efforts have been integral in helping in the fight to beat COVID-19. COL Schauer, Director of Military Support of the North Dakota National Guard, shares the mission and the response planning in the enduring mission against the virus. 2LT Kathleen Alejandro, Registered Nurse, Task Force Center praises the local hospitals and officials on how their teamwork has helped to navigate the unique challenges of the pandemic. LTC Brian Martinus, Chaplain, Task Force Center emphasizes the importance placed on behavioral health and religious support in order to maintain the moral of the task force and the success of the mission.
Guests:
U.S. Army: LTC Brian Martinus, Chaplain, Task Force Center (46th Military Police Command), U.S. Army North
U.S. Air Force: COL Tad Schauer, Director of Military Support, North Dakota National Guard
U.S. Air Force: 2ND LT Kathleen Alejandro, Registered Nurse, Task Force Center (Sourced from U.S. Air Force’s 96th Medical Support Group)
Hosts:
Nzinga Curry, AUSA’s Director of Education & Programs
LTC Brittany Lloyd, AUSA Army Fellow
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Meet the U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC)’s NEW Command Sergeant Major. In this role, CSM Alberto Delgado serves as the Commanding General’s personal adviser on all enlisted-related matters, primarily focused on the quality of life for Soldiers, Civilians and Families across the command as well as the training of the Noncommissioned Officer Corps and Soldiers. He joins AUSA’s own CSM (Ret) Troy Welch, to discuss why he loves the Army, including his career, squad and some advice for junior leaders rising in the ranks.
 
Guest: CSM Alberto Delgado, Command Sergeant Major, U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC)
Host: CSM (Ret) Troy Welch, AUSA’s Director 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 Materiel Command
Web: https://www.amc.army.mil/
Facebook: @ArmyMaterielCommand
Twitter: @ArmyMateriel
 
AUSA’s NCO & Soldier Programs
Web: https://www.ausa.org/programs/nco-and-soldiers
Twitter (Dailey): @15thSMA
 
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