![Special Edition: Healthy and Happy Holidays]()
November 24, 2021
The holiday season is upon us and it can be a stressful time! Learn how to celebrate the holidays “Army style” and stay healthy. Hear from Mrs. McConville and Mrs. Grinston as they share stories on how they have celebrated the holidays, the importance of taking care of yourself, and helping others. Listen as Nicole Leth, Director of Fort Belvoir Armed Forces Wellness Center and Maria Reed, Founder of Moving with the Military share tips and resources on how Army families can stay healthy and enjoy the holiday season. For more information on the resources mentioned in the episode please check out our resource section below.
Recommendations for future topics are welcome via email at podcast@ausa.org.
- Host: Holly Dailey, AUSA’s Director of Family Readiness
- Guests:
- Maria McConville, Spouse of Chief of Staff of the Army
- Alexandra Grinston, Spouse of Sergeant Major of the Army
- Nicole Leth, Fort Belvoir Armed Forces Wellness Center Director
- Maria Reed, Moving with the Military Founder
Resources:
Military OneSource
Web: www.militaryonesource.mil
Fort Belvoir Armed Forces Wellness Center
Web:https://home.army.mil/belvoir/index.php/about/Garrison/headquarters-battalion/fort-belvoir-armed-forces-wellness-center
Army Wellness Center Enterprise Website – Army Public Health Center:
Web:https://phc.amedd.army.mil/topics/healthyliving/al/Pages/ArmyWellnessCenters.aspx
Facebook: @FortBelvoirafwc
https://www.facebook.com/FortBelvoirAFWC
Instagram: @fortbelvoirafwc
Web: https://www.instagram.com/fortbelvoirafwc/
Military OneSource
Web: www.militaryonesource.mil
![Thought Leaders: To Boldly Go]()
November 22, 2021
Science fiction can be a means grow as leaders, strategists and in dealing with conflict. Editors Jonathan Klug and Steve Leonard join AUSA’s Joe Craig to discuss their new book, To Boldly Go: Leadership, Strategy, and Conflict in the 21st Century and Beyond, which brings together expertly told stories tackling subjects like the burden of leadership, weighing experience against in intelligence in the pursuit of strategy, and the threat of depleted natural resources.
- Guests: Editors of To Boldly Go: Leadership, Strategy, and Conflict in the 21st Century and Beyond
- COL Jonathan Klug, Assistant Professor, United States Army War College
- Steven Leonard, Senior Assistant Dean, The University of Kansas School of Business and Senior Fellow, Modern War Institute at West Point
- Host: Joe Craig, AUSA’s Book Program Director
Resources:
Casemate:
To Boldly Go: Leadership, Strategy, and Conflict in the 21st Century and Beyond
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November 15, 2021
Hear how United Through Reading is keeping the military and their families connected through reading. Listen as Sally A. Zoll, Ed.D, CEO of United Through Reading, shares the organization’s mission to provide a bonding experience for those military families who are separated because of deployments, assignments, or training through story time. To learn more please check out their website linked in the resource section below.
Recommendations for future topics are welcome via email at podcast@ausa.org.
- Guest: Sally A. Zoll, Ed.D, CEO, United Through Reading
- Host: Holly Dailey, AUSA’s Director of Family Readiness
Resources:
United Through Reading
Website: www.unitedthroughreading.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/unitedthroughreading
Instagram: www.instragram.com/UTR4Military
Twitter: www.twitter.com/UTR4Military
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/united-through-reading/
![Special Edition: Get Your Family’s Flu and COVID-19 Shots + TRICARE Open Season is Now (8 Nov-13 Dec 2021)]()
November 10, 2021
Don’t let vaccine fatigue keep you from protecting your family against the flu and COVID-19. Experts from the Defense Health Agency join AUSA’s Holly Dailey to discuss how getting vaccinated is the best path to immunity and to avoiding a possible “twindemic” this flu season. Also, don’t forget to update your health plan, if you need to, during TRICARE Open Season from 8 November to 13 December, 2021.
- Guests:
- LTC Christopher Ellison, Deputy Chief for Operations, Immunization Healthcare Division, Defense Health Agency
- Ann Morse, Family Nurse Practitioner, Immunization Healthcare Division, Defense Health Agency
- Jeremy Schneider, Program Analyst, TRICARE Policy and Programs, Defense Health Agency
- Host: Holly Dailey, AUSA’s Director of Family Readiness
Resources:
Immunization Healthcare Division
Defense Health Agency
Web: www.health.mil/vaccine
Phone: 877-438-8222
TRICARE Open Season: 8 November – 13 December 2021
Web: https://tricare.mil/openseason
Recommendations for future topics are welcome via email at podcast@ausa.org.
November 1, 2021
The U.S. Army’s 2021 Best Warrior Competition winners represent Army Futures Command and Army Pacific. SMA(R) Dailey interviews NCO of the Year SSG Adam L. Krauland, and Soldier of the Year SGT Justin J. Earnhart. They discuss their personal and military background, where they started and what made them decide to compete for the Best Warrior title.
- Guests:
- SSG Adam L. Krauland, NCO of the Year, U.S. Army Pacific
- SGT Justin J. Earnhart, Soldier of the Year, U.S. Army Futures Command
- Host: SMA (Ret) Daniel Dailey, AUSA’s Vice President for NCO and Soldier Programs
Resources:
U.S. Army Best Warrior Competition
Web: https://www.army.mil/bestwarrior/
AUSA’s NCO & Soldier Programs
Web: https://www.ausa.org/programs/nco-and-soldiers
Twitter (Dailey): @15thSMA
Recommendations for future topics are welcome via email at podcast@ausa.org.
October 25, 2021
The fight to control Berlin after World War II served as the opening battle of the Cold War. Giles Milton, author of Checkmate in Berlin: The Cold War Showdown That Shaped the Modern World, joins AUSA’s Joe Craig to discuss his gripping new book that showcases how Colonel Frank “Howlin’ Mad” Howley and other Western leaders faced down their Soviet counterparts when the Iron Curtain fell across Europe.
- Guest: Giles Milton, author of Checkmate in Berlin: The Cold War Showdown That Shaped the Modern World
- Host: Joe Craig, AUSA’s Book Program Director
Resources:
Henry Holt/Macmillan Publishers:
Checkmate in Berlin: The Cold War Showdown That Shaped the Modern World
Giles Milton, Author
Web: https://www.gilesmilton.com/
Recommendations for future topics are welcome via email at podcast@ausa.org.
![Special Edition: USACE Innovation Summit 2021 (25-29 Oct - Virtual)]()
October 20, 2021
How is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) driving innovation? Dr. David Pittman, Director of the USACE Engineer Research and Development Center, joins AUSA’s Dan Roper to discuss USACE Innovation Summit 2021, an event to showcase state-of-the-art work happening across the Corps and how USACE is shifting to a culture of taking chances with forward-thinking innovation. This second annual event will not only emphasize technology but other essential aspects of innovation including business practices and people. The virtual symposium, taking place 25-29 October 2021 is free to attend, but please register in advance.
- Guest: Dr. David W. Pittman, Director of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center and Director of Research and Development and Chief Scientist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Host: COL (Ret) Dan Roper, AUSA’s Director of National Security Studies
Resources:
19 May 2021 - AUSA’s Army Matters Podcast episode with LTG Spellmon
Special Edition: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
USACE Innovation Summit 2021
Innovation to Impact: Leading from the Future
Virtual Event – 25-29 October
Web: www.usaceinnovationsummit.org
U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
Web: www.erdc.usace.army.mil
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Web: https://www.usace.army.mil/
Recommendations for future topics are welcome via email at podcast@ausa.org.
October 18, 2021
Learn how financial readiness contributes to mission readiness with our guest, Robyn Mroszczyk, AFC. Hear how our soldiers and families can equip themselves with the financial education necessary to ensure the success of our families and the Army. To learn more please check out the resource section below.
Recommendations for future topics are welcome via email at podcast@ausa.org.
- Guest: Robyn Mroszczyk, AFC, Financial Education Program Manager, Soldier & Family Readiness Division, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-9
- Host: Holly Dailey, AUSA’s Director of Family Readiness
Resources:
Financial Frontline
Website: https://financialfrontline.org/
USARMY Pentagon HQDA DCS G-9 Mailbox Financial Literacy
Email: usarmy.pentagon.hqda-dcs-g-9.mbx.financial-literacy@army.mil
October 11, 2021
How is the Army transforming for the future? The Honorable Christine E. Wormuth, Secretary of the Army, joins AUSA’s GEN(R) Brown to talk about her approach to the new role including a focus on people first, modernization, budget and more.
- Guest: The Honorable Christine E. Wormuth, Secretary of the Army
- Host: GEN (Ret) Robert (Bob) B. Brown, AUSA’s President and CEO
Resources:
AUSA 2021 Annual Meeting & Exposition (11-13 October)
America’s Army and its People: Transforming for the Future
Web: https://meetings.ausa.org/annual/2021/index.cfm
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