AUSA’s Army Matters Podcast

The Military Spouse J.D. Network (MSJDN) chips away at barriers to legal careers for military spouses. Karen E. Scanlan, Immediate Past President, MSJDN, describes how the organization came into existence as part of her efforts while job seeking as an attorney and military spouse. MSJDN supports military spouses in the legal profession by advocating for licensing accommodations for military spouse attorneys; educating the public about the challenges faced by career-minded military spouses and their families; encouraging the hiring of military spouses; and providing a network connecting military spouse attorneys with each other and their supporters. Recommendations for future topics are welcome via email at podcast@ausa.org.
Guest: Karen E. Scanlan, Immediate Past President, Military Spouse J.D. Network
Co-hosts: Nzinga Curry, AUSA’s Director of Education & Programs, and Patty Barron, AUSA’s Director of Family Readiness
Army Real Talk, a segment of AUSA’s Army Matters Podcast, aims to help AUSA and the Army better connect with the younger generation.
Resources:
Military Spouse J.D. Network Web: https://www.msjdn.org/LinkedIn: @Military Spouse JD NetworkFacebook: @militaryspousejdnetworkTwitter: @milspousejdInstagram: @msjdn

What are the keys to keeping America’s Armed Forces moving forward? GEN(R) Carter Ham, AUSA’s President and CEO, interviews Gen. John Hyten, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, about the DoD’s COVID-19 response efforts and how the military’s top leaders are modernizing, adapting and preparing the force for multidomain operations. The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the nation's second-highest-ranking military officer, responsible for overseeing joint military requirements, representing the military in National Security Council deputies meetings, and performing other duties as directed by the chairman. Recommendations for future topics are welcome via email at podcast@ausa.org.
Guest: General John E. Hyten, United States Air Force, 11th Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
Host: General Carter F. Ham, United States Army, Retired, President & Chief Executive Officer, Association of the United States Army
 
Resources:
Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of StaffWeb: https://www.defense.gov/our-story/meet-the-team/vice-chairman-of-the-joint-chiefs-of-staffFacebook/Twitter: @DeptofDefense

Developing NCOs as leaders is at the heart of the newly accredited U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy (USASMA), and its first class graduated June 2019. The academy falls under the NCO Leadership Center of Excellence, and the Commandant, CSM Jimmy Sellers, joins us today to tell us how the USASMA began conferring the Bachelor of Arts in Leadership and Workforce Development. Recommendations for future topics are welcome via email at podcast@ausa.org.
Guest: Command Sergeant Major Jimmy Sellers, Commandant, The NCO Leadership Center of Excellence
Host: Sergeant Major of the Army (Retired) Daniel A. 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:
The NCO Leadership Center of ExcellenceWeb: https://www.ncolcoe.army.mil/Facebook: @NCOLCoETwitter: @NCOL_CoELinkedIn: @ncol-coe
 
AUSA’s NCO & Soldier ProgramsWeb: https://www.ausa.org/programs/nco-and-soldiersTwitter (Dailey): @15thSMA

Bring back the DivArty. COL(Ret) Dan Roper, AUSA’s Director of National Security Studies, interviews maneuver and fires senior leaders regarding the need for the Army to return control of divisional field artillery battalions to division artillery (DivArty), rather than brigade combat team (BCT), headquarters. They describe how modularity, the force structure change making FA battalions organic to BCTs beginning in 2003, while well-suited for counterinsurgency campaigns, resulted in fire support inadequate for large-scale combat operations against peer competitors.  With the increasing need to converge fires and effects across multiple domains, the centralized control of fires that a DivArty headquarters can provide is essential to the joint force massing effects on an expanding and lethal battlefield.  While counterintuitive to some, they make a compelling case that fire support to BCTs will be significantly enhanced by this initiative. 
Recommendations for future topics are welcome via email at podcast@ausa.org.
Guests:
GEN (Ret) James Thurman, former Commander, United Nations Command R.O.K., U.S. Combined Forces Command and U.S. Forces Korea (USFK)
LTG (Ret) Sean MacFarland, former Deputy Commander, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC)
LTG (Ret) David Halverson, former Commanding General, U.S. Army Installation Management Command (IMCOM) and Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management (ACSIM)
COL (Ret) Dr. David Johnson, Principal Researcher, RAND Corporation
Host: COL(Ret) Dan Roper, AUSA’s Director of National Security Studies
Resources:
AUSA Spotlight: Massed Fires, Not Organic Formations: The Case for Returning Field Artillery Battalions to the DivArty 
Dr. David Johnson, RAND Corporation Web: https://www.rand.org/about/people/j/johnson_david_e.html Twitter: @DaveJohnsonDC

There’s no one correct way to be an Army Spouse. Patty Barron, AUSA’s Director of Family Readiness, interviews Mrs. Maria McConville, spouse of the Chief of Staff of the Army James C. McConville. They discuss how Army families are coping with COVID-19, touching on pain points such as separations, child care, PCS moves, employment, and military children’s mental health. Recommendations for future topics are welcome via email at podcast@ausa.org.
Guest: Maria McConville, spouse of Chief of Staff of the Army James C. McConville
Host: Patty Barron, AUSA’s Director of Family Readiness
Family Voices, a segment of AUSA’s Army Matters Podcast, aims to connect Army families to speakers and issues that are important to their everyday lives.
Resources:
Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army (CSA) Web: https://www.army.mil/leaders/csa/Facebook: @USArmyChiefofStaffTwitter: @ArmyChiefStaff
Tutor.com - Free for MilitaryWeb: https://military.tutor.com/home
Military OneSourceWeb: https://www.militaryonesource.mil/
National GeographicWeb: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/

Build stronger relationships based on mutual leader-follower expectations. Today, GEN(R) Carter Ham, AUSA’s President & CEO, interviews GEN(R) Martin Dempsey about his new book No Time for Spectators, released 12 May 2020, which delves into leader-follower dynamics. In addition to thoughts on leadership in the time of COVID-19 uncertainty, the two discuss important lessons including: disagreement does not equal disloyalty, the value of followers who exhibit responsible rebelliousness, and embracing moments of surprising clarity. GEN(R) Dempsey is a bestselling author and speaker, 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and one of TIME's 100 Most Influential Leaders. Recommendations for future topics are welcome via email at podcast@ausa.org.
Guest: General (Retired) Martin E. Dempsey, 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Author, No Time for Spectators
Host: General (Retired) Carter F. Ham, President & Chief Executive Officer, Association of the United States Army
Resources:
No Time for Spectators by GEN (R) Martin DempseyWeb: https://www.generaldempsey.com/Twitter: @Martin_DempseyLinkedIn: @Martin E. Dempsey

Sugar and spice. That’s CW5 Yolondria Dixon-Carter’s leadership style. In this special episode of Army Real Talk, guest host CW4 (Retired) Jack Du Teil, executive director of the United States Army Warrant Officers Association, shines a light on the combat leadership and technical experience supporting CW5 Dixon-Carter’s recent selection as the senior warrant officer advisor to the chief of staff of the Army (SWOA-CSA). She is the first woman to hold the position. In this role, CW5 Dixon-Carter will chair the Army Warrant Officer Council, advise the Army Chief of Staff James McConville, and continue in her duties as his assistant executive officer. Recommendations for future topics are welcome via email at podcast@ausa.org.
Guest: CW5 Yolondria S. Dixon-Carter, Senior Warrant Officer Advisor to the Chief of Staff of the Army (SWOA-CSA) & Assistant Executive Officer to the Chief of Staff of the Army
Guest Host: CW4 (Retired) Jack Du Teil, Executive Director, United States Army Warrant Officers Association & President, The Military Coalition
Army Real Talk, a segment of AUSA’s Army Matters Podcast, aims to help AUSA and the Army better connect with the younger generation.
Resources:
Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army (CSA) Web: https://www.army.mil/leaders/csa/Facebook: @USArmyChiefofStaff @SWOA2CSATwitter: @ArmyChiefStaff @SWOA2CSA
United States Army Warrant Officers AssociationWeb: https://usawoa.org/Facebook @USAWOA Twitter: @usawoa_social 
The Military CoalitionWeb: http://www.themilitarycoalition.org/

Some Soldiers are in limbo due to the Stop Movement Order related to COVID-19. SMA Grinston, the Army’s top non-commissioned officer (NCO), describes the situation. He also focuses on the Army’s PREVENT/DETECT/TREAT response to the virus, touching on testing, masks, social distancing and stay at home orders. Recommendations for future topics are welcome via email at podcast@ausa.org.
Guest: Sergeant Major of the Army Michael A. Grinston, 16th Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA)
Host: Sergeant Major of the Army (Retired) Daniel A. 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:
Sergeant Major of the ArmyWeb: https://www.army.mil/leaders/sma/bio/Twitter: @16thSMA
AUSA’s NCO & Soldier ProgramsWeb: https://www.ausa.org/programs/nco-and-soldiersTwitter (Dailey): @15thSMA

How has COVID-19 affected the overseas force in Korea? Command Sergeant Majors from the Eighth Army and U.S. Forces Korea discuss their new normal in the wake of the coronavirus with SMA(R) Dan Dailey. Recommendations for future topics are welcome via email at podcast@ausa.org.
Note: Recorded 14 April 2020.
Guests:
Command Sergeant Major Jason Schmidt, Command Sergeant Major, Eighth Army, United States Army
Command Sergeant Major Walter Tagalicud, Command Sergeant Major, United States Forces Korea, United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command
Host: Sergeant Major of the Army (Retired) Daniel A. 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:
United States Forces KoreaWeb: https://www.usfk.mil/ Facebook: @myusfk Twitter: @usforceskorea
Eighth ArmyWeb: https://8tharmy.korea.army.mil/site/Facebook: @Eighth.Army.KoreaTwitter: @EighthArmyKorea

How did Blackhorse troopers overcome the Vietnamese enemy, jungle terrain and weather from 1966 to 1972. Donald Snedeker, a second-generation Blackhorse trooper, joins us to discuss how the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment proved the value of armored forces against an insurgency as they faced the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army for more than five years. Snedeker served as the speechwriter for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Admiral William Crowe and General Colin Powell) from 1989 to 1990, and currently serves as the historian for the 11th Armored Cavalry Veterans of Vietnam and Cambodia. Recommendations for future topics are welcome via email at podcast@ausa.org.
Upcoming Event: (Tentative) 22 July Lemnitzer Lecture – Blackhorse in Vietnam w/ Donald Snedeker
Guest: Donald Snedeker, Author, The Blackhorse in Vietnam: The 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in Vietnam and Cambodia, 1966-1972 
Host: Joe Craig, Director, AUSA’s Book Program
 
Resources:
The Blackhorse in Vietnam: The 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in Vietnam and Cambodia, 1966-1972 by Donald SnedekerWeb: https://www.casematepublishers.com/the-blackhorse-in-vietnam.htmlFacebook/Twitter: @casematepub