![Thought Leaders: Headhunter]()
December 28, 2020
Headhunter is a story of the War on Terror from the perspective of the U.S. Army’s first airborne reconnaissance squadron. Author Peter Svoboda joins us today to discuss how the 400 paratroopers of the 5-73 CAV, a new unit in the 82nd Airborne Division, were hand-selected by the Army. They pursued various terrorist factions including Al Qaeda, and were awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for launching the Turki Bowl campaign from November 2006 to January 2007 against insurgent groups in Diyala Province, Iraq. Based on dozens of interviews conducted by the author, the narrative describes the danger of combat, the loss of comrades and the struggles of returning from a deployment. The voice of the families left behind are also included, describing the challenges they faced, including the ultimate challenge--grappling with the death of a loved one.
- Guest: Peter Svoboda, author of Headhunter: 5-73 CAV and Their Fight for Iraq’s Diyala River Valley
- Host: Joe Craig, Director, AUSA’s Book Program
Resources:
Headhunter: 5-73 CAV and Their Fight for Iraq’s Diyala River Valley
by Peter C. Svoboda
Web: https://www.casematepublishers.com/headhunter.html
Facebook/Twitter: @CasematePub
Recommendations for future topics are welcome via email at podcast@ausa.org.
December 21, 2020
Learn how military families are embracing the spirit of volunteerism from AUSA’s 2020 Volunteer Family of the Year – The Raines Family. Mrs. Brittany Raines, joins us today as she shares how her entire family has embraced the spirit of giving, being selected as AUSA’s 2020 Volunteer Family of the Year, and ways to give back. Learn about how military families have contributed to over 1 million acts of kindness through devoting their efforts to Giving Tuesday Military. Mrs. Raines reminds us to hunt the good and embrace everything that is in front of us.
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- Mrs. Brittany Raines, Recipient of AUSA’s 2020 Volunteer Family of the Year
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- Thea Green, AUSA’s Program Manager of Family Readiness
Resources:
Giving Tuesday
Web: https://www.givingtuesdaymilitary.com/
Operation Home Front
Web: https://operationhomefront.org/
Recommendations for future topics are welcome via email at podcast@ausa.org.
![Army Real Talk: Hello Hosts from the Past w/ LTC Irby & MAJ Cooper]()
December 14, 2020
Catch up with former Army Real Talk co-hosts as we discuss the Army training budget and Talent Management Task Force assessment programs. LTC Eugene Irby and MAJ Bradley Cooper, join us today as they provide insight on their new responsibilities and reflect on their favorite episodes. LTC Irby shares how he is assisting with the management of the Army’s enterprise training budget of 30 billion dollars to ensure efficient training for our soldiers and the success of the Total Army. MAJ Cooper provides an update on the Army Talent Management Task Force implementation of the updated assignment process and evaluation programs for officers, warrant officers, and noncommissioned officers. Together they share about the Battalion Commander Assessment Program and how this effort supports the Army’s number one priority, People.
- Guests:
- LTC Eugene Irby, Budget Officer,G-3/5/7, U.S. Army
- MAJ Bradley Cooper, Army Talent Management Task Force, U.S. Army
- Hosts:
- Nzinga Curry, AUSA’s Director of Education & Programs
- LTC Brittany Lloyd, AUSA's U.S. Army Fellow
Resources:
Army Talent Management
https://talent.army.mil/
AUSA Writing Program
https://www.ausa.org/ausa-writing-program
Recommendations for future topics are welcome via email at podcast@ausa.org.
December 7, 2020
Meet AUSA’s U.S. Army Fellow: LTC Brittany (Woods) Lloyd. The military police officer will talk about why she joined the Army, her assignments and experiences as a woman in the Army, and the Army Fellows Program.
- Guest: LTC Brittany Lloyd, AUSA’s U.S. Army Fellow
- 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:
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.
![Special Edition: Team Ignite - Bringing Together Futures Expertise in Different Domains]()
November 30, 2020
Team Ignite is creatively linking science and concepts to change the Army’s approach to modernization. Dr. Jean Vettel and COL Stephanie Ahern of Army Futures Command describe how Team Ignite is “cultivating a culture of connection” between soldiers, scientists, and other technology experts to modernize the force. Using 2035 as a focal point, Team Ignite is integrating expertise from technical, conceptual, threat and operational domains to imagine “what could be” and catalyzing action to develop the future Army.
Recommendations for future topics are welcome via email at podcast@ausa.org.
- Guests:
- COL Stephanie Ahern, Director of Concepts, Futures and Concepts Center (FCC), U.S. Army Futures Command (AFC)
- Dr. Jean Vettel, Chief Scientist, Futures and Concepts Center (FCC), U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM)
- Host: COL(Ret) Dan Roper, AUSA’s Director of National Security Studies
Resources:
AFC Futures and Concepts Center
Web: https://fcc.army.mil/
Facebook/Twitter: @AdaptingTheArmy
Army Futures Command
Web: https://www.army.mil/futures
Facebook/Twitter: @ArmyFutures
LinkedIn: @Army Futures Command
November 23, 2020
What issues face humanitarian efforts in future warfare? U.S. Army strategist LTC Jim Cahill joins us today to discuss how humanitarian and military efforts interact and what we need to know to understand the big picture. His recommendations for ways that the defense community should consider their relationship with the organizations that provide humanitarian aid were recently published as an AUSA Landpower Essay.
- Guest: LTC Jim Cahill, U.S. Army strategist and Ph.D. candidate, George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government
- Guest Host: Ellen Toner, Editorial Manager, AUSA’s Education and Programs Directorate
Resources:
Humanitarian Assistance and Future War (AUSA Landpower Essay 20-3, March 2020)
By LTC Jim Cahill, U.S. Army
Web: https://www.ausa.org/publications/humanitarian-assistance-and-future-war
AUSA Education & Programs Directorate
Web: https://www.ausa.org/education
Recommendations for future topics are welcome via email at podcast@ausa.org.
![Special Edition: Enlisted Talent Management]()
November 18, 2020
The U.S. Army is taking a 21st century approach to enlisted talent management. Today’s guests from the Army’s Talent Management Task Force describe how the new system maximizes the potential of everyone in the force, not just the top 5%. They discuss the near-term First Sergeant Talent Alignment Assessment, differences between Officer and NCO assessments, the importance of blind panels and anonymized data and more.
- Guests:
- Major Jed Hudson, Enlisted Talent Management Initiative Lead
- Sergeant Major Robert Haynie, Enlisted Talent Management Initiative Leads
- 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:
U.S. Army Talent Management
Web: https://talent.army.mil/
Facebook/Twitter: @USArmy
LinkedIn: @US Army
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.
November 9, 2020
How are Guardsmen fulfilling mission requirements for cyber operations? COL Henry of the Maryland Army National Guard joins us today to speak about her experience as a Commander with Task Force 291 and the 110th Information Operations Battalion. She touches on how the National Guard interacts with the Regular Army and also how her civilian job with Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory supports her Army work.
- Guest:
- COL Kristine Henry, Commander, Task Force 291, Maryland Army National Guard
- Hosts:
- Nzinga Curry, AUSA’s Director of Education & Programs
- LTC Brittany Lloyd, AUSA Army Fellow
Resources:
Maryland National Guard
Web: https://military.maryland.gov/
Facebook: @MDGuard
Twitter: @MDNG
Army National Guard
Web: https://www.nationalguard.com/
Facebook/Twitter: @NationalGuard
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Web: https://www.jhuapl.edu/
Facebook/Twitter: @JHUAPL
![Soldier Today: NCO Strategy Update]()
November 2, 2020
What is the Army’s NCO Strategy, why was it developed and how will it look in action? Today we welcome the Command Sergeant Major for the U.S. Army’s Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), to give us his take. CSM Daniel Hendrex addresses what the end state looks like for being a fit, well-trained and disciplined NCO, and discusses how the pandemic has affected training.
- Guest: Command Sergeant Major Daniel T. Hendrex, Command Sergeant Major, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine 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:
U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC)
Web: https://www.tradoc.army.mil/
Facebook: @USArmyTRADOC
Twitter: @TRADOC
LinkedIn: @US Army TRADOC
AUSA’s NCO & Soldier Programs
Web: https://www.ausa.org/programs/nco-and-soldiers
Twitter (Dailey): @15thSMA
Institute for Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development (INCOPD)
Web: About INCOPD
United States Army Sergeants Major Academy
Web: About USASMA
NCO Leadership Center of Excellence
Web: https://www.ncoworldwide.army.mil/
Facebook: @NCOLCoE
Twitter: @NCOL_CoE
LinkedIn: @The NCO Leadership Center of Excellence
