Thought Leaders: Nazis on the Potomac

Fort Hunt, now an open space between the Pentagon and George Washington’s Mount Vernon, was the site of secret operations during World War II. Robert K. Sutton, author of Nazis on the Potomac, joins AUSA’s Joe Craig to discuss the military intelligence programs at the site.  The American soldiers at Fort Hunt, many who were Jews that had escaped Nazi Germany as children, interrogated high-level German prisoners and analyzed captured documents to gather crucial information for commanders to win the war.  

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• Guest:  Robert K. Sutton, author of Nazis on the Potomac: The Top-Secret Intelligence Operation that Helped Win World War II

• Host: Joe Craig, AUSA Book Program Director

Resources:

Case Mate Publishers: Nazis on the Potomac

Web: https://www.casematepublishers.com/nazis-on-the-potomac.html#.YersEP7MJnI

Recommendations for future topics are welcome via email at podcast@ausa.org.

Family Voices: Preparedness – Army Spouse Resource Toolbox

Are you prepared? Join us to learn how to prepare your Army spouse Resource Toolbox for the unexpected curveballs life throws. Krista Simpson Anderson, has been a military spouse for 13 years and she shares the importance of being equipped and empowered as a military spouse. Listen as she shares the resources in her toolbox and what you should have in yours. To prepare your Resource Toolbox check out the resources section below. 

Recommendations for future topics are welcome via email at podcast@ausa.org. 

• Guest: Krista Simpson Anderson, Unquiet Professional Co-Founder

• Host: Holly Dailey, AUSA’s Director of Family Readiness

Resources: 

AUSA Family Readiness Resources

Website: www.ausa.org/military-families

Unquiet Professional

Website: www.theunquietprofessional.org/partners/

Army Real Talk: Celebrating 200 Episodes & BIG Future Plans

Never can say goodbye, instead we will say thank you! Join us as we celebrate our 200th episode and discuss what's new for the podcast in 2022. LTC Bradley Cooper, Army Real Talk’s original co-host, returns to close our final Army Real Talk segment with Nzinga Curry. Listen as they highlight some their favorite episodes and what you can expect in the new segment, Leading Great Teams.  

·       Guest: LTC Bradley Cooper, Army Talent Management Task Force, U.S. Army

·       Host: Nzinga Curry, AUSA’s Director of Education & Programs 

Recommendations for future topics are welcome via email at podcast@ausa.org. 

Soldier Today: Why be an AUSA Member?

Welcome Back! What does that mean exactly? Soldier Today sits down with Christine Lathrop, AUSA’s Deputy Director of Membership to discuss how we support soldiers, civilians and the community. For instance, did you know AUSA has 122 chapters located worldwide made up entirely of volunteers who contribute over $250,000 to awards, scholarships and support of soldier and family programs annually? You could be part of this amazing effort by joining AUSA as a member.

• Guest: Christine Lathrop, AUSA’s Deputy Director of Membership
• Host: SMA (Ret) Daniel Dailey, AUSA’s Vice President for NCO and Soldier Programs

Resources:

AUSA Membership

Web: https://www.ausa.org/membership

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.

Thought Leaders: Pacific Fires – Long-range Strike and Air Defense in the Indo-Pacific

We are entering a new era of missile warfare. Today Dr. Tom Karako from CSIS joins AUSA’s Dan Roper to discuss the state of Long-range Strike and Air Defense in the Indo-Pacific, particularly the challenges and opportunities associated with the proliferation of multiple weapon systems capable of hypersonic speeds and maneuver.  They describe the importance of both air and missile defense and land-based long-range fires to the defense of Guam and to enable the power projection necessary to secure a Free and Open Indo-Pacific for the U.S. and its Allies and Partners.

• Guest: Thomas Karako, PhD, Senior Fellow, International Security Program and Director, Missile Defense Project, Center for Strategic and International Studies

• Host: COL (Ret) Dan Roper, AUSA’s National Security Studies Director

Resources:

CSIS: Center for Strategic and International Studies
Web: https://www.csis.org/

Recommendations for future topics are welcome via email at podcast@ausa.org.

Family Voices: AUSA’s 2021 Volunteer Family of the Year - Tawni Dixon

Catch up with AUSA's 2021 Volunteer Family of the Year, Tawni Dixon, and learn about ways you can give back this holiday season. Learn about their inspiration for volunteering and how their foundation has inspired boaters to volunteer their time with veterans. Hear about the award they created to recognize the difference military children are making in their communities. Mrs. Dixon reminds us the importance of spreading kindness and uplifting the community. After all, a little kindness goes a long way!

Recommendations for future topics are welcome via email at podcast@ausa.org. 

• Guest: Tawni Dixon, AUSA’s 2021 Volunteer Family of the Year

• Host: Thea Green, AUSA’s Deputy Director of Family Readiness

Special Edition: Leaving Afghanistan, Exclusive Interviews with the 82nd Airborne Division (Part 3)

Leaving Afghanistan from the perspective of a Weapons Squad Leader and a Combat Medic. This is the third in a three-part series of exclusive interviews with members of the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division who describe for the first time what they saw, heard and felt as they completed the historic evacuation of more than 124,000 people from Afghanistan and closed out U.S. military operations after 20 years in country.

Paratroopers SSG Austin Buchanan and SGT Jacob Black join AUSA’s Gina Cavallaro and Scott Halstead at Fort Bragg to share their experiences in Part 3. Links to Parts 1 and 2 are included below.

• Guests:
  • SSG Austin Buchanan, Weapons Squad Leader, A Company, 2^nd Battalion, 504^th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1^st Brigade Combat Team, 82^nd Airborne Division
  • SGT Jacob Black, Combat Medic, 2^nd Battalion, 504^th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1^st Brigade Combat Team, 82^nd Airborne Division
• Hosts:
  • Gina Cavallaro, Senior Staff Writer, AUSA’s Army Magazine
  • COL (Ret) Scott Halstead, Director, AUSA’s Center of Leadership

Resources:

AUSA’s Army Matters Podcast - Special Edition: Leaving Afghanistan, Exclusive Interviews with the 82nd Airborne Division

• Part 1 – MG Donahue, Commanding General & CSM Pitt, Senior Enlisted Advisor (29 November 2021)
• Part 2 – CPT Hawks, Company Commander & SFC Brown, Platoon Sergeant (8 December 2021)
• Part 3 – SSG Buchanan, Weapons Squad Leader & SGT Black, Combat Medic (15 December 2021)

82ndAirborne Division
United States Army
Web: https://www.army.mil/82ndairborne

Recommendations for future topics are welcome via email at podcast@ausa.org.

Army Real Talk: Presents from Paratroopers w/ 3RD SFAB Farewell Remarks

Hear how 82^nd Airborne Division is bringing miles smiles this holiday season through their unique way of bringing holiday cheer through a program known as All American Presents from Paratroopers (A2P2). MSG Alexander Burnett, 82nd Airborne Division Public Affairs NCOIC joins us to share the unit’s partnership with the Travis Mills Foundation to deliver toys to children in need this holiday. We wrap this episode with farewell remarks from 3rd Security Assistance Force Brigade Force (3^rd SFAB), one of AUSA’s adopted units. To learn more about the A2P2 and 3rd SFAB follow them at the social media platforms listed below.

Recommendations for future topics are welcome via email at podcast@ausa.org.  

• Guest: 
• MSG Alexander Burnett, 82^nd Airborne Division Public Affairs NCOIC

• Hosts: 
• Nzinga Curry, AUSA’s Director of Education & Programs 
• LTC Clarence Langley, AUSA’s U.S. Army Fellow

Resources: 

82^nd Airborne Division Social Media Platforms

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/82ndAirborneDivision 

Twitter:

@82ndABNDiv

Instagram:

@82ndairbornediv

3^rd 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

Previous Episode 3 SFAB Episode  :

10 MAY 2021

Army Real Talk: Adopt -A-Unit SFAB Series Pt. 2

https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-uyvkg-102e889

Special Edition: Leaving Afghanistan, Exclusive Interviews with the 82nd Airborne Division (Part 2)

Leaving Afghanistan from the Company Commander and Platoon Sergeant perspectives. This is the second in a three-part series of exclusive interviews with members of the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division who describe for the first time what they saw, heard and felt as they completed the historic evacuation of more than 124,000 people from Afghanistan and closed out U.S. military operations after 20 years in country.

Paratroopers CPT Kyle Hawks and SFC Jeremy Brown join AUSA’s Gina Cavallaro and Scott Halstead at Fort Bragg to share their experiences in Part 2. In Part 1, released 29 November, we heard from 82nd Airborne Division's senior leadership: MG Chris Donahue, Commanding General, and CSM David Pitt, Senior Enlisted Advisor.  In Part 3, two more of the Division’s Paratroopers tell us what it was like. The final episode will be released on December 15, 2021.

• Guests:
  • CPT Kyle Hawks, Commander, D Company, 2^nd Battalion, 504^th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1^st Brigade Combat Team, 82^nd Airborne Division, U.S. Army
  • SFC Jeremy Brown, Platoon Sergeant, 1^st Platoon, B Company, 2^nd Battalion, 504^th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1^st Brigade Combat Team, 82^nd Airborne Division, U.S. Army
• Hosts:
  • Gina Cavallaro, Senior Staff Writer, AUSA’s Army Magazine
  • COL (Ret) Scott Halstead, Director, AUSA’s Center of Leadership

Resources:

AUSA’s Army Matters Podcast (29 November 2021):
Special Edition: Leaving Afghanistan, Exclusive Interviews With the 82nd Airborne Division (Part 1)

82ndAirborne Division
United States Army
Web: https://www.army.mil/82ndairborne

Recommendations for future topics are welcome via email at podcast@ausa.org.

Soldier Today: 2021 U.S. Army NCO Strategy Updates

What’s new in the 2021 U.S. Army NCO Strategy? Last November following the Sergeant Major of the Army’s annual initiatives brief at the 2020 AUSA annual meeting, Soldier Today reached out to TRADOC to find out more about the Army’s ongoing efforts to modernize leader development for its Non-Commissioned Officer Corps. Today CSM Daniel Hendrex will provide an update on the Army’s NCO Strategy and a few other things TRADOC has been working on since the last time we met.

• Guest: CSM Daniel T. Hendrex, Senior Enlisted Advisor, TRADOC

• Host: SMA (Ret) Daniel Dailey, AUSA’s Vice President for NCO and Soldier Programs

Resources:

U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
Web: https://www.tradoc.army.mil/

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.