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The truth is out West! We’re hopping on the ET Highway and venturing to the most notorious alien hot spots, including Roswell’s infamous crash site, Area 51’s eerie perimeter, and a mysterious desert watchtower. Join us as journalist Laura Krantz, host of the podcast Wild Thing , beams up to share stories from the front lines of UFO reporting—from strange sightings and quirky festivals to a mailbox where people leave letters to extraterrestrials. Maybe you’ll even decide for yourself: Is Earth a tourist stop for spaceships? UFO hot spots you’ll encounter in this episode: - UFO Watchtower (near Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado) - Roswell, New Mexico - Area 51, Nevada - Extraterrestrial Highway (aka State Route 375), Nevada - Little A’Le’Inn, ET Highway, Nevada - E.T. Fresh Jerky, ET Highway, Nevada - Alien Research Center, ET Highway, Nevada - The Black Mailbox, ET Highway, Nevada Via Podcast is a production of AAA Mountain West Group .…

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#1--Jonathon Yenny_Part II 1:24:54

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*The challenges of getting Weapons Co, 1/8, to HKIA *Weapons’ initial taskings and missions *The challenges of operating North and East Gates *Operating in support of the LAR company at East Gate *Frustrations working with allied and partner forces *Gunnery Sergeant Zachary Kapinus interacting with the Taliban at East Gate *The famous picture of Gunny Kapinus lifting a baby over a barbed-wire wall *The ethical and moral challenges of extricating people from the crowd without creating more chaos *Creative ways to extricate American citizens from the crowd *The desperation of Afghan civilians *Watching Marines kick out civilians who did not have the proper paperwork *The frustration of many Marines toward Afghan men who chose to escape instead of fight *How Jon supported Weapons Company with his presence and by inserting himself wherever he could help *An example of commander’s intent at East Gate *How Jon and his key leaders created an atmosphere of expected behaviors, professionalism, and toughness during pre-deployment training *Command and control at HKIA, including personal cells as the primary way to communicate *Jon’s experiences on the night of 27 August *The ramp ceremony of the 13 KIA servicemembers *The benefit of allowing Marines to use their cell phones *1/8 in Kuwait at HKIA *Coming home to Camp Lejeune *Working with other units and nations’ forces The most frustrating and rewarding aspects of the HKIA experience *Where Jon excelled as a commander and where he could have done better *Lessons learned from HKIA *The one thing Jon wants other servicemembers to know about Weapons Company'S actions at HKIA…

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#9--Jonathon Yenny_Part I 1:20:06

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In this episode, we discuss the following topics. *Jon’s experiences as a weapons platoon commander with 3/7 in Afghanistan. *His mindset and training approach for Weapons Company for the 24th MEU workup *Building trust as a weapons company commander with the battalion commander and operations officer *Building trust within his company *The company’s operations and training before HKIA *Indications and warnings that Weapons Company would deploy to HKIA *Getting the news that the company would go to HKIA *Jon’s fire support planning for HKIA *His understanding of the situation at HKIA before arriving *His first two days on the ground *Tactical foraging and requisitioning *The fall of Kabul *The breaching of the airport and the clearing of the runway *Being a commander without troops during the clearing *Jon’s reaction to the news that Coalition forces would work with the Taliban…

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#8--James Sladden and Ben Connable 1:38:47

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In this episode, we discuss: *The timeline of major events of the Battle for the Irpin *Three occasions where the Russians nearly won the battle *The role of Ukrainian volunteers and civilians *The role of small unit leaders *The artillery fight *The challenges of researching and writing operational military history *James and Ben’s research approach *The lack of government support in the US and UK for on-the-ground conflict research *The value of stories to the military profession *How the battle study can be used for training and educational Links "The Battle of Irpin River" by James Sladden, Liam Collins, and Ben Connable https://chacr.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/BAR-187-compressed.pdf "Battle Studies: The Need for Primary Source Research" by Ben Connable and James Sladden https://chacr.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/CHACR-Briefing-Ukraine.pdf "On the Ground: Field Research in Ukraine" by James Sladden https://issuu.com/chacr_camberley/docs/idb-ukraine…

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#7--Everett Kozlowski 2:21:38

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In this episode, we discuss the following topics. *What a combat engineer platoon does as part of a battalion landing team *What it was like joining BLT 1/8 *Building trust between Everett’s platoon and BLT 1/8 *Everett’s advice to platoon commanders looking to build trust between units *His platoon’s training plan for the 24th MEU workup *Responding to complaints from Marines about a high-tempo schedule *The platoon’s experiences on the 24th MEU prior to heading to HKIA *When the possibility of deploying to HKIA first came on Everett’s radar *His reaction and his Marines’ reactions to learning they would go to HKIA *Being labeled “the lead combat engineer for HKIA” *The tough decision to leave Marines behind on ship *The value of crossing training *The first few days on the ground at HKIA *Reactions to the news that the Taliban would cooperate with the Coalition *Working at Abbey, East, and North Gates *The last phase of the withdrawal *Creativity and problem-solving at HKIA *Radio communications during the NEO *Everett’s advice for lieutenants who may find themselves in situations like at HKIA *The training he received at Marine Corps Engineer School *Enemy contact at HKIA *Dismantling several of HKIA’s guard towers *Command and control at HKIA *Maneuver warfare concepts applied at HKIA *What Everett was doing the day of the Abbey Gate Bombing *Talking to his platoon about the Marine losses at HKIA *What Everett observed in his Marines after the NEO *Returning to Camp Lejeune *Everett’s advice on talking to people who have experienced a mission as harrowing as HKIA *The value of professional reading *The role and value of mental health checks and mental health services *The role of cell phones at HKIA *Cleaning up various parts of HKIA *The role of discipline *The most frustrating and rewarding aspects of the HKIA mission *Everett’s pride in the performance of his Marines *The most challenging decision he made at HKIA *Where Everett excelled as a commander and decision-maker and where he could have done better *The lessons he took away from HKIA, particularly as they apply to FD 2030 and the future Marine Corps *The role and value of decision games to train and educate Marines for missions like HKIA…

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#6--Joshua Jonesia (Part Two) 1:41:56

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In this episode, we discuss the following topics. *Josh’s joining 1/8 *Differences in morale and culture between units in the 1st and 2nd Marine Divisions *The current culture and unit pride in 1/8 *Recent controversies involving Third Battalion, Sixth Marines *The challenges and benefits of leading HKIA vets in his squad *Winning the 2nd Marine Division Annual Rifle Squad Competition and Marine Corps-Wide Rifle Squad Competition *How winning the competition affirmed Josh’s identity as an infantryman *Struggling with imposter syndrome *Josh’s experiences during his deployment to Haiti in support of Continuing Promise 2022 *What makes an ideal squad leader *Josh’s use of military simulators like Squad and Arma 3 for training purposes *Josh’s expectations for his: Junior Marines Fire team leaders Fellow squad leaders Platoon commander Company commander *The one thing he’d like current and future squad leaders to take away from this podcast…

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#5--Joshua Jonesia (Part One) 1:13:23

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In this episode, we discuss the following topics. *Josh’s experiences with squad leaders up to this point in his career *How these leaders influenced him *His experiences going through the reconnaissance training pipeline and serving with 3rd Recon Battalion *His decision to leave the recon community and the shame he felt as a result *Josh's deployments with the 31st MEU *The “golden nuggets” of leadership he took from his first squad leader *How Josh approaches corrective actions *The benefits of having a strong NCO and squad leader core within a unit *Creating such a core and the challenges to doing so *Josh's thoughts on what makes a “real” deployment *Why many Marines don’t see MEUs as "real" deployments *Josh's advice for squad leaders on making the most of MEUs *His experiences supporting operations on the US-Mexico border *His advice for fighting complacency during monotonous missions…

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#4--Andres Rodriguez 1:45:50

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In this episode, we discuss the following topics. *Andres’ operational experiences before joining 2/1 *The organization and strength of Weapons Company, 2/1, at the beginning of its deployment with the SP-MAGTF-CR *The company’s deployment prior to heading to HKIA *When the Afghanistan mission first appeared on the company’s radar *Managing Marines’ expectations in the run-up to deploying to HKIA *Preparing to leave for HKIA *Weapons Company’s first day at HKIA *The company’s initial taskings *Andres’ reaction to the news that Coalition forces would work with the Taliban *The challenges of commanding a dispersed company *Andres’ experiences at Abbey Gate before 26 August *Interacting with the many Coalition forces at Abbey Gate *How often Andres used the tools and concepts in MCDP-1 and MCDP 1-3 *Receiving messages from individuals and interest groups in the US asking for help evacuating people, and how these affected operations *Some of the challenges Andres and his Marines experienced at Abbey Gate *Two specific instances where Andres and his Marines helped evacuate Afghan children *What Weapons Company and Andres were doing on 26 August *Weapons Company’s role in the demil process at Kabul *What Andres observed in his Marines and himself after returning to Kuwait *His advice on how to talk to leaders about harrowing experiences *The use of cell phones at HKIA *Andres’ interactions with US State Department officials at HKIA *The logistics challenges of HKIA *The discipline of Andres’ Marines at HKIA *The most frustrating and rewarding aspects of the HKIA experience *Shifting between a combat mindset and a humanitarian mindset *The most challenging decision Andres made at HKIA *Where Andres performed well as a decision-maker and leader HKIA and where he could have performed better *What lessons he took away from HKIA and how those might apply in the context of FD 2030 *Tactical decision game as tools to prepare Marines for operations like HKIA Link "Witnesses to the End" by Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 7 Nov 2021…

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#3--Fred Smith 55:37

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In this episode, we discuss: *Mr. Smith joining 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, in Vietnam and assuming command of his platoon *His staff NCOs, especially SSgt Richard Jackson and Gunnery Sergeant Alan Sora, and other Marines and Sailors who deeply influenced him *Coping with the loss of subordinate leaders and advice on dealing with such losses *Combat decision-making *The challenges of returning home from war and transitioning to the civilian sector *The Ken Burns’ documentary series The Vietnam War *The US strategy in Vietnam *The role veterans played in building and expanding FedEx *The cutting-edge technologies FedEx has used, emerging technologies, and the future of warfare *The central role of logistics in war *Leading FedEx through the Arab Oil Embargo Crisis of 1973 and advice for leaders dealing with crises *How Mr. Smith’s approach to leadership has evolved *The value of reading for leaders Links The Grunt Padre: Father Vincent Robert Capodanno, Vietnam, 1966-1967 by Father Daniel L. Mode https://a.co/d/aCfeUeQ The Vietnam War: A Film by Ken Burns https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0753XH4H2/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r For Country and Corps: The Life of General Oliver P. Smith by Gail B. Shisler https://a.co/d/7IWlQ8l Dereliction of Duty: Johnson, McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies that Led to Vietnam by H.R. McMaster https://a.co/d/1xKTIl1 Call Sign: Chaos by James Mattis and Bing West https://a.co/d/08lP0kg Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://a.co/d/7rsFs5g…

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#2--Connor O'Brien 1:31:54

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In this episode, we discuss: *Connor's time with Marine Security Forces *Corporals Course *Serving in 1/7 as a squad leader and overcoming the stigma of Security Forces NCOs *The Advanced Infantry Marine Course *Connor’s deployment to Darwin, Australia *Keeping Marines in a forward-deployed mindset *What excited Connor most about being a squad leader *What concerned him most *Some of the mistakes he’s made as a squad leader *The atmosphere and culture he tried to create in his first squad *The training and PME programs he implemented *Balancing the demands of bureaucracy with preparing Marines for combat *Connor’s expectations for his junior Marines, fire team leaders, fellow squad leaders, platoon sergeant, platoon commander, and company commander *What makes an ideal squad leader *Balancing one's personal life with dedication to the profession of arms *What makes a squad leader from hell *The most important thing squad leaders do besides leading Marines in combat and preparing them for it *Connor’s experiences as a platoon sergeant in 1/8 *The one thing Connor would have liked to have known about his platoon before becoming its platoon sergeant *The current culture and atmosphere in 1/8 *Connor’s philosophy of leadership and how it’s evolved *His thoughts on TDGs and their facilitation…

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#1--Matthew Melao 56:39

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In this episode, we discuss: *Matt's decision to join the Marine Corps *His experiences at boot camp and the School of Infantry-East *His experiences with squad leaders up to this point in his career *How well the Marine Corps is preparing him to be a squad leader *The Advanced Infantry Marine Course *Matt's experiences as a team leader, assistant patrol leader, and acting squad leader *What makes an ideal squad leader *What makes a squad leader from hell *Matt's philosophy of leadership *What excites him most about being a future squad leader *What concerns him most *His ideas for training his future squad *The kind of atmosphere he wants to create in the squad *The current culture and atmosphere in 1/8 *Matt's thoughts on maneuver warfare *Balancing the demands of bureaucracy with preparing Marines for combat *The one thing Matt would like to know about his future squad before becoming its leader *His expectations for his junior Marines, fire team leaders, fellow squad leaders, platoon sergeant, platoon commander, and company commander *The value of tactical decision games (TDGs) *1/8's summer 2023 TDG tournament…

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#19--David Glantz 4:03:27

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In this episode, we discuss: *Col Glantz’s Vietnam service *How his experiences in Vietnam influenced him as a military historian and researcher *What led him to study the Nazi-Soviet War *The Army’s Art of War Symposia from 1984-1987 *How the Soviet Army and US Army defined doctrine (move???) *The case for an operational level of war *The introduction of the operational level of war to US Army doctrine *The origins of the US Army’s AirLand Battle doctrine *The 11 January 1976 Incident *The evolution of Soviet operational mobile groups, tank corps, tank armies, and mechanized corps *The concept of lessons learned and Col Glantz’s critique of it *The Soviet approach to lessons learned, including the practice of Socialist Criticism *The effect Stalin’s purges on the officer corps had on the Soviet military’s performance in World War II *Col Glantz’s thoughts on why the Soviets didn’t march on Berlin in February 1945 *Comparing and Contrasting Zhukov and Rokossovsky *How and why Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union, failed *Turning points of the Eastern Front *Forgotten battles of the war *Major myths of the war *Correlation of forces *Initiative and risk-taking in the Red Army *Improvements in Soviet training *German and Soviet penal battalions *The work of Jack Radey and Charles Sharp *Notable Soviet and German amphibious operations *Some of the discoveries Col Glantz made in writing his trilogy on Stalingrad *Similarities between the Soviet storm groups and the German stormtrooper units of WWII *The 7th and 8th Guards Tank Armies as a potential “pocket force” at the end of WWII *The relative levels of military-theoretical development the Soviets and Western Allies had reached by May 1945 *The Russian-language military history websites Col Glantz uses for research *The movies Enemy at the Gates and Stalingrad The founding of The Journal of Soviet Military Studies , now The Journal of Slavic Military Studies , and some of its more noteworthy pieces *Persistent errors, misconceptions, and faulty interpretations in the literature of the Nazi-Soviet war *Col Glantz’s advice to young scholars of the Soviet-Nazi War *What service members can learn from the Eastern Front today, and Col Glantz’s advice on studying the war *Areas of the Nazi-Soviet War we know relatively little about and where Col Glantz would like to see research done *Col Glantz’s current projects *His thoughts on the war in Ukraine Errata *Col Glantz states that Hermann Balck was the commander of 48th Panzer Corps during the German relief attempt of the Stalingrad Pocket. Balck, however, was the commander of 11th Panzer Division, a subordinate formation of 48th Panzer Corps. Links Col Glantz’s Amazon page Col Glantz’s website for his self-published atlases and works When Titans Clashed by Col David Glantz Zhukov’s Greatest Defeat by Col David Glantz The Soviet-German War: Myths and Realities by Col David Glantz Commanding the Red Army's Sherman Tanks: The World War II Memoirs of Hero of the Soviet Union Dmitriy Loza Fighting for the Soviet Motherland: Recollections from the Eastern Front by Dmitriy Loza The Defense of Moscow 1941: The Northern Flank by Jack Radey and Charles Sharp Kharkov 1942: Anatomy of a Military Disaster Through Soviet Eyes by Col David Glantz Stumbling Colossus: The Red Army on the Eve of World War II by Col David Glantz…

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#18--Kendrick Kuo 1:16:54

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In this episode, we discuss the following topics. *What drew Kendrick to study military innovation *How he defines military innovation *What conventional wisdom says about military innovation *How innovation differs from adaption *Some recent historical examples of military innovation *Whether military innovation fails more often than it succeeds *Popular instances of military innovation in the West *Kendrick’s essay “Dangerous Changes: When Military Innovation Harms Combat Effectiveness” *What drives innovation in military organizations *Warped innovation *Incremental vs. radical innovation *What drew Kendrick to studying British armored warfare innovation during the Interwar Period and the British Army’s experiences in North Africa as a case of military innovation *The US Army’s Pentomic Divisions *Guarding or hedging against dangerous innovations *The claim that the character of war is changing rapidly *Force Design 2030 *Communication strategies in support of military innovation efforts *The innovator's dilemma as it applies to the military innovator *Innovation and adaptation in Ukraine *Recommended books on military innovation and military effectiveness *Defining and measuring military effectiveness *The prospect of the US forces fighting another counterinsurgency war or low-intensity conflict *Kendrick’s upcoming articles Links “Dangerous Changes: When Military Innovation Harms Combat Effectiveness,” by Kendrick Kuo, International Security https://direct.mit.edu/isec/article/47/2/48/113546/Dangerous-Changes-When-Military-Innovation-Harms “The Future of Military Innovation Studies” by Adam Grissom, Journal of Strategic Studies (paywall) https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01402390600901067?journalCode=fjss20 “What is a Military Innovation and Why It Matters” by Michael Horowitz and Shira Pindyck, Journal of Strategic Studies (paywall) https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01402390.2022.2038572 “Aircraft Carriers Versus Battleships in War and Myth” with James R. FitzSimonds, YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD43yEnbfL4 “Future Visions and Planned Obsolescence: Implementing 30-Year Horizons in Defense Planning” by Travis Reese and Dylan Phillips-Levine, CIMSEC https://cimsec.org/future-visions-and-planned-obsolescence-implementing-30-year-horizons-in-defense-planning/ Steve Rosen, Winning the Next War: Innovation and the Modern Military https://a.co/d/88ckH5T Military Innovation in the Interwar Period (revised edition) edited by Williamson Murray and Allan R. Millett https://a.co/d/1gUNGcc The Sources of Military Doctrine: France, Britain, and Germany Between the World Wars by Barry Posen https://a.co/d/dEJSypm Technological Change and the Future of Warfare by Michael O’Hanlon https://a.co/d/5NBsZl6 The Innovation Delusion: How Our Obsession with the New Has Disrupted the Work That Matters Most by Lee Vinsel and Andrew Russell https://a.co/d/gFFzzHH The Shock Of The Old: Technology and Global History since 1900 by David Edgerton https://a.co/d/6oaUtZk “Superiority,” a short story by Arthur C. Clarke https://www.baen.com/Chapters/1439133476/1439133476___5.htm…

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#17--Aaron Reep (Voices of HKIA Series) 2:44:06

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Please visit: www.oarfoundation.org In this episode, we discuss the following topics. *Aaron’s thoughts on the two-year anniversary of Copperhead Company’s arrival at HKIA *His experiences as a rifle platoon commander with the 26th MEU and combat advisor with TF Southwest and how these influenced the way he led at HKIA *C/1/8’s deployment with the 24th MEU prior to heading to HKIA *The company’s training and preparations for the NEO *TDGs and the benefits they provide for learning ROEs *How TDGs translated to real-world application at HKIA *When C/1/8 first got news it was heading to Kabul for sure and the reaction of the Marines *Aaron’s understanding of the situation on the ground before getting to HKIA *C/1/8’s first day there, 15 August *The company’s role in the fight for the airfield and perimeter security *1/8’s employment of maneuver warfare concepts and tools *Aaron’s reaction to the National Strike Unit’s clearing of the airfield *Instances where Coppehead Company came under fire *Concerns that Coalition forces might have to carry out an “Alamo” operation in northern HKIA *Aaron’s reaction to the news that Coalition forces would work with the Taliban *Charlie Company’s opening of North and East Gates as evacuation control centers *A detailed summary of events and commentary on gate operations at East Gate *What it was like working with the Taliban *The need to become emotionally hardened while working with the crowds *How these crowds could quickly become the enemy in situations *Charlie Company’s fight to provide and maintain a sense of calm, order, and process for the crowd *The appearance of the NSU at East Gate *The concepts of unity of command and battlespace and their application at East Gate *Special operators and special missions and the effects these had on gate operations *The decision to give up the picket line at East Gate *The continued relevance of MCDP-1 Warfighting *What C/1/8 was doing on 26 August, the day of the Abbey Gate Bombing, and how it responded to the situation *The company’s actions between 27 August and its departure from HKIA *The rules of engagement at HKIA *What Aaron observed in himself and his Marines your Marines in the aftermath of the mission *His advice for future leaders on talking to their people about going through situations like HKIA *The role of mental health checks, mental services, and other kinds of support *What it was like returning home to Camp Lejeune *The influence and role of cell phones at HKIA *The demil efforts *The order to clean up trash *The ROEs at HKIA *Aaron’s interactions with the State Department *Support provided by the BLT’s engineer platoon *The MEU’s Female Search Team? *Creating and maintaining a culture of discipline within Charlie Company *The roles that exhaustion and discipline played at HKIA *The actions of Coppehead Company that make Aaron proudest *His self-assessment as a leader and decision-maker at HKIA *The lessons he took away from HKIA, including those with potential implications for FD 2030 *Operating in a way that accounts for long-term implications of decisions *The one thing Aaron would like Marines and other service members to know about what C/1/8 did at HKIA…

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#16--Lee Bowden (Voices of HKIA Series) 1:59:24

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Link to Operation Allies Refuge (OAR) Foundation OAR Foundation’s Instagram handle: OARfoundation Lee’s Instagram handle: Leer_Bow In this episode, we discuss the following topics. *The skills and missions of EOD Marines *How Lee’s previous five deployments shaped the way he led and made decisions at HKIA *The people and organization of Blackbeard's EOD Section *What Lee’s 2021 deployment with the 24th MEU looked like before heading to HKIA *The section’s preparation for HKIA *Lee’s preparations for the mission *Lee’s understanding of the situation on the ground before getting to HKIA *Working with other US EOD teams *The inherently joint nature of the NEO *The missions of the Blackbeard teams that did not make it to HKIA *The fall of the US embassy in Kabul *Some of the challenges posed by the geometries of fire at HKIA *Lee’s participation in trying to clear the runway *His advice to service members who might find themselves in similar situations *Lee’s reaction to Coalition forces partnering with the Taliban *What Lee’s teams did 20-22 August *His involvement in an incident where civilians risked overrunning the Military Terminal *Widespread failures to inform refugees about each step of the evacuation process *The value of Afghan refugees who spoke English and could serve as interpreters *The atrophy of electronic countermeasure skills in the Marine Corps *Finding large caches of weapons and ammo aboard HKIA *The two holding areas at the airport *Lee’s tour of the gates *The frustration Lee felt as pressure built to evacuate as many refugees as possible while also conducting a joint tactical exfiltration *Being told by the JTF-CR staff that controlled detonations of gear and weapons were prohibited *The JTF’s decision to bury ammo and arms *An incident involving friendly fire between 1/8 Marines and the NSU *Blackbeard’s actions on the day of the Abbey Gate Bombing *Lee’s participation in a post-blast analysis at Abbey Gate *The performance of the units Blackbeard supported *What Blackbeard’s teams did on 27-28 August *Returning to Kuwait and what Lee observed in his Marines *Lee’s advice to leaders on talking to their teammates about situations as harrowing as HKIA *The role mental health checks, mental health services, and other kinds of support should play in the lives of HKIA veterans *What it was like returning home to Camp Lejeune *The influence of cell phones on operations at HKIA *The demilitarization process *Maneuver warfare concepts and tools used during the NEO *Lee’s approach to leading Marines *The command relationships at HKIA *Serving alongside EOD techs from other countries *The MEU’s Female Search Team *The 2nd Recon element at HKIA *Preserving the capacity of Blackbeard's section *Logistical challenges during the NEO *The most frustrating and rewarding aspects of the mission at HKIA *The actions of Lee’s Marines at HKIA that make him proudest *Lee's most challenging decision at HKIA *Where he thinks he performed well as a leader and decision-maker and where he could have done better *The lessons Lee took away from HKIA and how these might apply to the Marine Corps in the future in the context of FD 2030 *Lee’s thoughts on the role and value of decision games based on HKIA *How well the Marine Corps has studied and learned from the Kabul NEO and, more generally, its experiences in Afghanistan *Lee’s thoughts on the other Voices of HKIA podcasts *The one thing Lee would like Marines and other service members to know about what Blackbeard's section did at HKIA *The Operation Allies Refuge Foundation…

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#15--Erik Villard 3:07:31

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Erik's Social Media Links Twitter: https://twitter.com/Erikhistorian Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erikthehistorian LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikvillard/⁠ In this episode, we discuss the following topics. *How Erik became a military historian *Roleplaying games as training for military historians *Which military historians influenced Erik most *Becoming a digital military historian *The creation of Vietnamwarhistoryorg *What Erik’s ideal training for future military historians would look like *Making military history useful to operational commands *The US Army’s History and Heritage efforts *Those Center for Military History (CMH) projects Erik finds most rewarding *The challenges of writing official military history *The monograph review process at CMH *How studying military history provides literacy in evaluating sources *The claim that military history is under siege in US universities *Some of the giants of Vietnam War historiography in the English-speaking world *Historical works that Erik recommends for US small unit leaders *Small unit military history *Unit historians (“5X” in the US Army) *General William Westmoreland’s strategy in Vietnam *Friction between Army and Marine Corps commands *The controversy of Westmoreland’s single air manager concept *1st Cavalry Division and 101st Airborne Division units in the Battle for Hue *The possibility of North Vietnam capitulating *Whether or not the US lost any battles during the war *Why the Army lost the lessons of Vietnam *Requests for historical materials in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom *The poor state of record keeping in US commands during the Global War on Terror *Some of Erik’s solutions to that problem Links Combat Operations: Staying the Course, October 1967 to September 1968 by Erik Villard The 1968 Tet Offensive Battles of Quang Tri City and Hue City by Erik Villard U.S. Army Center of Military History…

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#14--Hayden Gamarra (Voices of HKIA Series) 2:10:19

vor 2 years2:10:19

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In this episode, we discuss: *Hayden’s experiences in 2/10 before joining the 24th MEU *Becoming a battery XO as a second lieutenant *Easy Battery’s experiences with the 24th MEU prior to HKIA *Initial indicators that the MEU might head to HKIA *Easy Battery’s training and preparations for HKIA *The challenge of knowing when to “flip the switch” of aggression and when to turn it off *Assuming command of Easy Battery *Hayden's understanding of the situation at HKIA before arriving *The decision to leave the battery’s howitzers behind *The influence of Marine Major Zach Schwartz on Hayden’s professional development *Hayden’s first day at HKIA *Easy Battery’s first mission *Hayden’s initial observations of conditions at North Gate *Turning over the battery’s positions to the 82nd Airborne *Easy Battery’s occupation of the holding area *The trying conditions of the holding area *Managing 5,000 refugees with 99 Marines *Handling riots *The mental and emotional toll of working in the holding area *The concept of surfaces and gaps at HKIA *An incident involving suspected enemy artillery *Hayden’s experiences at Abbey Gate *Easy Company’s activities before departing HKIA *What Hayden observed in himself and his Marines while in Kuwait *Hayden’s advice for small unit leaders on talking about traumatic events with their Marines *The role of mental health support for veterans *The role of cell phones and Signal Chat at HKIA *The role of discipline *The role of exhaustion and the need for tough, realistic training *The most frustrating and rewarding aspects of Hayden’s time at HKIA *Hayden’s self-assessment as a leader during the evacuation *His lessons learned from the operation…

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#13--Nicholas Reynolds 2:17:45

vor 2 years2:17:45

2:17:45

In this episode, we discuss: -What drew Col Reynolds to studying history -The value of history for the military professional -Avoiding traps and pitfalls in studying and using history -Studying at Oxford -German General Ludwig Beck -Doctrine in the German army (1914-1945) -How the Marine Corps used history while Col Reynolds was a company-grade officer -His time as a student at The Basic School (TBS) -The state of the Marine Corps in the mid to late 1970s -The decision to leave the Marine Corps and transitioning -Col Reynold’s time in the Central Intelligence Agency -His experiences at TBS as an individual mobilization augmentee -How TBS had changed since his time as a student -Tactical decision games (TDGs) and sand table exercises as intellectual revelations -Writing good TDGs -Col Reynold’s contest-winning article, “Turn on Your Lights!” -Criticisms of studying and drawing from the 20th-century German military tradition -Researching and writing Just Cause and A Skillful Show of Strength -Serving as the officer-in-charge of Marine Corps Field History in Operation Iraqi Freedom-I -Interviewing Marine and Coalition leaders in Iraq -Writing Basrah, Baghdad, and Beyond -Areas where Marine forces in Iraq could have improved -The relief of Colonel Joe Dowdy, the commander of Regimental Combat Team-1 -The turnover of Tikrit from Task Force Tripoli to the US Army’s 4th Infantry Division -The U.S. failure to adequately prepare for Phase IV (stability) operations -How Marine Corps historians seem less critical of Marine leaders compared to Army historians writing about Army generals -The controversy and conversation surrounding Force Design 2030 Links Colonel Reynold's website: https://www.nicholasreynoldsauthor.com "Turn on Your Lights!" by Major Nicholas E. Reynolds, USMCR, Proceedings , November 1991 Fighting Power: German and U.S. Army Performance, 1939-1945 by Martin van Creveld Just Cause: Marine Operations in Panama, 1988-1990 by Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas E. Reynolds, USMCR A Skillful Show of Strength: US Marines in the Caribbean, 1991-1996 by Colonel Nicholas E. Reynolds, USMCR U.S. Marines in Iraq, 2003: Basrah, Baghdad, and Beyond by Colonel Nicholas E. Reynolds, USMCR (Rett) Writer, Sailor, Soldier, Spy: Ernest Hemingway's Secret Adventures, 1935-1961 by Nicholas Reynolds Need to Know: World War II and the Rise of American Intelligence by Nicholas Reynolds…

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#12--Tanner Champlin (Voices of HKIA Series) 1:32:02

vor 2 years1:32:02

1:32:02

In this episode, we discuss: -Tanner getting assigned his squad before deploying with the 24th MEU -What the deployment looked like before heading to HKIA -His reaction to the news that the MEU would deploy to Kabul -His understanding of the situation in Kabul before touching ground in HKIA -Tanner’s first days at HKIA -Clearing the airport of civilians -Working with the Taliban -Gate operations and the challenges they presented -The role of exhaustion in operations -Using maneuver warfare concepts and tools -The Abbey Gate Bombing -Tanner’s experiences between the bombing and before his unit departed HKIA -What he observed in his fellow Marines and himself in Kuwait following the NEO -His experience of returning to Camp Lejeune -The most frustrating and rewarding aspects of the HKIA mission -The presence of personal cell phones and computers at HKIA -Tanner’s appraisal of his performance at HKIA -The supposed animosity between 1/8 and 2/1 -Tanner’s advice for Marines transitioning into civilian life…

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#11--Ben Connable 1:31:35

vor 2 years1:31:35

1:31:35

In this episode, we discuss the following: -Ben’s forthcoming book on modern ground combat -The lack of definitions of the terms “character of war” and “nature of war” -The “debate” on FD 2030 -The supposed massive changes touted in modern warfare, like drones -Ben's research methods and case sample set -Coding cases -The problem with how the US military records modern cases of military operations -The Battle of Cuito Cuanavale -Cases of armor operating independently successfully -Learning about modern combat from the Syrian Civil War -The claim that urban warfare is costlier than other types of warfare -Modern amphibious operations -How military professionals can become less ignorant of modern warfare -How professional military education could benefit from Ben’s work -The 3:1 ratio in military offensive operations -The Value of detailed small unit operational accounts -The ideal organization for conducting research like Ben’s -The practical and ethical challenges inherent to primary source research of modern combat -Ben’s work on the will to fight -The uses and limits of wargames -How Ben got into wargaming -The Marine Corps Wargaming Center -Open-source reporting on Ukraine -What surprised Ben about Russian and Ukrainian combat performance -Irregular vs. regular warfare -Ben’s experiences as a doctoral student at King’s College London Links Will to Fight: Returning to the Human Fundamentals of War by Ben Connable, Michael J. McNerney, William Marcellino, Aaron B. Frank, Henry Hargrove, Marek N. Posard, S. Rebecca Zimmerman, Natasha Lander, Jasen J. Castillo, James Sladden, et al.…

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#10--Jordan Eddington (Voices of HKIA Series) 1:58:49

vor 2 years1:58:49

1:58:49

In this episode, we discuss: *What an infantry battalion operations officer does *How Jordan’s experiences at 2nd LAR, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, and 1/8 influenced how he fought the battalion prior to HKIA *The 24th MEU's deployment prior to heading to HKIA *The exercises done in preparation for HKIA *The original plan to conduct the NEO *Where Jordan thinks he could have done a better job of preparing the BLT for HKIA *Communications challenges between the BLT and supporting units *Leaving for HKIA *What HKIA was like on the first day *Jordan’s reading of the terrain around HKIA *The organization of the joint operations center *The fight for the airfield *Learning the Taliban would assist with the evacuation *Operations at the gates *Sending rejected Afghan families back outside *The 82nd Airborne Division at HKIA *How 1/8 Marines used maneuver warfare concepts and tool *Responding to the Abbey Gate bombing *Returning to Kuwait, observations of the Marines, and coping in the aftermath *Coming home to Camp Lejeune *Command relationships at HKIA *The presence and effect of cell phones and computers among 1/8 Marines at HKIA *The most frustrating and rewarding aspects of the NEO *What Jordan learned from the HKIA mission *Using decision games as tools to prepare for a mission like HKIA *The supposed animosity between members of 1/8 and 2/1 *The one thing Marines and other servicemembers should know about 1/8’s time at HKIA Links Escape from Kabul HBO Documentary https://www.hbo.com/movies/escape-from-kabul “U.S. Central Command Report on Fatal Afghanistan Airport Attack,” USNI News https://news.usni.org/2022/02/08/u-s-central-command-report-on-fatal-afghanistan-airport-attack…

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#9--Robert Neller 59:11

vor 2 years59:11

59:11

In this episode, we discuss: *The experimental and intellectual predecessors of FD 2030 *The frequency of structural change in the Marine Corps *General Neller's dislike of the term “near-peer” *Vertical vs. horizontal structural cuts within organizations *The removal of scout snipers from infantry battalions *His views on the debate on Force Design 2030 *Stand-in forces *The role of air, sea, and land access in FD 2030 *The general’s thoughts on the war in Ukraine and the future of war…

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#8--Richard Harrison 1:10:13

vor 2 years1:10:13

1:10:13

Amazon link to Richard's book: https://amzn.to/42bM9Lx In this episode, we discuss: *Where the idea of Soviet high commands came from *How they were structured *The commanders who led them *The role and influence of commissars in the high commands *The Soviet capture of the Kuril Islands and Sakhalin Island *The high commands post-World War II *The relationship between Soviet naval forces and the high commands *What Richard found new and surprising in his research *What today’s military professionals can learn from studying the Soviet high commands *Which Soviet high commander Richard would like to see a book written about…

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#7--William Dean Long (Part 2) 1:58:41

vor 2 years1:58:41

1:58:41

-Dean’s experiences as a student at The Basic School (TBS) and Infantry Officer Course (IOC) -His time as a platoon commander and executive officer with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines -Dean’s deployment to Afghanistan -How the enemy in Afghanistan differed from those in Iraq -Some of his leadership failures and successes -When people reach their breaking points on deployment -Serving with then-Capt Jonathan Frerichs -His advice for current and future platoon commanders on preparing for and winning in combat -Serving as a company executive officer (XO) and his advice for current and future XOs -Dean’s time as an instructor at TBS and IOC -What drew Dean to decision-forcing cases (DFCs) -Dean’s process of developing DFCs -His thoughts on teaching cases involving large formations to junior leaders and Marines -Some of the facilitation techniques he uses -Why he prefers DFC featuring large formations vs small units -His time as a company commander in 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines -His advice for company commanders for training in Hawaii -Serving with the Marine Detachment Fort Benning…

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#6--William Dean Long (Part 1) 2:31:35

vor 2 years2:31:35

2:31:35

*Where Dean’s interests in military matters come from *How well the Marine Corps excites and educates Marines in military history, specifically Marine Corps history *How to interest Marines in military history *What led Dean to join the Marine Corps and serve in the infantry *Where Dean first learned about the 9/11 attacks *Dean’s time serving at Marine Barracks Washington (MBW) *His advice to first-term infantry Marines at MBW *Dean’s time in 3/4 including the First Battle of Fallujah *His advice for team and squad leaders *Dean’s experiences with A/1/8 and fighting the Second Battle of Fallujah *Serving with Elliot Ackerman *Dean’s decision to stay in Iraq to rejoin 3/4 on its return deployment *Working with the Iraqi military *Seeing the war evolve over 20 months *What the best small unit leaders do…

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#5--Conner Fuller (Voices of HKIA Series) 1:10:34

vor 3 years1:10:34

1:10:34

In this episode, we discuss: *Connor’s Marine Corps career before joining the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit *What his deployment was like prior to the HKIA mission *The training Connor received in preparation for HKIA *The organization of CLB 24 *Connor’s reaction to learning about the HKIA mission *His understanding of the situation on the ground before arriving at the airport *Connor’s first day at HKIA *His reaction to learning that the Marines were working with the Taliban *Processing evacuees and the challenges that arose therein *Running logistics for the evacuation *Leading Marines during the operation *The role Connor’s leaders played at HKIA *What Connor’s platoon was doing August 20-22, when the gates to the airport were closed *The bombing at Abbey Gate *Connor’s reaction to the death of Sergeant Nicole Gee *The operations of Connor’s unit before it departed HKIA *What Connor observed in his Marines after HKIA *His advice to future NCOs on talking with and supporting their Marines after a mission as intense as HKIA *The nations Connor served alongside at HKIA and how these interactions generally went *Connor’s experience returning to Camp Lejeune *Working with the State Department *The MEU’s Female Search Team *The effects of allowing Marines to keep their personal cell phones computers during the HKIA mission *The roles that discipline and exhaustion played in the evacuation *The most frustrating and rewarding aspects of the HKIA mission *The actions of Connor’s platoon and CLB 24 that he’s proudest of *The toughest decisions Connor made at HKIA *Where he thinks he excelled as a leader and decision maker and where he fell short *The lessons Connor learned from the mission *Connor’s thoughts on the experiences of Dustin Casey, his cousin, at HKIA *The one thing he wants Marines and other service members to know about CLB 24's actions at HKIA *Connor’s advice for Marines transitioning back to the civilian world Links US Central Command's "Findings and Recommendations—Attack Against U.S. Forces Conducting NEO at Hamid Karzai International Airport on 26 August 2021"…

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#4--Nick Rossovskij (Voices of HKIA Series) 58:38

vor 3 years58:38

58:38

In this episode, we discuss: *Bravo Company’s deployment with the 24th MEU prior to heading to HKIA *Its training and preparation for the HKIA NEO *The company’s reaction to hearing it would go to HKIA *Nick’s understanding of the situation on the ground before arriving at HKIA *Bravo Company’s first day at HKIA *Its role in clearing the airfield of civilians *The enemy fire 1/8 received *Nick’s reaction to learning that the Taliban would assist in the evacuation *Bravo Company’s experience manning the North Gate *The role of trust and intent in Bravo’s efforts at HKIA *What the company was doing on 20-22 August *The enemy threat at HKIA *Bravo’s operations on 26 August, the day of the Abbey Gate bombing *Bravo’s operations between 26 August and its departure from HKIA *What Nick observed in himself and his Marines in the aftermath of the mission *His advice to future leaders whose unit members have gone through something as horrific as the HKIA mission *Nick’s homecoming to Camp Lejeune *The friendly nation forces Bravo served alongside at HKIA *The US Army elements Bravo worked with *Bravo’s interactions with the State Department at HKIA *The role of outside entities requesting special evacuations of personnel at HKIA *Bravo’s interactions with the MEU’s Female Search Team *The roles of discipline and exhaustion during the evacuation *Those actions of Bravo Company that make Nick proudest *The one thing Nick would like Marines and other service members to know about what Bravo Company did at HKIA Links US Central Command's "Findings and Recommendations—Attack Against U.S. Forces Conducting NEO at Hamid Karzai International Airport on 26 August 2021"…

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#3--Devon Sanderfield, Nathaniel Baker, and Michael Carreiro 1:44:47

vor 3 years1:44:47

1:44:47

In this episode, we discuss: *What the Infantry Battalion-Experiment (IBX) is *Alpha Company’s structure and rank-billet requirements *How the company is supposed to conduct Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations *Grumbling from some of the enlisted leaders over the new rank-billet requirements *Lt Carreiro’s experience in A/1/2 so far including what’s surprised him most *What it’s like having Sgt fire team leaders and SSgt squad leaders *The expanded platoon and company headquarters elements *The rifle squads’ two-fire team construct *Advice for future platoon commanders who might serve in an IBX-like unit *Gunny Baker’s experiences in the company so far, including what it’s like being a platoon sergeant again *His advice for future gunny platoon sergeants *The data being collected on A/1/2 *The drones in A/1/2 *The Arms Room concept *Logistics in A/1/2 *The Infantry Marine Course *The criticism that the IBX, in its current form, is trying to replicate a Ranger battalion with a portion of the gear and none (or comparatively very little) of the training *How A/1/2 would have operated in places like Iraq or Afghanistan and in a counterinsurgency more generally *What's been most surprising about the new kinds of equipment the unit is using or has experimented with *A/1/2’s relationship with the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab *Some of the training exercises and experiments A/1/2 has conducted *The role of security clearances in the new technology available to A/1/2 *Where the company has failed *The role of PME in the company *Where IBX should go from here *How the war in Ukraine is influencing A/1/2 *The one thing each guest would like the audience to take from what they’re doing in Alpha Company and the IBX Links "2nd Marine Division | Infantry Battalion Experiment," Defense Flash News "2030 Infantry Battalions," Headquarters Marine Corps…

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#2--Dustin Casey (Voices of HKIA Series) 1:11:11

vor 3 years1:11:11

1:11:11

In this episode, we discuss: *Dustin's deployment prior to heading to Hamid Karzai International Airport (HKIA) including the training he received in preparation for the non-combatant evacuation operation there (NEO) *His reaction to the news that his company was heading to HKIA *His understanding of the situation at the airport before arriving *A/1/8’s first day at HKIA, 14 August 2021 *The events of 15-16 August and A/1/8’s struggle to clear the airfield of civilians *Dustin's reaction to learning that the Taliban would assist with the evacuation *A/1/8’s time manning the North Gate and what gate operations looked like *Dustin's squad, platoon, and company leadership leadership at HKIA *Some of the concepts and tools found in MCDP-1 and MCDP 1-3 that A/1/8 used during the evacuation *A/1/8's operations at HKIA from 20-22 August *The VBIED threat at HKIA *What Dustin was doing on 26 August, the day G/2/1 got hit by a suicide bomber *A/1/8's operations after the bombing and before it left HKIA *What Dustin observed in his fellow Marines after leaving HKIA and his advice to leaders on helping their teammates deal with severe trauma *What it was like returning home to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina *Working with the MEU's female search teams *The role of discipline in A/1/8's operations at HKIA *The role exhaustion played during the NEO and how A/1/8's leaders sought to overcome or mitigate it *The most frustrating and rewarding aspects of the NEO *What it was like watching Marines bring rejected civilians back through the North Gate *Working with other nations' armed forces and the US Army *Those actions of A/1/8 that make Dustin proudest *The role and value of decision games in training and preparing for missions like the HKIA NEO *The one thing Dustin would like Marines and other US service members to know about what A/1/8 did at HKIA Links US Central Command's "Findings and Recommendations—Attack Against U.S. Forces Conducting NEO at Hamid Karzai International Airport on 26 August 2021"…

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#1--Samuel McGrury (Voices of HKIA Series) 1:53:48

vor 3 years1:53:48

1:53:48

In this episode, we discuss: *Alpha/1/8’s deployment prior to heading to Hamid Karzai International Airport (HKIA) including the training it did in preparation for the non-combatant evacuation operation (NEO) *Sam’s reaction to the news that his company was heading to HKIA and how his Marines were informed *Sam’s use of TDGs set at HKIA in preparation of the NEO *His understanding of the situation on the ground before arriving at HKIA *A/1/8’s first day at HKIA, 14 August 2021 *The events of 15-16 August and A/1/8’s struggle to clear the airfield of civilians *Sam’s reaction to learning that the Taliban would assist with the evacuation and how he messaged this news to his Marines *The mental, moral, and physical state and morale of the company around this time *A/1/8’s time manning the North Gate and what gate operations looked like *Some of the concepts and tools from MCDP-1 and MCDP 1-3 that Sam used during the evacuation *Alpha/1/8's operations at HKIA from 20-22 August *The VBIED threat at HKIA *What A/1/8 was doing on 26 August, the day G/2/1 got hit by a suicide bomber *A/1/8's operations after the bombing and before it left the airport *What Sam observed in his Marines after leaving HKIA and his advice to leaders on helping their teammates deal with severe trauma *What it was like returning to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina *The effect that Marines' personal cell phones and access to social media had on operations at HKIA *The role of discipline in A/1/8's operations and how Sam and his leaders sought to maintain it *The role exhaustion played during the NEO and how A/1/8's leaders sought to overcome or mitigate it *A/1/8's logistics during the NEO *The most rewarding aspect of the NEO *What it was like watching Marines bring rejected civilians back out to the crowd *Those actions of Sam's Marines that make him proudest *The role and value of decision games in training and preparing for missions like the HKIA NEO *The Marine Corps History Division's interviews of BLT 1/8 Marines about HKIA *The one thing Sam would like Marines and other US service members to know about what A/1/8 did at HKIA Links US Central Command's "Findings and Recommendations—Attack Against U.S. Forces Conducting NEO at Hamid Karzai International Airport on 26 August 2021"…

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#13--Herman Stacy Clardy III 3:20:20

vor 3 years3:20:20

3:20:20

*The battalion commanders Clardy had as a company and field-grade officer and how they influenced him on how he views and practiced battalion command *What makes an ideal battalion commander. What makes a battalion commander from hell *The single most important thing battalion commanders do or should do for their unit *How Clardy’s time teaching at The Basic School and Infantry Officer Course influenced his preparations for and practice of battalion command *What a light armored reconnaissance (LAR) battalion is and how it differs from an infantry battalion *Clardy’s reaction to being selected for command of an LAR battalion *The steps he took to prepare for battalion command *Some of the inherent weaknesses of an LAR battalion and how he sought to overcome these *His advice to future LAR battalion commanders *His philosophy of command *What excited him most about being a battalion commander. What concerned him most *What the battalion commander’s relationship to the battalion’s staff sections should be *Clardy's professional military education efforts within the battalion *The one thing he wish he had known about his battalion before his assumed command of it *His efforts in preparing his battalion for Operation Iraqi Freedom-I (OIF-I) *A deep dive into the battalion's operations during OIF-I, including its role in Task Force Tripoli *Clardy's experiences commanding Regimental Combat Team-2, Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Command, and 3rd Marine Division *Characteristics of the best and worst battalions he’s seen *His thoughts on Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluations and Integrated Training Exercises *Common mistakes he's seen new battalion commanders make *What battalion command might look like in the context of Force Design 2030 Links Common Sense Training: A Working Philosophy for Leaders by LtGen Arthur S. Collins Jr. Company Command: The Bottom Line by Major General John G. Meyer and Major Spencer Beatty Cobra II: The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq by Bernard E. Trainor and Michael R. Gordon…

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