Separations During the Holidays – Command Chief Master Sgt. Kelvin Hatcher
Separations from family, especially during the holiday season, is another sacrifice that our military members make on our behalf. Chief Master Sergeant Kelvin Hatcher joins us to highlight some of the challenges and discuss ideas on how to mitigate them. Chief Hatcher is the Command Chief Master Sergeant for the 355th Wing at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona. In that role he serves as Senior advisor for one of the largest installations in our US Air Force with more than 46,000 personnel, 152 aircraft and 51 BILLION dollars in assets. Chief Hatcher is in his 25th year of [...]
The Importance of the Guard and Reserve
We discuss the critical role played by the National Guard and Reserves with retired Arizona Air National Guard Commander Major General Ted Maxwell.
The Heroism of Robert Lodge – Leonard “Lucky” Eckman
During the Vietnam War, Major Robert Lodge was the foremost expert on "Combat Tree". The top secret program gave our fighters and advantage over the North Vietnamese MIGs. After his aircraft was disabled in an aerial dogfight, Lodge told his weapons officer to eject. Knowing his own capture on potential revelation of the top secret knowledge he kept could endanger others, Lodge went down with his plane.His friend and fellow Vietnam combat pilot Leonard "Lucky" Eckman is working to have Lodge awared the Medal of Honor.
Preventing Military Suicide – Lt. Col. Angela Stephens
During post partum depression, Lt. Col. Angelina Stephens began experiencing suicidal ideations. Despite potential risks to her career, she went very public with her story in order to help others.
Havok Journal Update – Charles Faint
Charles Faint joins us for another interesting discussion of topics featured on the Havok Journal.
The Heroism and Resiliency of 9/11
Producer Chris Meek and Director Michael Gier join us to discuss a new 9/11 documentary set to release on the 25th Anniversary of the attacks.