Veterans Day – Dr. Josh Appel & Dale Dye
This Veteran’s Day show features two combat Veterans from two different generations sharing their perspectives: GWOT Veteran Dr. Josh Appel and Vietnam Veteran Dale Dye. Dr. Josh Appel served thirteen years as an Air Force Combat Search and Rescue Pararescueman followed by another thirteen years as a flight surgeon. He was a crewmember on the storied “Lone Survivor” rescue that pulled Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell out of a cliffside village in Afghanistan. He currently serves as Chief of Emergency Medicine at the Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System. One of the factors that attracted Josh to working at the VA [...]
Havok Journal Update – Charles Faint
Havok Journal owner Charles Faint joins us for a discussion about a variety of topics pertinent to the military & first responder communities. We begin with a topic that I suspect surfaces in the lives of many Veterans. In his article The 160th SOAR, and Me: “Not That Long Ago” …But It Was Charles shares what he experienced during a recent Branch Week at West Point. It was a bittersweet moment. “Memory has a strange way of preserving certain parts of your life in amber. The years before and after them move along normally, but some experiences remain fixed [...]
US Disciplinary Barracks Ft. Leavenworth – SGM Daniel Dodds
The US Disciplinary Barracks is our military’s only Level III maximum security prison. The USDB sits on the post at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas. Sergeant Major Daniel Dodds is retiring as the Director of Operations Sergeant Major for the US Disciplinary Barracks. He joins us to share some history of the institution and discuss their reform and rehabilitation programs. Prior to construction of the USDB, military prisoners were held at various stockades and state penitentiaries scattered around the county. Then Army Major Thomas Barr recognized this resulted in standards and discipline varying greatly across the system. He led the initiative to [...]
Havok Journal Update – Charles Faint
Havok Journal owner Charles Faint sits down with us for a broad ranging discussion on issues important to our Veterans, Military families and nation. As the voice of the Veteran community, the Havok Journal provides insightful and unvarnished articles combined with a little bit of humor. We begin with “Borrowed Battles and the Hunger for Higher Purpose.” Charles proposes that everyone needs a mission in life, especially young people. However, with so much time on everyone’s hands, people seeking purpose may be recruited to fight battles that are not really theirs. Sometimes these “causes” can turn violent or otherwise detrimental [...]
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.