After hearing the fear in his daughter’s voice when describing active shooter drills at her school, former Navy SEAL Mike Lahiff decided to do something about it. Along with other SEAL team members and tech experts, he the founded “Zero Eyes”. Their technology uses artificial intelligence to actively monitor security camera feeds to detect weapons. They now contract with schools, military bases, government properties and businesses in 30 + states.
Joe Winslow spent 21 years in the Marine Corps and saw combat in Iraq. He now uses his skills as an artist to produce custom designs and artwork through his business, The Tripoli Gift Company. His works appears in the White House and the National Cathedral in Washington.
Vinnie Montez always dreamed of being a cop. Now he has twenty years of law enforcement experience. He turned to stand-up comedy as a method of dealing with the stress of his job and is now a nationally touring performer.
In his book “Four Battlegrounds; Power in the Age of Artificial Intelligence”, award winning defense expert Paul Scharre sheds light on the new technologies that are changing the ways wars are begin fought.
In 2001 the Department of Defense called upon Tom Kubiniec to transform their cluttered weapon racks into organized, efficient storage systems. Today, SecureIt is the global leader in military weapon storage and armory design.
SecureIt President & CEO joins us.
Raised under the Communist regime in Poland, Drago Dzieran came to the United States as a political refugee with a bag of clothes and ten cents in his pocket. He would become a Navy SEAL as a way of repaying the gift of freedom granted by his new country.
“The Wingmen” describes the unlikely, unusual and unbreakable friendship developed between Astronaut John Glenn and baseball legend Ted Williams while flying combat together in Korea. Author Adam Lazarus joins us.
A-10 pilot Andra Kniep accomplished an unlikely feat. While flying combat missions in Afghanistan, she was awarded two Distinguished Flying Cross citations in two days. Andra joins us as part of our partnership with the Distinguished Flying Cross Society.
Navy reservist and noted actress/film maker Julia Ling (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Grey’s Anatomy, Chuck) created Silver Rose Entertainment to produce world class media content. They cast and hire Veterans through their Veteran Powered Films production company.
Julia and USMC Veteran Hiram Murray (The Terminal List) join us to discuss how film can help Veterans transition.
Joe Sciarra was 16 years old when Pearl Harbor was bombed. He was drafted into the Army immediately out of high school. As a member of the 25th Infantry Division he saw five and a half months of combat in the jungles of the Philippines and would also serve in the occupying forces in Japan.