Podcast

Robert Wells had a distinguished 30-year career in our US Navy. His career included two ship commands: the AEGIS cruiser USS Lake Champlain during Operation Enduring Freedom and the guided missile frigate USS Lewis B. Puller. During his career, Wells was awarded twenty service medals including two Defense Superior Service medals and two Legions of Merit. Bob had over 5 years of White House & National Security Council experience in the Bush 43/Clinton administrations. He also served as Special Advisor [...]

John Mangan had a 25-year Air Force career, much of it flying as a combat search and rescue pilot. A Veteran of over 200 combat missions, John has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor twice, the Air Medal 12 times and the Aerial Achievement medal twice. His actions in combat have been documented in the books Not a Good Day to Die, None Braver, Zero Six Bravo, and Dead Men Risen. Mangan has taken lessons learned in combat and [...]

The U.S. Space Force formally became the sixth branch of our military on December 20, 2019. Their mission is straight forward; secure our nation’s interests in, from and to space. Space Force members are known as “Guardians”. Colonel Brandon P. Alford, Commander of U.S. Space Forces Southern, joins us to discuss the mission and tools available to our newest branch. The Space Force currently has no Guard of Reserve component, and with approximately 9,400 active-duty service members, is the smallest [...]