General Robin Rand is Commander of Air Force Global Strike Command. He is responsible for all our bomber and nuclear forces. General Rand joins us on the 70th Anniversary of Global Strike Command to discuss heritage, capabilities and how important it is to take care of our airmen & their families.
Assimilation back into the civilian world proved a challenge for Ranger Medic Leo Jenkins. After submitting over 160 applications with only one call back, Leo says he officially became a "disgruntled Veteran". He fell into a deep fissure. The frustration of transition is best exemplified by the college that insisted he take a basic first aid course because his Ranger Medic qualifications "..didn't count because he did it in the military." A call from fellow Ranger Marty Skovlund led Leo [...]
Havok Journal Editor Scott Faith discusses several trending issues calling attention to the unique relationship between our Military and civilian leadership. There are many areas where our Civilian-Military Leadership can be discussed. An insightful discussion with one of our regular contributing experts. Scott is an Army Intelligence Officer with seven deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan - principally working with Special Forces Units.
By accessing Japanese, Chinese and Russian records from WWII, Author & Pulitzer Prize finalist James M. Scott sheds new and intriguing light on the famous World War II “Doolittle” raid on Tokyo in response to the attack on Pearl Harbor. Through extensive research and interviews with survivors, he exposes the vengeance exacted upon the Chinese populace and the raid’s connection to the Battle of Midway, a critical turning point in the Pacific War. Scott is widely heralded as one of [...]
William Shatner rode 2400 miles across America to raise awareness about the American Legion and it's programs. Along the way he found exhaustion AND inspiration. The Canadian born actor, author, musician and commercial pitch man began his career in radio. He moved to the stage performing Shakespeare and debuted on Broadway in 1956. His big screen career started alongside Yul Brynner in "The Brothers Karamazov" and his first role as a military officer came in the 1961 film "Judgement at [...]
It has been called the "largest fraud ever perpetuated upon the American public". Military fakers are not only stealing honor, in some cases they are stealing millions of dollars from the public. B.G. Burkett is the foremost expert on Stolen Valor and Author of the book "Stolen Valor; How the Vietnam Generation Was Robbed of Its Heroes and Its History" B.G. Burkett served with the 199th Light Brigade infantry in Vietnam. He was first inspired to pursue the issue after [...]
Astronaut Jim McDivitt's path toward being the 20th man in space was a circuitous one..including 145 combat missions in Korea and a Colonel who called him a "traitor" for leaving the Air Force to go to NASA. While flying in Korea, he completed his requisite 100 missions but extended his tour three times because they didn't have many combat experienced pilots flying at the time. Returning from R&R leave he missed the normal courier plane and that aircraft crashed while [...]
Credit: C-Span From Sun Tzu to Alexander the Great, World War II to current battles; military logistics have always mattered. The best trained soldier is less effective without food and water. Rear Admiral Thomas Traaen (US Navy Retired) lends his considerable years of experience to a very interesting discussion about how boots and bullets get to the front, military support of humanitarian disasters and more.
You recognize his face from roles in "Platoon", "Saving Private Ryan" and "Band of Brothers". But did you know Dale Dye was also awarded the Bronze Star "V" and THREE Purple Heart Medals during his service in Vietnam? Dye did not set out to be an actor but he was angered at how the average grunt was portrayed in Hollywood war movies. So he undertook a mission to bring accuracy and realism to Hollywood. His firm Warriors, Inc. is now recognized as Hollywood's [...]
LIVE Broadcast from the 2016 "Thunder and Lightning Over Arizona" Open House. Guests: Bob Logan, President DM-50 F22 Raptor Demo Team Chief TSgt Jonathan Billie Lynn May, DAV B-25 Flight Team "Thunderbird 4", Major Nick Krajicek Remote Broadcast underwritten by Mission Strong Arizona