GRP-118: Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories: The Guardian Group

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GRP 117-The speed of the leader is the speed of the gang: Insight from a Special Missions Commander

July 18, 2018

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We’re back from a podcasting hiatus with a great episode. I spent my fourth of July morning talking with Army Colonel Scott Kelly. Colonel Kelly spent over 23 years in the military working in various roles as a commanding officer. We touched on several topics including special operations selection, leading men at the pinnacle of combat arms in special missions, family, and the large task of running an Army. Colonel Kelly is also the director of the Green Beret Project which does invaluable work with at risk youth. Please check them out. Enjoy.

0:00-Intro

7:33-Colonel Scott Kelly’s Army career

9:42: Special Operations Selection. The role of a Commanding Officer in Special Operations.

32:00-Being at the top of your game. The burnout of the Special Operations community and the burden on the families.

57:16-Working at the strategic level. Attending the War College.

1:13:06-The Green Beret Project

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GRP 116-All warfare is based on deception: A Warfighters Perspective

June 7, 2018

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Back on this week's podcast is Bob Keller. Bob is a 21-year veteran of the U.S. Army Special Operations community with time served in the Ranger Regiment, Army Special Forces, and elsewhere. Bob now runs a tactical training company called Gamut Resolutions. We talked about his pre army days, the tactical training industry, and training law enforcement. Enjoy

0:00-Intro

11:32-The tactical training industry.

37:18- Operation Blue: free training for law enforcement

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GRP 115-ARMY OF NONE: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War

May 9, 2018

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GRP 115- Our guest for this week’s episode is Pentagon defense expert and former U.S. Army Ranger Paul Scharre. Paul’s new book, ARMY OF NONE: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War is a necessary analysis of this new world. In the book, Scharre traces the emergence of this technology, drawing on incisive research and his personal experiences through four combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan to explore the moral and practical challenges of machine-decision making in today’s messy, modern wars.

We covered:

• The rise of fully autonomous weapons and the movement to ban them

• The legal and ethical issues surrounding autonomous weapons

• The role of artificial intelligence in military technology

• How fatal incidents of autonomous weapons gone wrong inform and refine operating procedures, doctrine, and software

• How do nations trust one another in an environment of autonomous weapons and cooperate to avoid harmful outcomes?

• When a robot kills, who stands trial?

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GRP 114- Force has no place where there is need of Skill: A Special Missions Command Sergeant Major

April 18, 2018

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GRP 114- Force has no place where there is need of Skill-Herodotus: A Special Missions Command Sergeant Major

We have a very special guest on for this week’s podcast. Command Sergeant Major Thomas Satterly joins us. CSM Satterly served as a Special Missions operator in the U.S. Army for 20 years serving in various leadership roles. His first experience in combat was during the various operations working as apart of Task Force Ranger in Mogadishu in 1993. We talked about his role in capturing Osman Atto which was portrayed in the movie “Black Hawk Down”. CSM Satterly was on the ground for October 3rd when two Blackhawk helicopters were shot down. At the time it became the longest sustained firefight since the Vietnam war.

Two snipers from Tom’s unit were awarded the congressional Medal of Honor sacrificing themselves to save one of the pilots of the downed helicopter. We talked about what it was like serving before and during the Global war on terror. Tom told stories from his time in selection and talked about some of the different leadership roles he worked in at the unit. Enjoy.

0:00-Intro

7:46- Interviews coming soon from The Veterans Project covering Lieutenant Sam Lombardo who fought during the Battle of the Bulge with the 99th Infantry Division. Tim covered a veteran of the French Resistance who served with Patton’s 3rd Army

12:49-Introduction to Command Sergeant Major Thomas Satterly. The Battle of Mogadishu.

17:08-Capturing Osman Atto

34:17-Hard lessons learned. An assessment of the enemy’s capabilities.

48:45-Leadership, mindset, and passing a special operations selection

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