最佳Warfighter播客 (2024)

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[FPV Drones Mini Series] Ep 2: How to Develop a World Beating FPV Drone Capability 52:49

2M ago52:49

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We didn’t get enough out of him the first time round, so Karl is back to dive a bit deeper into the challenges and opportunities around the FPV capability. And not least how FPV racing can support a lot of the lines of development required by militaries to successfully adopt this emerging technology. In a wide ranging conversation, we get down into…

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[FPV Drones Mini Series] Ep 1: Military FPV Drone Racing. The New Modern Pentathlon? 40:47

3M ago40:47

40:47

The Warfighter Podcast is back for very special mini-season looking at FPV (First Person View) drones and their impact in the modern battlefield. Even the most casual observer of recent conflicts will be aware of the impact that low-cost, consumer drones and home-built FPVs have been making across conflict zones. It’s likely that their impact is he…

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S2. E13: Prototyping Warfare: The Art of Buying, Training and Fighting Faster 49:22

6M ago49:22

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We are pleased to invite two heavyweight guests for our final episode of the season. Coming out of the shadows, we speak to Matt Chuter - our sponsor at Babcock. We were keen to learn more about how the latest evolutions in the battlefield are shaping the Crucible Teams thinking about the future design for Army collective training. Matt also reflec…

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S2. E12: Realism - What does it mean for Military Training? with Anthony Pittman 45:04

8M ago45:04

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Strap in. For our penultimate episode of the season we tackle what might seem like a simple question, but proves to be expansive - What does it mean to deliver realism in Training? We are joined by Anthony Pittman who, as well having a lengthy service in the British Army where he lived and breathed training, is currently the Director for Developmen…

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S2. E11: Venture Builders: Unlocking the Nation’s Intellectual Capital 46:37

9M ago46:37

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We’re coming back to our favourite topic - how do we get innovative ideas off the ground and into the market for exploitation by the frontline. In past episodes we’ve discussed the ‘Valley of Death’ and the challenge described in the book ‘Crossing the Chasm’. This episode we speak to Owen Thompson, who deals with this every day in his role as CEO …

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S2. E10: Evolution of the Learning Ecosystem with Sae Schatz 44:27

10M ago44:27

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This week the Warfighter Podcast takes a small tangent - it’s not all running around with a dagger between our teeth. We are pleased to welcome Sae Schatz, who has an extremely diverse career so far, formerly serving as the Director of the Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Initiative, a published author and expert in learning sciences. Before joi…

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S2. E9: Grey Zone Conflict 47:45

10M ago47:45

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Yet another guest that we’ve been dying to get on since last season. We are pleased to welcome Ethan to the podcast to talk about the work he’s been involved in to understand and model the ‘grey zone’ in modern warfare. Ethan previously served as an Intel Analyst with the US Navy, and now works for Plexsys Interface Products, supporting the simulat…

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S2. E8: TES/MILES Definitely not Laser-Tag! 56:27

10M ago56:27

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On a subject we’ve wanted to cover for a while, we are pleased to welcome Andy Gales, who kindly agreed to come and give us all the details about the British Army’s Tactical Engagement System. Which isn’t a single system at all, but several systems integrated together to deliver critical Instrumented Live training for the British Army. Andy has len…

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S2. E7: What Next for Virtual Simulation with Pete Morrison 41:49

12M ago41:49

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Virtual simulation has been around for a while now, and there has been some great leaps and bounds in its fidelity - mainly through the adoption of commercially available technologies that run on standard (albeit high-end) computer hardware. One person who was there during the early emergence of these technologies was Pete Morrison - previously CEO…

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I/ITSEC Special: Death of the Military Metaverse? 57:24

1y ago57:24

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In the run up to I/ITSEC 2023 we are very grateful for Hadean agreeing to sponsor a special episode in two parts. Firstly, we are very pleased to introduce Royal O’Brien, Global CTO for Hadean. Royal has a considerable track record with the likes of Amazon, The Linux Foundation and a host of games related companies, including foundational work on t…

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S2. E5: Crossing that Chasm: Stories from the Frontline of Product Development 49:14

1y ago49:14

49:14

As a former Special Forces operator, Gareth Collier has had an impressive career to date, including responsibility for the development of the training and capability development of over 2,300 in the Australian Special Forces Command. While a successful military career does not automatically translate to being successful in business, Gareth provides…

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S2. E4: Gladiator: The Future for Air Synthetic Training 45:35

1y ago45:35

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Following on from the trend of finally getting some of the guests we had shortlisted for Season 1, we are very pleased to introduce Ruari Henderson-Begg. Ruari was previously SO1 Synthetics in Air Capability, and was also the Programme Manager for Gladiator - a distributed synthetic training system for Air Combat Training for the Royal Air Force. R…

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S2. E3: Building a Data Ecosystem: A Very Military Problem 48:46

1y ago48:46

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While Tom has been battling an annual occurrence of “Flymageddon” on his farm, the team have been busily lining up exciting guests for Season 2. We plan to pick up on many of the themes from Season 1 and start pulling those threads! This episode is no different, and we are pleased to be joined by Winston Chang from Snowflake who is their CTO for Gl…

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Episode 25 - Meet the Texas Crew 47:01

1y ago47:01

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Josh Stein and Matt Evens call in from Texas as Foundation 14 makes more moves in different states! Josh Stein opens up and shares lessons he learned while recovering from the injuries he sustained while deployed to Iraq in 2006. He shares how important motorcycle riding was to his journey and how he has been able to share the love of riding with o…

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S2. E2: Beyond Buzzwords: The Realities of Generative AI in Defence 44:47

1y ago44:47

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Well, we said we’d come back to the topic of AI and do a deeper dive into the subject. Since Generative AI sprung into our collective consciousness earlier this year, the hype hasn’t really died down. So we are pleased to explore the impact of the technology with someone who has direct experience of implementing AI into defence projects - Rob Albri…

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S2. E1: The Future of Land Training 54:34

1y ago54:34

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Today’s the day the Warfighter Podcast get to announce its new Sponsor - Babcock International, who have very kindly agreed to back our exciting schedule for the Season 2. To kick things off we are joined by Matthew Chuter who’s the Campaign Director for CTTP at Babcock. We start the discussion around the CTTP Programme recently launched in the UK …

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Season 2 Trailer plus Bonus Episode on: The Cultural Challenges for International Training & Collaboration 34:21

1y ago34:21

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The Cultural Challenges for International Training & Collaboration You thought you’d heard the last of The Warfighter Podcast? We’ve been taking a short break - Tom’s been working hard on the farm and Colin has been off sailing (OK, not much sailing but the fish weren’t going to snorkel themselves). We are now pleased to be able to say that Season …

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Episode 24 - The Foundation moving into Indiana with Matt and Brandi Thorp 1:02:44

1+ y ago1:02:44

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Matt and Brandi Thorp drive up from Indiana to share their story covering their time in the Marines and coming home. Not only do we hear Matt's perspective but Brandi jumps in and gives us for the first time on this podcast a side by side view of the service member and the spouse perspective together through deployments and leaving the military. In…

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Episode 23 - Comfort mods for your bike 46:19

1+ y ago46:19

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Join us as Nick Queen goes back to his dealer days and walks us from handle bars to highway pegs as we explore ways to add "miles and smiles" to your riding experience. Follow Foundation 14 on Facebook for information on poker runs, bike nights and events mentioned in this episode! If you, or someone you know, needs support and wants to make a chan…

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Modelling and Simulation Means Prizes: NATO MSaaS Jam 2023 32:21

1+ y ago32:21

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In another first, the Warfighter Podcast are very pleased to be able to work with NATO Modelling and Simulation Working Group to cover their latest initiative - the MSaaS Jam, hosted at the Tech Grove, Orlando, Florida. For those that don’t know this is the spiritual home for Modelling & Simulation across the US DoD. Over a weekend in June, teams w…

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Warfighter LIVE: “The P-Word - How Can Platforms Help?” | DSET 2023 39:02

1+ y ago39:02

39:02

Our first foray into the real world, Warfighter Live hosted its first panel discussion at DSET in Bristol and kindly sponsored by VRAI - more about them below. We were joined by a highly experienced guests that brought a diverse range of views to the discussion: Lucy Walton - Head of Training at BAE Systems Neil Curren - R&D Lead at VRAI Adam Easto…

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Episode 22 - Riding the Blues Away 53:02

1+ y ago53:02

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Its finally riding season in Michigan! Join Dan Cowan, Nick Queen, and Josh Wieringa as they share their riding plans for the summer, explore routes across the state, and share favorite memories of events and rides they have done in the past. Follow Foundation 14 on Facebook for flyers on poker runs, bike nights and events mentioned in this episode…

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DSET 2023 Teaser & Overview 16:50

1+ y ago16:50

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In advance of the very first Warfighter Live event at DSET Bristol, we speak to Tess Butler (CEO of Ruddy Nice Ltd), who has been delivering DSET with her team since 2016 - so now in its 8th year. For those that haven’t heard of DSET it is one of the fastest growing Defence Training & Simulation events in Europe, with attendees from over 41 countri…

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Ep. 018: What’s all the fuss about Platforms? - Len Granowetter 43:23

1+ y ago43:23

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In our final education episode for this season, we are very pleased to welcome Len Granowetter, CTO for MAK Technologies. For those that don’t know Len, he has been at the forefront of some of the most demanding simulation challenges and applications on large scale projects. Most notably MAK’s software is integral to the UK Gladiator and Australian…

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Episode 21 - Healing from Substance Use 1:06:15

1+ y ago1:06:15

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Dan Cowan joins Maria Caruso and Josh Wieringa to discuss substance use and recovery. Dan shares from his personal journey on coming home, substances, and becoming a Foundation 14 Bike Recipient. Dan goes into details about his motivators for making change and shares some of the things that have helped him. If you are in a place that you want to ma…

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Ep. 017: How to Disrupt Without Destroying with Luke Shabro 50:25

1+ y ago50:25

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This episode we are very pleased to be joined by Luke Shabro, a former Intelligence Analyst and US Navy veteran, he is now the Deputy Director at Army Futures Command TRADOC and jointly runs the US Army Mad Scientist initiative. We don’t mind saying that the US Army Mad Scientist podcast provided quite a bit of inspiration for the Warfighter Podcas…

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Episode 19 - The 20th Anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom 58:51

1+ y ago58:51

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20 March 2023 was the 20th Anniversary of the 2nd invasion of Iraq and the kick off of one of America's longest and all volunteer wars. Drew, Nick and Josh review the history of Operation Iraqi Freedom while sharing personal experiences to highlight the various struggles and difficulties of deploying and finding meaning during and after coming home…

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Ep. 016: Horizontal Scaling of Synthetic Environments - Jason Kennedy 54:28

1+ y ago54:28

54:28

Following on from our previous episode with Joe Robinson, we are joined by Jason Kennedy who is the VP of Engineering at Improbable. Jason has an impressive background in, having previously directed large teams of engineers to push the boundaries of simulation technology for defence and space applications. In a full and frank discussion, Jason desc…

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Ep. 015: The Thing About HLA - Björn Möller 27:50

1+ y ago27:50

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Continuing our Education series we are very pleased to Welcome Björn Möller who, whilst serving as the President of Pitch Technologies, is also one of the leading authorities in distributed simulation standards. Bjorn has been deeply involved in shaping the HLA simulation standard for the past 30 years. Bjorn expertly breaks down what can be a comp…

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Ep. 014: From Coalface to Creation, Why Bottom-Up Innovation Matters - Ed Ebbern 44:48

1+ y ago44:48

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We know we talk a lot about innovation on this podcast, but this week we look into an interesting initiative to stimulate and grow ideas across all arms of the UK Armed Forces. The military relies on harnessing the latest technology in order to gain an advantage of it’s adversaries, however this is often hard won. The pace of technological change i…

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Episode 20 - Fighting Fit Gym 43:33

1+ y ago43:33

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In this episode we meet Foundation 14 bike recipient, Pat Calendar and his friend Barry, owner of Fighting Fit. Pat shares his personal journey of coming home and how he has grown and started the healing from his experiences in the US Army. From meeting Jay and Maria to receiving a bike and what happened after how he continued the journey and met B…

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Ep. 013: Beyond Technology, Rethinking Defence Training - Christina Balis 50:50

1+ y ago50:50

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This episode is a different take to our normal subjects. We are joined by Christina Balis, Global Campaign Director for QinetiQ, who looks at the non-technological aspects to tackling the challenges of Training Transformation. Christina brings broad experience to this problem, from outside defence as well as within. Christina argues that the challe…

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Ep. 012: Synthetic Internet, The New Frontier - Robert Pratten 35:48

1+ y ago35:48

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We are joined by the CEO of Conductrr, Robert Pratten, who takes the time to provide us with a masterclass in the development of virtual copies of the internet - or synthetic internet. While not necessarily a new idea, Robert explains some of the more recent approaches and applications for this type of technology, which is especially relevant to mu…

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Ep. 011: Unpicking the "Military Metaverse" - Joe Robinson 56:01

1+ y ago56:01

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In a long anticipated episode, we are joined by Joe Robinson who is the CEO of Improbable Defence. In a wide ranging discussion, Joe kicks off by tackling the Metaverse question, defining what it means to Defence, and providing his own personal views on how it might be implemented over the coming years. Joe also provides a short update on some inte…

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Ep. 010: The Psychology Behind Building Better Operators 50:22

2y ago50:22

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For this episode we are pleased to be joined by Lon Bartel, who offers his insights from the perspective of Law Enforcement training. Lon is the VP of Training & Curriculum at VirTra, based in Arizona. He is a former police officer with over 25 years of experience, qualified as a range and tactical instructor and a published author. He is currently…

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Ep. 009: Real Time Graphics Explainer 39:28

2y ago39:28

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For this episode we are very lucky to be joined by John Hoggard from the Defence Academy of the UK, in Shrivenham. John is a full time lecturer in Defence Simulation and Modelling, and teaches on a number of courses delivered to civilian and military personnel who go on to work on major simulation projects across industry, defence and the civil ser…

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Episode 18 - Meet the Military Spouses. 39:05

2y ago39:05

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In this episode Chris and Josh Wieringa speak to the spouses of some of our hosts about thier experiences as military spouses. Our guests in studio are Amy Cummings (Drew's spouse), Chante Pegouskie (Goose's spouse) and Kari Wieringa (Josh W's spouse). We thank them for freely and openly discussing their experiences and sharing their views and hope…

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Ep. 008: Avoiding The Innovation Valley of Death 57:12

2y ago57:12

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This week Colin has been finding all the rust holes on his Landrover chassis, whilst Tom was playing with ChatGPT, and some other AI tools. The results are revealed later in the episode. This week the format changes slightly as we are joined by two guests from the UK Defence & Security Accelerator (DASA) - Stacey Crump and Tom Adamson. Our guests g…

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Episode 17 - Fisher House & Student Veterans of America 41:07

2y ago41:07

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In this episode Chris, Maria and Josh Wieringa speak to Kate Melcher, Executive Director of Fisher House Michigan as she shares with us the mission of Fisher House and their exciting updates for Fisher House Detroit. We also have in studio Andrew Cleveland the Michigan Student Veterans of America (SVA) President. Who shares from his own experience …

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Ep. 007: Data Analytics on the Front Line 53:45

2y ago53:45

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Tom has Starlink problems and Colin is wondering if it was wise to install AI to control his garage door. Lots of exciting episodes planned, not least from our sponsor, Improbable. This week the Warfighter Podcast is joined by Al Roan who is Managing Director of Cervus - a company which delivers data insights for Defence and Security. Al, an ex-Arm…

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Military Insider's Guide to Extended Reality (VR/AR/MR) 44:05

2y ago44:05

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This episode, continuing our Education series, Tom and Colin are joined by Ian Ferguson who is a QGI working at the Royal School of Artillery, teaching and advising on simulation and training matters for the British Army. Ian has spent the last 3 years working in the Simulation Wing of the RSA, trialling and experimenting with a range of XR technol…

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Ep. 005: NATO Synthetic Training in the Multi-Domain Era 44:47

2y ago44:47

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Tom is recovering from the usual bout of seasonal flu, but still finds time to reflect on what a fascinating time it is for the M&S world. As this is the penultimate episode for the year it was a chance to look back on what’s gone on as well as think about what might be in store for 2023. Our guest for this episode is none other than Robert Seigfri…

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Ep. 004: Demystifying Artificial Intelligence 46:37

2y ago46:37

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Tom & Colin provide an update on their preview of the Improbable Defence Skyral platform, at their HQ in London. Colin has returned from I/ITSEC in Orlando and was able to see the Improbable Defence demo and provides a summary of the main discussion themes from the show. We discuss how there is a greater demand for realism and scale across simulati…

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Episode 16- Holiday Reminders Part 2 43:34

2y ago43:34

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Welcome Back everyone! We are back in the studio!! A continuation of the conversation from Episode 9- Holiday Reminders. We are joined by Kari Wieringa (Josh's wife) who brings the perspective of a veteran spouse. Not all veterans may have the same experiences, but it can still be a tough time of the year for them and those around them. We apprecia…

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Episode 9 - Holiday Reminders 43:10

2y ago43:10

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Welcome Back everyone! We are back in the studio!! With it being that time of the year, we wanted to take a quick minute to bring up the important messages discussed in this episode from last year on Holidays and veterans. Take a listen. Stay tuned on Sunday December 4, 2022. We will be releasing a new episode! This new episode will be a continuati…

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Understanding the Defence 3D Modeling Pipeline 36:00

2y ago36:00

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Tom & Colin introduce the first episode of Season 1's education episodes. This episode is designed to be referred to when you (the listener!) have a need to 'gen up' on 3D modeling. Specifically related to the defence industry. 3D Modeling Topics Covered: 1. Scoping the work/Design A careful process that can take several discussions with a new clie…

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Ep. 002: Robot Wars - The Robotic Fighting Echelon 50:30

2y ago50:30

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Tom & Colin discuss the forthcoming demo of the new Improbable platform that is scheduled for an early demonstration this week. Also some comments about the international breadth of listeners and guests scheduled for later episodes - please keep the suggestions coming. Our guest on this show is Steen Bisgaard who heads up an Australian startup deve…

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Ep. 001: Building Better Warfighters 45:47

2y ago45:47

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For our first episode, the Warfighter Podcast was honoured to host a real live, all-American Warfighter - Col Arnel David, US Army. Arnel speaks about what it means to be a Warfighter, and the importance of exercising the decision making process for leaders and how this can be enabled through wargaming techniques. Through the Fight Club initiative …

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Introduction to the Warfighter Podcast & Meet the Hosts 4:56

2y ago4:56

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Episode Overview: Tom and Colin introduce their new Simulation & Training Podcast, discuss the motivation behind it and provide a glimpse of the subjects and people that will be covered. The Warfighter Podcast is partnering with Military Simulation & Training (a respected industry publication) and will feature a regular slot with their Special Corr…

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Episode 15 - Veteran Benefits - Supplemental Programs 1:00:29

2+ y ago1:00:29

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In this episode Moderators Chris Johnson and Maria Caruso are joined by guest hosts Anthony Pegouskie, Josh Mull and Josh Wieringa, as well as guest speaker Elizabeth Robinson of HAP (Health Alliance Plan). We share a bit about the Foundations Plans for 2022 as we kick off this riding season, as well as some of our background and why we do what we …

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