MAJ Brian Hancock and Dr. Timothy Darr discuss their submission to the Civil Affairs Association "Call for Papers." Their submission, titled Integrating Civil Affairs Through the Application of Battlefield-Relevant Civil Information Management, discusses a future product of Civil Information Management and its relevance. The submission can be read at: https://www.civilaffairsassoc.org/post/2019-20-civil-affairs-issue-papers-integrating-civil-affairs...
May 15, 2020•40 min
U.S. Army Colonel Steve Battle discusses the Civil Affairs staff responsibilities during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Korea. Colonel Battle serves as the G9 for Eighth Army.
May 02, 2020•27 min
U.S. Army Civil Affairs officers Lieutenant Colonel Rachel Sullivan and Major Mike Karlson discuss their work during the COVID-19 pandemic in Korea and how they adapted to deliver valuable Civil Information Management products and CA support to staff operations.
Apr 15, 2020•45 min
Lynn Copeland, PhD, Civil Information Chief for the U.S. Army Special Operations Center of Excellence discusses the future of Civil Information Management, including tools CA forces will use in the field to collect and analyze civil information. Dr. Copeland encourages anyone in industry with tech solutions to support CA to contact her by email and pitch your concept. Produced and edited by John McElligott.
Apr 01, 2020•30 min
Part 2 of an interview with SFC Peterson and SSGs Bryant and McKneely. In this part of the interview we discuss recruiting through social media platforms, where we fall short in training, and how Civil Affairs NCOs can leverage the resources available and NCO experience to train develop soldiers at the unit level.
Mar 15, 2020•32 min
SFC Matthew Peterson and SSGs Christopher Bryant and Hailey McKneely join the podcast to give NCO perspectives on improving Civil Affairs doctrine, training, team organization and more in this two part series. "If you just keep it all internalized, all it does is create this vicious cycle where people like complaining and there is never a solution. You just end up wallowing in your own discontent, rolling around in it, getting dirtier and it just brings each other down." - SFC Peterson on issues...
Mar 08, 2020•30 min
Welcome to the One CA Podcast. Today, MAJ Ian Duke discusses his recent paper, "Civil Knowledge Battalion: Integrating Civil Affairs Information with the Information Environment." MAJ Duke placed 3rd in the Civil Affairs Issue Papers presented in Tampa, FL, at the 2019 CA Symposium. His paper is one of five that the Civil Affairs Association's partners will publish. --- Transcript: 00:00:00 SPEAKER_00 Guess what? I just got my diabetes supplies delivered to my door. Free shipping and everything....
Feb 21, 2020•36 min
This interview is with MAJ James Ontiveros, whom has published an article in Special Warfare about "Megacities and Dense Urban Areas." He discusses many of the issues facing both the Civil Affairs Community and the US Military with the rise of these dense urban areas. He also discusses the importance of the 38G program and how important CA doctrine will be as the future of CA operations is changing.
Feb 03, 2020•56 min
Welcome to the One CA Podcast. Today, we have Captains Kevin Chapla , James Micciche, and Kyle Staron discuss their paper "Civil Affairs as a Function of Smart Power: Redefining Assessments, Reporting, Education, and the Role of Civil Affairs within the Evolving Paradigm of Great Power Competition." Theirs was one of a few CA Issues Papers the Civil Affairs Association selected for publication. --- Transcript: 00:00:00 SPEAKER_02 Diabetes care made easy. U .S. Med delivers CGMs and supplies righ...
Jan 02, 2020•34 min
Welcome to One CA Podcast. Today we have Lieutenant Colonel Sue Gannon reflects on her time as commander of the 450th Civil Affairs Battalion, discussing her experience leading an Army Reserve CA Battalion, what it's like to be a Ready Force unit, and airborne training in the reserve. --- Transcript: 00:00:00 SPEAKER_02 Play the Virginia Lottery's founding family of scratchers in store and try the new Bucks triple play online game in -app or online today at valottery .com slash Bucks. Must be 18...
Dec 15, 2019•33 min
Welcome to the One CA Podcast. Today, we have author Sean McFate, PhD, discuss his book The New Rules of War: Victory in the Age of Durable Disorder and its application to Civil Affairs. Episode sponsored by Third Order Effects at www.thirdordereffects.com --- Transcript: 00:00:00 SPEAKER_00 Dries Homes is not your cookie -cutter home builder. We build homes to fit your life. 00:00:04 SPEAKER_01 Great! Can we add a big laundry room with a dog wash? Oh, 00:00:07 SPEAKER_00 absolutely. Ooh, how ab...
Dec 01, 2019•27 min
Welcome to the One CA Podcast. Today, we have Author Sean McFate, PhD, discuss his book The New Rules of War: Victory in the Age of Durable Disorder and its application to Civil Affairs. Episode sponsored by Third Order Effects at www.thirdordereffects.com --- Transcript: 00:00:00 SPEAKER_00 My poor baby. Got a cough and runny nose. Any ideas? Worried mama here. 00:00:06 SPEAKER_04 Sounds like the flu. Did you test for COVID? Probably just allergies. I hope it's nothing serious. 00:00:09 SPEAKER...
Nov 15, 2019•23 min
Welcome to the Once CA Podcast. Today, we have Abubakr Elnoor, PhD, who discusses life in Darfur, the conflict there, and his research into the driving forces for violent extremism and terrorist recruitment. --- Transcript: 00:00:00 SPEAKER_02 If the terrorist organizations are very successful in remote areas... 00:00:38 SPEAKER_01 Hi and welcome to the 1CA podcast. My name is John McElligot, your host for today's episode. We're joined today by Dr. Abu Bakr al -Noor, who is a cultural conflict s...
Nov 03, 2019•32 min
Welcome to the One CA Podcast. Today we have Major Devin Conley discusses the Civil Affairs experience at National Training Center rotations. Hosted by Sergeant Sarah Kelly. Sponsored by the Civil Affairs Association. --- Transcript: 00:00:01 SPEAKER_02 Is this a cold or something else? Maybe it's COVID. Might be strep. Hope it's not the flu. Seems like it could be anything. Stop guessing. Just go. With Innova Go Health Urgent Care, reliable care is just a tap away. Book a virtual visit, save yo...
Oct 15, 2019•22 min
Welcome to One CA Podcast. Today, we have Retired General Anthony Zinni present his argument for a unified, interagency command to bring together Civil Affairs forces and personnel from the Department of State, USAID, etc. General Zinni also tells the story of his nickname, "The Godfather." --- Transcript: 00:00:00 SPEAKER_02 Oh, could this vintage store be any cuter? Right? And the best part? They accept Discover. Accept Discover? In a little place like this? I don't think so, Jennifer. Oh, yea...
Oct 01, 2019•43 min
Welcome to One CA Podcast. Today we have CSM Garric Banfield, Command Sergeant Major of the 95th Civil Affairs Brigade at Fort Bragg, NC, discusses the 95th mission and organization and offers tips for current and future CA non-commissioned officers. --- Transcript: 00:00:00 SPEAKER_01 Is diabetes keeping you from enjoying life? US Med is here to help. 00:00:05 SPEAKER_00 With US Med, I can finally manage my diabetes without it managing me. 00:00:11 SPEAKER_01 With US Med, you can count on bette...
Sep 15, 2019•43 min
Welcome to One CA Podcast. Today, we welcome Justin Richmond, who describes the Impl. Project , a non-profit Justin founded which brings together professional expertise from the fields of diplomacy, development, and technology. The Impl. The project is known for community-led, data-driven solutions for international development and stability. Connect with Justin Richmond on LinkedIn . --- Transcript: 00:00:00 SPEAKER_04 These communities have an incredibly high threshold, a high tolerance for in...
Sep 01, 2019•35 min
Welcome to One CA Podcast. Today we welcome Alexandra Lamarche , Advocate for Sub-Saharan Africa at Refugees International, discusses the internally displaced people and humanitarian crisis in Cameroon. Alexandra was interviewed by J. David Thompson in his first episode as One CA podcast host. He is a Civil Affairs Major in the Army Reserve. We're so fortunate he agreed to join the One CA team! Connect with Major Thompson on LinkedIn . --- Transcript: 00:00:00 SPEAKER_00 Play the Virginia Lotter...
Aug 15, 2019•28 min
Welcome to One CA Podcast. Today we have Jamie Schwandt, Major in the Army Reserve, talks about swarm intelligence, swarm learning, red teams, and how they relate to Civil Affairs. We also discuss lessons learned from Ender's Game. Major Schwandt is a prolific writer. Learn more about him and his ideas at https://www.jamieschwandt.com/ --- Transcript: 00:00:00 SPEAKER_01 Being afraid, my third point was leaders' fear that they would expose as frauds. 00:00:44 SPEAKER_04 Welcome to the 1CA Podcas...
Aug 01, 2019•31 min
Colonel Jay Liddick and Lieutenant Colonel Scott Dickerson discuss the ongoing Force Modernization Assessment, its phases, and potential outcomes for Army Civil Affairs. Colonel Liddick is the CA Commandant and Lieutenant Colonel Scott Dickerson is the Chief of Concept Development, JFK Special Warfare Center and School.
Jul 15, 2019•50 min
Narayan Khadka, PhD, discusses Nepal, the caste system, and training Army and Marine Corps Civil Affairs. Dr. Khadka is a Psychological Cultural Anthropologist, and holds a doctorate in ethnic and cultural conflict from Nova Southeastern University, and three master’s degrees in conflict resolution, political science, and law from New Delhi, Katmandu, and Greensboro, NC. Originally a refugee from civil war in Nepal, he specializes in the pathology of family and community trauma and breakdown fro...
Jul 01, 2019•35 min
Welcome to the One CA Podcast. Today we have Colonel Jay Liddick, CA Commandant, and Lieutenant Colonel Scott Dickerson, Chief of Concept Development, discuss CA in large scale combat operations. COL Liddick and LTC Dickerson co-authored with Major Linda Chung a paper titled, "Calibrating Civil Affairs Forces for Lethality in Large Scale Combat Operations. Published in Small Wars Journal , the authors argue that, in the future operating environment of Multi-Domain Operations, "CA must counter en...
Jun 15, 2019•40 min
Welcome to the One CA Podcast. Today, Major Giancarlo Newsome and Captain Jesse Elmore discuss turning the 38G Military Government Specialist program from strategy to reality. Their article, "Civil Affairs 38G Functional Specialists: From Strategy to Reality," tied for third place at the 2018 CA Symposium. It was published in the 2018-2019 Civil Affairs Issue Papers on "Optimizing Civil Affairs." Copies are available to download on the Civil Affairs Association website . --- Transcript: 00:00:00...
Jun 03, 2019•32 min
Welcome to One CA Podcast. Today we have Nicholas Krohley , PhD, Founder of FrontLine Advisory , and author of "The Death of the Mehdi Army," discussing human terrain and the need for better processes to integrate the mission of Civil Affairs with other military elements. --- Transcript: 00:00:01 SPEAKER_00 With New Year's resolutions, many of us will make a vow to eat healthier, and that's a good thing. But what about our beloved pets and their nutrition? Greetings, I'm naturopathic Dr. Dennis ...
May 03, 2019•41 min
Welcome to One CA Podcast. Today we have Dale Yeager, CEO, Seraph the Problem Solving Company , provides tips to keep you safe when traveling abroad. Host John McElligott. --- Background song "Something Elated" by Broke For Free. --- Transcript: 00:00:00 SPEAKER_01 Powder your wigs and fasten your buckles. The Virginia Lottery has a new family of scratchers. From Washington to Jefferson, Lincoln, Hamilton, and Jackson, these new scratchers are historic to say the least. And with the new Bucs tri...
Apr 16, 2019•30 min
Welcome to One CA Podcast. today, we have Cori Wegener, Director of the Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative, discussing cultural heritage preservation, Monuments Men, black market sales of antiquities, the U.S. Committee of the Blue Shield, and work in Syria and Iraq. --- Background song "Something Elated" by Broke For Free. --- Transcript: 00:00:00 SPEAKER_02 There's a discussion going on right now about Mosul, about preserving or trying to reconstruct historic sites. Is that really what the...
Apr 01, 2019•34 min
Welcome to One CA Podcast. Today, we have Major General Darrell Guthrie, Commander, US Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), discussing the command, his priorities and vision for Civil Affairs, and whether CA has a sales problem. --- Transcript: 00:00:00 SPEAKER_02 We provide... Welcome to the 1CA podcast. My name is John McElligot, your host for today's episode. We have a very special guest, Major General Daryl Guthrie. He's the Commanding General of the U .S. Army...
Mar 16, 2019•34 min
Welcome to One CA Podcast. Today we have Kwadjo Owusu-Sarfo , PhD, is a cultural conflict sociologist with Valka-Mir Human Security, LLC. We discuss Ghanaian culture, the Dagbon conflict, his research related to Boko Haram, and how Civil Affairs forces could better integrate with host communities. --- Transcript: 00:00:00 SPEAKER_03 you know, with few exceptions, each extremist, terrorist, uh, violent gang. 00:00:35 SPEAKER_01 Welcome to the 1CA podcast. My name is John McElligot, your host for ...
Mar 01, 2019•40 min
, we welcome Manya Dotson, who shares her views on a career in the NGO community and the differences between development and defense. We also discuss the need for more mental health support for NGO workers. --- Music courtesy of Broke for Free. --- Transcript: 00:00:00 SPEAKER_02 You know, what I did was wrap it up in duct tape and throw it into the basement, hoping that maybe it wouldn't, if it was just wrapped in duct tape and compartmentalized and thrown into the basement of my mind, that it ...
Feb 15, 2019•35 min
Welcome to One CA Podcast. Today we have Major Wyatt Hughes discusses his experience training the Central Readiness Force, a component of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force. Major Hughes had been a member of the Army Reserve Engagement Team --- Japan. Haiko drum music courtesy of Bensound. --- Transcript: 00:00:00 SPEAKER_02 Japan's known for Godzilla movies. So they had a new one come out called Shin Gojira, means New Godzilla. And the Simic team leader, Lieutenant Colonel Kawasaki, told me...
Feb 02, 2019•38 min
