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Outpost Outspoken
by U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground
Outpost Outspoken is the official podcast of U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground, which conducts natural environment testing of military equipment in Arizona, Alaska, and the tropics.
Episodes
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 93
Host Mark Schauer talks with Yuma International Airport Director Gladys Brown about the cost-saving Intergovernmental Support Agreement between the airport and Yuma Proving Ground. Plus, Host Ana Henderson talks with YPG Army Community Service Division Chief Clarissa Ayala about Domestic Violence...
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 92
Host Mark Schauer talks with Engineering Support Branch Chief Mark Nelson about four decades of supporting testing on behalf of the warfighter. Plus, Schauer and Director of Emergency Services Donnie Lucas chat about 'Rock The Range: Sounds of Freedom,' YPG's large public open house and concert...
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 91
Host Mark Schauer interviews YPG Innovation Division Chief Garry Rosene about YPG's efforts to posture for future testing. Plus, Host Ana Henderson chats with Housing Community Director Christie Shew, who volunteers as an assistant cheer coach at a local high school in her spare time. The next...
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 90
Host Ana Henderson talks with YPG Data Scientist Neal Pillai about his experience at YPG as part of the Army Fellows program. Plus, Henderson talks with new YPG Fire Chief Matthew Kelly about the department's vital importance to the post and surrounding communities.
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 89
Host Mark Schauer talks with Chief of Staff Omar Silva about YPG's position at the forefront of conducting developmental testing of equipment that will be relied on by the future force. Plus, Schauer chats with test officer Rafael Ortiz, a San Luis, Arizona native involved with evaluating ground...
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 88
Host Ana Henderson interviews Tropic Regions Test Center Test Support Services Program Manager Mel Nickell about developmental testing military equipment in the world's most punishing jungles. Plus, Host Mark Schauer talks with Information Technology Specialist Sean Franklin about his recent…
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 87
From the punishing jungle of U.S. Army Tropic Regions Test Center (TRTC), Host Ana Henderson interviews jungle survival expert Eric Nicoliasen about the unique hazards of TRTC’s mission. Plus, Henderson talks with Contracting Officer Representative Mike Jonez, who recently rescued an elderly...
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 87
From the punishing jungle of U.S. Army Tropic Regions Test Center (TRTC), Host Ana Henderson interviews jungle survival expert Eric Nicoliasen about the unique hazards of TRTC’s mission. Plus, Henderson talks with Contracting Officer Representative Mike Jonez, who recently rescued an elderly...
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 86
Host Ana Henderson interviews Chief Warrant Officer 2 Melvin Bullard, Officer-in-Charge of YPG's elite Airborne Test Force, about the post's cargo and personnel parachute developmental test mission. Plus, Host Mark Schauer gets to know Chaplain (Maj.) Byron Denman, YPG's recently arrived...
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 85
Host Mark Schauer interviews Munitions and Weapons Test Officer Esteban Hernandez about countermine testing. Also, Host Ana Henderson talks with Religious Affairs Non-Commissioned Officer Sgt. Victor Villa about the YPG Chapel's importance to community life.
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 84
On the season eight debut of Outpost Outspoken, Host Mark Schauer talks with Radiofrequency Support Lead Michael Stoltenberg about the importance of radio spectrum in YPG’s test mission. Plus, Host Ana Henderson talks with Evelyn Eggins-Alston, YPG Child & Youth Services Coordinator, about her...
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 83
Host Mark Schauer talks with Dr. John Hunter, Chief Science Officer of a private industry customer testing at YPG to ultimately use artillery to launch payloads into low-Earth orbit. Plus, Host Ana Henderson chats with heavy equipment mechanic and crane operator Robert Valencia about his…
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 82
Host Ana Henderson talks with Engineering Support Branch Operations Research Analyst Peter Lariviere, Yuma Test Center's Mission Support Employee of the Quarter. Plus, Henderson discusses National Preparedness Month with Installation Emergency Manager Alex Villasenor.
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 81
Host Mark Schauer talks with Maj. Albert Wheaton, Yuma Proving Ground Deputy Police Chief, about being a non-roster invitee to the 1991 Atlanta Braves' spring training camp. Plus, Schauer chats with Information Technology Specialist Carlos Garcia about his wide-ranging volunteer work, including...
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 80
Host Ana Henderson talks with Staff Sgt. Angel Viveros, a member of Yuma Proving Ground's elite Airborne Test Force who was recently named Army Test and Evaluation Command NCO of the Year. Also, host Mark Schauer chats with Alabama native Cullen Wilkes, an Arizona National Guard Officer whose...
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 79
On the 250th Army Birthday edition of Outpost Outspoken, host Mark Schauer talks with YPG Commander Col. John Nelson about the upcoming June 14 celebration at Yuma's Colorado River State Historic Park. Also, Command Sgt. Maj. Mark Millare reflects on more than a quarter century of service. The…
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 78
Host Ana Henderson talks with Munitions and Weapons Test Lead Jorge Amaya about his experience in the Army's Executive Leadership Development Program. Plus, Henderson chats with Yuma Test Center Mission Support Employee of the Quarter Amanda Chavis, an equipment specialist in the Metrology and...
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 77
Host Mark Schauer talks with Test Vehicle Operator Harvey Quinn, a Desert Storm Veteran who has been involved in tests of virtually every Army vehicle of the last 20 years across YPG's punishing road courses. Plus, Host Ana Henderson talks with Budget Analyst Steven Tracy, recently recognized as...
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 76
Host Mark Schauer talks with Daniel Sanchez of Yuma Proving Ground's Technology and Investments Directorate about the future of developmental test. Plus, Schauer talks with Arctic Regions Test Center Security Specialist Guy Lene about Alaska's rugged conditions. The next episode of Outpost...
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 75
From the frozen ranges of U.S. Army Arctic Regions Test Center, Host Mark Schauer talks with Sgt. Maj. Graham Rooney about the importance of testing gear soldiers' lives depend on in the rugged natural environment. Plus, Schauer chats with Allied Trades Lead Seth Brennan about making test…
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 74
On the Season 7 premier of Outpost Outspoken, Host Ana Henderson talks with Desert Committee Chairman Joel Ramirez about the recent volunteer effort to stage YPG's first Army Ball since 2012. Plus, Host Mark Schauer chats with new YPG Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Director Christopher Reitman...
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 73
On the Season 6 finale of Outpost Outspoken, hear Host Ana Henderson interview YPG Information Technology Specialist Ron Hansen about his career in active duty and as a civilian. Plus, Henderson talks with YPG Combined Federal Campaign Coordinator Jim Stickney about this year's campaign. Season 7...
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 72
Host Mark Schauer talks with Combat Automotive test officer Jade Janis about the importance of testing military vehicles in a natural environment. Plus, Schauer chats with program analyst Minda Federmeyer about serving as a suicide prevention specialist as a collateral duty.
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 71
Host Mark Schauer chats with YPG welder Andy Pinkerton about supporting the post's developmental test mission for two decades. Plus, Host Ana Henderson talks with YPG firefighter/paramedic Barry Wise about his advocacy on behalf of mental health.
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 70
Host Mark Schauer talks with YPG Data Processing Branch Chief Ashley Thompson about using technology for efficiency gains in delivering test data to the Army. Also, Schauer discusses the post's experience with money-saving Intergovernmental Support Agreements with Plans, Analysis & Integration...
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 69
Host Mark Schauer interviews Range Planning Branch Chief Tim Szymanski about planning the safe operation of numerous inherently dangerous developmental test activities. Also, Host Ana Henderson talks with Family Advocacy Program Manager Mariah Boykin on Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 69
Host Mark Schauer talks with Range Planning Branch Chief Tim Szymanski about coordinating the safe operations of numerous inherently dangerous developmental test activities. Also, Host Ana Henderson discusses Domestic Violence Awareness Month with Family Advocacy Program Manager Mariah Boykin.
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 68
Host Mark Schauer talks with Senior Artillery Test Leader Ernest Ballard about his more than three decades of experience in developmental testing. Schauer also chats with Combat and Automotive Systems Test Officer Jose Jaramillo about testing tanks for warfighters.
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 67
Host Ana Henderson talks with Joel Ramirez, executive assistant to Yuma Proving Ground’s Command Group, about what led him to YPG and his extensive charitable work. Also, Henderson interviews YPG Police Officer Austin Howard about serving the community he grew up in and why community outreach is...
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 66
Host Ana Henderson talks with Gilbert Moreno, Senior Test Engineer at U.S. Army Tropic Regions Test Center, about testing equipment in extreme tropical environments. Plus, Henderson chats with Sgt. Bryant Hernandez of the YPG Health Clinic about the scores of volunteer hours he has devoted to...
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 65
On the season six premiere of Outpost Outspoken, host Mark Schauer talks with Rick Ramirez, a team lead in YPG’s Maintenance Test Branch who was recently recognized by the Yuma Police Department for helping a police officer being assaulted by a suspect. Plus, Schauer chats with YPG Firefighter…
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 64
On the season five finale of Outpost Outspoken, host Mark Schauer talks with James Branch, former commander of the Military Freefall School at YPG who is now the Senior Army Instructor for Yuma County’s first Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program. Plus, Schauer talks with Sgt. Jason...
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 63
Host Ana Henderson talks with Yuma Test Center Commander Lt. Col. Shane Dering about his Army career and two years in command.
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 62
Host Ana Henderson talks with Aviation Test Officer Gene Walters about his nearly 40 years of service at the proving ground on behalf of the warfighter. Plus, Host Mark Schauer chats with Executive Service Officer Jim Stickney about his collateral duty coordinating the post's participation in the...
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 61
Host Mark Schauer talks with Tyler Beach of YPG's Threat Systems Target Branch about working on the largest single repository of foreign threat systems in the continental United States. Also, Schauer interviews YPG Plans Division Chief Stefanie Jacobs about deploying to Afghanistan for nine…
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 60
Host Mark Schauer talks with Chief Data Officer Richard Hernandez about utilizing technology to make YPG's chief product even more efficient. Also, Host Ana Henderson interviews Firefighter Heather Banda about her community involvement on and off duty.
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 59
Host James Gilbert interviews Department of Public Works Director Luke Bailey about the complexity of YPG's facilities and infrastructure. Also, Host Ana Henderson talks with Army Substance Abuse Program Manager Scott Zaehler about the Army's Employee Assistance Program.
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 58
Host James Gilbert talks with Fleet Manager Adam Wood about telematics that are revolutionizing the management of the post’s large support vehicle fleet. Plus, Host Ana Henderson chats with Child and Youth Service Coordinator Sommer Cloinger about Month of the Military Child and the post's youth...
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 57
Host Mark Schauer interviews Occupational Health and Safety Specialist Scott Fenstermacher about Yuma Proving Ground's 'Zero Mils to Safety' initiative. Plus, Host Ana Henderson talks with Army Community Services Director Clarissa Benavides about National Child Abuse Prevention Month.
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 56
From the frozen ranges of Cold Regions Test Center (CRTC), Host Mark Schauer talks with Kevin Cummings, a forestry major from Massachusetts whose career at CRTC began by happenstance. Plus, Schauer chats with Hannah Henry, a Delta Junction, Alaska native who didn't know of CRTC's existence prior…
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 55
From the frozen ranges of Cold Regions Test Center (CRTC), Host Mark Schauer talks with Steven Prewitt, a Marine Corps veteran and current National Guard NCO working as a test officer at CRTC after years of testing experience in the Marine Corps. Plus, Schauer chats with Expeditor Gene Eggleston…
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 54
On this volunteer episode, Host Mark Schauer talks with YPG Plans and Operations Director Jeff Tatar, who has devoted countless volunteer hours in the Yuma community over the past three decades. Plus, Host Ana Henderson chats with Adam Ghannoum, a general engineer with YPG's Public Works...
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 53
Host Mark Schauer talks with Electronic Warfare Team Lead Yogendra Shrestha about the branch’s extraordinarily specialized test mission. Plus, Host Ana Henderson discusses Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month with Army Community Services Director Clarissa Benavides.
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 52
Host Mark Schauer talks with Robert Valencia, a heavy equipment mechanic and crane operator who supports the test mission in remote locations across Yuma Proving Ground's vast ranges. Plus, Host Ana Henderson chats with Tammy Ramos of YPG's Education Center about the services the center provides...
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 51
On the season five debut of Outpost Outspoken, host Mark Schauer talks with YPG Chief of Staff Minerva Peters about the Employee Modernization Effort for Relevant Growth and Enrichment (EMERGE) program preparing the workforce for the future test mission. Plus, host Ana Henderson talks with YPG…
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 50
On the season four finale of Outpost Outspoken, host James Gilbert talks with Randy Ehrlich, supervisor of YPG’s Threat Systems Target Simulations Shop, about the important role targets play testing munitions, artillery, and aircraft. Plus, host Ana Henderson talks with Reba Maxwell, manager of...
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 49
Host Mark Schauer talks with Metrology and Simulation Division Chief Brad Cox about his journey from the Marine Corps to Yuma Proving Ground. Plus, Schauer talks with Test Support Branch Chief Nickolas McColl about his service to the community beyond thousands of specialized weather forecasts.
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 48
Host Ana Henderson talks with Munitions and Weapons test engineer Mariela Cockburn Ojeda about her road to a rewarding career supporting warfighters. Plus, host James Gilbert chats with Sgt. Dennis Suggs, Religious Affairs Non-Comissioned Officer at the YPG Chapel, about his 14-year...
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 47
Host James Gilbert talks with YPG Fire Department Chief Gerald Ball and Deputy Chief Matthew Kelly about the recently-inked mutual aid agreement with the Martinez Lake Fire District . Plus, Gilbert chats with YPG Chaplain Capt. Ryan Pearse about the recent renovations at the YPG Chapel.
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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 46
Host James Gilbert talks with geodetic technician Darin Meeks about the importance of accurate geodetic measurement in accomplishing the proving ground's test mission. Also, host Ana Henderson talks with Military Freefall School Sgt. Maj. Matthew Krueger about the school's use of YPG’s vast…
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Outpost Outspoken is the official podcast of U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground, which conducts natural environment testing of military equipment in Arizona, Alaska, and the tropics.
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