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Real Talk With Caleb — 144 episodes
Develop Resilient Airmen By Doing Difficult Things
Busy is not leadership
When It Doesn’t Go Your Way
The Air Force Promotion Process: Managing Expectations
What Is Our Responsibility?
Service Before Self Isn’t About Burning Yourself Down—It’s About the Profession We Chose
A Reason Your Team Perceives Your ______ Program as a “Good Ole Boy Process”
Air Force (stratification/EFDP) Specific: Are You Pursuing Excellence?
Stay in the Fight: Building Mental Durability for Airmen
What if More Mental Health Providers Never Show up…?
The Backbone Speaks! Being A NCO By TSgt Calvert
Model The Standard
Real Talk from the Truck: Don’t Let Pride Keep You Hungry.
NEW USAF PT, LET’s GO!
Enlisted Force Structure: 7 Sep 2025
The Climb was Greater than the Fall: A Story of Resilience and Redemption
Value Based Leadership Integration with the Crusaders of the 42 ABW
The Climb, You Can’t Bring Everyone!
Advice for SNCOs, from Chief McCool, PACAF Command Chief
Mission Analysis Without Emotion
Forget the Microwave
It’s That Important!
Why Deployable Combat Wings
Leadership is Vital
Be A Good Human
Squadron Readiness Reviews
Hard To Kill
How the McConnell’s Do Hard Things & KEEP FIGHTING!
STOP Seeking Affirmation
Self-Control
Initiative
Teamwork: Mission Over Function
The Tribe
Standards
Do Hard & Difficult Things Well
Be the ONE!
Don't Let The Enemy In The Front Door!
Weaponized Success
Life, Liberty, and Legacy
Accountability
You Can't Surge Trust!
What Will Your Legacy Be?
Make A Difference … Daily!
Resilience takes action
Focus on your treasure when you are in the fight
Focus on the WINS of 2023 and the OPPORTUNITIES of 2024
Keep going, you are inspiring others!
Remembering "Hustler 6" Keep Pushing
Put some more DOA in your HOOAH
Service Before Self
Ep. 00 Whatever it TAKES! with Brian Bowers (May 2020)
#H2K … Hard To Kill
Airmen, we MUST Look the Part
OPREP: Be a good human
Airmen’s Time: AFFORGEN
Airmen’s Time: Analyze the “advice” you receive!!
Ep. 59: The SkillBridge Network
Airmen’s Time, #4: It is “figureoutable!”
Airmen's Time, #3: Don't "Wish" You Were Better; "Train" To Be Better!
Airmen's Time, #2: Maybe your Comfort Zone is 100% Where You Belong!
Airmen's Time #1: Attitude of Gratitude
Welcome to "The Informed Airman" Podcast!
National Defense Strategy (NDS)
The National Security Strategy (NSS)
USAF Specific: The "Purple Book"
USAF Specific: The "Blue Book"
Ep. 58: Common Sense Leadership Approach with Jeff Carley, CEO of Summit Leadership
RTB: #HARDTOKILL Addressing Laziness
RTB: Advice from Col (ret) Michael Homan
RTB: Words of Encouragement to Maxwell/Gunter’s Newest SNCOs
Ep. 57: Brotherhood
RTB: Dash, Values, Purpose and being #hardtokill
Ep. 56: How Joe Bogdan Stays Physically and Psychologically Ready
Ep. 55: “Aye…Real Quick, Here’s My Perspective” With Deion Williams
Ep. 54: Caleb and Darryl talk about the “3 Dimensions of Inclusion”
Ep. 53: Lunchtime Leadership Lessons
Ep. 52: Battle scars and the road to healing...don't suck at leading, with Jeremy "the real one" Louk
Ep. 51: Legacy: A real conversation with MAC the legacy builder himself, on how important legacies are!
Ep. 50: Shamon and I discuss “Outgrowing It & Finding Yourself”
Ep. 49: Trauma and its lasting impacts on us with the one and only, Gen Van Pelt!
Ep. 48: (USAF specific) THE ENLISTED FORCE STRUCTURE
Ep. 47: Trauma, you MUST deal with it!
Ep. 46: We need more supervisors like Mike Rosa: How introspection leads to greater achievements
Ep. 45.5: RTB: Thoughts of Our Youth
Ep. 45: Katie’s take on: The Leadership trap of “I’ll just do it myself!”
Ep. 44 RTB: 🥾 🆚 🥿 (the short version!)
Ep. 14: BOOT Leadership
Ep. 43: The Clock IS Ticking!
Ep. 42: Overcomer, A Story of Guilt, Depression, Seconds from Suicide, and the Healing Journey
Ep. 41: Your Circle is Critical! How your story will become someone else’s SURVIVAL GUIDE!
Ep. 39: Performers Vs. Posers Part #2, the REAL convo with Chuck and Eric
Ep. 40 RTB: You HAVE a Voice NCO/SNCO; keep LEADING!!
Chuck wagon!! WARNO, there is more, a LOT more on the horizon with Chuck!!
Ep. 38: Performers Vs. Posers with Charles “Chuck” Ball, the living #legend!!
Ep. 37 RTB: A Lesson in Followership
Ep. 36 RTB: Toxicity
Ep. 35: RTB: Transparency
Ep. 34: RTB: Brilliant at the Basics
Ep. 33: RTB: Reaching Your Peak Potential
Ep. 32: Leaders, don’t lose your locker room!
Leadership: BOOTs Vs. SLIPPERs (the book)
Ep. 31: Airmanship, a discussion with Senior Joshua Roberts
Ep. 30: Senior Chat #2, part #6 with the #notpreviousdallasquarterback SMSgt Justin Romo
Ep. 29: Senior Chat #2, part #5 with the #servantleader SMSgt James Correll!
Ep. (0): Planted vs. Buried
Ep. (0) SNCO Expectations with the #SUPERCHARGED SMSgt Cranston!
Ep. 28: Senior Chat #2, part #4 with the #inspiring Sharon Nichols
Ep. 27: Senior Chat #2, part #3 with the #wise Alicia McQuay
Ep. 26: Senior Chat #2, part #2 with the #awesome Paul Ellis!
Ep. (0): Reaching Your Peak Performance / Potential
Ep. 25: Senior Chat #2 with The #AMAZING Tim Herrman!
Ep. 0: Chief V and Senior Schauder talk about Knowing your Story
Ep. 24: BOOT Leadership
Ep. 23: Senior Chat #1: "What I wish I would've known as a new Senior select...”
Ep. 22: 15 Lessons from "Legacy" Defender Edition with SrA Robert Romero
Ep. 19: Chief Chat #2
Ep. 21: 28 MSG Strategy deep dive
Ep. 20: 28 MSG, Meet Col Brady Vaira and learn about his leadership philosophy
Ep. 18: Circle of influence
Ep. 17: Opportunities vs Obstacles Part 2 with the #Patriot Tom LeMere
Ep. 16: Fair & Equitable Discipline, with Dignity...a convo with the Raider Shirts
Ep. 15: You aren't always the best...a lesson in followership
Ep. 13. Compliance vs. Commitment with SMSgt Joshua Roberts
Ep. 12: 28 MSG Racial Disparity Town Hall
Ep. (0): Opening to the report: Racial Disparity in the AF, a report by Chief V
Ep. (0): Full report: Racial Disparity in the AF, a report by Chief V
Ep. (0): Final thoughts: Racial Disparity in the AF, a report by Chief V
Ep. (0): Brittany overcomes: Racial Disparity in the AF, a report by Chief V
Ep. (0): Zo overcomes: Racial Disparity in the AF, a report by Chief V
Ep. (0): Kim overcomes: Racial Disparity in the AF, a report by Chief V
Ep. (0): Developing Inclusive leaders & organizations: Racial Disparity in the AF, a report by Chief V
Ep. (0): Warrior Stories: Racial Disparity in the AF, a report by Chief V
Ep. 10: Happy New Year Airmen, let’s CRUSH 2021!
Ep. 9: Air Force Racial Disparity Report: 2020
Special: Welcome to the Air Force Family! (the book + 2 associated podcasts)
Ep. 7: Authenticity & Vulnerability
Ep. 8: PT is important, but DON'T overdo it!
Ep. 6: Our Identity as Airmen
Ep. 5: C. A. R. E. Create A Remarkable Experience for those you lead!
Ep. 4 Chief Chat: "I wish I would have known that...!"
Ep. (0): Obstacles are just Opportunities in camouflage
Ep. 3: “‘We’ is GREATER than ‘me’” ~ Curtis and Chief V discuss "Human Connection" ... and a LOT more!!
Ep. 2: Chief V and Chief Rogers discuss "Human Connection 2.0"
Ep. 1: You are in your dash, so make it COUNT!