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The Crucible - The JRTC Experience Podcast — 118 episodes
168 S13 Ep 33 – Closing the Kill-Chain with Digital Fires w/JRTC Subject Matter Experts
167 S03 Ep 14 – The Large Scale Combat Operations Casualty Care Problem, Pt. 2 w/JRTC Senior NCO Experts
166 S03 Ep 13 – Building Hard-to-Kill Platoons and Squads w/JRTC Senior NCO Experts
165 S13 Ep 32 – Getting the Fires Technical Rehearsal Right w/JRTC Subject Matter Experts
164 S05 Ep 18 – Inside the Gator Light Sustainment Battalion – The Sustainment Backbone of an Airborne Brigade w/Gator 06, LTC van Howe
163 S13 Ep 31 – The Transition Mindset & Thinking Beyond the Next Objective w/JRTC Experts
162 S13 Ep 30 – The Art of Command & Control Starts with the PACE Plan w/JRTC Experts
161 S03 Ep 12 – The Large Scale Combat Operations Casualty Care Problem w/JRTC Senior NCO Experts
160 S11 Ep 12 – Disrupt, Attrit, & Counterattack: Geronimo’s Art of the Defense w/JRTC OPFOR’s Subject Matter Experts
159 S13 Ep 29 – Continuing the Saga of Base Clusters in the Modern Fight w/JRTC Experts
158 S11 Ep 11 – Geronimo’s Drone War: sUAS Lessons from the Modern Battlefield w/JRTC OPFOR’s Multi-Domain Effects Cell
157 S13 Ep 28 – CBRN at the Brigade Level during Large Scale Combat Operations w/JRTC Experts
156 S01 Ep 39 - Transforming the Army for the Next War w/CSM Ray Harris (T2COM CSM) and CSM(R) Todd Sims (FORSCOM CSM)
155 S13 Ep 27 – Building the Common Operating Picture and the Battle for Shared Understanding w/JRTC Experts
154 S05 Ep 17 – Sucks to Suck: Lazy Logisticians Leads to Culmination w/JRTC Experts
153 S05 Ep 16 – Proper Sustainment Planning & Preparation w/LTC DiGiovanni, 626th Light Support Battalion
152 S11 Ep 10 – Drone vs Counter-Drone Fight of the Modern Battlefield w/JRTC OPFOR & COL(R) Bill Edwards
151 S13 Ep 26 – Evolution of Battlefield Geometry in Modern warfare w/JRTC Experts
150 S13 Ep 25 – Cyberspace Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA) on the Modern Battlefield w/JRTC Experts
149 S13 Ep 24 – Incorporating Noncommissioned Officers into the Military Decision-Making Process w/JRTC Experts
148 S05 Ep 15 – Adopting a Maintenance Mindset Builds Combat Power w/JRTC Subject Matter Experts
147 S13 Ep 23 – Incorporating Noncommissioned Officers into the Military Decision-Making Process w/JRTC Experts
146 S13 Ep 22 – Is Intelligence Too Focused on Targeting w/JRTC BC2 Experts
145 S05 Ep 15 – LOGSYNC Meetings: Where Sustainment Gets Synchronized w/JRTC Subject Matter Experts
144 S13 Ep 21 – Air Defense at the Brigade & Planning for the Modern Air Threat w/CW3 Bryan Hartt
143 S13 Ep 20 – Military Decision-Making Process Outputs that Win w/JRTC Experts
142 S13 Ep 19 – The Importance of Rehearsals at Echelon within the Brigade w/JRTC Experts
141 S13 Ep 18 – Getting the Integrated Fires Support Plan Right w/JRTC Experts
140 S11 Ep 09 – Closing the Gap: Replicating the Modern Threat at JRTC w/JRTC OPFOR
139 S13 Ep 17 – Running Estimates Made Easy w/JRTC Experts
138 S05 Ep 14 – Sustainment Base Cluster Design Deep-Dive w/JRTC Subject Matter Experts
137 S13 Ep 16 – Base Cluster Basics w/JRTC Expert Sustainers
136 S11 Ep 08 – Machines before Men: Geronimo’s New Forms of Mass & Their Modern New Kill Chain w/JRTC OPFOR
135 S13 Ep 15 – Intelligence Preparation of the Operational Environment Done Right: A Whole of Staff Approach as the Foundation of Military Decision Making Process w/JRTC Subject Matter Experts
134 S05 Ep 13 – LOGSTATs: The Variables of Success and Frustration w/JRTC Subject Matter Experts
133 S13 Ep 14 - Recon without Cav: Fighting for Information in LSCO w/JRTC Subject Matter Experts
132 S13 Ep 13 - Presence, Planning, and Purpose: The Untapped Combat Multiplier of Unit Ministry Teams w/JRTC Subject Matter Experts
131 S13 Ep 12 - Depth, Mutual Support, Integration: Winning the Defensive Fight at Echelon w/JRTC Subject Matter Experts
130 S05 Ep 12 – LSB Staff Hacks & Why Sustainment ARSTRUC Isn’t the Risk Maneuver Thinks It Is
129 S13 Ep 11 - Sergeant’s Time or Leader’s Time? Who Owns Training? w/JRTC Subject Matter Experts
128 S13 Ep 10 - Air-Ground Disconnect: Why Enablers Fail in the Brigade Fight w/JRTC Subject Matter Experts
127 S13 Ep 09 - Fighting Across Islands: LSCO in an Archipelago Battlespace w/JRTC Subject Matter Experts in Hawaii
126 S05 Ep 12 – Casualties Don’t Wait: Medical Planning for the Hardest Days of Ground Combat w/JRTC Experts
125 S05 Ep 11 – BDE S4 vs SPO: No Dumb Questions, Roles and Responsibilities w/JRTC Sustainers
124 S13 Ep 08 - From Order to Action: Why Receipt of Mission Sets the Fight w/JRTC MDMP Subject Matter Experts
123 S05 Ep 10 – Ghost Logistics: How Sustainment Stayed Alive in the Box w/LTC Wilson, 307 Light Support Battalion
122 S13 Ep 07 - The Backbone in Action: Unleashing Non-Commissioned Officer Power at Echelon w/the JRTC Senior NCOs
121 S02 Ep 19 - Fight the Enemy, Not the Plan: Lessons from the Drop Zone w/Commanders from the Devil Brigade (1/82 ABD)
120 S01 Ep 38 – The Large Scale Combat Operations Symposium of Fiscal Year 2026 w/BG Jason Curl & COL Ricky Taylor
119 S01 Ep 37 – Light Forces, Heavy Problems: Airborne Division Lessons Learned from the Friction Factory w/All American 06, MG Brandon Tegtmeier
118 S05 Ep 09 – Triage Tips the Scales: Combat Medicine Realities in Large Scale Combat Operations with Combat Medicine Professionals of JRTC
117 S13 Ep 06 - Ammo, Assumptions, and the Artillery Fight: Lessons from the Box w/the JRTC Fires Support Task Force
116 S05 Ep 08 – The Joint Aid Station-Rear and Beyond: Medical Coordination from the Line to the Rear at the JRTC
115 S13 Ep 05 - The First Tactical Problem: Contested Reception, Staging, Onward Movement, & Integration (RSOI) in Large-Scale Combat Operations w/JRTC G4 & Plans /Exercise Maneuver Control
114 S13 Ep 04 - LOGSTATs and Lifelines: Getting Sustainment Right in Large Scale Combat Operations w/Two Senior JRTC Sustainers
113 S13 Ep 03 - Rotary-Wing Reality Check: Time, Terrain, and Tactical Reach on the Modern Battlefield
112 S05 Ep 07 – Triage Under Fire: What Leaders Must Know About Prolonged Casualty Care, Pt 2/2
111 S13 Ep 02 - Command, Control, and the Art of Enabler Integration within the Brigade Combat Team
110 S05 Ep 06 – Triage Under Fire: What Leaders Must Know About Prolonged Casualty Care, Part 1 of 2
109 S13 Ep 01 - Hip Pocket Training Premier and MDMP in the Defense
108 S02 Ep 18 – Bridging State Lines & Front Lines: How the Army National Guard Prepares for Modern Warfare w/COL Soults of TF Ryder, 2-34 IBCT (IA ARNG)
107 S05 Ep 05 – Care under Fire: Combat Medicine in the Chaos of Large Scale Combat Operations w/Three JRTC Medical Professionals
106 S03 Ep 11 – The Backbone of the Plan: Integrating NCOs into the Plan & Across the Warfighting Functions to Survive Large Scale Combat Operations w/JRTC Infantry TF CSMs
105 S03 Ep 10 – Modern Infantry Tactics, Ancient Truths: The Reality of Large Scale Combat Operations across Multiple Domains w/JRTC Infantry TF Seniors
104 S05 Ep 04 – From Brigade Support Battalion to Light Support BN in Mobility Brigade Combat Teams: Transforming Sustainment for Large Scale Combat Operations w/LTC Justin Bowman of 426 LSB
103 S08 Ep 03 – Wings of the Future: The Screaming Eagle’s Air Assault 2.0 (L2A2) in a Multi-Domain Fight during LSCO w/BG Travis McIntosh (Eagle 09)
102 S12 Ep 08 – La Familia at War: 7th SFG(A) “Red Empire” Adapts to Large Scale Combat Operation w/COL Nelson, CSM Dunn, & CW5 Villareal
101 S11 Ep 07 – Understanding the Challenge of the Dragon: Decoding China’s People’s Liberation Army’s Tactics and Strategy w/Mr. Peter Wood of the Foreign Military Studies Office
100 S01 Ep 36 – Order in Chaos: The Art of Synchronizing Battalion Operations in Large-Scale Combat Operations w/the JRTC TF-2 Team
099 S01 Ep 35 – From Wargaming to Warfighting: Military Decision Making Process That Delivers in Large-Scale Combat Operations w/the JRTC BC2 Team
098 S03 Ep 10 – No Shortcuts to Proficiency: Closing the Gap in Small Unit Lethality and Readiness
097 S01 Ep 34 – Warfighting at Scale: Planning, Leadership, and Lessons Learned in Large-Scale Combat Operations w/LTG Anderson of XVIII Airborne Corps
096 S04 Ep 05 – Drones in the Fight: Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems at Echelon during Large-Scale Combat Operations w/LTC Mason Thornal & CW3 Jerrad Rader
095 S05 Ep 03 – Blood, Sweat, and Battlefield Medicine: Medical Operations in Large-Scale Combat Operations w/two JRTC Medical Professionals
094 S02 Ep 17 – Leadership at Echelon & the Sergeant Major’s Impact on Warfighting within the BCT w/CSM Michael Hall
093 S01 Ep 33 – Large-Scale Combat Operations Symposium 2024 w/COL Ricky Taylor
092 S01 Ep 32 – The Backbone of the Battlefield: Command Sergeants Major in Large-Scale Combat w/CSM Oracio Pena and CSM Michael Hall
091 S01 Ep 31 – Planning in a Whirlwind - Myths, Realities, and the Need to Do Military Decision Making Process in Large Scale Combat Operations w/the JRTC BC2 Team
090 S10 Ep 03 – Breaking Down the Battlefield: Intel’s Role in Targeting and Decision-Making within the Brigade Combat Team w/the JRTC Intel Team
089 S05 Ep 02 – Sustainment as a Warfighting Function: Keeping Combat Power in the Fight w/Three JRTC Sustainers
088 S01 Ep 30 – Lessons Learned from Two Infantry Officers at the Maneuver Captain's Career Course w/CPT Wilson & 1LT Hoover
087 S07 Ep 06 – The Art & Application of Joint Fires in LSCO, Part 2 of 2, w/the JRTC Fire Support Enterprise
086 S01 Ep 29 - Relearning the Lost Art of Wargaming w/JRTC’s DCOG, LTC Ian Ginty
085 S07 Ep 06 – Strike’s Fires – A Mobile Brigade Combat Team’s Fire Support Enterprise in Large Scale Combat Operations w/LTC Haskell of 1-320 FA, 2nd MBCT, 101st ABN (AASLT)
084 S04 Ep 04 – Reconnaissance in a Post-ARSTRUC World w/JRTC’s DCOG, LTC Ian Ginty
083 S12 Ep 07 – Getting Pegasus Ready – 2 PARA’s Approach to LSCO w/LtCol Hitchins & RSM Groves of the British Arm
082 S07 Ep 05 – The Science & Foundation of Joint Fires in LSCO, Part 1 of 2, w/the JRTC Fire Support Enterprise
081 S01 Ep 28 - Breaking the Gridlock: Stryker Tactics in Restrictive Terrain & Multidomain Maneuver w/MG Doyle & CSM Kupratty of 4th ID
080 S05 Ep 01 – How to Sustain the Brigade Fight in Large Scale Combat Operations w/Three Senior Sustainers
079 S09 Ep 02 – Command Post Modernization and Survivability - Be Hard to Find and Hard to Kill
078 S03 Ep 09 – Preparing Warfighters to Take Company Command w/Two Small Group Leaders from the Maneuver Captain's Career Course
077 S08 Ep 02 – Planning and Employment of a Combat Aviation Brigade in Large Scale Combat Operations w/COL Nicholas Ploetz of 4th Combat Aviation Brigade
076 S02 Ep 16 – Red Arrow Resilience and Lessons from the Les Terribles in Action at the JRTC w/MSG William Kocken
075 S02 Ep 15 - Preparing for the Next Fight & the Army's Modernization Effort of Transformation in Contact w/COL Stultz of 2MBCT/101 ABN
074 S01 Ep 27 - Be Brilliant at the Basics: Advice for Army National Guard Units w/BG Riley & CSM Carver of the Oregon ARNG
073 S01 Ep 26 - Long Range Airborne Envelopment During Large Scale Combat Operations w/MG Work, CDR of the 82nd ABN
072 S09 Ep 01 – Establishing & Maintaining Command & Control on the Battlefields of Tomorrow w/MG Ellis, the Director of Network Cross-Functional Team
071 S02 Ep 14 – Realities of Large Scale Combat Operations at the Battalion Echelon w/MAJ Edward Worman & SGT Stephanie Smith of the 2-130 IN “Blackhawks”
070 S02 Ep 13 – Now and Then: Experiences and Lessons Learned Over Time at the JRTC as an Observer-Coach-Trainer w/CPT Whitney Strong & CPT Joshua Kent
069 S01 Ep 25 – Professional Reading for the Military Practitioner w/COL(R) Mike Kershaw of JRTC’s Leader Training Program
068 S01 Ep 24 – Training for Victory: How Combat Training Centers Build Combat Readiness of the Force & Shape the Future of Warfare w/BG Jason Curl
067 S07 Ep 04 – Brigade Targeting Process During Large-Scale Combat Operations w/CW3 James Crain of 10th Mountain Division
066 S01 Ep 23 – Large-Scale Combat Operations Symposium 2024 w/BG Jason Curl
065 S01 Ep 22 – Perspectives of a Warfighter: Leadership Lessons with the Sergeant Major of the Army
064 S03 Ep 08 – Paratrooper Basics & Preparing for an Airborne Joint Forcible Entry Operation w/a Rifle CO RTO, SPC Mitchell of 1-504 PIR
063 S01 Ep 21 – Developing Leaders for Combat at the Brigade through Corps Echelons w/LTG Stephen Smith
062 S02 Ep 12 – Developing BDEs & Their Leaders for the Next Fight w/a Pre-BCT CMD & a Current BCT CDR
Large Scale Combat Operations Symposium of '24 Teaser 01
061 S02 Ep 11 – Setting the Conditions for the BDE & BNs to Succeed in LSCO thru Staff Overmatch w/Devil 03, MAJ Tony Formica
060 S12 Ep 06 – Special Operations within Large Scale Combat Operations w/JRTC's Special Operations Training Detachment
059 S03 Ep 07 – The Life of a Grunt Leader: From a Ranger PFC to an Infantry Colonel w/COL Matthew Leclair
058 S11 Ep 06 – Spectre Team's Best Practices & Innovations w/Geronimo's Info War Cell
057 S1 Ep 20 – Training to Fight and Win in Tomorrow's Fight w/MG Buzzard of the Maneuver Center of Excellence
056 S1 Ep 19 – The Employment of Light Infantry Formations During Large Scale Combat Operations w/MG Gregory Anderson of 10th MTN
055 S12 Ep 05 – Army Special Forces During Large Scale Combat Operations w/BG Joseph Wortham of 1st SFC(A)
054 S07 Ep 03 – Fixing Brigade Combat Team’s Organic Mortars w/Three Seasoned Mortarmen, SFC Hernandez, SFC Fusek, & SFC Scholle from JRTC
053 S01 Ep 18 – Using Data to Feed Operations & Incorporate Emerging Tech on the Modern Battlefield w/LTC Beskow of ORCEN
052 S06 Ep 02 – Preparing US Army Engineers for LSCO w/Commandant of the US Army Engineer School, COL Clete Goetz & CSM Zach Plummer