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Pineland Underground

By: USAJFKSWCS Ash Holzmann Derek Riley Jason Gambardella
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  • The official podcast of the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School at Fort Liberty, North Carolina. SGM Riley and MAJ Holzmann embark on a journey to provide the best podcast in the military with bi-monthly relentless awesomeness. Real. Bold. Un-restricted.
    2019 - 2023 Pineland Underground Podcast
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Episodes
  • Money is a Weapon | Brig. Gen. Dudley—the Counter Threat Finance expert in the U.S. Army
    Jul 1 2024
    Trailblazer does not begin to define Brigadier General Sara Dudley, who is truly undefinable. Finance officer by trade, Brig. Gen. Dudley is the Counter Threat Finance expert currently serving within the United States Army. From deployments in the Middle East to serving within the Special Operations Command, Brig. Gen. Dudley is a true testament to dedication to service, a true voice within the Department of Defense, and an absolute innovator. About our guest:Brigadier General Sara Dudley was commissioned in 1998 as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Finance Corps. Prior to her current assignment in U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School (USAJFKSWCS), she served in the Army Budget Office as the Director, Operations and Support within the Army Secretariat. Before heading to that position in the Pentagon, she held the position of Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC). Also within USASOC, she held the position as the Deputy Chief of Staff, Comptroller. About the hosts:Maj. Ashley "Ash" Holzmann is an experienced Psychological Operations Officer serving in the re-established PSYWAR School at the United States Army JFK Special Warfare Center and School.Sgt. Maj. Derek Riley is one of the most experienced Civil Affairs Non-commissioned Officers in the Army Special Operations Regiment. He has incredible deployment experience and serves within the Civil Affairs Proponent at the United States Army JFK Special Warfare Center and School. From the episode:Brig. Gen. Dudley's official bio:https://www.swcs.mil/Portals/111/DUDLEY_bios_Current_JAN2024.pdfRead more about the Money As A Weapon System (MAAWS) Concept:https://www.dau.edu/sites/default/files/Migrated/CopDocuments/MAAWS%20CJTF%20OIR%20Final%2010202017.pdfRead more about Army Financial Management and Comptrollers:https://www.asafm.army.mil/North Korea may have sub-contracted with multiple animation studios:https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/north-koreans-may-have-helped-create-western-cartoons-report-says-2024-04-22/Joint Knowledge Online Courses for Counter Threat Finance (for those with Common Access Card):https://jkosupport.jten.mil/html/COI.xhtml?identifier=SOC-CTFShe has written about the application of Counter Threat Finance in her article about engaging in conflict beyond Direct Action approaches:https://www.thekcis.org/publications/insight-13She has also been featured in other discussions on other podcasts discussing digital assets and national security:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47zJEqsnFq4She has also been interviewed throughout her career. Here is an article from when she was still a Lt. Col., making an impact wherever she was assigned:https://www.army.mil/article/185720/finance_officer_recounts_how_life_lessons_have_made_a_difference Army Special Operations Recruiting:SOF Recruiting Page (soc.mil)https://www.soc.mil/USASOCHQ/recruiting.html GoArmySOF Site:https://www.goarmysof.army.mil/ The Official Podcast of the United States Army Special Warfare Center and School!USAJFKSWCS selects and trains all Army Special Forces, Civil Affairs, and Psychological Operations soldiers. Please visit our website at: https://www.swcs.milBe sure to check us out and follow us at:https://www.facebook.com/jfkcenterandschoolhttps://www.instagram.com/u.s.armyswcs/https://www.youtube.com/c/USAJFKSWCS/videosPlease like, subscribe, and leave a review! And if you enjoyed this, become a member of the underground by sharing with at least one other person. Word-of-mouth is how movements like this spread.
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    56 mins
  • The State of SWCS | A conversation with BG Beaurpere, CSM Strong, and CW5 Ostrander
    Jun 10 2024
    It's not every day you get to interview your boss's boss's boss. We review the main mission of the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, how the organization has continued to evolve and uphold standards through the past two years, and what is on the horizon. About the guests:Brigadier General Guillaume “Will” Beaurpere has served for the last two years as the Commanding General of the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, the Special Operations Center of Excellence. He previously served as the Deputy Commanding General for Operations at Army Space and Missile Defense Command; and before that as Commanding General for Special Operations Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve. Command Sergeant Major Lionel A. Strong is a native of Fort Myers, Florida and enlisted in the United States Army July 9, 1998 as a 63B Light-Wheel Vehicle Mechanic. Upon completion of Basic Training and Advanced Individual Training, Command Sgt. Maj. Strong was assigned to Schofield Barracks Hawaii from December 1998 thru March 2001. Command Sgt. Maj. Strong attended Special Forces Assessment and Selection in September 2000 and the Special Forces Qualification Course from June 2001 through December 2002.Chief Warrant Officer 5 Gary Ostrander was the Command Chief Warrant Officer for 2nd Special Warfare Training Group (Airborne) at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School from 2021 to 2023. He most recently served as chief operations warrant at the 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) from 2020 to 2021.For more about the command team, visit: https://www.swcs.mil/About-Us/Command-Group/ About the hosts:Maj. Ashley "Ash" Holzmann is an experienced Psychological Operations Officer serving in the re-established PSYWAR School at the United States Army JFK Special Warfare Center and School.Sgt. Maj. Derek Riley is one of the most experienced Civil Affairs Noncommissioned Officers in the Army Special Operations Regiment. He has incredible deployment experience and serves within the Civil Affairs Proponent at the United States Army JFK Special Warfare Center and School. From the episode:The CG mentioned "continuous transformation"; you can read more about the Army's efforts here:https://www.army.mil/article/275040/army_futures_command_general_lays_out_continuous_transformation_planFM 3-0: Operations:https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/ARN36290-FM_3-0-000-WEB-2.pdfThe tenants of Army modernization:https://www.ausa.org/publications/tenets-army-modernizationThe re-establishment of the PSYWAR School and PSYOP Commandant:https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-psywar-school/The establishment of the Irregular Warfare Academy:https://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/special-warfare-magazine-january-2024-psywar-school-and-irregular-warfare-academyInformation Advantage:https://www.army.mil/article/271932/army_publishes_first_doctrinal_manual_dedicated_to_informationIf you want to learn more about the Robotics Unmanned Systems Integrator Course (RUSIC), check out our episode covering the course: https://pineland-underground.simplecast.com/episodes/rusic-NNFqsUWnThe Joint Special Operations Medical Training Center (JSOMTC), previously known as Special Warfare Medical Group (SWMG):https://www.swcs.mil/Schools/SWMG-A/The SWCS Language Center is the 2nd largest in the DoD:https://www.army.mil/article/275805/starting_from_beginning_part_3_second_largest_language_school_in_dod_strengthen_foreign_partnershipsMoving the Total Army School System's 6th Brigade to Fort Liberty and co-locating them with SWCS:https://www.swcs.mil/SWCS-2030/SWCS's Heritage Week is an annual event:https://www.army.mil/article/275724/swcs_celebrates_2nd_annual_heritage_week_honoring_past_present_futureSWCS partnered with National Defense University's College of International Security Affairs (CISA), and the Irregular Warfare Center to host the Spring Symposium Irregular Warfare (IW) Forum in May:https://www.dvidshub.net/news/471706/do-you-do-with-idea-swcs-cisa-co-host-irregular-warfare-forumThe SWCS Newcomer's Guide mentioned information about CAC-SOD:https://www.swcs.mil/Portals/111/NewcomersGuide.pdfNational Defense University, a fully funded Master's program for officers (which is Intermediate Level Education qualifying) and NCOs:https://cisa.ndu.edu/jsoma/ Army Special Operations Recruiting:SOF Recruiting Page (soc.mil)https://www.soc.mil/USASOCHQ/recruiting.html GoArmySOF Site:https://www.goarmysof.army.mil/ The Official Podcast of the United States Army Special Warfare Center and School!USAJFKSWCS selects and trains all Army Special Forces, Civil Affairs, and Psychological Operations soldiers. Please visit our website at: https://www.swcs.milBe sure to check us out and follow us at:https://www.facebook.com/jfkcenterandschoolhttps://www.instagram.com/u.s.armyswcs/https://www.youtube.com/c/USAJFKSWCS/videosPlease like, subscribe, and leave a review! And if you enjoyed this, become a member ...
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    58 mins
  • All the Places You'll Go | The U.S. Embassy Special Operations Liaison Officer (SOLO)
    May 27 2024

    Did you know Army Special Operations often deploy to U.S. Embassies across the globe? Did you know that some Special Operations personnel even move to those Embassies for years at a time to assist partner nations and coordinate Special Operations elements?

    Join us in a conversation with a U.S. Embassy-based Special Operations Liaison Officer (SOLO) as he discusses the SOLO program, and unique ways that Special Operations works with our partners. We discuss the importance of language training and immersion, cultural experiences, and networking so that individuals can make career decisions that empower both the organization and the individual.

    About the hosts:

    Maj. Ashley "Ash" Holzmann is an experienced Psychological Operations Officer serving in the re-established PSYWAR School at the United States Army JFK Special Warfare Center and School.

    Sgt. Maj. Derek Riley is one of the most experienced Civil Affairs Noncommissioned Officers in the Army Special Operations Regiment. He has incredible deployment experience and serves within the Civil Affairs Proponent at the United States Army JFK Special Warfare Center and School.

    From the episode:

    An article from SOCOM on the Special Operations Liaison Officer (SOLO) program:

    https://www.socom.mil/spec-ops-liaison-program-evolves-to-further-strengthen-partner-nation-relations

    A paper on the utility and recommended way forward for the SOLO program by then Col. Paul J. Schmitt while attending the U.S. Army War College:

    https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADA590755.pdf

    The U.S. National Guard State Partnership Program:

    https://www.nationalguard.mil/leadership/joint-staff/j-5/international-affairs-division/state-partnership-program/

    U.S. Army Security Assistance Training Management Organization (SATMO):

    https://www.army.mil/article/48921/the_u_s_army_security_assistance_training_management_organization

    Special Operations Support Team (SOST):

    https://keystone.ndu.edu/Portals/86/10_%20SOF%20Interagency%20Reference%20Guide.pdf

    Army Special Operations Recruiting:

    SOF Recruiting Page (soc.mil)

    https://www.soc.mil/USASOCHQ/recruiting.html

    GoArmySOF Site:

    https://www.goarmysof.army.mil/

    The Official Podcast of the United States Army Special Warfare Center and School!

    USAJFKSWCS selects and trains all Army Special Forces, Civil Affairs, and Psychological Operations soldiers.

    Please visit our website at: https://www.swcs.mil

    Be sure to check us out and follow us at:

    • https://www.facebook.com/jfkcenterandschool
    • https://www.instagram.com/u.s.armyswcs/
    • https://www.youtube.com/c/USAJFKSWCS/videos

    Please like, subscribe, and leave a review! And if you enjoyed this, become a member of the underground by sharing with at least one other person. Word-of-mouth is how movements like this spread.

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    53 mins

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