Happy Birthday to the Kindle.

THE INTERVIEW
Air Force veteran and author Ethan Brown is a Senior Fellow for Defense Studies at the Center for the Study of the Presidency & Congress (CSPS), a bipartisan think-tank in Washington D.C. He is also the author of the “Visual Friendlies, Tally Target” trilogy (Casemate Publishers), chronicling the role of forward air controllers and Close Air Support in the Global War on Terror.

Ethan shares how his background as a TACP with multiple combat deployments led him to his writing career, and discusses the work he does with CSPS work to address the military recruiting crisis and toxic exposure issues among military veterans.

SCUTTLEBUTT
Follow Stacy down the Reddit Rabbit-hole as she explores "Random ways people got out of deployment"
Bravo Zulu to South Carolina post who did Buddy Checks in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene

Special Guest: Ethan Brown.

Links:

• Wayspring Wanderer - A Desert Druid LitRPG | Royal Road
• FEP Vision - Blue Cross and Blue Shield's Federal Employee Program
• The American Legion and Wellcare Medicare Advantage plans for Legionnaires | Wellcare
• Visual Friendlies, Tally Target: How Close Air Support in the War on Terror Changed the Way America Made War - Casemate Publishers US
• Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress
• The Ghost of GWOT Haunting the Military Recruiting Crisis - Modern War Institute
• Army-Navy Game | The American Legion
• Be The One | The American Legion
• TangoAlphaLima
• You can count on (pun intended) a South Carolina Post 30 Hurricane Helene Buddy Check | Legiontown U.S.A.
• National Emergency Fund | The American Legion
• Temporary Financial Assistance | The American Legion
• Watch video of this episode on YouTube
• Join The American Legion