Frontlines of Freedom ™

Gen. Audino's Comments: Looking back at Hezbollah bombing of US Marine barracks in Beirut 43 years ago. Does Israel’s war in Gaza comply with Just War Doctrine?

Special Guest: Retired British Army Col. Richard Kemp served as a soldier and officer in the Royal Anglian Regiment from 1977 to 2006 (Commander of the Order of The British Empire, recipient of the Queen’s Commendation for Bravery). He has spent time on the ground in and around Gaza several times with the IDF and other organizations since the Hamas attacks on 7 Oct 2023. He recently returned from Gaza and provides a full report on the current situation there between the IDF and Hamas, what's truth vs disinformation, how Hamas uses civilians for cover, what the IDF does to minimize civilian casualties, and more!

Book: Attack State Red

Gen. Audino's Comments from Israel: Seizing ground takes BOG, major threats Israel NEEDS to be ready for.

Special Guest: Mike Ettore is a retired Marine Corps Infantry officer and decorated combat leader, the founder of Fidelis Leadership Group, and the author of multiple books on Leadership. Mike knows his stuff! Hear how to become a better leader at any level and why the committed study of leadership makes all of us better persons and better citizens.

Website: Fidelis Leadership Group
Leadership Books

Gen. Audino's Comments: Life really is like a James Bond movie.

Special Guest: Chris Costa is the Executive Director of the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C., a role he has held since 2018. A retired U.S. Army intelligence officer with 34–35 years of service, Costa’s career spanned counterintelligence, human intelligence, and special operations in some of the world’s most volatile regions.

Website: International Spy Museum

Gen. Audino's Comments: 3rd anniversary of the Hamas massacre on Israeli non-combatants (7Oct23). What makes a border defensible?

Special Guest: Colonel (ret.) Joe Kopser is a combat vet, Ranger, and also a multi-time entrepreneur, author, and the founder of the non-profit, Leading2Win…purposed to help build shared understanding between our military veterans and civilian citizens. In addition discussing the meaningful work Leading2Win is doing for military vets, Joe and Gen Audino talk military strategy, key terrain, hybrid threats, and more.

Website: Leading2Win.org
Book: Catalyst: Leadership and Strategy in a Changing World

46th Anniversary of the start of the Iran-Iraq War: A brutal war with at least 1 million casualties, trench-warfare, human-wave attacks, wide-spread employment of chemical weapons, and yet after 8 years, no terrain was gained, and neither side was victorious.

Special Guest - Multi-time US Ambassador Stan Escudero was on the ground (undercover) in Tehran during the Revolution in 1979, AND he was POLAD to CENTCOM in 1988 when Ayatollah Khomeini decided to shut down the Strait of Hormuz. He joins us to share valuable insights into the Iranian regime and to discuss the absolutely brutal Iran-Iraq War of 1980-1988. How devastating was it to both sides? Why did Iran eventually agree to a ceasefire? What are the lessons for today?

Gen. Audino's Comments: Commemorating National POW/MIA Recognition Day. PSYOPs, AI data centers, and enemy-sponsored disinformation activities.

Special Guest: LTC (ret.) Charles (Chuck) Fowler, a 39-year Army veteran, is now a business leader, patriot, and huge advocate for veterans. He's the president and founder of 1Nation, a cross-partisan nonprofit dedicated to rediscovering common ground as Americans by championing unity through shared values. He joins us to share some of the interesting highlights of his military experience as well as how his background in infantry, special forces, and civil affairs has equipped him to be a successful business owner and champion of the veteran community today.

Website: 1nation.org

25th Anniversary of 9/11 Comments by Gen. Audino: Why we won after 9/11.

Special Guest: General Sheikh Jaafar, longtime commander of Kurdish Peshmerga forces and now Vice President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, spent years fighting not just al Qaeda but also the armies and agents of Saddam Hussein. He tells us about the years of guerrilla ops against larger enemies…including the years of Anfal (Saddam’s Kurdish Genocide…which was capped by his gassing of the Kurdish town of Halabja). Called back to duty to fight against ISIS, he led the Kurdish forces in the great Battle of Mosul, the largest ground battle since WWII.

Gen. Audino's Comments: Why everyone should study leadership.

Special Guest: Jennifer Devine is a Gulf War veteran and former United States Army captain. A loggie…and a female on the battlefields of the Middle East…she joins us to discuss her experience (including what it was like being a servicewoman in Saudi Arabia), a few funny stories, some lessons learned about leadership, and why joining the military can be a great stepping stone for today’s youth.

Gen. Audino's Comments: 5 years since suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai Int’l Airport, Poland increases military readiness against Russia, Turkey determined to get into Syria.

Special Guest: Col. (ret.) Dr. Jacques Neriah was formerly Foreign Policy Advisor to Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Deputy Head for Assessment of Israeli Military Intelligence. He is now a Middle East analyst, author, and a regular contributor to the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs on the upheavals in the Arab world. He joins the show to discuss why Israel is facing more threats now than in recent years and the lack of current help from the United States. He and Gen. Audino also talk Israeli history, Palestinian issues, Syria, Iran, Hezbollah, and more.

Links: jcfa.org
jcfa.org/researcher/jacques-neriah

Gen. Audino's Comments: Update on injured Mukry (son of Gen. Yazdanpanna), grit in the military, USS Abraham Lincoln.

Special Guest: Lt. General (ret.) Jeffrey S. Buchanan has 37 years of Army military service on the front lines worldwide. He commanded troops at every level, from platoons to theater armies (more than 50,000 troops from all branches of the military). He served four combat tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. From 2016-2019, Jeff led the military response in support of FEMA for five major hurricanes (Matthew, Harvey, Irma, Maria, and Florence). He also led more than 6,000 soldiers and marines supporting the Department of Homeland Security for security of the southwest border. In 2021, The US House asked Jeff to analyze the security challenges and cultural and leadership failures of the US Capitol Police. Today, Jeff trains, consults, and mentors business leaders and others toward exceptional outcomes.

Website: JeffreySBuchanan.com