General Planning Podcast

Maj. Gen. Scott Sherman, Army North's Deputy Commanding General - Support and Task Force 51 Commander, joins Master Sgt. Seth Barham on the latest episode of the pod! They talk through a myriad of different topics including the makeup of TF-51 as an organization, the DOD response to Hurricane Katrina, the unique mission in the Arctic, and close with book recommendations.

Media personality and San Antonio broadcast legend Ernie Zuniga joins Colonel Lavin and Master Sergeant Barham on this episode of the podcast. The guys go a little outside the planning box with Ernie to discuss how he fell in love with broadcasting and his journey through the career field, preparing for a career change, his new show "Pickup Lines," the art of good storytelling, navigating through the "smartphone era" of media, as well as what makes San Antonio uniquely great, and much more!

Join Colonel Lavin and Master Sergeant Barham as they sit down with Founder and Chairman of the Warrior GMR Foundation. The team talks through several topics including strategies developed from a complex problem such as Veteran suicide, promoting health and wellness amongst Veterans, leadership vs. culture, and of course, book recommendations.

Retired Maj. Gen. Chris McPadden joins the ARNORTH Team as they discuss planning models, what to do when planning isn't working, entering the "intellectual dojo," defining a calling, working for General Mattis, planning in policy, book recommendations, and much more.

Planning aficionado Colonel (R) Kevin Benson joins Colonel Lavin and Master Sergeant Barham to discuss unique planning topics such as the red-teaming concept, capstone moments as a planner, the mind of a planner, war as it relates to policy, the value of NCOs in the planning process, as well as his book recommendations.

FEMA Region 2 Regional Administrator David Warrington joins Lieutenant General Evans, Colonel Lavin, and Master Sergeant Barham as they discuss several topics including David's career in emergency management, challenges of FEMA operations in non-contiguous regions, planning within the FEMA lifelines, working with Department of Defense partners, individual assistance response challenges, and of course book recommendations.

Attorney Jeff Friedman from Birmingham, Alabama joins Colonel Lavin and Master Sergeant Barham during this episode of the podcast with an appearance by guest host Kerry Straight, U.S. Army North's Deputy Director for Strategy, Plans, and Policy. Jeff navigates through his more than 40 years of practicing law and covers topics including operationalizing strategies, aligning desired ends with available means, defining risk, understanding jurors as people, creating proud organizations, and more.

Retired Colonel and current San Antonio real estate superstar David Abrahams joins the podcast and talks through a myriad of topics including ladders of success, his transition from the military to real estate, planning assessments, controlling noise, his time in Afghanistan as a Security Forces Assistance Team commander, the importance of humility and trust, as well as book and podcast recommendations.

Former Commander of the United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command, and the United States Forces Korea, General (Retired) Vincent Brooks joins the General Planning Podcast to talk a wide-array of topics to include his military service, the importance of planning, civil-military operations, integrated deterrence, inter-agency operations, planning in a non-profit environment, celebrating women in the military, as well as book recommendations.

General Planning Podcast is back with its first enlisted Soldier joining the podcast Command Sgt. Maj. Jerimiah Gan, the senior enlisted leader of U.S. Army North. Gan goes in-depth on his family upbringing, possibilities in the Army, different Soldier eras, Army schools, ACFT vs. APFT, leader communication, using technology as a weapon, life outside the Army, book recommendations, and what excites him for the future of the Army.