General Quarters

Abbey Ambrose and Ken Tripp welcome Travis Christman back! They discuss his deployment as a Commanding Officer, leading his unit to support the state of Indiana with securing and supporting a maximum security prison, diverse missions, and the incredible men and women who serve in the Army National Guard.

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Tim Cooper
Pluto’s Orbit
Simon De Luca
Chrissie De Clerck-Szilagyi
Mahendran Radhakrishnan
Jim McMahon
Vera Bible
Justin Oser
Victor Gamboa
Tom Elliot
Christopher Lutz
Casey Pettitt
Greg Molumby
Kevin Scharf
Alexander Gates
Fit Rogers
Vanessa Vaughan
Chris Tribuzio
Tom Van Scotter
Thad Hait
Jim Stoffel
Ann Marie
Joe Mignone


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Stolen valor has become a very common term and, unfortunately, a larger problem over the years. Abbey and Ken discuss the rigors (or more accurately the lack of) veteran background checks in the civilian world, the stolen valor social media phenomenon, and their own experiences.

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Tim Cooper
Pluto’s Orbit
Simon De Luca
Chrissie De Clerck-Szilagyi
Kevin Parlagreco
Mahendran Radhakrishnan
Vera Bible
Justin Oser
Victor Gamboa
Tom Elliot
Jim McMahon
Christopher Lutz
Greg Molumby
Kevin Scharf
Casey Pettitt
Alexander Gates
C. Roger McCubbins
Chris Tribuzio
Thad Hait
Vanessa Vaughan
Ann Marie
Jim Stoffel
Joe Mignone

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Ken Tripp and Abbey Ambrose are joined by Carolyn Furdek - former US Army Captain, West Point Graduate, and Doctor of Physical Therapy - to discuss her book, Locked-In: A Soldier and Civilian's Struggle with Invisible Wounds.

In it Carolyn writes about her 16 year struggle overcoming mental illness and her inspirational story should be shared and listened to by anyone who has had their own issues or knows a person who is struggling today. Powerful, inspirational, and a pure joy; Carolyn's story will instill hope and strength. If you reach out to either or Ken or Abbey, they will send the first 25 listeners a free copy of the book.

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Kevin Parlagreco
Tim Cooper
Tom Elliot
Simon De Luca
Cole Sebastian Towns
Mahendran Radhakrishnan
Chrissie De Clerck-Szilagyi
Vera Bible
Justin Oser
Victor Gamboa
Greg Molumby
Chris Tribuzio
Christopher Lutz
Kevin Scharf
Paul McHale

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SCPO Ken Tripp, USN and SPC Abbey Ambrose, USA take a look at 2019's Midway. They review the film, compare against the 1976 version, and discuss what was accurately captured and also what was missed in terms of actual history.

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Kevin Parlagreco
Tom Elliot
Tim Cooper
Cole Sebastian Towns
Simon De Luca
Chrissie De Clerck-Szilagyi
Victor Gamboa
Justin Oser
Greg Molumby
Paul McHale
Chris Tribuzio

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Nathan MacKenzie is a Warrant Officer in the Australian Army, still serving. Nathan has had an incredible career deploying to Iraq, Afghanistan, Bougainville, and has participated in several military and humanitarian deployments over the years. Join hosts Ken Tripp and Travis Christman for this exciting episode with our Australian ally.

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Bill Smith
Tom Elliot

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Kevonte Chilous and his best friend joined the Marines to bring the fight to the enemy. We hope you enjoy his fantastic journey from basic training to the battlefield. Kev has a great story of service, sacrifice, and love of family he shares with hosts Ken Tripp and Travis Christman!

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Kevin Parlagreco
Tom Elliot

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Tom Elliot

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Welcome Travis Christman to General Quarters, an Infantry Officer who gives us an even more diverse perspective. We've got many episodes in the queue and with this crew of Ken, Abbey and Travis we'll present more fascinating stories of service and sacrifice. Enjoy getting to know Travis!

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Tom Elliot

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General Quarters is back! Ken is adding new co-hosts to ensure the podcast keeps on broadcasting. Today we introduce Abbey Ambrose: US Army veteran, Veteran Resource Group leader and one of our new co-hosts that is lining up Veterans to tell their stories.

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Bill Smith
Tom Elliot

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Doug Snodgrass, US Air Force B52 pilot flew incredible missions in training and in combat in Operation Desert Storm. Please listen to his remarkable story on this week's episode of General Quarters!

Barrett Tillman is a best selling author who specializes in Aviation and Naval Warfare. Barrett has written over 51 books across the spectrum from the greatest battles in WW2 and Vietnam. Since 1990 he has been a full-time author and novelist while appearing as a documentary TV commentator in the U.S. and Europe. His work has been honored with seven awards for history, biography, and literature. Listen, enjoy, and kindly review! If you're a veteran and would like to share your story, please contact us at [email protected]
Host: Ken Tripp Music: Zachary Tripp a United Federation of Podcast production.