King of Battle Podcast from the U.S. Field Artillery Association

King of Battle Podcast, Fireside Chat from the National Training Center, Episode 12.

LTC Derek R. Baird, Wolf 07 sits down with LTC Russell Cummings, 2-17 FA.

King of Battle Podcast Fireside Chats from the National Training Center Episode 11 - the Field Grade Officer's perspective.

Brigadier General David S. Doyle Commanding General, JRTC, and Fort Polk joins us in the studio to talk about the Field Artillery from the maneuver commander's perspective.

Updates on the new Talent Management System and Marketplace. from the FA Branch Chief, Officer Management, and FA Branch Chief, Enlisted Management. We discuss how to navigate the new Talent Marketplace and what you need to know before the next cycle.

LTC(P) Lazander Tomlinson was commissioned from THE New Mexico Military Institute in 1999. In 2001 he graduated from the University of Central Florida(2017 NCAA Football National Champs). He has had many opportunities to gain efficiency at PCS'ing over his 20 years of active federal service but considers himself luckiest to have once Commanded a Donkey and a Goat. He has been in the seat as FA Branch Chief for one year. His next stop is Army War College.

LTC(P) Stephen Walker was commissioned from the United States Military Academy in 1999. He has had many opportunities to serve in many FA formations over his 22 years of active federal service. He most recently served as the commander of 2-362FA at FT Bliss, TX prior to assuming duties as the FA Branch Chief for OPMD. He will remain in the position for an additional year before attending Senior Service College in 2022.

MAJ Elliot J. Garrett entered the United States Army in 2002 and deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom III. In 2007 MAJ Garrett completed Officer Candidate School and commissioned in the Field Artillery. He has served with 5-3 FA, 17th Fires Brigade, 2-11 FA, 2 SBCT, 25 ID, 1-30th FA and 2-2 FA. He has also served as Analysis Branch Chief for the Joint and Army Experimentation Division (JAED), Concept Development and Learning Directorate (CDLD), Army Capabilities Integration Center (ARCIC). MAJ Garrett graduated from the University of California, Riverside with a BA in Philosophy, and has an MBA from the College of William and Mary. MAJ Garrett has also deployed to Regional Command-South, Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Join LTC Derrick Baird from the Wolfteam and LTC Michael S. Coombes from 3-29 FA (4th ID Divarty) as they talk post-training about the most recent session in the box.

Planning for a training session at NTC or JRTC? Learn what planning at your home stations makes life easier in the box!

Wolf Team from NTC produces Fireside Chats from their collective experiences.

King of Battle Podcast - NTC Fireside Chats Episode 5

Wolf Team Tips for pre-prep at home station and what to expect at the railhead upon arrival at NTC or JRTC.

BG Bryan Grennon, DCG ARNG, Fires Center of Excellence, Fort Sill & COL David Pritchett COS, DCG ARNG, Fires Center of Excellence, Fort Sill.

Discussing new DivArtys, Training & Force Updates from the National Gaurd Field Artillery.

CSM Michael McMurdy is the Command Sergeant Major of the United States Field Artillery School and the Field Artillery Branch.

Col Michael Roach, commander of the 12th Marine Regiment, Okinawa Japan discusses current operations.

A native of Brooklyn NY was commissioned in May 1996. Col Roach has commanded at the battery, battalion, and brigade levels over the course of his career.

He has deployed in support of Exercise Native Fury in Kuwait, Operation Enduring Freedom in Southwest Asia, Operation Anaconda in Afghanistan, Operation Iraqi Freedom I, Operation Iraqi and Freedom II. He also supported combat operations in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen. He participated in Humanitarian Relief Operations in Mississippi and Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Col Roach's awards include the Bronze Star, the Combat Action Ribbon, and 7 sea service deployment ribbons. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Tulane University, a Master of Science Degree from Kansas State University, and a Masters in National Security from the US Army War College.