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

Colonel Christopher Tavuchis joins us in the studio to discuss the current state of the Marine Field Artillery School at Fort Sill.

COL(Ret) L. Scott Lingamfelter, author of the recently published Desert Redleg, discusses his experiences with 1ID DIVARTY during Operation Desert Storm.

During Operation Desert Storm, 1ID DIVARTY controlled the equivalent of 17 FA Battalions, planning and executing some of the largest fire plans the US Army has conducted since WWII.

COL(Ret) L. Scott Lingamfelter served as the Executive Officer for 1ID DIVARTY during Operation Desert Storm. Prior to that assignment he had served as the 1ID DIVARTY Operations Officer. During his active duty military career he rose to the rank of Colonel with his last assignment serving as the Military Assistant to the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. He was commissioned from the Virginia Military Institute as a distinguished military graduate. He is a graduate of the US Army Command and General Staff College, the US Armed Forces Staff College, and the US Army War College, where he served as President of his class. He retired after 28 years of active service.

A candid discussion on the performance of the fire support arm and what fire supporters can do better to support their Maneuver counterpart with COL Michael Simmering, the Commander of the Operations Group at NTC, Fort Irwin, CA.

COL Simmering most recently served as the Brigade Commander for 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division from July 2017 until June 2019. As a Brigade Commander, COL Simmering deployed in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve in support of US Army Europe and Operation Spartan Shield in support of US Army Central Command.

COL Simmering has served in all key and developmental positions of an Armor Officer and has had multiple combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.

COL Simmering's military education includes the Armor Officer Basic Course, Armor Officer Advanced Course, Command and General Staff College, and the Joint Advanced Warfighting School, National Defense University. He holds a bachelor's degree in Engineering Management from the United States Military Academy as well as Master's degrees from Kansas State University and the National Defense University.

LTG Richard P. Formica, US Army (Retired), President of the Capitol Cannoneer Chapter serves as the host of this podcast featuring MG Erik Peterson, HQDA, G8, Force Development.

The Army has established six modernization priorities. Fires holds a prominent position in those priorities with long range precision fires being number one and air and missile defense being number five. MG Peterson provides an update on the Fires portfolio, with a focus on the field artillery systems.

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Kenneth Pressley is currently serving as the Chief Warrant Officer of the Field Artillery.

CW5 Pressley has served in every key and developmental position of a 131A from radar section leader to targeting officer at the Brigade, BCD, Corps, and Theater level.

CW5 Pressley's deployments include Operation Joint Endeavor, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation New Dawn.

Fireside Chat from the National Training Center on Medical Operations

Fireside Chats with NCO OTC from the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, CA

King of Battle Podcast Episode 2 Fireside Chats from NTC Fort Irwin CA.

Fireside Chats from the Wolf Team at NTC

13 Bravo and 13 Fox MOS AIT School Chiefs stop by the studio to discuss new initiatives in training.