Everyone here at Scuttlebutt is blown away by the resolve and the fighting spirit of the Ukrainian people as they face down Russian missiles, tanks, and soon, maybe even conscripted soldiers. Nick, Vic, and Will explore the war in Ukraine and some of the directions it has taken and touch on the global interconnectivity of the conflict.

Also, Nick and Vic celebrated their birthdays on back to back days last week.

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Produced by Nick Wilson, Vic Ruble, William Treuting, and Nancy Lichtman.

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Irony: We pushed back our episode with Col Milburn to cover Ukraine. Now, he is in Ukraine.

We sat down with Col Andrew Milburn, USMC (Ret), author of When the Tempest Gathers, writer of articles across the internet, and one of the most interesting humans on the planet. Before he was a Marine, Andrew Milburn was a young man journeying on foot across Asia in the 80s, right through Iran, post-revolution. Hear the full story as well as some prescient insight on the modern Corps in this week’s episode!

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Produced by Nick Wilson, Vic Ruble, William Treuting, and Nancy Lichtman.

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Recently retired Chief Warrant Officer 4 Denise Barnes joined Nick, Vic, and William in studio to educate us on an MOS we know so little about: Corrections. The trailblazing Barnes, along with one other, was one of the first women to achieve CW04 within the MOS, and we were lucky to have her because she has seen it all, from the high profile PFC Manning to Iraq to the day-to-day of the brig. We also got to learn a little bit about Trinidad, where Barnes was born and raised, and how growing up in a friendly, tight-knit community made joining the Marines a natural fit.

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Produced by Nick Wilson, Vic Ruble, William Treuting, and Nancy Lichtman.

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In what was originally recorded as an Amphibiosity interview shortly before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, our talk about Taiwan’s defensive posture takes on a whole new meaning. In light of Ukraine’s valiant defense, inflicting heavy losses on a numerically superior enemy, we look to the Far East to see if we can’t apply any lessons from Ukraine to the Straits of Taiwan.

Nick, Vic, and William talk about the ongoing conflict in Ukraine before transitioning to our conversation with Dr. Hunzeker to cover the Defense of Taiwan from Paladins, tanks, and amphibious landings to cultural misgivings, geography, and the political climate.

The views and opinions expressed on Scuttlebutt are those of the individuals and do not reflect the official position of the Marine Corps Association.

Produced by Nick Wilson, Vic Ruble, William Treuting, and Nancy Lichtman.

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Nick, Vic, and Will are joined by Col Woodbridge, USMC (Ret), Editor of Marine Corps Gazette and using Clausewitz’ cause for war analyze why the Russians and Ukrainians are each

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Nick, Vic, and Will dig into Maneuver Warfare and bring everyone up to speed on a long-running segment in The Gazette “Maneuverist Papers” by Marinus. For eighteen months Marinus has

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Nick, Vic, and Will try to wrap their arms around the situation in Ukraine. Knowing that we can’t keep up with the rapidly evolving situation on the ground, we go

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Chaplain Captain Rabbi Mendy Stern, USA, joined Vic and Nancy to bring our Four Chaplains series to a satisfying end. He expanded our understanding of the Four Chaplains story, took

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Scuttlebutt’s first ever Mini Pod! In less than 10 minutes, learn about some of what the Coast Guard was contributing to World War II and dig a little bit deeper

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COL James Driscoll (Ret) joins Scuttlebutt for the third part in our Four Chaplains Month special. COL Driscoll is the Special Assistant To The President at Wesley Theological Seminary overseeing

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