The Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, SEAC Ramón Colón-López, joins SOFcast to talk about the role of SOF in Great Power Competition, getting the record straight on diversity in the ranks, and what he’s doing to preserve the mission of special operations at the highest levels of decision-making.

SEAC Ramón Colón-López is the 4th Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman and a USAF Pararescueman.

Women have long had a place in Special Operations, but recent changes in policies has broadened the opportunities for women to serve in SOF positions previously offered only to men. These opportunities have come with it’s share of criticism regarding culture, standards, and equality.

Maj Carly Costello and CPT Julia Pleasants join the hosts of SOFcast to discuss the role of Women in SOF; how these new roles are critical to the future of SOCOM and how do we ensure these trailblazers get a fair shot at doing their job without being hindered by a spotlight.

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Fresh out of JRTC and a training event overseas working with partner forces, members of the US Army’s 10th Special Forces talk with SOFcast about what’s gone right, wrong, and everything in between. This isn’t an “everything’s great” conversation. This is a candid, “no-holds-barred” discussion about their experience training alongside conventional forces, the growing pains of re-balancing to strategic competition, and why working with partner forces is imperative to the mission readiness of SOF units.

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Members of today’s US Special Operations Forces are often regarded as heroes, but there are those that today’s elite operators look up to and regard as their own heroes. John Stryker “Tilt” Meyer is one of those men!

As a member of the clandestine MAC-V SOG operating in the midst of the Vietnam War, Tilt recounts his combat experiences, some very close calls, and how close partnership with indigenous forces along with coordinated joint operations lead to successful missions in places where American troops “officially” never were.

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Motivation, drive, and patriotism! We’re talking about Special Forces MSG Tim Kennedy!
From lessons learned in the cage, to the ups and downs of running businesses, and living the life of an influencer; Tim Kennedy and SOFcast hosts CCM Greg Smith and SGM Matt Parrish talk about what it takes to stay motivated, driven, and always striving for the next challenge.

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Although they barely knew each other, when Scott Light heard that fellow air commando Brian Kimber needed a kidney, he answered the call. CCM Greg Smith and SGM Matt Parrish talk with Scott and Brian about what it’s like to find out you have a disease that won’t just end your career but could end your life, and how discovering a donor match would lead to a new lease on life for both of them.

SOFcast hosts CCM Greg Smith and SGM Matt Parrish discuss the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 and have a candid conversation about the recent withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan.

From the GridIron to the battlefield; team cohesion, resilience, and the drive for excellence are the cornerstones of the elite. The percentage of college football players that make it to the NFL is comparable to the number of servicemembers who make it to SOF. We talk with Tampa Bay Buccaneers Center Ryan Jensen and Navy Academy graduate, now NFL undrafted free agent, Cameron Kinley about what it takes to work with an elite Super Bowl winning team, overcoming adversity, and what kind of work ethic it takes to get to the top and stay there. All that and more on this bonus episode of SOFcast!

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While we wait for Season 2 to kick off, we’re releasing a BONUS episode!

SOFcast host SGM Matt Parrish talks with his former team leader and Active Duty SF Officer “Nate” about their time working together. What does it take to lead a team of diverse experiences and personalities? What’s the right way to think of training? How do you build trust?

All that and more on this BONUS episode of SOFcast!

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For SOFcast’s season finale, we take your “Shots from the Field” questions straight to the top of SOCOM’s chain of command, General Richard D. Clarke, USSOCOM’s Commanding General. CCM Smith, SGM Parrish and General Clarke discuss the evolving mission of SOF, the unique challenges of SOCOM leadership, and how the command is working towards a more robust and lethal force.

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