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West Point & Army Life, Africa, Drones, Ukraine, & Nonprofit Work | Doug Livermore (Podcast Ep. 7)
Doug Livermore talks West Point, drones in warfare, deploying to Africa, Ukraine, and more.
Chapters:
(0:00) Intro
(2:06) "College Life" at West Point
(6:52)Training the Congalese Army
(12:16) Training Former Rebels in Mali
(15:33) Africa: What's Going On?
(19:41) Rare Earth Minerals In Africa
(21:27) Africa's Vicious Cycle of Turmoil
(24:04) Steve's Private Military Plan
(27:20) The Rapid Development of Drones
(30:09) Drones as Munitions
(31:50) Adventures in Russia
(35:39) ZYN & Ozempic
(37:56) Iraq is Unraveling
(42:56) Drones In Iraq
(44:49) What's "Irregular Warfare" Now
(47:51) Drones in Myanmar, Mexico, Azerbaijan
(50:43) Social Media Sharing Drone Kills
(52:22) Rethinking C-UAS and Air Defense
(54:54) Glide Bombs
(57:38) Oura Ring
(58:45) CenCore, Doug's New Company
(1:00:38) Nonprofits in Defense & National Security
(1:07:51) Alternative Drugs for Veteran PTSD
(1:10:47) More Nonprofit Work with Ukraine
(1:14:05) How Will the War in Ukraine End?
(1:20:45) Upcoming Defense Tech Trends
(1:23:19) AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV)
(1:26:40) Lasers + Dexter TV Series
Doug Livermore is the Senior VP at the CenCore Group and Director of Special Operations, Irregular Warfare, Special Programs, and Sensitive Activities for the Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy. Multiple international affairs and security studies journals have distributed Doug’s works, including many publications in War on the Rocks, Small Wars Journal, and the Military Times.
Doug is the National Director for External Communications for the Special Forces Association and is also the Director of Communications with West Point’s Irregular Warfare Initiative. Additionally, he is on the Board of Directors for both No One Left Behind and the Special Operations Association of America where he has been instrumental in the ongoing evacuation and resettlement of Afghan interpreters and their families.
Doug earned his undergraduate degree in Military History at West Point, his graduate degree in International Security Affairs from Georgetown University, and exceled in the Army Command and General Staff Officer Course.
Follow Doug: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dolivermore/
CenCore Group: https://cencoregroup.com/
Special Forces Association: https://www.specialforcesassociation.org/
Special Operations Association of America: https://soaa.org/
Irregular Warfare Initiative: https://irregularwarfare.org/
No One Left Behind: https://www.nooneleft.org/
Corioli Institute: https://corioli.org/
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Doug Livermore talks West Point, drones in warfare, deploying to Africa, Ukraine, and more.
Chapters:
(0:00) Intro
(2:06) "College Life" at West Point
(6:52)Training the Congalese Army
(12:16) Training Former Rebels in Mali
(15:33) Africa: What's Going On?
(19:41) Rare Earth Minerals In Africa
(21:27) Africa's Vicious Cycle of Turmoil
(24:04) Steve's Private Military Plan
(27:20) The Rapid Development of Drones
(30:09) Drones as Munitions
(31:50) Adventures in Russia
(35:39) ZYN & Ozempic
(37:56) Iraq is Unraveling
(42:56) Drones In Iraq
(44:49) What's "Irregular Warfare" Now
(47:51) Drones in Myanmar, Mexico, Azerbaijan
(50:43) Social Media Sharing Drone Kills
(52:22) Rethinking C-UAS and Air Defense
(54:54) Glide Bombs
(57:38) Oura Ring
(58:45) CenCore, Doug's New Company
(1:00:38) Nonprofits in Defense & National Security
(1:07:51) Alternative Drugs for Veteran PTSD
(1:10:47) More Nonprofit Work with Ukraine
(1:14:05) How Will the War in Ukraine End?
(1:20:45) Upcoming Defense Tech Trends
(1:23:19) AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV)
(1:26:40) Lasers + Dexter TV Series
Doug Livermore is the Senior VP at the CenCore Group and Director of Special Operations, Irregular Warfare, Special Programs, and Sensitive Activities for the Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy. Multiple international affairs and security studies journals have distributed Doug’s works, including many publications in War on the Rocks, Small Wars Journal, and the Military Times.
Doug is the National Director for External Communications for the Special Forces Association and is also the Director of Communications with West Point’s Irregular Warfare Initiative. Additionally, he is on the Board of Directors for both No One Left Behind and the Special Operations Association of America where he has been instrumental in the ongoing evacuation and resettlement of Afghan interpreters and their families.
Doug earned his undergraduate degree in Military History at West Point, his graduate degree in International Security Affairs from Georgetown University, and exceled in the Army Command and General Staff Officer Course.
Follow Doug: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dolivermore/
CenCore Group: https://cencoregroup.com/
Special Forces Association: https://www.specialforcesassociation.org/
Special Operations Association of America: https://soaa.org/
Irregular Warfare Initiative: https://irregularwarfare.org/
No One Left Behind: https://www.nooneleft.org/
Corioli Institute: https://corioli.org/
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