Join Colonel (Ret.) Matthew Gill and Colonel (Ret.) Michael Jackson, Professors of the Practice at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University. Full of stories and lessons, Season One follows COL Gill as he moves through the ranks, first as a field artilleryman and later as one of our nation's most elite special operators in military intelligence. Season Two follows COL Jackson's career in the Air Force and his involvement in the Intelligence Community and his move to the Space Domain and it's importance to National Security.
*The thoughts and ideas expressed in this podcast are of Colonel Gill and Colonel Jackson alone and are not representative of Texas A&M, the Bush School, or the Intelligence Studies Program.
Hosts Matthew Plunk and Aidan Weatherford join cyber policy expert Col. (Ret.) Gary D. Brown in exploring the evolving landscape of cyber warfare, from AI integration to international law.
23 Feb 2024
S2 E1: Colonel (Ret.) Jackson & the Future of Space
Meet Colonel (Ret.) Michael Jackson of the United States Air Force (USAF) and professor at the Bush School of Government and Public Service. Col. Jackson gives us a brief background of his career in the USAF and his involvement in the United States Intelligence Community. As well as the future of the space domain as a war-fighting arena and his advice to future public servants.
19 Oct 2022
S1 E7: Army War College Fellow
What is the future of intelligence? In this episode, COL(R) Matt Gill discusses his time as an Army War College Fellow at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas.
12 Oct 2022
S1 E6: Off To Germany
COL(R) Matt Gill discusses his time with the Joint Multinational Readiness Training Center in Hohenfels, Germany.
5 Oct 2022
S1 E5: Deployed To Afghanistan
"I picked up a book and pretended to read it." In this episode, COL(R) Matt Gill discusses his effort to lead by example during his first deployment to Afghanistan with the 1st Cavalry, the significance of the acronym "NSTR," and the 1st Cav's pivot to the decisive action training environment.
28 Sept 2022
S1 E4: The Responsibilities Of A G-2
"I may be special in Special Operations, but I am not special here." In this episode, COL(R) Matt Gill discusses his transition to a new position as the 1st Cavalry G-2 at Fort Hood after two years at Special Operations Command Africa in Stuttgart, Germany.
26 Sept 2022
BONUS: Ukraine Update
Colonel Gill discusses the state of the war in Ukraine. What are both sides getting right and wrong? Why are places like Kharkiv and Kherson so important? Would President Putin consider using nuclear weapons? (This episode was recorded on 22 September 2022)
21 Sept 2022
S1 E3: From Deployment To The Classroom
The master becomes the student. In this episode, COL(R) Matt Gill discusses his transition from eight years of regular deployments to the classrooms of the Naval War College, balancing a career and a family, and his time as the Counterterrorism Intelligence Advisor to the Deputy Director of Special Operations, the Joint Staff J-2, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
14 Sept 2022
S1 E2: Career In Special Operations
"Gill, figure it out." In this episode, COL(R) Matt Gill discusses his transition into the Special Operations community and his approach to problem solving during a fundamentally different type of conflict--the Global War on Terror.
7 Sept 2022
S1 E1: COL(R) Gill's Start
Even the greats start somewhere. In this episode, COL(R) Matt Gill discusses how he and his wife navigated his early path through the Army, from ROTC at Mississippi State and his initial years in field artillery to his transition to intelligence and the impact of 9/11.
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