Terrorism 101

Terrorism 101

EPISODE 49 TERRORISM 101: WHY DO THEY HATE US? Jim spends some time to define and explore terrorism, what is it? What are we doing about it? Why do the “bad guys” hate us so much? He will discuss radicalization and Islam along the way, but this is a much more...
In a crisis, YOU are the variable

In a crisis, YOU are the variable

EPISODE 48 IN A CRISIS, YOU ARE THE VARIABLE Mike uses three aviation emergency case studies to illustrate how human factors apply to real life situations, and touches on things like the importance of training, the value of good after-action debriefs and what makes...
Risky Business – Doing dangerous work, Safely.

Risky Business – Doing dangerous work, Safely.

EPISODE 47 RISKY BUSINESS – DOING DANGEROUS WORK, SAFELY Military, LE, and Concealed Carriers are armed for a reason – to reduce or mitigate risk. Jim breaks down what that means and how to apply risk management as part of your tactical equation. This isn’t a...

Administrative “Tactics”

FAST TRANSIENTS THE TACTICAL TANGENTS BULLETIN ADMINISTRATIVE “TACTICS” Jim and I occasionally wander into the less tacti-cool and more administrative topics in the podcast, and we recognize that might be kind of boring but truthfully, administrators make...
America’s New F-35, with Justin Lee

America’s New F-35, with Justin Lee

EPISODE 46 AMERICA’S NEW F-35, WITH JUSTIN LEE The F-35 is our fancy new stealth fighter, and we got Justin Lee AKA Hasard to talk with us about what makes the new 5th-generation jet special, how we use it as a force multiplier, what John Boyd would probably say...