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165 S13 Ep 32 – Getting the Fires Technical Rehearsal Right w/JRTC Subject Matter Experts
Jun 24, 2026
39m 44s
164 S05 Ep 18 – Inside the Gator Light Sustainment Battalion – The Sustainment Backbone of an Airborne Brigade w/Gator 06, LTC van Howe
Jun 19, 2026
55m 32s
163 S13 Ep 31 – The Transition Mindset & Thinking Beyond the Next Objective w/JRTC Experts
Jun 17, 2026
30m 59s
162 S13 Ep 30 – The Art of Command & Control Starts with the PACE Plan w/JRTC Experts
Jun 12, 2026
35m 14s
161 S03 Ep 12 – The Large Scale Combat Operations Casualty Care Problem w/JRTC Senior NCO Experts
Jun 10, 2026
38m 31s
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| 6/24/26 | ![]() 165 S13 Ep 32 – Getting the Fires Technical Rehearsal Right w/JRTC Subject Matter Experts | The Joint Readiness Training Center is pleased to present the one-hundredth-and-sixty-fifth episode to air on ‘The Crucible - The JRTC Experience.’ Hosted by MAJ Marc Howle, the Brigade Senior Engineer / Protection Observer – Coach – Trainer and MSG Jared Cawthon, the BDE Fires Support NCOIC OCT for the Brigade Command & Control (BDE HQ), on behalf of the Commander of Ops Group (COG). Today’s guests are subject matter experts from within JRTC’s fires support enterprise: MAJ David Nelson is the FA BN S-3 Operations Officer OCT, SFC Larry Gillispie, Jr. is the Fires Direction Center Senior OCT, and SFC Ryan Bruno is the Battery 1SG OCT for TF Fires (FA BN / DIVARTY). And MSG Austin Moss is the Senior Targeting NCOIC OCT for BC2. This episode examines the fires technical rehearsal and why it is one of the most important, yet often overlooked, events in preparing a brigade for combat. The discussion explains how the fires technical rehearsal validates the entire sensor-to-shooter kill chain, ensuring observers, fire support personnel, fire direction centers, and gun crews can execute the plan before rounds are fired in combat. Leaders emphasize that the rehearsal is far more than a communications check—it validates fire support coordination measures, target refinement, firing data, ammunition availability, primary and alternate shooters, PACE plans, and the timing required to synchronize fires with maneuver. A recurring theme is that a simple plan supported by detailed fire support products and disciplined version control enables the brigade to identify friction early and refine tactical triggers into achievable technical triggers before execution. The conversation also highlights common shortcomings observed during JRTC rotations, including conducting the first technical rehearsal only after arrival at the training center, poor transition from plans to current operations, inadequate battle rhythm integration, and failure to involve the entire fires enterprise in rehearsals. Leaders discuss the importance of digital sustainment training at home station, rehearsing degraded communications, validating ammunition requirements, conducting deliberate handovers between shifts, and continuously refining the fire plan as the tactical situation changes. The episode reinforces that technical rehearsals should become a routine battle rhythm event rather than a one-time exercise, allowing staffs to uncover problems before they become combat failures. Ultimately, the discussion argues that disciplined technical rehearsals build confidence, improve synchronization between maneuver and fires, and give commanders the information needed to execute timely, accurate, and lethal fire support on the modern battlefield. Part of S13 “Hip Pocket Training” series. For additional information and insights from this episode, please check-out our Instagram page @the_jrtc_crucible_podcast Be sure to follow us on social media to keep up with the latest warfighting TTPs learned through the crucible that is the Joint Readiness Training Center. Follow us by going to: https://linktr.ee/jrtc and then selecting your preferred podcast format. Again, we’d like to thank our guests for participating. Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and review us wherever you listen or watch your podcasts — and be sure to stay tuned for more in the near future. “The Crucible – The JRTC Experience” is a product of the Joint Readiness Training Center. | 39m 44s | ||||||
| 6/19/26 | ![]() 164 S05 Ep 18 – Inside the Gator Light Sustainment Battalion – The Sustainment Backbone of an Airborne Brigade w/Gator 06, LTC van Howe | The Joint Readiness Training Center is pleased to present the one-hundredth-and-sixty-fourth episode to air on ‘The Crucible - The JRTC Experience.’ Hosted by MAJ Amy Beatty, the G-4 Senior Sustainment Planner from Plans / Exercise Maneuver Control Task Force on behalf of the Commander of Ops Group (COG). Today’s guest is the Battalion Commander for the 82nd Light Support Battalion, LTC Peter van Howe. The 82nd Light Support Battalion (LSB), formerly the 82nd Brigade Support Battalion (BSB), serves as the sustainment backbone of the 3rd Mobile Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, providing logistics, maintenance, medical, transportation, and distribution support to enable the brigade’s rapid deployment and expeditionary operations worldwide. Known by its Hollywood call-sign, “Gator,” the battalion has a long history of supporting airborne and contingency operations, ensuring paratroopers can seize, hold, and fight from key terrain under austere conditions. As the Army transitions from the BSB to the LSB construct, the battalion continues to evolve its sustainment capabilities to support dispersed operations, contested logistics, and prolonged combat against peer threats. The battalion’s motto, “Service to the Line,” reflects its enduring commitment to projecting, generating, and preserving combat power for the brigade, ensuring maneuver forces remain lethal, mobile, and ready to fight whenever and wherever the Nation calls. This episode explores the employment of the Light Support Battalion (LSB) and how sustainment formations are adapting to survive and sustain maneuver forces on the modern battlefield. The discussion focuses on base cluster design, command and control, survivability, distribution operations, and the constant balance between protection and sustainment throughput. Leaders examine different approaches to organizing the Brigade Support Area, emphasizing that there is no single solution and that sustainment leaders must remain flexible based on the enemy situation, terrain, mission requirements, and available resources. Topics include dispersed versus consolidated support areas, use of forward logistics elements, deception operations, engineer support, survivability positions, signature management, and the employment of decoy command posts. A recurring theme throughout the episode is that sustainment formations must think and fight like maneuver formations, continuously adapting their posture to maintain survivability while preserving the ability to project, generate, and preserve combat power for the brigade. The conversation also focuses on the critical relationship between maneuver units and the sustainment enterprise. Leaders discuss the importance of accurate LOGSTAT reporting, synchronization across echelons, understanding the roles of the S4, Support Operations Officer (SPO), G4, and G8, and ensuring sustainment is integrated into planning from the outset. Additional topics include running estimates, logistics common operating pictures, rehearsals, battle rhythm events, sustainment forecasting, and the role of NCOs in MDMP. The episode highlights how sustainment success depends on shared understanding, continuous communication, and deliberate synchronization in time and space. Ultimately, the discussion reinforces that the LSB is far more than a logistics provider—it is a combat multiplier that enables brigade operations by ensuring forces can continue to fight, move, communicate, recover, and sustain themselves throughout prolonged operations against a capable peer threat. Part of S05 “Beans, Bullets, Band-Aids, Batteries, Water, & Fuel” series. For additional information and insights from this episode, please check-out our Instagram page @the_jrtc_crucible_podcast. Be sure to follow us on social media to keep up with the latest warfighting TTPs learned through the crucible that is the Joint Readiness Training Center. Follow us by going to: https://linktr.ee/jrtc | 55m 32s | ||||||
| 6/17/26 | ![]() 163 S13 Ep 31 – The Transition Mindset & Thinking Beyond the Next Objective w/JRTC Experts | The Joint Readiness Training Center is pleased to present the one-hundredth-and-sixty-third episode to air on ‘The Crucible - The JRTC Experience.’ Hosted by MAJ David Pfaltzgraff, the Brigade Executive Officer Observer – Coach – Trainer and MAJ Marc Howle, the Brigade Senior Engineer / Protection OCT for the Brigade Command & Control (BDE HQ), on behalf of the Commander of Ops Group (COG). Today’s guests are subject matter experts from within one of JRTC’s infantry battalion task forces: MAJ Reed Ziegler is the executive officer and CPT Michael Boster is a Rifle Co Commander OCT for TF-1 (IN BN). This episode explores the importance of transitions on the battlefield and the mindset required to execute them successfully. Leaders discuss how many units arrive at JRTC with a strong offensive mindset but often struggle when operations require a rapid transition from one tactical task to another. The conversation focuses on the difference between simply completing a mission and maintaining a continuous combat mindset that anticipates what comes next. Topics include transitioning from offense to defense, preserving combat power, recognizing decision points, identifying transition criteria during planning, and understanding when risk to force or risk to mission requires commanders to adjust their approach. A recurring theme is that successful units do not wait for instructions after achieving an objective—they immediately begin preparing for the next problem while maintaining security, momentum, and situational awareness. The discussion also examines how home-station training and planning practices often unintentionally condition leaders to think in discrete events rather than continuous operations. Leaders highlight common observations such as units seizing an objective only to become static, failing to establish hasty defenses, neglecting security, or losing initiative while awaiting guidance. Additional topics include building transition criteria into MDMP, preparing for both offensive and defensive actions simultaneously, understanding that the enemy always gets a vote, and developing the endurance required to sustain operations over extended periods. Ultimately, the episode argues that combat is not a series of separate offensive and defensive events but a continuous contest of action and reaction. The most successful formations are those that constantly ask, “What’s next?” and remain mentally prepared to transition faster than the enemy can adapt. Part of S13 “Hip Pocket Training” series. For additional information and insights from this episode, please check-out our Instagram page @the_jrtc_crucible_podcast Be sure to follow us on social media to keep up with the latest warfighting TTPs learned through the crucible that is the Joint Readiness Training Center. Follow us by going to: https://linktr.ee/jrtc and then selecting your preferred podcast format. Again, we’d like to thank our guests for participating. Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and review us wherever you listen or watch your podcasts — and be sure to stay tuned for more in the near future. “The Crucible – The JRTC Experience” is a product of the Joint Readiness Training Center. | 30m 59s | ||||||
| 6/12/26 | ![]() 162 S13 Ep 30 – The Art of Command & Control Starts with the PACE Plan w/JRTC Experts✨ | command and controlPACE plan+4 | LTC Mario BurchMAJ Steve Yates+3 | Joint Readiness Training CenterBrigade Command & Control+1 | — | PACE plancommand and control+5 | — | 35m 14s | |
| 6/10/26 | ![]() 161 S03 Ep 12 – The Large Scale Combat Operations Casualty Care Problem w/JRTC Senior NCO Experts✨ | casualty carelarge scale combat operations+4 | CSM Edwards Cumming1SG Jeremiah Guerra+2 | Joint Readiness Training CenterTask Force Sustainment+2 | — | casualty collection pointsambulance exchange points+4 | — | 38m 31s | |
| 5/29/26 | ![]() 160 S11 Ep 12 – Disrupt, Attrit, & Counterattack: Geronimo’s Art of the Defense w/JRTC OPFOR’s Subject Matter Experts✨ | defense tacticsmilitary operations+4 | 1SG Larson PalsisSFC Woodroof Musser+1 | Joint Readiness Training CenterGeronimo+2 | — | defensemilitary tactics+5 | — | 41m 43s | |
| 5/27/26 | ![]() 159 S13 Ep 29 – Continuing the Saga of Base Clusters in the Modern Fight w/JRTC Experts✨ | base cluster employmentsustainment formations+5 | MAJ Amy BeattyCPT Cody Kindle | Joint Readiness Training CenterTask Force Sustainment+2 | — | sustainmentmilitary operations+5 | — | 36m 24s | |
| 5/22/26 | ![]() 158 S11 Ep 11 – Geronimo’s Drone War: sUAS Lessons from the Modern Battlefield w/JRTC OPFOR’s Multi-Domain Effects Cell✨ | drone warfaresmall unmanned aircraft systems+4 | SGT Colin RockSGT Darius Shumpert+1 | Joint Readiness Training Center1-509th IN (OPFOR)+1 | Ukraine | sUASdrone operators+5 | — | 40m 29s | |
| 5/20/26 | ![]() 157 S13 Ep 28 – CBRN at the Brigade Level during Large Scale Combat Operations w/JRTC Experts✨ | CBRN operationsLarge Scale Combat Operations+4 | MAJ Charles “Dave” JohansenCPT George Slawski+1 | Joint Readiness Training CenterBrigade Command & Control (BDE HQ)+2 | — | CBRNLarge Scale Combat Operations+5 | — | 42m 38s | |
| 5/17/26 | ![]() 156 S01 Ep 39 - Transforming the Army for the Next War w/CSM Ray Harris (T2COM CSM) and CSM(R) Todd Sims (FORSCOM CSM)✨ | Army transformationmilitary readiness+4 | CSM Raymond HarrisCSM(Retired) Todd Sims | United States Army Forces CommandUnited States Army Training and Doctrine Command+2 | — | Army transformationCSM Raymond Harris+5 | — | 57m 10s | |
| 5/14/26 | ![]() 155 S13 Ep 27 – Building the Common Operating Picture and the Battle for Shared Understanding w/JRTC Experts✨ | common operating picturecommand and control+4 | MAJ Michael StewartMAJ Steve Yates+2 | Joint Readiness Training CenterBrigade Command & Control+1 | — | common operating picturecommand and control+5 | — | 39m 48s | |
| 5/8/26 | ![]() 154 S05 Ep 17 – Sucks to Suck: Lazy Logisticians Leads to Culmination w/JRTC Experts✨ | logisticssustainment+3 | CSM Edward CummingsCPT Cody Kindle | Joint Readiness Training CenterArmy+3 | — | logisticssustainment+5 | — | 44m 14s | |
| 5/7/26 | ![]() 153 S05 Ep 16 – Proper Sustainment Planning & Preparation w/LTC DiGiovanni, 626th Light Support Battalion✨ | sustainment planningmilitary logistics+3 | LTC Adam DiGiovanni | 626th Light Support Battalion3rd Mobile Brigade Combat Team+2 | — | sustainmentlogistics+5 | — | 57m 17s | |
| 5/2/26 | ![]() 152 S11 Ep 10 – Drone vs Counter-Drone Fight of the Modern Battlefield w/JRTC OPFOR & COL(R) Bill Edwards✨ | drone warfarecounter-drone technology+4 | LTC Michael RoscoeCOL(Retired) Bill Edwards+3 | Joint Readiness Training CenterENSCO | Fort PolkUkraine | drone warfarecounter-drone+7 | — | 1h 00m 16s | |
| 4/30/26 | ![]() 151 S13 Ep 26 – Evolution of Battlefield Geometry in Modern warfare w/JRTC Experts✨ | battlefield geometrymodern warfare+3 | MAJ Michael StewartMSG Jared Cawthon+2 | Joint Readiness Training CenterBrigade Command & Control+2 | — | battlefield geometrymodern warfare+6 | — | 40m 55s | |
| 4/26/26 | ![]() 150 S13 Ep 25 – Cyberspace Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA) on the Modern Battlefield w/JRTC Experts✨ | cyberspace electromagnetic activitiesmodern battlefield+5 | MAJ Brian JonesCW2 Luis Alicea | Joint Readiness Training CenterBrigade Command & Control+1 | — | CEMAcyber operations+5 | — | 43m 02s | |
| 4/20/26 | ![]() 149 S13 Ep 24 – Incorporating Noncommissioned Officers into the Military Decision-Making Process w/JRTC Experts✨ | Military Decision-Making ProcessSustainment Planning+3 | LTC Daniel ColeMAJ Sumalindinie Serion+1 | Joint Readiness Training CenterBrigade Command & Control+3 | — | MDMPsustainment+5 | — | 42m 15s | |
| 4/16/26 | ![]() 148 S05 Ep 15 – Adopting a Maintenance Mindset Builds Combat Power w/JRTC Subject Matter Experts✨ | maintenance operationscombat readiness+4 | CPT Cody KindleCPT Blake Walker | Joint Readiness Training CenterTask Force Sustainment+7 | — | maintenance mindsetcombat power+5 | — | 40m 35s | |
| 4/11/26 | ![]() 147 S13 Ep 23 – Incorporating Noncommissioned Officers into the Military Decision-Making Process w/JRTC Experts✨ | Noncommissioned OfficersMilitary Decision-Making Process+3 | CSM Edward CummingsMSG Randell Conway | Joint Readiness Training CenterBrigade Command & Control+2 | — | NCOsMDMP+5 | — | 57m 16s | |
| 4/10/26 | ![]() 146 S13 Ep 22 – Is Intelligence Too Focused on Targeting w/JRTC BC2 Experts✨ | intelligencetargeting+3 | CW3 Michael HorraceMAJ Edward Pecoraro+1 | Joint Readiness Training CenterBrigade Command & Control+1 | — | intelligencetargeting process+3 | — | 30m 12s | |
| 4/4/26 | ![]() 145 S05 Ep 15 – LOGSYNC Meetings: Where Sustainment Gets Synchronized w/JRTC Subject Matter Experts✨ | logistics synchronizationsustainment operations+3 | CPT Cody KindleMAJ Charles Alley | Joint Readiness Training CenterTask Force Sustainment+6 | — | LOGSYNCsustainment+7 | — | 1h 09m 35s | |
| 4/2/26 | ![]() 144 S13 Ep 21 – Air Defense at the Brigade & Planning for the Modern Air Threat w/CW3 Bryan Hartt✨ | air defense operationsbrigade planning+4 | CW3 Bryan Hartt | Joint Readiness Training CenterBrigade Command & Control+1 | — | air defensebrigade operations+4 | — | 20m 23s | |
| 3/28/26 | ![]() 143 S13 Ep 20 – Military Decision-Making Process Outputs that Win w/JRTC Experts✨ | military decision-making processcombat operations+4 | MSG Jared CawthonMSG Randell Conway+1 | Joint Readiness Training CenterBrigade Command & Control+4 | — | military decision-makingcombat effectiveness+5 | — | 32m 30s | |
| 3/26/26 | ![]() 142 S13 Ep 19 – The Importance of Rehearsals at Echelon within the Brigade w/JRTC Experts✨ | rehearsalsmilitary operations+4 | MSG Jared CawthonMSG Randell Conway+1 | Joint Readiness Training CenterBrigade Command & Control+4 | — | rehearsalsmilitary decision-making+5 | — | 31m 36s | |
| 3/21/26 | ![]() 141 S13 Ep 18 – Getting the Integrated Fires Support Plan Right w/JRTC Experts✨ | integrated fires support planmilitary operations+4 | MSG Jared CawthonMSG Austin Moss+2 | Joint Readiness Training CenterBrigade Command & Control+5 | — | integrated firesmilitary decision-making+5 | — | 38m 55s | |
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