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Commanding a Multi-Domain Effects Battalion in the Indo-Pacific
Jun 18, 2026
Unknown duration
Long-Range Precision Fires and the Fight for the First Island Chain
Apr 20, 2026
46m 00s
The Ranger Regiment's Fighting Platoon Sergeant
Apr 6, 2026
47m 37s
Staying Alive in Iraq and Afghanistan
Mar 24, 2026
1h 07m 06s
Ranger Missions in Iraq and Afghanistan
Mar 10, 2026
1h 01m 54s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/18/26 | ![]() Commanding a Multi-Domain Effects Battalion in the Indo-Pacific | In this episode, Dr. Charlie Faint hosts Lieutenant Colonel Tiane Garner, commander of the Multi-Domain Effects Battalion (MDEB) in the 1st Multi-Domain Task Force, to discuss the Army's evolving approach to operations in the Indo-Pacific. Drawing on nearly two decades of service that began as a transportation officer running convoy security missions in Iraq before transitioning to military intelligence, Tiane explains how the MDEB integrates intelligence, cyber, electronic warfare, space, and unmanned systems to provide long-range reconnaissance, surveillance, and targeting capabilities in support of the joint force. She also details lessons learned from Pacific Pathways exercises in the Philippines, the challenges of innovation and rapid acquisition, the battalion's upcoming transition into the newly established Multi-Domain Command–Pacific, and the importance of developing disciplined soldiers who can adapt to emerging technologies and changing battlefield conditions. Throughout the conversation, Tiane emphasizes that while technology continues to evolve, success in future conflicts will ultimately depend on leaders and soldiers who have mastered the fundamentals, remain committed to continuous learning, and are prepared to operate effectively in dispersed, complex environments. | — | ||||||
| 4/20/26 | ![]() Long-Range Precision Fires and the Fight for the First Island Chain✨ | long-range precision firesmultidomain operations+5 | Lieutenant Colonel Ben Blane | Army | Indo-PacificPhilippines | long-range precision fireshypersonic weapons+7 | — | 46m 00s | |
| 4/6/26 | ![]() The Ranger Regiment's Fighting Platoon Sergeant✨ | leadershipmilitary culture+4 | Curt Donaldson | 75th Ranger RegimentModern War Institute+1 | IraqAfghanistan | Ranger Regimentleadership+6 | — | 47m 37s | |
| 3/24/26 | ![]() Staying Alive in Iraq and Afghanistan✨ | leadershipcombat experience+4 | John Faunce | — | IraqAfghanistan | leadershipcombat+6 | — | 1h 07m 06s | |
| 3/10/26 | ![]() Ranger Missions in Iraq and Afghanistan✨ | military servicecombat deployments+3 | Marty Skovlund | 75th Ranger Regiment | South Dakota | Ranger missionsIraq+5 | — | 1h 01m 54s | |
| 2/10/26 | ![]() Combat Interpreter in Iraq✨ | identitymilitary service+5 | Ayman Kafel | US Army | IraqLebanon+1 | combat interpreterIraq+6 | — | 1h 06m 02s | |
| 1/16/26 | ![]() Route Clearance and Counterbattery in Iraq✨ | route clearancecounterbattery fire+4 | JJ Pinter | West Point | IraqMontana | route clearancecounterbattery+6 | — | 55m 35s | |
| 11/19/25 | ![]() Combat Surgery in Afghanistan✨ | combat surgeryAfghanistan+4 | Fred Lough | ArmyGlobal War on Terror+1 | AfghanistanFOB Shank+1 | combat surgeryAfghanistan+6 | — | 47m 31s | |
| 9/10/25 | ![]() Recovering a Downed Marine in Afghanistan✨ | military operationscasualty evacuation+3 | Captain Sal Sferrazza | — | AfghanistanHelmand Province+1 | combat rescueAir Force+5 | — | 1h 20m 36s | |
| 8/29/25 | ![]() Ranger Regiment J1 in Afghanistan✨ | leadership lessonspersonnel management+3 | Scott Filbert | 75th Ranger RegimentWest Point+1 | Afghanistan | Ranger RegimentAfghanistan+5 | — | 1h 17m 22s | |
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| 8/8/25 | ![]() Danger in Mosul✨ | combat missionstrust+3 | Jeff Marshburn | 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment | MosulIraq | MosulIraq+5 | — | 1h 08m 35s | |
| 7/31/25 | ![]() The Battle of Barawala Kalay | In 2010 Kevin Mott's unit arrived in Afghanistan's Kunar province for a deployment that would see months of hard fighting. At one point, he was even wounded so badly—shot in the head, four fractured vertebrae, a broken leg, a torn labrum—that he was sent back to the United States for medical care. Several months later, he managed to be cleared to return to his unit in Afghanistan. After he did, the battalion conducted a mission aimed at clearing an area known to have a strong Taliban presence. Kevin shares the story of his platoon's heavy fighting as they worked their way toward their objective of Barawala Kalay. | — | ||||||
| 6/19/25 | ![]() A Marine Platoon in Anbar Province | In 2004, Tim Strabbing was a lieutenant and platoon commander in the Marine Corps, deployed to an area just outside Fallujah in Iraq's restive Anbar province. On his platoon's very first patrol, they were ambushed by enemy fighters, earning his Marines a baptism by fire and setting the tone for a difficult deployment ahead. He joins this episode to share the story of one particularly eventful 48-hour period. | — | ||||||
| 6/5/25 | ![]() Escort Mission Over Anbar | In 2007, United States Marine Captain Kyleanne Hunter was flying an escort mission above Marines operating in western Iraq. When the Marines on the ground discovered a massive weapons cache—and a large group of armed insurgents protecting it—she found herself in a situation that challenged her as a pilot and changed the way she and her fellow Marines flew in Anbar province. She joins this episode to share the story. | — | ||||||
| 5/22/25 | ![]() Forward Air Controller in Ramadi | In this episode of The Spear, retired Marine officer David Berke joins to share a story from 2006, when he was a forward air controller attached to an Army unit in Ramadi, Iraq. During a movement-to-contact patrol, they began to take fire, and his job became especially important. He declared the TIC—troops in contact—and two Marine Corps F/A-18D Hornets headed their way to provide close air support. Listen as he tells the story, explaining what it's like to work with the pilots in the air to engage the enemy in support of the ground force. | — | ||||||
| 5/7/25 | ![]() Air Force PJs at War | Air Force pararescuemen, also known as pararescue jumpers or PJs, are special operations forces known for their wide range of professional skills and for their motto, "that others may live." In this episode of The Spear, retired Air Force Master Sergeant Aaron Love joins MWI's Charlie Faint for a detailed discussion about the PJ career field. This wide-ranging conversation covers the PJ assessment and selection pipeline, the role of PJs in combat as well as in non-combat search and rescue situations, and life after military service. | — | ||||||
| 4/25/25 | ![]() Easter Offensive, 1972 | During the Vietnam War, the 1972 Easter Offensive was a major operation launched by North Vietnam to destabilize South Vietnam and strengthen its own hand in ongoing peace talks in Paris. The offensive was particularly noteworthy due to its duration and ferocity as well as the extensive use of tanks by North Vietnam, a rarity during the Vietnam War. In this episode, retired Colonel Rick Cassidy recounts a battle and his role in it during this pivotal period, which resulted in him receiving a Purple Heart and the Bronze Star Medal for valor. | — | ||||||
| 4/10/25 | ![]() Surprise on the Kunar River | In this episode Maj. John A. Meyer shares a story from his first deployment, in 2007, to Afghanistan. On July 27, his platoon and a group of Afghan National Army soldiers were moving along the road next to the Kunar River during a squadron mission to secure the valley. The Afghan soldiers began to cross a bridge when they looked down and saw a group of enemy fighters. The massive fight that ensued would involve the other platoons of Meyer's B Troop, as well—matched up against an enemy force three times the size of their own. | — | ||||||
| 3/28/25 | ![]() Rescue Mission in Kunar | This episode of The Spear features a conversation with Josh Webster. A US Army officer, he previously served as a US Air Force pararescueman—a member of an elite part of the Air Force whose mission includes rescuing and providing medical treatment to wounded military personnel. He shares a story from 2010 in Afghanistan, when his team was called on to evacuate casualties thirteen times during a day of intense fighting. | — | ||||||
| 3/12/25 | ![]() Navy Cross in Iraq | In this episode, Brian Chontosh, a retired Marine Corps officer, details the circumstances of an intense and complex combat operation in Iraq that involved Brian and his Marines using captured enemy weapons to clear an entrenched hostile force that ambushed their convoy. Brian ultimately received the Navy Cross, one of the top valor award in the US military, for his actions that day. | — | ||||||
| 2/13/25 | ![]() The MQ-9 Reaper in Combat | This episode features a story from Joe Ritter, an Air Force officer and MQ-9 Reaper pilot. The MQ-9, the largest remotely piloted aircraft in the US military's inventory, has a wide range of the capabilities—from providing intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance to conducting battle damage assessments to helping a ground element direct their fires to striking enemy targets with air-to-ground Hellfire missiles. Ritter and his sensor operator brought all of these capabilities to the fight during a single mission in Afghanistan in October 2018. | — | ||||||
| 1/29/25 | ![]() Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Power of "Yet" | Lieutenant Colonel Liam Walsh is currently the commander of the 4th Battalion of the 9th Infantry Regiment, "Manchu." In this episode of The Spear, Liam speaks with MWI's Charlie Faint about his experiences in reacting to an IED strike in Iraq and responding to a Taliban attack on a forward operating base in Afghanistan, and how a series of setbacks during a rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center helped him understand the power of "yet." | — | ||||||
| 1/7/25 | ![]() Green Beret, Silver Star | Sergeant Major Chuck Ritter overcame a series of bad decisions in his youth—as well as a rough start to his Army career—to become a highly successful Special Forces senior noncommissioned officer. In this episode, Chuck joins MWI's Charlie Faint for a discussion about resilience, personal responsibility, motivation, good leadership, and the circumstances that led to Chuck receiving the Purple Heart three times, as well as the Bronze Star and Silver Star medals for valor in combat. He also offers his perspectives about critical thinking, the utility of storytelling, and the dangers of hubris. | — | ||||||
| 1/2/25 | ![]() Last Soldier in Afghanistan | On August 30, 2021, General Chris Donahue stepped onto the ramp of the last American C-17 in Afghanistan and into the pages of history. At the time, he was a major general commanding the 82nd Airborne Division, leading his paratroopers as the United States withdrew from Afghanistan after almost twenty years of combat. He would go on to serve as a corps commander and, since December 2024, the commanding general of US Army Europe and Africa. Donahue joins this episode of The Spear to describe the evolving and complex mission on the ground during the 2021 deployment to Afghanistan, during which he relied on trust and relationships to lead his troops and oversee the evacuation of more than 120,000 Afghans. He also reflects on his career and the leadership lessons he learned along the way, sharing advice for junior and aspiring leaders. | — | ||||||
| 12/12/24 | ![]() Valor in Sadr City | Long before his selection as the fifteenth sergeant major of the Army, Dan Dailey served multiple combat deployments in Iraq, first during Operation Desert Storm in the early 1990s and then in Operation Iraqi Freedom more than a decade later. In this episode of The Spear, he joins MWI's Charlie Faint to reflect on those deployments—describing in particular one deployment's operations in Baghdad's Sadr City, where he receiving the Bronze Star Medal for valor. He also discusses lessons he learned over a career that began when he signed his enlistment paperwork as a sixteen-year-old and culminated in his service as the most senior enlisted soldier in the Army. And he shares his thoughts, refined after working alongside officers at every rank, from platoon leaders to the chief of staff of the Army, on the vital relationship between officers and noncommissioned officers. | — | ||||||
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