Episodes

  • Episode 22: Cadet Fisher

    Episode 22: Cadet Fisher
    Aug 19 2022
    This week we focus on the human component as we hear from ROTC Cadet Isabella Fisher and learn about the ROTC experience and how an aspiring lawyer and JAG Corps officer can navigate the delayed entry program.

    **Music by Joseph McDade


    ***The views expressed on the podcast are the views of the participants and do not necessarily represent those of The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School, the Army, the Department of Defense or any other agency of the US Government.
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    26 mins
  • Episode 21: Chinese Peacekeepers in Africa

    Episode 21: Chinese Peacekeepers in Africa
    Jun 1 2022
    Episode 21 takes us to the AFRICOM AOR where we join MAJ Thomas Dyrenforth, a Foreign Area Officer (FAO) focused on Kenya, Tanzania, Sudan, and South Sudan. MAJ Dyrenforth sits down with us to discuss China’s growing influence in Africa, including their increased UN peacekeeping presence.

    **Music by Joseph McDade

    ***The views expressed on the podcast are the views of the participants and do not necessarily represent those of The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School, the Army, the Department of Defense, or any other agency of the US Government. Reference in this site to any specific commercial product, process, or service, or the use of any trade, firm or corporation name is for the information and convenience of the public, and does not constitute endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the Department of Defense.
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    26 mins
  • Episode 20: BG Michelle Donahue, the 56th Quartermaster General

    Episode 20: BG Michelle Donahue, the 56th Quartermaster General
    Mar 30 2022
    Battlefield Next has the honor of hosting the 56th Quartermaster General of the United States Army, BG Michelle Donahue. A graduate of Duke University, BG Donahue also holds advanced degrees from Georgetown and the National Defense University. On today’s episode, BG Donahue talks to us about her varied roles in the Sustainment community, the future of sustainment, and her view of the role of the Judge Advocate in Large Scale Combat operations, especially as they pertain to sustainment.

    **Music by Joseph McDade

    ***The views expressed on the podcast are the views of the participants and do not necessarily represent those of The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School, the Army, the Department of Defense, or any other agency of the US Government. Reference in this site to any specific commercial product, process, or service, or the use of any trade, firm or corporation name is for the information and convenience of the public, and does not constitute endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the Department of Defense.
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    32 mins
  • Fred Talks on Battlefield Next - Episode 10: COL Zane E. Finkelstein

    Fred Talks on Battlefield Next - Episode 10: COL Zane E. Finkelstein
    Oct 14 2022
    The only judge advocate to be decorated for heroism in Vietnam, COL Finkelstein served for over 30 years in the Army JAG Corps. This week Fred tells the story of how a foreign claims mission to a Vietnamese village led then LTC Finkelstein to join with his infantry escort to repel a Viet Cong attack.

    ”**Music by Joseph McDade
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    14 mins
  • Fred Talks on Battlefield Next - Episode 9: SGM John Nolan

    Fred Talks on Battlefield Next - Episode 9: SGM John Nolan
    Aug 26 2022
    “Recorded in the SGM Nolan reading room and library at The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School, Mr. Borch guides us through the life and decades of exemplary service of the first JAG Corps Sergeant Major—a position now known as the Regimental Command Sergeant Major.

    ”**Music by Joseph McDade

    ***The views expressed on the podcast are the views of the participants and do not necessarily represent those of The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School, the Army, the Department of Defense, or any other agency of the US Government.
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    15 mins
  • Fred Talks on Battlefield Next - Episode 8: Military Commission for the Lincoln Assassination Conspirators

    Fred Talks on Battlefield Next - Episode 8: Military Commission for the Lincoln Assassination Conspirators
    Aug 12 2022
    Many listeners will be familiar with the military commissions in relation to the war on terror. However, long before those President Andrew Johnson ordered a military tribunal for the Lincoln assassination conspirators. Find out why on this episode of Fred Talks.

    For more information, see the report of the trial on the Library of Congress website website (https://www.loc.gov/re-source/llscd.200900209112991/?st=gallery)

    ** Music by Joseph McDade

    *** The views expressed on this podcast are the views of the participants and do not necessarily represent those of The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School, the Army , the Department of Defense, or any other agency of the US Government.
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    22 mins
  • Fred Talks on Battlefield Next - Episode 7: The History of Fred

    Fred Talks on Battlefield Next - Episode 7: The History of Fred
    Dec 17 2021
    Today, something new, something old, something different, something very much the same, BUT something everyone has been waiting with baited breath to hear.  Join us as we talk about the history of this podcast’s namesake, the history of FRED.  


    **Music by Joseph McDade


    ***The views expressed on the podcast are the views of the participants and do not necessarily represent those of The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School, the Army, the Department of Defense, or any other agency of the US Government.
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    24 mins
  • Fred Talks on Battlefield Next - Episode 6: The History of the JAG School, Part 2

    Fred Talks on Battlefield Next - Episode 6: The History of the JAG School, Part 2
    Dec 15 2021
    When we last left off, the US Army JAG Corps was without a home after leaving the University of Michigan in the 1940’s.  Part 2 of our series examines the winding path that led us to our current home on the Grounds of the University of Virginia. 


    **Music by Joseph McDade


    ***The views expressed on the podcast are the views of the participants and do not necessarily represent those of The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School, the Army, the Department of Defense, or any other agency of the US Government.
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    17 mins