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Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for checking us out. Day 1 of Modern Day Marine 2024 continues to rock! We’ve been having such a good time with our guests today, we decided to have two on for this one, Col Bob Danko, USMC (Ret) and CWO5 Chad Wade, USMC (Ret) from Polaris Goverment and Defense. Bob and Chad talk to us about their experiences in the logistics community, retirement and transitioning, and the capabilities that Polaris’ MRZR ULTV brings to the sustainability and survivability of Marines operating inside of the enemy’s weapons engagement zone.

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-danko-028a5557/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chad-wade/

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Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for checking us out. When you come to a convention that is titled with the words, “Modern” and “Marine”, you know you’re in for one hell of a Day! And Day 1 did not disappoint. We were so happy to run into American Legion post commander extraordinaire and friend of the show, Liz Hartman. The awesome meter for this episode is fully pegged. “Unhinged” is the word of the episode and it is just that on many levels. If for nothing else, just randomly running in Liz totally validates our new, swanky booth.

I dare you not to be smiling at the end of this episode.   

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Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for stopping by. Day 1 of Modern Day Marine is here and we are so happy to welcome Carl Forsling from Airbus US Space and Defense to the hot seat. William and Vic talk to Carl about his experiences as a CH-46 and MV-22 Osprey pilot in the Marine Corps, his views on the challenges the Marine Corps is going to face supporting its new employment concepts (EABO and Stand-in Forces), and how Airbus’ UH-72 unmanned logistics connector platform can help meet these challenges. Carl’s experience brings a ton of credibility to the discussion of autonomous connector capabilities.

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Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for tuning and your continued support of the show. Well, today is the day we’ve talking about for a while now, Modern Day Marine 2024. As promised, Nancy, William, and Vic are recording from the showroom floor. And to kick things off, William and Nancy sit down with the President and CEO of the Marine Corps Association, LtGen Charles Chiarotti, USMC (Ret). to give us his thoughts on this year’s experience.

If you’re going to be at the expo, please come by and say hi!

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Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for checking us out. This week Nancy and Vic welcome the American Legion’s Executive Director of Government and Veteran Affairs, Chanin Nuntavong. For those keeping track, last week Liz Hartman caught us up on what’s been going on at the American Legion post level. Chanin takes us to the 35-thousand foot view of what it is that the American Legion does for veterans at the national level. As daunting as that may seem, Chanin is no stranger to this high visibility world. Before he retired, Chanin was the senior staff advisor to the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps. He tells us all about his experiences advising three sergeants major, growing up in the Bay Area as a first-generation American, and his current duties advocating for veterans. His story is so fascinating and his passion for the quality of life and welfare of veterans is admirable.

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Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for checking us out. Not sure how much of an intro is needed for this episode. Our guest’s name alone pretty much speaks to quality of this episode. Liz Hartman, the commander of American Legion Post #539, comes back and Nancy and Vic have a great time catching up. Liz brings up to speed on what is going on with the American Legion at the local and national levels, her trips to D.C., and all of the work she is doing advocating for veterans. Her passion and zeal are infectious so it’s hard to have a bad day after spending some time with Liz. Hope you enjoy catching up with her as much as we do.

Enjoy!

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