Jim Buckley is a Joint Tactical Air Controller (JTAC) with the Mississippi Air National Guard. He incurred multiple injuries in the line of duty and has been denied military status, care, and benefits. He is currently going through the USAF appeal process to attain his proper retirement. Jim has been an advocate for other injured service members and has been helpful in highlighting the systemic problems within the military care and benefits system. To learn more about protecting yourself,...

Hal Sundt holds an MFA in nonfiction writing from Columbia University, where he also taught writing. His first book - "Warplane", How the Military Reformers Birthed the A-10 Warthog - was released October 3. His other work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Ringer, The American Scholar, and elsewhere. This story was recognized as a “Notable” selection in The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2021. He currently teaches at Oberlin College. Learn more and buy his book at...

Robert L. Beckman, Ph.D., is the co-founder and executive director of TreatNOW.org - a group of citizens, veterans, institutions and service organization working pro bono to help brain injured troops and others suffering from concussions, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). They have helped treat and heal over 21,000 brain wounded individuals. Dr. Beckman has been building knowledge management systems most of his professional career, primarily in the...

Founder of Walk the Talk Foundation, Lt Col retired Ryan “Count” Sweazey was an F-16 pilot, a Regional Affairs Strategist for Western Europe, and a Department of Defense Inspector General (DoDIG). While assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency, he experienced firsthand the dysfunction of the DoDIG. In January 2022, Sweazey launched the nonprofit Walk the Talk Foundation, whose mission is to bring about substantive change to the IG system, while advising and assisting victims navigating the...

US Marine Corps Vet, and Founder and COO of Uniformed Services Justice & Advocacy Group (USJAG.org), Robert Alvarez, talks about the abusive practices of some military units in how they treat and discharge sick or wounded combat veterans. USJAG seeks to correct this injustice by ensuring injured, ill, or wounded service members are separated with benefits, honors, and dignity intact. They envision third-party oversight of the discharge process of injured service members, ensuring both...

Ted Drake is a retired Air Force fighter pilot who flew Soviet MiG-21s and MiG-23s during the Cold War as part of Project Constant Peg - a top secret program to train American fighter pilots against Soviet aircraft. *** Support the show Follow the Greg Krino Show here... GregKrino.com YouTube Instagram Facebook Twitter LinkedIn If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave a 5-star rating and friendly comment on your podcast app. It takes only a minute, and it really helps convince popular...

A candid conversation with retired F-16/A-10 Pilot Jeremy "Weed" Sorenson about how the DOD is denying Service Members medical care, military status, and support following injuries and illnesses incurred in the line of duty.  Weed and I discuss systemic violations of law and regulations, and examples of how these violations continue to destroy the lives of current members and veterans. If you or someone you know has been denied care, please reference the following links for...

Michael “$noop” Segal is an attorney in Los Angeles, California, and an officer in the U.S. Air Force Reserve.  Prior to becoming an attorney, he served as a combat F-15 fighter pilot in the U.S. Air Force.  Michael started his flying career in the F-15C learning how to gain and maintain air superiority.  He later transitioned to the F-15E, where he developed his skills as a multirole combat aviator.  While serving as an F-15E pilot, he deployed to Afghanistan and led airmen in combat during...

Joe Gulesserian is an entrepreneur and published author of the Practical MBA Series. After earning his MBA from Edinburgh Business School in the U.K., he taught Corporate Finance, Capital Markets, Statistics and marketing, as an adjunct professor at Toronto colleges. You can follow Joe on LinkedIn and purchase his books at PracticalMBA.ca. *** Follow the Greg Krino Show here... GregKrino.com YouTube Instagram Facebook Twitter LinkedIn If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave a 5-star rating...

David Maulsby is a minister and founder of PTSD Foundation of America outside Houston, Texas. To date, the Foundation has helped thousands of veterans find hope and healing to make positive changes in their lives, restore their relationships, and manage their PTSD. David also hosts a radio show called “Road to Hope,” whose mission is to reach out to our military and veteran community and their families with real, practical help. If you or a veteran you know needs help, please reach out to the...

Major General James Lee Dozier is a retired U.S. Army officer who served 35 years with the U.S. Army and NATO in the United States, Europe and Asia. He was commissioned as an Army officer in 1956 following graduation from West Point. He earned a master’s degree from the University of Arizona in aerospace engineering and is a graduate of the Command and General Staff College and the Army War College. During his service in Vietnam, General Dozier was awarded both the Silver Star and Bronze Star...

As an officer in the Air Force Reserve, Lt Col Kevin Deibler currently serves as a National Security Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School. Kevin previously served as Chief of Staff, USCYBERCOM Legislative Liaison by providing corporate leadership and coordinating all official engagements between USCYBERCOM and the United States Congress. Throughout his 20-year career, Kevin has been a Commander, Aide-de-Camp, Legislative Fellow, and led in a variety of cyberspace and combat rescue positions,...

Joel is a seasoned constitutional attorney and regularly litigates First Amendment issues. He earned his J.D. in 1997 from the University of Kansas School of Law. He is admitted to the bar in Kansas, Missouri, Florida, and numerous federal courts. Joel authored the book, Undue Process, and he hosts the podcast, Comedian of Law. He also teaches online continuing legal education (CLE) courses, which mix comedy and law in a unique way. Learn more and follow Joel Oster at ComedianOfLaw.com....

Tony Muro is a US Army combat Veteran and lead mentor for PTSD Foundation of America. The Foundation runs Camp Hope, which is a 6–12-month residential program based in Houston, TX, provided free of charge to any combat Veteran suffering from PTSD. There, Veterans are guided through an extensive program focusing on mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional health (the "whole-person" approach). Their mission is to reduce the daily Veteran suicide rate from 44 to 0. The PTSD Foundation of...

Brian Boeding was an Air Force officer and A-10 pilot who has flown in several combat operations, including the initial invasion of Iraq in 2003. He has been leading the effort to save Close Air Support and the A-10 from divestment by the Air Force. He has written several articles on the topic - some of which can be found at Troops-In-Contact.org. *** Follow the Greg Krino Show here... GregKrino.com YouTube Instagram Facebook Twitter LinkedIn If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave a 5-star...

Stan Wong is producing a documentary called "The Real American," which tells the story of Evan Thompson III - who, for 45 years, would wave a large American flag at low flying military airplanes as they passed over his house in the desert outside Las Vegas. Alongside the story of Evan, the film also features vignettes of A-10 pilot Chris Beckman, WW2 Navy sailor Doris Miller, and F-16 pilot Heather Penney. The Real American will be released this summer. You can watch the trailer at...

Brigadier General Jason M. Rueschhoff is the Commander, 56th Fighter Wing, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The wing’s mission is to train the world’s greatest fighter pilots and combat ready Airmen. As part of Air Education and Training Command, and home to 26 squadrons with both F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-35A Lightning II aircraft, the 56th FW is the largest fighter wing in the Air Force and graduates more than 105 F-35 pilots, 188 F-16 pilots and 300 air control professionals annually....

Robert "Redeye" Harris is a veteran of the Vietnam War.  He flew O-2 Skymasters as a Forward Air Controller (FAC) over Cambodia - a top secret operation between the US and Cambodian Army, which intended to prevent the North Vietnamese from using the Ho Chi Minh Trail to supply their troops in the south. The first third of the episode is about Robert's training, the second is about the missions that resulted in the awarding of two Distinguished Flying Crosses (DFC), and around 1:12 into the...

Matt Whitney is a retired Air Force major and fighter pilot, and Alan McCracken is a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and fighter pilot. Matt shares how he - a passed over major -  broke the Department of Defense bureaucracy to allow pilots to use electronic tablets in airplanes.  *** Follow the Greg Krino Show here... GregKrino.com YouTube Instagram Facebook Twitter LinkedIn If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave a 5-star rating and friendly comment on your podcast app. It takes...

Frequent guest, Ted Vogt is head of the Arizona Department of Gaming. He also was a state representative in Arizona, staffer for the governor, lawyer, and Air Force veteran. Greg and Ted discuss the 2022 election results, particularly in Arizona, the future of Trumpism in the GOP, and who will run in 2024. *** Follow the Greg Krino Show here... GregKrino.com YouTube Instagram Facebook Twitter LinkedIn If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave a 5-star rating and friendly comment on your...

Alan "Lick" McCracken and Tom "Tomchuck" Norris are retired Air Force officers and former A-10 Fighter Weapons Instructors (Top Guns) with over 40 years of combined combat flying experience dating back to Operation Desert Storm in 1991. *** Follow the Greg Krino Show here... GregKrino.com YouTube Instagram Facebook Twitter LinkedIn If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave a 5-star rating and friendly comment on your podcast app. It takes only a minute, and it really helps convince popular...

Frequent guest, Ted Vogt is head of the Arizona Department of Gaming. He also was a state representative in Arizona, a lawyer, and Air Force veteran. Greg and Ted discuss politics in Arizona, the 2022 election, Indian gaming issues, and the recent Supreme Court cases on affirmative action - Students for Fair Admissions vs. Harvard, and Students for Fair Admissions vs. University of North Carolina. *** Follow the Greg Krino Show...

Joe Gulesserian is an entrepreneur and published author of the Practical MBA book series. The pages of the Practical MBA bring to light the roots of our economic order of today, and help explain the world around us, how we arrived here, and what might lie ahead. It is comprehensive, fast-paced, making for magnificent theatre, full of spills and chills, from stock market crashes to sovereign debt default, to the 1944 Bretton Woods reset, the IMF, the WTO, U.S. Dollar reserve, and mercantilism....

Emily Dieckmann enlisted in the Army at age 17, and shortly afterward, transitioned to the Air Force to become an officer and C-130 pilot. With 300 combat hours and numerous combat missions over Iraq and Afghanistan, she retired as a Lieutenant Colonel with over 22 years of service. After the military, Emily became a real estate professional serving the north Lake Travis area, including Jonestown, Lago Vista, and Point Venture, nestled in the Hill Country near Austin, Texas. She has quickly...