Latest Episodes

Ep. 29 – Training to Win, with Col. Jonathan Neumann
In this episode, Capt. Jake Miraldi speaks to Col. Jonathan Neumann, the director of West Point's Department of Military Instruction and previously the commander...

Ep. 28 – A Firefight on the Edge of Sadr City
In 2008, Maj. Emily Spencer was an EOD platoon leader in Iraq. In April, she and one of her teams accompanied a route clearance...

Ep. 27 – The Battle of Barg-e Matal
This is the first episode in MWI's new podcast, "The Spear," which is aimed at providing a window into the combat experience. In this...

Ep. 26 - Capt. Natalie Mallue on Her Ranger School Experience
In this episode, Capt. Natalie Mallue describes her experience as one of only seven women to have complete the US Army's grueling Ranger School....

Ep. 25 - Opening Shock: Four Combat Jump Veterans Tell Their Stories
In this episode, a joint production with the West Point Center for Oral History, four combat jump veterans talk about their experiences jumping onto...

Ep. 24 - Physical Fitness and National Security with Lt. Gen. (Ret) Mark Hertling
In this episode, we talk to Lt. Gen. (Ret) Mark Hertling about the risk to military readiness and national security posed by declining American...