Podcasts about cultural support team

Send us a textTiffany Myrick-Woodley served two decades in the US Army, and played an essential role in the integration of women into the Army's Combat Arms occupations. She served as a member of Cultural Support Team – Two (CST-2), enabling the 75th Ranger Regiment and Naval Special Warfare Development Group by engaging the Afghan female and adolescent populations prior to the lift of the Combat Exclusion Policy. She was also selected to observe and advise on the implementation of standards during gender integration of Ranger School, the Army's premier leadership course.Over the span of her military service, Tiffany discovered that real change comes through policy and education. This prompted her to leave the military to influence policy on a broader scale while continuing to provide inspiration, mentorship, and advocacy to future generations. Her ideals prompted her to accept a role as a board member for the Valkyrie Project, a nonprofit organization devoted to the advocacy and support of female service members.More about Tiffany:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffany-m-b477671b6/The Valkyrie Project: https://www.thevalkyrieproject.org/Timestamps:00:00:22 Introduction to Tiffany Myrick00:01:28 Tiffany's Roles in the Military00:03:35 Being On the Other Side of Basic Training00:05:18 One Station Unit Training00:06:51 What Did Tiffany Learn from Being a Drill Sergeant?00:10:03 The Cultural Support Team00:11:14 Selection Course for Cultural Support Team00:12:52 The White Board System00:13:15 Being a Student Versus Being Qualified to Do the Job 00:14:54 Ranger Physical Assessment00:15:45 Working Closely with the Same Partner for an Entire Mission00:16:48 Room for One Tactically00:17:38 What Does the Mission Objective Look Like?00:20:13 Deciding What Looks Important on a Mission00:20:40 Interacting with the Local Populous00:22:43 Main Security Concerns on Assignment00:23:46 Did Tiffany Know Ashley?00:24:39 Particular Missions That Stood Out to Tiffany00:29:23 Moments Where Everyone Is Suffering00:31:11 Wearing NODs (Night Observation Devices)00:32:01 Lifting the Combat Exclusion Policy00:32:59 Sponsor Note: Coaching Mentorship Course00:33:21 Advisory Role to Integrate Women into Ranger School00:35:25 Identifying Common Characteristics Among Graduates00:36:00 What Did the Army Learn as Women Were Integrated?00:38:33 The Gray Man, Middle of the Pack00:40:46 Why Couldn't Women Shave Their Heads Like the Men?00:41:23 When did Tiffany Retire?00:41:32 What Led Tiffany to the Valkyrie Project in 2023?00:44:34 Advice for Women in SOF Pipeline 00:46:34 Similar Stories to “The Ranger on a Ridgeline Getting an I.V.”00:49:21 Best and Worst Advice Ever Received 00:50:59 Outro

In this episode of Vital Psychedelic Conversations, David interviews Sara Reed: Vital instructor, lecturer, and lead psychedelic research therapist at Imperial College London; and Alex H. Robinson: Vital student, integration coach and psilocybin facilitator for Heroic Hearts Project, and distinguished Army SOF combat Veteran with a decade of active duty service. Reed has worked with MAPS to make clinical trial populations more diverse and is creating culturally sensitive Clinical Research Forms for future research trials, and Robinson spearheaded her unit's Cultural Support Team program and contributed to policy changes to help place women into traditionally male-centric Special Operations roles. Representing marginalized groups themselves, they're both passionate about making psychedelic therapy more inclusive and representative of the general population, and getting more practitioners up to speed to be able to deliver culturally competent care. They discuss: The importance of having difficult conversations and calling out bad behavior The fallacy of zero-sum thinking: Doing something special for a smaller community doesn't take away from the main goal; it adds to it The benefit of being able to self-reflect and personalize content when most psychedelic education consists of one-sided lectures The challenge of getting people who don't feel represented to enroll in clinical trials, and how personal stories go a long way and more! For links, head to the show notes page.  Vitalpsychedelictraining.com

IN THE NEWS Will all NFL teams retire Pat Tillman's number? THIS WEEK'S GUEST This week we visit with two female veterans who work with the PenFed foundation keep faith with the Afghans who served alongside U.S. forces by assisting with their rescue and successful resettlement into American communities. Mahnaz Akbari served 10 years the in Afghan special forces as the Commander of a Female Tactical Platoon – a small unit of Afghan women who worked with U.S. special operations forces (SOF) in Afghanistan to search, questioning, and medical assistance of women and children - in a way that was respectful of Islam and Afghan culture. Rebekah Edmondson served 10 years in U.S. Army and deployed to Afghanistan several times to support a program called the Cultural Support Team, where she trained FTPs. Both women talk about how they got started in their military careers, the missions they were part of an Afghanistan, and the work they are doing in support of Afghan allies today. RAPID FIRE Air Force to review discharges of troops with mental health conditions Drunken Special Operators Struggle to Finish a Mission in New Action Comedy 'Obliterated' American Legion Post 109 Donates $4,500 to Feed Vail's Schoolchildren Special Guests: Mahnaz Akbari and Rebekah Edmondson.

In this episode, get the latest solutions to ensure patients get the care they need when they need it. That includes the life-saving medication naloxone which can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. Despite standing orders in many states, persisting stigmas and a lack of education and awareness has made it difficult for patients to get. Jeff Horwitz, COO of the SAFE Project, discusses his team's work to increase access to this medication. Veterans and military members also face barriers when it comes to accessing care through military health programs, like TRICARE. Jax Scott shares the unique hurdles facing women who served as Cultural Support Team members in Afghanistan, and their challenges accessing care. Hosts: Terry Wilcox, CEO, Patients RisingDr. Robert Goldberg, “Dr. Bob,” Co-Founder and Vice President of the Center for Medicine in the Public InterestGuests:Jeff Horwitz, Chief Operating Officer, Stop the Addiction Fatality Epidemic (SAFE) ProjectJax Scott, Board Member, Special Operations Association of AmericaShannon Sharp, Patient CorrespondentLinks: Health Technology Assessment Best Practices For For Rare Disease DrugsState Naloxone Rules and Resources SAFE ProjectHow You Can Access the Medication to Save Someone from Opioid OverdoseMaking Opioid Reversal Medications Available to Those At Risk For OverdoseVeterans Patients RisingNeed help?The successful patient is one who can get what they need when they need it. We all know insurance slows us down, so why not take matters into your own hands? Our Navigator is an online tool that allows you to search a massive network of health-related resources using your zip code so you get local results. Get proactive and become a more successful patient right now at PatientsRisingConcierge.orgHave a question or comment about the show, or want to suggest a show topic or share your story as a patient correspondent?Drop us a line: podcast@patientsrising.orgThe views and opinions expressed herein are those of the guest(s)/ author(s) and do not reflect the official policy or position of Patients Rising.

Amy Forsythe began her career as an enlisted military journalist in the U.S. Marine Corps and has included two tours of duty in Iraq and three in Afghanistan in addition to several other overseas locations. Amy is an award-winning journalist and her images and video reports from covering military operations around the world have been featured in numerous international and national media outlets through the years and continues to be used for historical purposes. Amy was first stationed at Camp Pendleton in 1995 and still has strong ties to the base and surrounding communities.She currently serves in the U.S. Navy Reserve as a Public Affairs Officer and is involved in supporting various local veteran service organizations in San Diego County. Heroes Live Here started as a passion project to showcase the memorials and markers on Camp Pendleton and has turned into a collaborative work of art that honors our fallen heroes of the post-9/11 generation.Buy Amy's book here:Heroes Live Here: A Tribute to Camp Pendleton Marines Since 9/11https://www.amazon.com/Heroes-Live-Here-Tribute-Pendleton-ebook/dp/B09RGMTGGVTo help support the show and for all bonus content including:-2 bonus episodes per month -Access to ALL bonus segments with our guests-Ad Free audio feedSubscribe to our Patreon!

Today we have a unique Combat Story and our first ever with an Afghan Special Operator, Farida Mohammadi, and one of her American trainers Taylor Holliday. Farida was a member of the elite Female Tactical Platoons (or FTPs which numbered fewer than 35) that we heard about in episode 68 with former Ranger Battalion operator Patrick Kinsella.Farida, like all FTPs, had to pass a rigorous special operations selection process and were trained in CQB, a variety of firearms, and tactics, just like their male counterparts. She then went into battle alongside Rangers, ODAs, and Afghan Special Forces to give you an idea of the level of expertise required. We're also fortunate to have Taylor here to share parts of her story as a Cultural Support Team member (the FTP trainers) who not only trained women like Farida but who also went on the objective with Special Operations units. Taylor is a part of Sisters of Service, a non-profit formed by fellow CSTs to help evacuate Farida and other FTPs out of Afghanistan after everything fell apart and help them resettle in the US. It's a selfless organization and I hope by the end of this interview you'll find a way to contribute to their cause (and help women like Farida who were taking out HVTs in Afghanistan and now need to find a better life here in the US).I hope you enjoy this very special Combat Story with two very special operators as much as I did.#military #veteranFind Farida and Taylor Online:-Politico Article on FTPs: https://www.politico.com/interactives/2022/afghan-women-soldiers-taliban-us-refugees/-Sisters of Service Website: www.sistersofservice.orgFind Ryan Online:-To support Combat Story and get exclusive insights, head to Patreon www.patreon.com/combatstory-Ryan's Linktree https://linktr.ee/combatstory-Merch https://www.bonfire.com/store/combatstory/-Instagram @combatstory https://www.instagram.com/combatstory-Facebook @combatstoryofficial https://fb.me/combatstoryofficial-Send us messages at https://m.me/combatstoryofficial-Email ryan@combatstory.com-Learn more about Ryan www.combatstory.com/aboutus-Intro Song: Sport Rock from Audio JungleShow Notes:0:00 - Intro 0:54 - Guest Introduction (Farida Mohammadi and Taylor Holliday) 2:24 - Interview begins 7:37 - Growing up in Afghanistan with school 2 hours away, working on farm, and experiencing the Taliban 12:29 - Things Americans may not know about Afghanistan 15:02 - Why Farida joined the military even though it is not expected for women 18:21 - The type of work and missions FTPs would do24:19 - Farida's first combat experience as an FTP 27:28 - Taylor's first combat expereince as a CST, serving women and children, and being nervous searching people 31:17 - Combat Story (Farida) - Being shot at by both Taliban and Afghanistan National Army while not having any ammunition 34:17 - Combat Story (Taylor) - Waking up to a firefight at the compound 36:30 - The burden and pressure of training FTPs to go into very dangerous missions 38:59 - The evacuation of Afghanistan 45:05 - Sisters of Service - Why they started and the work they are doing 50:26 - What did you carry into combat? 54:40 - Would you do it again? 55:36 - Letter from Patrick Kinsella about Farida as a soldier 59:51 - Listener comments and shout outs

 Janell was interested in serving in the military and she began her journey to the military through the Civil Air Patrol program. Once she began Civil Air Patrol, she knew she wanted to serve in the military and set her sights on attending a military academy. Initially, she wanted to attend the Air Force Academy, but as she began talking to her senator, she was encouraged to look at all the Academies. As she began looking into other options the Marine Corps grabbed her attention and after attending a summer program at both the AF Academy and the Naval Academy she knew where she wanted to go. The Naval Academy is a risky way to become a Marine Officer because you don’t find out if you will go into the Marines or the Navy until later on in your military career. If she had wanted to be guaranteed the Marines, she could have done ROTC. But she wanted to attend the Academy and took the risk. *post contains affiliate linksWhen she went on active duty she went to school at Quantico and during training injured her knee. This delayed her from graduating and it wasn’t until she was close to the 2-year mark that she completed school and was at her first assignment. Shortly after arriving at her base she was assigned to be part of new deployment that attached women to Marine Infantry units. She was part of the Cultural Support Team and mentioned that if you want to learn more about that experience you can read Ashley’s War.We also talked about the challenges of being a married to a Marine. She met her husband a few months before deploying and they connected and stayed in contact through both her deployment and his that followed. It has been challenging to work to be stationed together and more challenges came when she gave birth to her son. She said she couldn’t have continued to serve without the help of both her mother in-law and mom. They came out and helped with her son while her husband was deployed and she was working extreme hours.As her son gets older, she wants to spend more time with him. So, she decided to transition from active duty to the Reserves. At the time of the interview she was in the process of preparing for the transition and was excited about what the next phase of life will bring. She wanted to share the advice of grow where you are planted. And not in the way of shut up and do what you are told, but as she planned her career opportunities came to her she never expected and they changed the course of her life. She encourages people to be open to taking that next opportunity and to do their best in each life situation they are in. You never know who is watching and what opportunity will happen next. She has enjoyed her time in the military and encourages women to consider joining. If you want to learn more about the Marine Corps or have question to connect with Janell on LinkedIn and send her a message. You can also contact me if you need help connecting.Connect with Jenell:LinkedInMediumI also volunteer with Beyond the Uniformhttps://beyondtheuniform.orgResources from Janell:https://thewarhorse.org/reflections-archives/no-really-how-are-you-doing/https://women.usnagroups.net/2020/03/09/sign-up-for-a-sport-you-suck-at/https://medium.com/@janell.hanf/my-first-steps-toward-afghanistan-followed-a-hand-sketched-map-e2f76f0a460f?sk=1dd5b866f51aa678bdc941e4b613c9e0Mentioned in this episode:Ashley’s WarGirls Guide to the MilitaryFollow Amanda on Social Media:FacebookInstagramLinkedInTwitterRelated Episodes:Civil Air Patrol to Air Force Episode 31Serving as an Officer in the Marine Corps – Episode 51Finding Herself in the Marine Corps – Episode 12Thank you to my Patreon Sponsor Col Level and above:Kevin BarbaThank you Patreon members for your support. Want early access to episodes, ad-free content, and one on one mentorship advice. Become a Patreon member today! Click here.

Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or at any of the social media links below to find out more! Today, my guest is Marine Corps Veteran Janell Hanf. Janell is a SoCAL native - Vista. She’s a fellow Naval Academy alum, went into the Marine Corps as a logisitics officer and then cultural support team (CST) member (recently had another CST member with Alex Horton)... she’s the mom of a kindergartner and married to a Marine Infantry Officer. Janell has experienced tough times in mental health but today is thriving - she’s still on active duty but will be transitioning to the Reserves later this year to focus on family while staying connected to the Marine Corps. We’re going to learn a lot more about Janell, her time in the Marine Corps and her mental health journey, - that’s all here in today’s episode of the Veteran’s PATH podcast. Learn more about Janell or what we discussed here: http://linkedin.com/in/janellhanf The War Horse Article: https://thewarhorse.org/reflections-archives/no-really-how-are-you-doing/ Other samples of her writing portfolio include Medium: https://medium.com/@janell.hanf and briefly discussed at the beginning, her blog post for USNA Women's Alumni about Ice Hockey: https://women.usnagroups.net/2020/03/09/sign-up-for-a-sport-you-suck-at/ A couple of good links for overview of CST are this JFQ article: https://ndupress.ndu.edu/JFQ/Joint-Force-Quarterly-75/Article/577569/blurred-lines-cultural-support-teams-in-afghanistan/ And Gayle Tzemach Lemmon's book, "Ashley's War" https://gaylelemmon.com/ashleyswar ******** Follow Veteran’s PATH here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPvJnrurdnXxdlaE7v3uoMA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veteranspath/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/veteranspath LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/veteran's-path Twitter: https://twitter.com/veteranspath --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/support

K.P. Baneck was on the podcast talking about her amazing career in the Army Guard and her vast amount of experience.  She was apart of the first female Special Forces Selection and Assessment and was then selected to serve on an ODA in Afghanistan.  She also became a drill sergeant within in a year of returning from her deployment. She is a woman of conviction and she is motivating as hell. It was a absolute honor to have her on the podcast to share and inspire others. 

The stories are from WWI to Present DayWWIIn 1917 the first two women of the US military killed in the line of duty. Army nurses Edith Ayres and Helen Wood were killed on May 20, 1917. They were with Base Hospital #12 aboard the USS Mongolia in route to France. The ship’s crew fired the deck guns during a practice drill and one of the guns exploded spewing shell fragments across the deck killing both women. WWIIEvelyn Genevieve “Sharpie” Sharp (October 1, 1919 – April 3, 1944)Sharpie was one of the 38 women of the Women Air Force Service Pilots that gave their lives in service to the US Army Air Corps. You can hear more about their story and their fight to be recognized in my interview with the granddaughter of Elaine Harmond a WASP, Erin Miller in Episode 49.Second Lieutenant Ruth M Gardiner (May 20, 1914 – July 27, 1943)She was a nurse in the US Army Nurse Corps and was the first American nurse to lose her life in the line of duty during World War II.KoreaGenevieve Marion Smith (April 25, 1905 – July 27, 1950) Although the former World War II Army nurse was due to retire in January 1951 after 22 years of military service, she accepted the position and sealed her destiny on a fatal air flight to Korea. On July 27, 1950, a three-man aircrew, twenty-two male passengers and one female--Genevieve Smith, left Haneda, Japan for a flight to Pusan, Korea in a C-47D.  They crashed and were lost at sea, there was only one survivor.Lieutenant Wilma Ledbetter (April 27, 1912 – August 25, 1950)Wilma Ledbetter was one of 15 women aboard the USS Benevolence. She died in when the USS Benevolence was rammed by the SS Mary Luckenbach and capsized.VietnamFirst Lieutenant Sharon Ann Lane (July 7, 1943 – June 8, 1969) Though one of eight American military nurses who died while serving in Vietnam, Sharon Lane was the only American nurse killed as a direct result of hostile fire.Gulf WarSpecialist Christine Mayers (1978? - February 25, 1991) and Specialist Bevery Clark (1980? - February 25, 1991)Specialist Christine Mayers and Specialist Bevery Clark were the first two woman to die in the support of Operation Desert Shield. They both died in an Iraqi Scud missile attack on their barracks in Saudi Arabia on Feb 25, 1991. 28 Americans died in the attack and 89 were wounded. Global War on TerrorismAfghanistanSergeant Jeanette L. Winters (May 4, 1976 – Jan 9, 2002)The first woman to die in the War on Terror was Jeanette Winters. She was a radio operator in the Marine Corps who was usually far from combat, but the KC-130 crashed on approach killing her and her crew.Senior Airman Ashton LM Goodman (June 14, 1987 – May 26, 2009)Ashton died in an IED attack outside Bagram Air Base with her commander Lt Col Mark E. Stratton II. She was part of the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team.First Lieutenant Ashley White (Sept 3, 1987 – October 22, 2011)Ashley was assigned to a Cultural Support Team attached to a Joint Special Operations Task Force in Afghanistan. Because of the word attached women were able to be assigned to special operation teams. You can read more about Ashley’s story and all the women who served on Cultural Support Teams in the book Ashley’s War (affiliate link).IraqSpecialist Lori Piestewa (December 14, 1979 - March 23, 2003)She is believed to be the first Native American woman to be killed in combat in a foreign war and was the first woman to die during the Iraq War and was a single mother of two young boys.Corporal Jennifer Parcell (June 27, 1986 - February 7, 2007)She was part of the Lioness Program, a program that uses female Marines from different military occupation specialties to search Iraqi women at check points.Operation Inherent ResolveSyriaShannon Kent (1983 – January 16, 2019)Shannon was a Navy cryptologist and mother of two. She was in Manbij, Syria responsible for finding ISIS cells and their leaders.Mentioned in this episode:Women in the military: Making waves since WWIWomen Airforce Service PilotsDo You Know the Story of the Original Military Women Pilots? – Episode 49Korean War ResourcesClimbing the Ranks to Brigade General - Episode 65Do You Know the Story of the Gulf War? Episode 57Provincial Reconstruction TeamAshley’s WarThis episode is in memory of Luc Gruenther

Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or at any of the social media links below to find out more! Today, I’m honored to have as my guest, Army Special Operations veteran Alex Horton. Alex spent ten years on active duty within the Special Operations community, during which she led the unit’s Cultural Support Team program and deployed on six combat cycles with the 75th Ranger Regiment. In 2015 she coordinated the inaugural Freed-OM Festival, promoting yoga and meditation as a proactive approach to healing the mental and physical ailments of combat stress. Alex has been practicing yoga for 10yrs and received her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Certification from the Yax Brothers in 2016. Alex will be attending a Master’s program in Fall2020 as she transitions out of the Army and goes onto pursue a career in Psychology. We’re going to learn a lot more about Alex, her time in the Army, how she got involved with Yoga and meditation, her military transition, and what she’s doing now - that’s all here in today’s episode of the Veteran’s PATH podcast. Find Alex here: Instagram: https://instagram.com/rigbyallen?igshid=8oct32ym177l LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/danielle-alex-horton-37505187 ******** Follow Veteran’s PATH here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPvJnrurdnXxdlaE7v3uoMA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veteranspath/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/veteranspath LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/veteran's-path Twitter: https://twitter.com/veteranspath --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/support

It was an absolute pleasure speaking with Captain Alex Horton. Alex talks about her time assigned to the Joint Special Operations Command and her experience as a Cultural Support Team member/instructor. Finally we discuss Freed-OM Holistic and how her experience in the CST program helped to shape the way she approaches healing. We are looking forward to her impending transition out of the active duty Army and the things her and her team plan to accomplish.

Mylee Cardenas served in the U.S. Army as a civil affairs non-commissioned officer before volunteering to join the cultural support team (CST)initiative where she was assigned to the Special Forces in Afghanistan. While deployed, she noticed a lump on her breast, but ignored it so she could finish the eight-month tour. Mylee returned to the United States to find out that she had stage 3 invasive ductal carcinoma. She began chemotherapy and 35 rounds of radiation, before undergoing a bilateral mastectomy. She finished a marathon while on chemo. We discuss the many obstacles that she has overcame as well as why the CST program had difficulties with SOF soldiers. Mylee is now working on a documentary about the reasons so many are joining the fight in Afghanistan and what compels them. Follow Mentors for Military: SoundCloud: www.soundcloud.com/mentors4mil Instagram: www.instagram.com/mentors4mil Twitter: www.twitter.com/mentors4mil Facebook: www.facebook.com/mentors4mil Homepage: www.mentorsformilitary.com

Maria Sam Moeller served on a Cultural Support Team that was recently highlighted in the book “Ashley’s War”. Sam currently lives in Virginia Beach, VA, pursing her BFA in drawing and design. Sam and I talk about what it’s like to go through selection and joining an elite force as an artist.

This show is dedicated to: Two U.S. Army Rangers and a Cultural Support Team member were killed in action Oct. 22, 2011 during combat operations in Operation Enduring Freedom. Their assault force triggered an improvised explosive device near Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. 1st Lt. Ashley White, 24, was assigned to the 230th Brigade Support Battalion, 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, National Guard, Goldsboro, N.C.  Sgt. 1st Class Kristoffer B. Domeij, 29, was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Co., 2nd Bn., 75th Ranger Regiment, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.  Pvt. 1st Class Christopher A. Horns, 20, was assigned to Co. C, 2nd Bn., 75th Ranger Regiment, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. All three were killed during combat operations when their assault force triggered an improvised explosive device near Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Special Guest: Lt. Col. Bill Connor, Candidate for US Senate from South Carolina http://billconnorsc.com/ A graduate of The Citadel, Bill Connor served over a decade as a Regular Army Infantry Officer. After leaving active duty to become a reservist, Bill earned his Juris Doctorate.  Bill volunteered for a year long combat deployment in Afghanistan, serving as a Joint Operations Officer, developing and implementing the U.S. advisory effort for Afghan National Security Forces.  He later commanded the U.S. Advisory effort in the volatile Helmand Province, and subsequently earned a promotion to Lt. Colonel. Bill also served as the senior American military liaison to British forces in Afghanistan.

This show is dedicated to: Two U.S. Army Rangers and a Cultural Support Team member were killed in action Oct. 22, 2011 during combat operations in Operation Enduring Freedom.Their assault force triggered an improvised explosive device near Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.1st Lt. Ashley White, 24, was assigned to the 230th Brigade Support Battalion, 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, National Guard, Goldsboro, N.C.  Sgt. 1st Class Kristoffer B. Domeij, 29, was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Co., 2nd Bn., 75th Ranger Regiment, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.  Pvt. 1st Class Christopher A. Horns, 20, was assigned to Co. C, 2nd Bn., 75th Ranger Regiment, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.All three were killed during combat operations when their assault force triggered an improvised explosive device near Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.Special Guest: Lt. Col. Bill Connor, Candidate for US Senate from South Carolinahttp://billconnorsc.com/A graduate of The Citadel, Bill Connor served over a decade as a Regular Army Infantry Officer. After leaving active duty to become a reservist, Bill earned his Juris Doctorate.  Bill volunteered for a year long combat deployment in Afghanistan, serving as a Joint Operations Officer, developing and implementing the U.S. advisory effort for Afghan National Security Forces.  He later commanded the U.S. Advisory effort in the volatile Helmand Province, and subsequently earned a promotion to Lt. Colonel. Bill also served as the senior American military liaison to British forces in Afghanistan.