Podcasts about MacDill Air Force Base

Support doesn't always wear a uniform. Sometimes, it walks by with a warm smile and a listening ear. Learn how a military and family life counselor offers just that — approachable, everyday support through “walk-around counseling” that breaks down barriers and builds trust with service members where they are. In this episode, host Bruce Moody speaks with MFLC Raymond Hewitt, who serves at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida. Hewitt shares real stories from his work supporting not only single service members but the entire military community, helping them navigate stress, loneliness and the daily challenges of military life through simple, meaningful conversations. Hear how MFLCs like Raymond help redefine the idea of “family” in the military and why their steady, judgment-free presence makes all the difference. Visit Military OneSource at https://www.militaryonesource.mil/benefits/military-family-life-counseling-program/ to learn about the resources and support available to service members and their families. Bruce Moody is a public affairs specialist with the Defense Department's Military OneSource. Share your feedback about this podcast as well as ideas for future episodes by visiting the Military OneSource Podcasts Feedback Form at https://public.militaryonesource.mil/podcast-feedback. The Military OneSource Podcast series is an official resource of the Defense Department. For more information, visit MilitaryOneSource.mil or call 800-342-9647. Military OneSource is your 24/7 connection to information, answers and support to help you reach your goals, overcome challenges and thrive.

School liaisons do much more than help with school transitions. They serve as vital connectors across education systems. From deployments and special education to homeschooling and emotional support, school liaisons help families find solutions and feel seen. One school liaison describes taking a “point guard” approach, pivoting between families, schools, commanders and support agencies to meet student needs. With this hands-on support, students can do more than adjust; they can thrive. Hear how one student overcame relocation struggles and found success with a school liaison's help. Host Bruce Moody speaks with School Liaison Program Manager Venetia D. Waters, Ed.D., at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida. They discuss how strong community partnerships and proactive communication are key to supporting military-connected children every step of the way. Bruce Moody is a public affairs specialist with the Defense Department's Military OneSource. Share your feedback about this podcast as well as ideas for future episodes by visiting the Military OneSource Podcasts Feedback Form at https://public.militaryonesource.mil/podcast-feedback. The Military OneSource Podcast series is an official resource of the Defense Department. For more information, visit MilitaryOneSource.mil or call 800-342-9647. Military OneSource is your 24/7 connection to information, answers and support to help you reach your goals, overcome challenges and thrive.

In episode 107 of The TBD Podcast, Garrett talks with Mercedes Gonzales, a senior leader from MacDill Air Force Base, about the military's role in Tampa and the challenges service members face. They cover how rising home prices affect military families, the struggle to find affordable housing, and efforts to improve infrastructure, including a proposed ferry system. They also talk about special operations and how the military is adapting to global threats. You'll hear about the importance of military partnerships, how service members transition into civilian life, and why so many veterans choose to stay in Tampa. This episode gives you a clear look at how the military fits into Tampa's growth and the challenges ahead. 0:00:00 - Introduction to the guest 0:03:15 - Tampa's post-pandemic growth 0:08:40 - Rising home prices & military housing 0:15:22 - MacDill AFB's impact on Tampa 0:21:10 - The commuting challenges for service members 0:30:45 - Special operations & future threats 0:40:30 - Military partnerships worldwide 0:48:20 - Infrastructure improvements & traffic solutions 0:55:10 - Why veterans stay in Tampa 1:05:00 - Closing thoughts & final message

Tampa Bay Times Entertainment & Events Reporter Sharon Wynne breaks down events happening around the Tampa Bay area this weekend, including AirFest at MacDill Air Force Base and Easter weekend activities.

LIVE from Tampa Bay Airfest at MacDill Air Force Base! JP Show: #Rays Blasted in Opener | Guests: John Starks, Muggsy Bogues, Jerome Baker | Sternberg Says Stadium Votes 'Huge Hurdles' SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvbMn8mPiJ8iP09KiAruUWA Support the network and our shows! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dspmedia How to support JP and the show and where to find us: https://www.Linktr.ee/JPPetersonShow Listen on the Go, 24/7! Download the NEW Fan Stream Sports APP on iOS and Android! WEBSITE: https://www.dspmediaonline.com/show/jp-peterson-show/ Follow, like, and subscribe to us on: X: https://twitter.com/JPPetersonshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jppetersonshow/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jp-peterson-show/id1703282787 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kHnyJWQmt0YlXGY5ax3bR?si=c1ecfac5f9db4502 Website: https://fanstreamsports.com Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5629821149249536

MacDill Air Force Base Commander Col. Adam Bingham and AirFest Director Lt. Col. John Williams stop by to offer insight into the missions and operations emanating from MacDill Air Force Base and to preview Tampa Bay AirFest 2024, happening this Friday and Saturday.

In a move sure to worry many that the venerable two-century-old West Point is going woke, Superintendent Lt. Gen. Steve Gilland announced Monday a change in the institution's mission statement. The phrase ‘duty, honor, country' is out - removed - exchanged for the more amorphous ‘Army values.'  Casual readers who know nothing about Col. Ben Jonsson... may recall a series of stories last year about Jonsson's radical views on race and scathing internal assessments of his leadership at MacDill Air Force Base and the U.S. Air Force Academy. At the time, he was one of hundreds of military officers whose promotions were blocked by Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., in a standoff with the Biden administration over the Pentagon's abortion policy.  At NRB, we interviewed Daniel Garcia, a soldier for this country and for the kingdom of Christ. He is walking the globe for God; learn more on PIJN News. Get free alerts at http://PrayInJesusName.org © 2024, Chaplain Gordon James Klingenschmitt, PhD. Airs on NRB TV, Direct TV Ch.378, Roku, AppleTV, Amazon FireTV, AndroidTV, GoogleTV, Smart TV, iTunes and www.PrayInJesusName.org

Rabbi Elie Estrin serves as the Aleph Institute's Military Personnel Liaison and Executive Assistant to the Endorser.   Chaplain Estrin was commissioned into the US Air Force in 2014 as an Individual Mobilization Augmentee Jewish chaplain, and he is currently assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing, at MacDill Air Force Base, in Tampa, FL.   He is also the editor of Aleph's Jewish-American Warrior bi-monthly magazine.   He and his wife Chaya Rochel are the coauthors of a book, “Of Medicine, Miracles and Mindsets.”   The Estrins live in Fort Lauderdale, FL with their six children. _____________________________________ ►Toveedo   The Jewish videos your kids will love all in one happy place!   Stream unlimited videos on your phone, tablet, laptop, desktop, and smart TV.   From new releases, to your favorite classics, and exclusive originals, there's always something new to discover.   See our full library on https://toveedo.com   Use promo code MM10 for 10% off!   _______________ ►Ceremian (Alpert and Associates)   Call Moshe Alpert!     Email: Moshe.alpert@nm.com for a free consultation, or head to https://bit.ly/moshealpert   Or call 718-644-1594  _______________ ►Collars and Co   For the best-looking and most comfortable dress shirts in the world..   www.Collarsandco.com   Use promo code: Meaningful for 15% off all order $100+ ___________________  ►Town Appliance    Visit https://www.townappliance.com    Message Town Appliance on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/Townappliance_whatsapp  _____________________  ►The Dream Raffle   Enter the raffle now to win the prize of your dreams!   Use promo code MPP   https://thedreamraffle.com _____________________ Subscribe to our Podcast    Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2WALuE2    Spotify: https://spoti.fi/39bNGnO    Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/MPPGooglePodcasts    Or wherever Podcasts are available!   Editor: Elyasaf Jehuda   Podcast created by: Meaningful Minute   For more info and upcoming news, check out: https://Meaningfulminute.org

Officials at MacDill Air Force Base have confirmed the location of Port Tampa Cemetery, an African American cemetery, with as many as 121 unmarked graves, on the Florida military installation. The KNSS Salute to Service on Steve and Ted in the Morning on Thursday mornings.

NewsRadio WFLA Anchor Read Shepherd runs through today's top stories, including Congress passing a stopgap bill to keep the government funded into March, the discovery of a Black cemetery at MacDill Air Force Base, and a cold front moving through the area this weekend.

This week on Leaders and Legends, host Aileen Black intervews Lisa Sanders, director of Science and Technology for Special Operations Forces, Acquisition, Technology & Logistics (SOF AT&L), U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida.  Sanders has over 35 years of civilian federal service. As SOFAT&L director, she is responsible for all pre-programs of record research and development funded activities. During the show, Sanders decribes herself as a a "circular or 360 style" leader. She says, "I'm all about reading the stakeholders and trying to find out how to achieve our overall objectives. But when it comes to the decision point, I often say I run a democratic dictatorship. I'll take input from everyone, but I own 51% of the vote."  

This week on Leaders and Legends, host Aileen Black intervews Lisa Sanders, director of Science and Technology for Special Operations Forces, Acquisition, Technology & Logistics (SOF AT&L), U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida. Sanders has over 35 years of civilian federal service. As SOFAT&L director, she is responsible for all pre-programs of record research and development funded activities.During the show, Sanders decribes herself as a a "circular or 360 style" leader.She says, "I'm all about reading the stakeholders and trying to find out how to achieve our overall objectives. But when it comes to the decision point, I often say I run a democratic dictatorship. I'll take input from everyone, but I own 51% of the vote."  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On Sunday, November 17th, 1963, Frank McGee signed on for NBC's Monitor with a look at Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg address. Lincoln's famous speech was about to celebrate its one-hundredth anniversary. Meanwhile, President Kennedy was in Florida, unofficially on the 1964 campaign trail. On Saturday November 16th, President Kennedy traveled to Cape Canaveral where he inspected the Saturn Control Center and watched a Polaris missile test launch. The next morning he and Special Assistant Dave Powers went to Sunday Mass at St. Ann's Church in Palm Beach. On the day of this special broadcast, the President began his day at MacDill Air Force Base. Photos from this trip, which would be the President's last to Florida, which had voted Republican in the previous two Presidential elections, show Kennedy smiling brightly, as did fellow Americans, especially those who shook his hand or lined the roads alongside the twenty-eight mile path his motorcade took in Tampa Bay. When Kennedy traveled to Miami, he addressed a democrat crowd at the airport. That same day, a fire killed twenty-six people at the Surfside Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey. During the offseason the hotel served as a convalescent home for elderly people. Ten bodies were never recovered and only two of the other fifteen could be identified. A former mental patient and convicted arsonist would be arrested for the crime. He confessed he poured gasoline into the hotel's boiler and set it ablaze. However, an Atlantic City grand jury did not find probable cause to return an indictment. That evening, NBC-TV's Huntley–Brinkley Report featured a four-minute news feature on The Beatles. It was the group's first appearance on American TV.

Karen D. Fultz, Esquire is a licensed attorney, a runner, a former marathoner, and now clothing designer and founder of ObservaMé®, LLC which manufactures and sells original design athletic apparel from its facility located in Tampa, Florida. Fultz, an attorney and former Thomas M. Cooley law school professor & assistant dean, earned her bachelor's degree in International Relations at Michigan State University and juris doctor from Thomas M. Cooley Law School. Her legal career began in 1998 in Atlanta, GA. In 2002, Fultz joined the national law firm, Cozen O'Connor Atlanta Office, wherein she became a Partner in 2005, in the same year she was elected to serve as President of the oldest African American voluntary bar association, Gate City Bar. Fultz served on committees and provided countless hours of pro bono work. She was honored as one of the best 40 attorneys under 40 in the U.S. by the National Bar Association. Fultz is an Honorary Commander for the U.S. Air Force, MacDill Air Force Base, and currently serves as a board member for the American Breast Cancer Foundation and Tampa Bay Community Foundation. Founder & President of the Fannie Mae Fultz Foundation.Fultz also serves as a motivational speaker and coach with a focus on navigating obstacles in legal and/or entrepreneurial career pathing.Connect with Karen:Website: https://www.observame.net/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-fultz-7787b216/ General Info: Need help with your law firm's digital marketing? Check out these case studies of some killer results we have gotten for law firms just like yours.Click here to review the case studies: https://lbmsllc.com/lp-attorneys/Click here for a free online presence report and marketing analysis. Connect With Us On Social Media:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lbmsllcInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lbmsllc/Twitter: https://twitter.com/lbmsllcLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/local-business-marketing-solutionsAlignable: https://www.alignable.com/fanwood-nj/local-business-marketing-solutionsConnect With Frank Directly on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fdemming/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lbmsllc

Some evacuation orders are in place at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa ahead of storm system Idalia.

Today we're going to introduce a game changer in the dental practice management software world...‍‍This is an innovative, all-in-one, cloud-based practice management software, and it offers an array of powerful features that are custom built for dentists by dentists ready to revolutionize the way you work. ‍If you are a start-up and decide to sign up with Oryx, they will NOT charge you a single dime, until you reached 200 active patients!⁠⁠They are partnering up with all startup practice owners and making sure you succeed, fast!⁠⁠ Click this link to schedule a FREE personalized demo and to see more on their exclusive deal!⁠‍‍Guest: Dannica BrennanPractice Name: FlossologieCheck out Dannica's Media:‍Website: https://www.flossologie.com/Flossologie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flossologie/Dannica Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drdannica/‍Other Mentions and Links:HPSP ScholarshipMacDill Air Force Base360 AromaOcean EyesCerecDentagraphicsWorking Women of Tampa Bay Facebook GroupWest Coast Swing DanceDeep Work - Cal Newport‍Host: Michael Arias‍Website: The Dental Marketer Join my newsletter: https://thedentalmarketer.lpages.co/newsletter/‍Join this podcast's Facebook Group: The Dental Marketer Society‍‍My Key Takeaways:You CAN open up full fee for service, just don't expect potential patients to come in without good marketing.Try a scented AC diffuser to add a non-dental scent to your office that patients will love!Take the time to research your demographics and form a customer avatar to find your perfect patients.With influencer marketing, targeting accounts with 5-15k followers can be more beneficial than the larger influencers!When the patient sits down, tell them exactly what is owed for the day so it's not looming in their mind.Be sure to start building your social media before your open your practice to get momentum.‍Please don't forget to share with us on Instagram when you are listening to the podcast AND if you are really wanting to show us love, then please leave a 5 star review on iTunes! [Click here to leave a review on iTunes]‍p.s. Some links are affiliate links, which means that if you choose to make a purchase, I will earn a commission. This commission comes at no additional cost to you. Please understand that we have experience with these products/ company, and I recommend them because they are helpful and useful, not because of the small commissions we make if you decide to buy something. Please do not spend any money unless you feel you need them or that they will help you with your goals.‍Episode Transcript (Auto-Generated - Please Excuse Errors)Michael: Alright, it's time to talk with our featured guest, Dr. Danica Brennan. Danica, how's it going? Good, how Dannica: are you? Michael: I'm doing pretty good. Thanks for asking. If you don't mind me asking, where are you located? Dannica: I'm in Tampa, Michael: Florida. Oh my gosh. Blue water's out there. Dannica: Yeah. Yeah, it's really nice. Super blue.Been kind of hot actually, so it's been Michael: nice. What is hot out there? Dannica: It's been like the eighties. Oh yeah. Yeah. High eighties. It's real sunny, so Yeah, it is hot. Yeah. Michael: Especially for right now. What's, what's it like in winter?Dannica: I guess it depends what time of winter. I think the cold it'll dip down to like the thirties sometimes.Very rarely but average in the winter's, like fifties and sixties, maybe in the seventies if it's sunny, Michael: so. Okay. Interesting, Interesting. Awesome. Danica, so if you can tell us a little bit about your past, your present. How'd you get to where you are today? Dannica: So, uh, see, I'm from Montana originally, and then um, I swam in college, kind of moved around a couple different colleges.Ended up in Las Vegas where I went to dental school. And then I joined the Air Force. So I got the H P S P program scholarship. And so I did my one year A E G D residency with them at Nellis in Las Vegas, and then moved out here with my husband to Tampa and he was stationed here at McDill Air Force Base for about three and a half years.And then um, separated, back in December of 2021 and then opened up my own office. Michael: So, Outta the Air Force in 2021? Yes. Uh, okay. Okay. So rewind a little bit. When was the moment or the time where you decided I wanna do my own practice? Dannica: Don't get me wrong, I loved being a dentist in the military, but um, when Covid kind of hit, it was.Not so great it was just a lot of like show face, like, hey, we're still part of the mission and everybody has to show up and be around each other. And keep in mind our flight, which is like the whole dental group was like a hundred and some people cramm in like one office. And so they just wanted us all there just in case.People deployed, which only needs one dentist, not 12. And it was very like, very unorganized and very not patient centered. And I am very like, let's have the patient have a good experience and make things make sense and organized and they just, We're not about that.And so I was like, you know, I initially thought I was gonna buy an office 'cause I had listened to another podcast that kind of got me like, wow, other, if other people can own their own offices, I can do it too. And so I initially thought about buying an office. I went through all the due diligence processes and then just decided it just wasn't what I wanted.And so, I decided to do a startup. Michael: Gotcha. Where was it where you hit a lot of road bumps in the acquisition process? Dannica: It really wasn't road bumps. It was more so I just didn't like the offices. If you've seen my office, it's very unlike any other office, and that's kind of what I had envisioned from the beginning.And I finally just realized I would have to put so much money and time and effort into changing everything. No matter what I bought, I might as well just do it from the beginning to the way. Michael: Gotcha. Got. So what is your office like? Dannica: Well, so it's called ology and we have, so a couple like cool things about it.We're right on the water, which like a little manmade lake. So all my operatories have this big, gorgeous window that looks out into the lake with like gators and turtles my mom was my interior designer, so it's very Uh, how would you say, I guess, mid-century modern, unique, and then the really cool part Tampa is really known for their, like, street artists.And so I hired a street artist and five of my walls, the one main wall in one of the hallways, and then one wall in each operatory is just like this huge street art mural. Nothing to do with dentistry except for one has like big. teeth and my dogs and, and everything. So it's very different vibe.Like very instagramy, very street arty. very different. Yeah. Michael: Where did the vision come from? Dannica: so in the military I ended up getting a lot of the patients who kind of had high anxiety, which I really enjoyed working on them. for some reason I just am good with those patients and like helping them calm down and like kind of changing their ideas on how I.It is to go to the dentist. And I didn't want to have this sterile white wall, boring, plain environment. And so I kind of started off with like a med spa sort of idea with the uppity, boutiquey. And then I just thought to myself, that just doesn't really sound super inviting to everybody.Like I want everyone to be able to feel invited to come to my office. And so, the other thing about like the street art was, I love it and no matter how crappy of a day am having like it sort of inspires me, like seeing it around and it's just like a cool different thing to have. That's how it sort of progressed into what it's been.Michael: Gotcha. How do you help these patients calm down? Dannica: So we've got a couple things. So if you ever gone to like Las Vegas in those big hotels and they smell really nice. They have those scents in the ac we have the same, so I ordered that machine to hook into my ac so it smells really good in there.The murals, the artwork, the whole goal is to not look, smell, or feel like a dental office. So we've got the heat massage and the chairs, the TVs, you know, right above your head with the Bluetooth headphones. And then we're fully fee for service, so we. do a really good job, Lisa, I think I do, of taking my time, explaining everything to patient, answering all their questions, and because we're fee for service, we have the time and the resources to be able to do that.And so we get a lot of people who travel pretty far to like come see our office and we haven't had anybody upset yet, so they seem to like it.Michael: Real quick, what is the scent machine? Like? Where do we get that? What is that? Dannica: It's called 360 Aroma they have different levels, but, I bought the, like fancy one. It's a few hundred bucks a month to rent it and then you get scent with it. And so it basically is this big machine that has this hose that hooks into your your AC system, like the actual.The handler. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. And then, like a hose and then a scent hooks into it and you get those scents sent to you so you can change 'em out each month if you want, or keep the same one. And it basically just diffuses through all your A system. But it's called 360 Aroma. That's one I use.There's a bunch of different ones, but that's a popular one. Michael: Yeah. And people, your patients are like, oh my gosh, it smells different. Did they say so? Dannica: I have not had a single person walk into my office and not mention how good it smells in there. Not a single person. That's the first thing that comes outta their mouth is, wow, it smells so good in here.And you can turn it up or down. So like we have two air handlers, the front and the back. And so in the back it's turned down a little bit and in the front it's turned up a little bit. Like you can do percentages. the one that I use is called Ocean Eyes and highly recommend everybody.Michael: Yeah. And interesting. Okay. That, That's something that, uh, never heard of really, you know what I mean? Until, uh, you hear but rewind a little bit. You said sometimes when you have crappy days, you look at your murals, Your walls. What are crappy days? Dannica: Oh, so, I'm pregnant right now and just for example, congrat, so I'm still in my first trimester and I'm, I feel so sick.Yeah. So like, usually I love coming to the office, but some mornings I wake up and I just don't feel good. And so, I get there and used to have the patient sitting in the chair and I, do a lot of cosmetic stuff. Uh, a lot of like non-invasive Veneers and things like that that I really like doing.And so it's a lot of like artistic type of dentistry. The biomimetic stuff as well, where it's all like custom partial coverage with the machine and everything. So I get in and I kind of like just look at like what I built and the murals and the art and it just sort of, I feel better when I'm at work.Michael: Yeah. Yeah. It's like your place, you know what I mean? The place you created Yeah. To make you feel. Exactly. Now, man, so you, your first trimester, is this your first? Yeah. And you've been open for two years? Five months. Five months. Five months. Oh my gosh. Five months. Yeah. And you're, how you Dannica: feeling? In terms of what?Just Michael: with everything, everything happening like right now. Good. Dannica: I mean, I can't complain. Like I was a little worried and thinking back on it, maybe a little bit ambitious to like start a startup fully fee for service office with zero patients because I was military beforehand. Mm-hmm. So like, I had no patience. But we're doing great. So I, I really can't complain. marketing wise, we do a lot of different types of marketing and a lot of ground marketing and I just am exhausted. But it's fun. I like it 'cause it's mine. Michael: Yeah. Interesting. Okay we'll dive into the marketing. but before that, did anybody try talking to you or talking you out of like, you wanna do p p O a little bit?Like at least take some on right now and then drop it. That happened. Dannica: Everybody, every single person that I talked to told me to do that. And uh, with the type of dentistry that I do and the type of dentistry that I want to do in the office and the atmosphere that I want, it just wasn't something that I was willing to risk.To not risk, but like, I just said, no, I've always been that way my whole life though. Ask my mom, someone tells me not to do something and I'll go and do it anyways and succeed. So I just figured that's alright. Michael: Yeah. So then fee for service from day one. No insurances. How what are you doing to make it scale, I guess?Like what are you doing internally? Also to make, tell yourself like everything's gonna be okay, right. Kind of thing. But also externally, what are you doing? Dannica: So I'm really particular about how every single thing in my office flows from, you know, the highest technology. The minimally invasive stuff is big.People really like that. They like the holistic, functional type of approach to dentistry. And so that's really big here in Tampa in general. I did a really good demographic study. I'm in a really nice area in Tampa, so that helps as well. But again, we do like, you know, the.Sented warm towels afterwards to how our phone conversations go. We have a good script for if someone is a little bit wary about it, there's ways that I train my staff and myself on how to kind of convert those patients and explain to them and give them idea of why they should come and see us instead of a.And then on top of that, like it's motivating that every single patient that is there in my office wants to be there and wants to be there for me also my hygienist is amazing and that helps. I will say that. Find an amazing hygienist like she is my. Clinical partner, you know, and just my patients love her too.But no one's there saying I only wanna do it if insurance does it. Everyone is very open and just appreciates our work and that is really nice environment to work in. So that's been really motivating for myself. It is. I enjoy going to work and I enjoy all my patients and I know that they appreciate me.We kind of weed those other ones out over the phone. Michael: Let me ask you about that, the phone part. Um, mm-hmm. Real quick, what's the script that you use to convert these patients? Dannica: So your typical phone conversation is, hi, do you accept my insurance? And we say, yes, we accept all insurances. We just work a little bit different with them.You pay our full fee up front and then we file that claim for you. And then within a few weeks you receive a reimbursement check from your insurance company. And based on how they respond to that, a lot of the times it's, oh, okay, great. No big deal. Schedule. Sometimes it's, oh, that's kind of weird, or oh y so then we sort of, Move into like, I kind of feel it out.So I have a couple different ways I can go, but some of the main ones are either asking them Hey, do you mind if I ask why you're looking for a new dentist? Because that's just brings up the, no, I haven't had a single person be like, no, screw you. They're like, let me tell you why I hate my other.And so that's like a time for us to shine and it's usually not listened to too rough. Aggressive treatment plans, things like that. So that's when I can be like, Hey, let me tell you why my office is different and why you're gonna love it here. Uh, another reason, another thing that I say is, Hey, I know that this is a little bit non-traditional, the way we work with insurances, but that's on purpose.We are a non-traditional office and we shine because we're non-traditional. And so then that kind of gets them asking questions, well, like, why are you so, but I found like the biggest thing is finding out what they're looking for by just the minute they start hesitating, I'm like, Hey, can I ask like, what are you looking for in a new dentist or with a new dental office?And you get that conversation started and I can usually convert them and at the end I say, Hey. We usually tell our patients, just come try us out and if you love us, great and if not, no sweat. You know, just come see how it works. And we've kept every patient so far. So it's very few that I can't personally convert over the phone Michael: that way.Nice. Okay, so when you say try us out, just try us out. Is that like a free consultation or No, you're still gonna have to pay, but. No. Yeah, Dannica: I mean we make them pay. We do offer to make it easier for their first appointment. We always tell 'em this like, Hey, when was the last time you saw a dentist So we require either a pano or an F M X. Personally, I prefer pano. It's just my preference, but a pano or F M X within five years and then bite wings within a year. And so if they've had those at another dental office, we will call on their behalf and request it. Part of our new patient forms. is a waiver for them to have that.So we just have that on our system already and we request those x-rays. So it's one less thing that they have to pay for upfront to begin with, just to make it easier for them to come in and Yes. So it's not like $500 for a new patient exam and cleaning, you know? We also do offer cleaning same day as their new patient exam if they want it.'cause I find a lot of patients that's like, one of their main concerns is, well I really just wanted to switch 'cause I'm due for a cleaning. And so we sort of have, Hey, how long has it been? If it's been, you know, less than three years, we will usually offer that same day cleaning for them. Michael: Gotcha.Okay. Dan, are you the one in the front answering phones Dannica: or, I do a lot of the times. Yeah. I mean, my staff or my hygienist, I will let her as well. My assistants have been on and off with, like one moved and then I'm in the process of firing one and then hiring two new. So I've sort of been up there doing a lot of that phone conversation just 'cause it's so new and I know I can convert patients, so I would rather be the one to take calls.Michael: Yeah. Also really good for you to make those like. Scripts, right. S o p systems, right. Already ahead of time. You're like, I know how they're gonna react Dannica: and Yes. You know what I mean? So I'm learning too, what works and what doesn't, so I can train new staff. Yeah. As well. Michael: You said you're in the process of firing someone.Talk to me about that. Dannica: I started off with two assistants and a hygienist. My one assistant, uh, ended up leaving 'cause he was moving. So I loved having him. He was great. And the girl that I had to start off with had some like family issues. So I don't know what happened.I don't know, whatever, but, so I hired a new girl back in January and she's really young and she seems super motivated and I personally like training and I like teaching and. All this stuff, but she's been a little bit more than I can handle emotionally. we listen to conversations that are recorded and if there's issues with them, I try to train and teach or if there's been issues with the patient, I try to go over things so that way it's not just left unresolved.And, she cries every single. Try to talk to her. And I try to do it real, really nice way, but I think it's just like an emotional maturity kind of thing. And I just, I'm to the point where like, I just can't, like Yeah. Emotionally keep doing that, you know? So I found I was going to just replace the one, and I found two amazing girls.And so I, I think I'm just gonna, Michael: yeah. And the first time that happened, were you like, oh, no, no, no, it's, everything's fine. And then, And then now like, it's like, oh, it's happening again. You're crying. Dannica: Yeah, the first time I was like, she literally threw up Ah. I was like, we, how do you know? Because I heard her in the bathroom.Like we were practicing phone conversations together as a team. Yeah. And we would like, somebody would go outside and call in and one person would answer the phone and then we would listen to it and go over it together. And yeah, she like one criticism and She's very young and like really wants to be good and like I know she's gonna be such a great assistant. It's just taking that time to like build up to it. You can get the confidence. So Michael: yeah. Poor her. Yeah, there's something there. Something there and she needs to figure out. But anyways, so that's the process of firing right now.I know run a little bit. You said you did a demographic study before you even opened up. What'd you do? Dannica: I used demographics. So I paid probably like, I think like 700 bucks or a thousand some, somewhere around there. Well worth it. Loved it. That's how I decided which areas to like drive around and look for places to rent.Michael: Build in. And this was the first spot where you're like, I love it. This is the first one I'm gonna be here. Or this was not the first one? Dannica: No, I had found another place and started negotiating a lease and the tenants ended up not wanting to move out, so that ended up not working out.So then in that scramble, I sort of, oh, I can't even, I skipped work and I was still military, so. I would be like, Hey, I'm sick. And I'd go and I'd drive all day and like look around and, uh, I finally found this place. So they, the people just happened to be like leaving and there was a sign and I was like the first one to like figure out, because it's a really good spot and it was a really good deal and I locked that down real quick.Michael: So. Nice. So you were, you were already over your other job, right? Like your other associateship at the. Dannica: I mean, I was active duty military, just a dentist on base. So, yeah, I think I was doing administrative work at the time, so it wasn't like I was calling, I wasn't seeing patients at the time. Yeah, I was just doing like front desk stuff, so, Michael: yeah.Interesting. Yeah. No, no, No, I get you. Okay, so then fast forward to now, marketing's way different for fee for service, right? Than, well, actually technically, like P P O or any insurances is a marketing expense, right? If you think about it, 'cause. Yeah, to come to you. So what are you doing for marketing? Dannica: We, I mean, I throw a bunch of things out there.I'm still in the process of like figuring out what consistently works. One of the big things that I do that really works is I'm part of a lot of Facebook groups, like meetup groups. One's called like Working Women of Tampa Bay. So it's a lot of women who like own their own businesses and I go to their monthly, weekly meetings and I meet these women and I make connections and I get a lot of people from that.They come in, they love it, they post about it, they tell other people about it. So a lot of referrals that way. We do, I think I heard actually on, on your podcast from somebody else about influencer marketing and so I started doing that as well where you bring in the influencers. My office is. Perfect for it.And that was part of the design as well, was to be able to bring in like a. Population too. So we do influence your marketing giveaway, free teeth cleaning or teeth whitening or whatever in exchange for like a reel in stories, and they help promote certain promotions at our office. I do a lot of social media, so I do all my own social media, myself, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, things like that.That's actually worked really well too, like boosting those posts, doing ads on Facebook. And then I did have a marketing person for a while, and I was spending like four grand a month on like Google and ss e o and I finally just quit that because I wasn't getting anything, not a single thing. So, we ask everybody on the forms where they found us and every single one was either social media or verbal referral.Michael: Mm-hmm. The person who was doing your marketing, how long did you stick it out with them? Dannica: Like four, five months. Michael: Oh Dannica: man. So five times four. Yeah. It was recently that I just decided not to continue. Yeah. Michael: To let that person go.That's been, that was a lot of, that was like almost 20,000 right there if it was 4,000 a month. Right. Like, what was their, can you give us like, what was their reasoning Dannica: So they also did my website, which, uh, technically I did my website, also against like, so if you look at my website, it's also very non-traditional.And that was on purpose too. And they bought, and bought with me. 'cause I sent them design, like my mom and I built a website and sent it to them and then they built it based off that on their own platform. Mm-hmm. Um, But I was just like, Hey, this is what I wanna see in my ads. These are the things I wanna push out.And they would say no. And then I said, okay, well show me what you're putting out. And then they couldn't show me. And then when they did, I was like, that's not correct. I would have to constantly be like, I don't do Zoom whitening. There's no light. I do core, no light. Please don't say in my ads that there's gonna be light.So it was just constantly, like, they're great. They're such a wonderful company for like somebody who just isn't picky about things and is like, just somebody do it for me. I don't want anything to do with it. But for somebody who's really particular, yeah, it just isn't a great fit. Michael: So, I mean, even if they got that information wrong in the ad, I mean, somebody's gonna come in and be like, where's the light kind of thing.You know what I mean? Right. Dannica: So I had somebody call and be like, Hey who's the other dentist? And I was like, No other dentist. They're like, oh, office, this ad, it says that there's multiple dentists and you would get to pick who you saw. And I was like, what ad are you talking about? Yeah. So just little things like that.Ah, Michael: kind of sounds cookie cutter then, right? Like they would just copy paste uhhuh. Yeah. It was time to drop. I'm like, oh, while ago. Yeah. You know what I mean? Kind of thing. Yeah. Interesting. Okay. So when it comes to the influencer marketing or the Facebook groups as well, the ones that you're a part of, Do you offer anything like a specific incentive or anything like that or, Dannica: The Facebook, like the meetups and stuff?Mm-hmm. No, not really. I get plenty of people who are looking for a dentist anyways. A lot of these people in these groups have just moved here and they're looking for other networking opportunities. So a lot of them meet a new dentist and a lot of them really Really appreciate the, like functional type of, like I said, non-invasive, cosmetic type of office.Like just a different feel, especially here in Florida 'cause there's a lot of older dentists here, so, I don't really have to offer anything for those ones. And then the influencers, I do, like I said, the free teeth whitening or free teeth cleaning in exchange. So that's the only thing I really offer.A lot of 'em end up actually becoming patients of mine though afterwards. Mm-hmm. Pay for treatment. Michael: Yeah, you just message them on Instagram or Hey, come on in like that. Dannica: Yeah, we have like a script written up. I have found that you sort of do have to be pretty detail oriented on it because like there was one influencer we brought in and our whitening isn't cheap, you know, and we usually do it on a day off where like they can film and video.And this girl like did like one story and it was the crappiest story, didn't even put in our name on it. And then when I messaged her she was like, oh, I'm sorry, that's. That's reserved for paid collaborations. And I was like, shut the, you know? Yeah, yeah, Yeah. So we're now we're like clear like, hey, this is an exchange for this, this, and this. Mm-hmm. And like then if they agree, Michael: oh man, normally what do you target? Do you target like a hundred thousand follower people or. Dannica: I actually target like five to 15,000. Okay. because the people who have more than that, a lot of the times it's More than just Tampa followers, right?The ones that are like five to 15 are still growing their accounts. So they're more likely to agree, more, likely to do more for you, for less. And then their circle is big enough here in Tampa. They have a lot of Tampa friends that they can tell you about the ones that are like hundreds of thousands.It's like there's no. Really big benefit. We found the best with the ones from five to 15. So far they've been the nicest, the most like appreciative of it. They become patients, they tell all their friends, they do the best reels, the best stories. And that's kind of what I don't get a lot of sass of like, well, it's not a paid collaboration.Yeah, Michael: that'd be, I don't know. I feel like, oh my gosh, what a wait. You know what I mean? Kind of thing. But uh, no, I get you that, that makes a lot of sense. Awesome. So then how many new patients are you getting right now? Mostly. Dannica: We averaged like 35 to 45. Um, wow. from that. So a lot of friends come and see me, which is nice, but that's about what I'm averaging. So dance community. I do a dance called West Coast Swing, so I do it socially and competitively.Mm-hmm. And it's, it's, yeah, it's global. And so I go twice a week and do like social dancing and then I go monthly to like competition type of thing. there's a huge community here for it. And it's very well off people, not a cheap hobby. Kind of a nice thing to all those people have been wanting to be patient.Michael: Interesting. Okay. Okay. We're gonna have to Google somebody, one of the listeners, Google Danica and be like, swing dancing and Yeah. Dannica: Yeah, I think I'm on. I'm not like that. Good. I've known it for like five, six years though. I'm like advanced level, but that's like level three of five, But um, it's fun. It's a really good like stress reliever and I really like just kind of moving and grooving. Yeah. Also my husband like super social and. He's my little social butterfly. I'm a little bit more introverted and he will like, no kidding, go to these women's group events and just thrive and like make best friends and be like, all right, I got you like He's been a great referral source as well. Yeah. Michael: You tell him Go fly. Go fly, go. Yeah. That's awesome. So then what systems right now? Would you say are unique in your practice that you're like, I love the systems we've created so far. Dannica: Just the whole, everybody is on the same page with everything. So we do morning huddles every morning about every single patient.So there's never a point where a patient leaves the back office to come up to the front to see someone new, and that person does not know what we just did and what we plan on doing next. so everyone is very, think with that. At least that's the idea. We're doing pretty good at it.We're still getting there. Yeah. That's one thing that I feel like is unique and patients really appreciate. Trying to think of other things unique wise. I think we just, we do a really good job of like, Because we're not insurance driven. It's not like, okay, every new patient it has to be this, or this.We're very accommodating to what patients are looking for and just price things different based off of that. So we can be a little bit more selective and flexible with how we bring new patients in if that Michael: makes Yeah, makes a sense. Yeah. I mean, you can.Customize everything basically, right? Dannica: Yes. Which patients just so appreciate and They're really not frustrated coming in. They're not frustrated leaving, I will say, because we're fee for service. One thing that we do that I feel like has been really important that my hygienist thought of that I'm really happy she did is every patient, the minute they're sat back in the room is told exactly how much is owed for the day.So that way there's never any surprises. You always go over treatment plans, but those get forgotten and then they schedule treatment. And so one thing we do is we have these routes slip that are morning huddles we go through and then it follows the patient throughout the office. so there's never any question about anything.And the patient's always told, this is how much you're gonna owe for today. And so there's never any awkwardness after the appointment. It's just, oh, I didn't expect that. Then guess what? We just don't do as much that day. That has helped tremendously with patients feeling comfortable throughout treatment and after treatment.Michael: So you let them know beforehand. Dannica: Yep. Yeah. Ah. Um, We also, like my staff is trained to, you know, if we're doing a lower left tooth and there's another tooth next to it that needs it mentioning to the patient, Hey, also while you're numb and isolated with rubber dam on, do you wanna just do this tooth, it this much money as well?And so, they're also trained to like mention that at the beginning in case the patient ends up like they forgot and they're like, oh, well yeah, let's just do that then as Michael: well. Yeah, that's good. That's like a little mini, I mean, not a mini, but like it's an upsell kind of thing, but at the same time it needs to be done.Right, right, right. Okay. Interesting, interesting. So I like that mentioning at the beginning of the, the whole appointment, you know what I mean? That way they're not caught off guard or they're like, you're trying to, I knew, you know, they're at more at ease and then you can overdeliver at the same time.Yeah. Interesting. Okay. So then right now, I guess from the moment you decided, let's talk about from the moment you decided to leave, right? The Air force and then all the way till today. What's been some of your biggest struggles or fails? Your pitfalls? Dannica: Building the office for sure. The construction legally, per my settlement, I'm not allowed to talk about my construction company, but that should be a good enough statement alone.Yeah. Let's just say I was the gc, so my mom, my mom and I designed the office. She like moved down here for like six months and helped me design it. It went from a three month build out to like a seven month build out. That was a big struggle, honestly, like just trying to make sure everything was built the way we wanted it.I think that I felt so, like I needed to be so in charge and so on top of everything, and as much as I loved doing that, that was really hard for me. So, I mean, it turned out exactly the way I wanted it, which is good. But being that involved in it was very difficult without having the proper help for that.I think that part of my, like, downfall with things is just stress and I, I really can't take my mind off of work. I come home and my poor husband has to listen to everything about work. Luckily he's super supportive, but like if I had somebody different, they'd be like, can you just like stop talking about work.I wish I would've taken like a little bit more time for myself to like help do stress relief. And didn't do a lot of that and I had a, like lot of medical complications last year because of stress and so, that's kind of been like the biggest thing, but honestly it's all been worth it and I'm happy now and Michael: yeah, no.So man, Danika, it sounds like there was a ton of stress, was a lot of the stress 'cause of the. The construction part or? Dannica: percent. Michael: Yeah. I know we can't really talk about the settlement, but can you I guess give us a range of like, well, we got what we wanted kind of thing, or more of what we wanted, or you guys did. Okay. Okay. Okay. Dannica: I got a cheap build out, let's just say that.Yeah. Michael: Wow. So there was a bunch of headache going on with that then. Yeah. So a hundred percent that was the stress right Dannica: there. Yes, a hundred percent. So like for example I guess I, I think this is okay to say, but like, plans, right? So from architecture to design to then here's one good example.We designed our cabinets to all be floating. So plumbing into cabinets needs to come up through the walls, right? And For about two months. 'cause I didn't notice this two months when my mom was gone for her anniversary. And then she came back and right before the walls and the floors were gonna go in, she walked into the office and immediately was like, why is the plumbing coming up from the floor?And it had been like that forever. And so, then timelines got pushed back. We had asked multiple times like, Hey, you sure you have the updated floor plan? You sure you have the updated floor plan? Yes, yes, yes. And then all of a sudden, and I got told I'd get walkthroughs, never got walkthroughs framing went up all wrong.They had the wrong floor plan. Like it was just a lot of like delay because nothing was. Going that way. There was no site manager. So the people, the subs were just doing whatever the heck they wanted. Yeah. Yeah, so, so my mom moved down here with me and we took over doing there every day.We did all of our own tiling. We did all of the, my front wall, the wings, coat wall. We did, my mom is an interior designer and does tiling, and so we have like, Two huge walls of tile plus two huge half walls of tile, like complicated tile that took us weeks to do. And so we did all that ourselves. We built, some of the walls.I learned a drywall, I learned frame, I learned to put up, and paint and all this stuff. And so I helped the subs move things along. It's kind of fun. I learned to do a lot of things, but, um, I was there every single day for. Six, seven months. Michael: Wow, man. Halfway through the tile process. Were you like, I don't even care anymore.I just put up a wall. It doesn't matter. Or were you still dedicated to it? I Dannica: was still dedicated to it, but yeah, there's just a lot of like, mom, can you just like be quiet. Michael: Just leave it alone, mom. Just like, no, I get you. But you know what? Throughout this whole, I guess time, we've been talking, your mom's been coming up a lot, and so she really wants you to, you know what I mean?Like, I'm here for you. I'm here for you. I'm. And it's so good to be like, even I know a hundred percent you can do it right. But it's so good to be like, just in case my mom, Dannica: you know? Yeah. There was a lot of times where like my marketing, my gc everybody, I'd be like, Hey, my mom's gonna join in on this conversation and join in on this Zoom call.And they were like, what the heck? And then by the end of it, like she knew that design and now she designed every cabinet every. Floor, paint, color, everything. She designed my office from the ground up, other than the murals I had designed. But so she was in on that project and knew, let me tell you what, we know how to build a dental office.Yeah, It would not be anywhere near what it looks like or what it is like without her. So I was really thankful for her to help me out. Michael: Awesome. Danika. So one of the last questions I wanna ask you is, What's a piece of advice that you've received that you'd like to give to our listeners who maybe are in the process going through the process or thinking about that process?Dannica: so if you're, if you're thinking about like a fee for service startup, it's definitely doable. There's a lot of people who can tell you it's not. But a couple like pieces of advice would be don't just expect patients to come in. You're gonna have to do some ground marketing yourself. You know, walking around with fires, meeting people, doing all the things, get social build up your social media first.Don't do it when you're open. Like build up your social media first. Such a great marketing tool, and if you have more followers, people are more likely to come see you and see your reels and see your ads. So do that first. Build it up. Don't be scared to look a little silly on Instagram. Kind of fun actually.And know like what your vision is, what type of patience you want. Like I had two specific. Patients in mind that I were my ideal patients and I built a whole story around them. And that's how I sort of built my office was around that. And it's been consistently showing that it's working. I mean, I was in the black, is that what it's called?In the black, where you start making money month two. So like I, did very well just from having these Ideas and plans beforehand and being so hands-on, and so it's not an easy thing to do, but it's definitely doable. Michael: Nice. Awesome. Danica, thank you so much for being with us. It's been a pleasure.But before we say goodbye, can you tell our listeners where they can find you? Dannica: Yeah, so, Instagram's a good one. Ology with an ie. Or Dr. Danica is my personal one. I don't have as many followers, but still find more from my personal life. anybody can reach out to me through, um, Instagram or email or our website, ology com, or I'm happy to give my cell number too, if anyone has.Michael: Awesome. So guys, that's all gonna be in the show notes below. And Danica, thank you so much for being with us. It's been a pleasure and we'll hear from you soon. Thank you.‍

The war against sex trafficking and exploitation of children by predators who prey on them for profit or their own gratification may be the most important human rights battle of our time. This week's conversation on Next Steps Forward is with someone on the front lines of that struggle. Stacey Efaw is the executive director of Selah Freedom. Stacey grew up in a military family. She lived in the Tampa Bay area in the 1980s when her family was stationed at MacDill Air Force Base. She earned her bachelor's degree and an MBA at the University of South Florida. After a short stint in the corporate world, Stacey entered nonprofit leadership and she has more than 20 years of experience in that realm. Selah Freedom is a nonprofit anti-human trafficking organization based in Florida and the Midwest with the mission to end sex trafficking and bring freedom to the exploited through four strong programs, advocacy and awareness, prevention, outreach and residential. Stacey joins the program to speak on this heavy but undeniably crucial topic and what everyday Americans can do to combat human trafficking.

The war against sex trafficking and exploitation of children by predators who prey on them for profit or their own gratification may be the most important human rights battle of our time. This week's conversation on Next Steps Forward is with someone on the front lines of that struggle. Stacey Efaw is the executive director of Selah Freedom. Stacey grew up in a military family. She lived in the Tampa Bay area in the 1980s when her family was stationed at MacDill Air Force Base. She earned her bachelor's degree and an MBA at the University of South Florida. After a short stint in the corporate world, Stacey entered nonprofit leadership and she has more than 20 years of experience in that realm. Selah Freedom is a nonprofit anti-human trafficking organization based in Florida and the Midwest with the mission to end sex trafficking and bring freedom to the exploited through four strong programs, advocacy and awareness, prevention, outreach and residential. Stacey joins the program to speak on this heavy but undeniably crucial topic and what everyday Americans can do to combat human trafficking.

This edition features stories on two suspects attempting unauthorized access on Macdill Air Force Base, Airmen providing assistance in Kyrgyzstan and a simulator preparing for in air emergencies. Hosted by Airman 1st Class Alina Richard

On today's episode, my guest is MSgt Jason Madigan, the In-Service Recruiter for the Air Force Reserves at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa Florida.  I had the pleasure of being office partners with MSgt Madigan while serving as recruiters and we quickly became life long brothers.  From being born in New Zealand to moving to Mishawaka Indiana and enlisting into the Air Force as an active duty member, MSgt Madigan started his career as a firefighter.While stationed in England, Honduras, and Panama City Beach Florida MSgt Madigan learned that leading with your best foot forward and having a positive outlook on life allowed him to have an amazing career in the Air Force.It was amazing to catch up with my good friend, and he has a great story with a lot of twists and turns.  So, without further ado....MSgt Jason Madigan.Learn more at Airforce.com or SpaceForce.com

GUEST OVERVIEW: Scott Bennett, Ph.D. (retired) is a U.S. Army Special Operations Officer (11th Psychological Operations Battalion, Civil Affairs-Psychological Operations Command), and a global psychological warfare-counterterrorism analyst, formerly with defense contractor Booz Allen Hamilton. He received a Direct Commission as an Officer, held a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmentalized Information (TS/SCI) security clearance, and worked in the highest levels of international counterterrorism in Washington DC and MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida. He has developed and managed psychological warfare theories, products, and operations for U.S. Special Operations Command, U.S. Central Command, the State Department Coordinator for Counterterrorism, and other government agencies.

Senior Staff Writer for The War Zone Wire Howard Altman discusses preparations underway at MacDill Air Force Base before Hurricane Ian.

Lisa R. Sanders is the Director of Science and Technology for Special Operations Forces, Acquisition, Technology & Logistics (SOF AT&L), U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM - https://www.socom.mil/), located at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, where she is responsible for all research and development funded activities (https://www.socom.mil/SOF-ATL/Pages/eSOF_cap_of_interest.aspx) Ms. Sanders has over 30 years of civilian Federal service. She entered Federal Service as an Electronics Engineer at Naval Avionics Center in Indianapolis, Indiana where she served in quality engineering, production engineering and program management. In 1996, she transferred to Naval Air Warfare Center and Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Patuxent River, Maryland, serving as an Electronics Engineer and Program Manager for the E-2C Hawkeye aircraft. In 2003, she assumed responsibility for the production and modification of the CV-22 (a Vertical takeoff and landing aircraft). During her time at NAVAIR, she managed one of the first Multi-Year Procurements, and executed the modification and delivery of CV-22 production and developmental test aircraft. Ms. Sanders transferred to USSOCOM in 2005, where she retained responsibility for CV-22 production and worked as the Systems Acquisition Manager for the C-130 program in Program Executive Office Fixed Wing managing all C-130 projects across the Special Operations Forces inventory. In 2010, Ms. Sanders was promoted to position of Deputy Director for the Science and Technology Directorate; and in 2011, was assigned to the position of Director, Science & Technology. In 2014, Ms. Sanders left USSOCOM to attend the Defense Acquisition University Senior Service College Fellowship in Aberdeen, Maryland. She graduated in 2015, and was assigned to Headquarters, Air Force serving as the chair of the Air Force Capability Development Working Group. In 2016, she was selected as a Defense Intelligence Senior Leader. Ms. Sanders has her Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, from GMI Engineering & Management Institute (Kettering University), Flint, MI, her Master's in Business Administration, from St. Leo University, St. Leo, FL, and did a Senior Service College Fellowship, Aberdeen MD in Senior Professional Military Education.The Fren ZoneThe Fren Zone brings you the brightest technical minds in crypto and Web3. Join our...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Discovery MattersA collection of stories and insights on matters of discovery that advance life...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

GUEST OVERVIEW: Scott Bennett, Ph.D. (retired) is a U.S. Army Special Operations Officer (11th Psychological Operations Battalion, Civil Affairs-Psychological Operations Command), and a global psychological warfare-counterterrorism analyst, formerly with defense contractor Booz Allen Hamilton. He received a Direct Commission as an Officer, held a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmentalized Information (TS/SCI) security clearance, and worked in the highest levels of international counterterrorism in Washington DC and MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida. He has developed and managed psychological warfare theories, products, and operations for U.S. Special Operations Command, U.S. Central Command, the State Department Coordinator for Counterterrorism, and other government agencies. GUEST WEBSITE: https://armypsyop.wixsite.com/shellgame 

For our Military Mondays update, News Channel 8 Reporter Jeff Patterson joins the show to explain how Tampa Bay's housing crisis affects military families and readiness at MacDill Air Force Base.

Phyllis J. Wilson served in the U.S. Army (Regular Army and U.S. Army Reserve) for more than 37 years. She has served at all echelons from tactical to strategic including more than seven years at U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, FL as a senior intelligence analyst supporting Information Operations focused on the War on Terrorism, deploying to Iraq in support of a highly specialized Joint Special Operations Task Force. She began her Army career as a Private and culminated her career as a Chief Warrant Officer Five. She was the 5th Command Chief Warrant Officer for the United States Army Reserve – an organization of more than 205,000 Soldiers. Phyllis worked as a Senior Military Fellow for the Chief of Staff of the Army's (GEN Mark Milley) Strategic Studies Group and conducted independent, unconventional, and revolutionary research and analysis to generate innovative strategic and operational concepts for land forces in support of a governing theme provided by the Chief of Staff of the Army.Effective July 1, 2018, Phyllis became the first Army Warrant Officer selected to serve as a member of the Association of the United States Army's (AUSA) Council of Trustees. She joins GEN Ann Dunwoody, GEN Dennis Reimer, and Medal of Honor Recipient – MSG (Retired) Leroy Petry, to name a few. Phyllis is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Land Warfare.Phyllis Wilson is the President of the Women In Military Service For America (WIMSA) Memorial Foundation, Inc. Located at Arlington National Cemetery, it is the only major national memorial honoring all women who have defended America throughout history from the Revolutionary War to today.https://.womensmemorial.orghttps://linktr.ee/MilitaryWomensMemorialSupport the show (https://www.podfan.com/sisters-in-service)

Live from MacDill Air Force Base for Tampa Bay AirFest, Ryan, Aaron, and Katie talk to Tampa Bay AirFest Director Major Morgan Norman about what to expect at the event this weekend.

Live from MacDill Air Force Base for Tampa Bay AirFest, Ryan, Aaron, and Katie talk to News Channel 8 Meteorologist Amanda Holly about her recent flight with the Blue Angels.

Live from MacDill Air Force Base for Tampa Bay AirFest, Ryan, Aaron, and Katie talk to Major Joshua Gunderson, the United States Air Force F-22 Demonstration Team commander.

A packed AM Tampa Bay, live from MacDill Air Force Base, we talk to some folks from MacDill, also an interview with the legendary Gene Deckerhoff, and some updates from Ukraine!.

Check out the entire show from Tuesday, March 22, 2022. The podcast includes interviews with MacDill Air Force Base's Col. Ben Jonsson and Major Morgan Norman, and ABC News Correspondents Karen Travers and Aaron Katersky. Plus, today's top stories with Chris Trenkman, Ryan's big idea for Aaron, the Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Supreme Court hearings, and all the latest on the war in Ukraine.

Ryan and Aaron talk to Col. Ben Jonsson and Major Morgan Norman from MacDill Air Force Base about this weekend's Tampa Bay AirFest.

Scott Bennet, Psychological Warfare-Counterterrorism Analyst Tells All! Who was actually responsible for the 9/11 Attacks?What were the psychological objectives behind them?Who is Dov Zakheim and Roger Zakheim?  9/11 Masterminds?What is the Project for a New American Century, the Pax Americana?Who was Leo Straus, Francis Fukayama, and what is the theory of “Civilization Replacement”?Is there a PsyOp behind allowing the science to disprove the Government's 9/11 Narrative?How is 9/11 playing out in the World Community? Is this the Final Confrontation?Visit Our WebsiteMy guest is Scott Bennett—a U.S. Army Special Operations Officer(11th Psychological Operations Battalion, Civil Affairs-Psychological Operations Command)He is a global psychological warfare-counterterrorism analyst, formerly with defense contractor Booz Allen Hamilton.He received a Direct Commission as an Officer, held a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmentalized Information (TS/SCI) security clearance, and worked in the highest levels of international counterterrorism in Washington DC and MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida.He has developed and managed psychological warfare theories, products, and operations for U.S. Special Operations Command, U.S. Central Command, and the State Department Coordinator for Counterterrorism.He served in the G.W. Bush Administration from 2003 to 2008 and was a Social Science Research Fellow at the Heritage Foundation.  His writings and lectures seek to enhance global awareness and understanding of modern psychological warfare, the international military-intelligence community, and global surveillance operations being artificially generated under the spectre of “National Security”.  He has written extensively on the intelligence community's surveillance activities addressed by Edward Snowden's National Security Agency / Central Intelligence Agency materials.Since 2010 he has filed numerous military-government whistle-blowing reports with the Congressional Committees such as:Intelligence, Armed Services, Government Oversight and Reform, Homeland Security, Judiciary, Foreign Affairs, Banking, and Terrorism.He has communicated with over a hundred Federal Representatives, Senators, senior military officers and Pentagon officials, and journalists about the scandalous abuses of power and deception being employed against the American people by its own military-intelligence community.He has filed legal action against Booz Allen Hamilton and the Department of Defense for their involvement in secret Swiss Bank Terrorist Finance Operations, which he uncovered with the help of Union Bank of Switzerland whistleblower, Brad Birkenfeld.How is it that this man is still alive?For more info: https://RichardGage911.org

Remo Butler is currently the Project Manager for the Baghdad Embassy Security Force in Iraq. He has worked for many large companies both in and out of the US. He has worked as Deputy Program Manager for LOGCAP III a 5.8 billion dollar project in the Mid East, also was business development Manager for KBR. He worked for SOC as Director of International security, and as Project Manager. He joined KBR in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in May 2004 following an Army career of 29 years which culminated as a Brigadier General serving as the Director of the Center for Command Support, United States Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. Brigadier General (Ret) Butler spent the majority of his Military career in the US Army Special Forces. Brigadier General (Ret) Butler was born November 16, 1951 in Egypt, Mississippi. He was commissioned second lieutenant in 1974 with the U.S. Army upon graduation from Austin Peay State University. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science and a Master of Science degree from Troy State University in Personnel Management.

In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde spoke with Olayinka Ejirinde, a longtime friend and brother of almost 20 years. He spent 8 years in the U.S. Army as a Logistics and Supply Chain Specialist, and he also holds an MBA degree from the University of Dallas. He currently works as a cleared acquisitions specialist with SAIC, a government contractor that works closely with the U.S. Central Command at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida. We spoke about his career path from handling accounts payable, to procurement, and then on to logistics and supply chain management, basically going after and exploring his interests along the way. He pointed out that his end-to-end knowledge and experience of the supply chain led to his current role as a cleared acquisitions analyst.He also shared some of the hard and soft skills that have sustained his career so far, such as negotiation, contracting, cost savings, balancing the interests of your organization as well as the vendors, data analysis, enterprise resource planning (ERP) skills, the ability to use different types of procurement software, attention to detail, being generally good with numbers, and crucially, emotional intelligence and the ability to remain calm under pressure.He shared his thoughts on the interaction between education and experience, his advice for anyone trying to explore a career in supply chain management, and how cybersecurity impacts the supply chain and logistics industry.We also discussed how he motivates himself, what his typical workday looks like, his favorite ways to relax, and his favorite inspirational quote.Please send questions, comments, and suggestions to bidemi@thebidpicture.com. You can also get in touch on LinkedIn, Twitter, the Clubhouse app (@bid), and the Wisdom app (@bidemi).Check out host Bidemi Ologunde's latest book, Feet of Clay: Democracy, Democratic Values & Destructive Influences, available on Amazon, eBay, and Barnes & Noble.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Hugh Campbell is the President of AC4S Technologies, a hybrid cloud solutions provider. He is also a Member of the Board of Trustees for the BayCare Health System and the Chairman of the Board for the CEO Council of Tampa Bay. Before starting AC4S Technologies, Hugh was the Vice President of Engineering for Accelacom Inc. and the Director of Engineering for Intermedia Communications. He spent 10 years on active duty as a Communications Officer in the US Army, culminating his service as the Chief of Plans for an elite communications unit at MacDill Air Force Base. In this episode… How can you ensure a smooth integration of two companies? What's the best way to find the right leadership and technology? President of AC4S Technologies, Hugh Campbell, shares the story of exiting AC4S and starting AC4S Technologies. With host Todd Taskey, Hugh explains the structural details of the transaction, the challenges of merging businesses, and the ideal circumstances for an exit.

Photo: .Contingency:  A cargo pallet assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., aboard a C-17 Globemaster III here, Oct. 28, 2012. The equipment belonged to an air mobility contingency response team of approximately 65 airmen from the JB MDL-based 621st Contingency Response Wing. It was being relocated to MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. out of the path of Hurricane Sandy to ensure Air Mobility Command maintains the capability to respond to natural disasters or worldwide contingencies.   (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt.  Parker Gyokeres) CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor CBS Audio Network @Batchelorshow What kind of Plan B? @RichGoldberg and Behnam Ben Taleblu, @FDD https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2021/10/20/what-iran-has-learned-from-bidens-afghanistan-debacle/

Photo: Michael Flynn with General Joseph F. Dunford (Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff), General Joseph Votel and General Raymond A. Thomas at MacDill Air Force Base on February 6, 2017 3/12: #CrossfireHurricaneDiary: The first sign of the attack on Svetlana Lokhova and Michael Flynn, the Financial Times, December 16, 2016.  Svetlana Lokhova @TheRealSLokhova. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety https://www.ft.com/content/d43cd586-c396-11e6-9bca-2b93a6856354

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 178, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Body Parts By Prefix 1: Entero-. the intestine. 2: Dermato-. skin. 3: Opto-. the eye. 4: Gastro-. the stomach. 5: Chiro-. the hand. Round 2. Category: Tree-Letter Words 1: A sudden burst of light; some can be "in the pan". a flash. 2: On "Sesame Street" he's tickled to have his own "World". Elmo. 3: Dagger's partner in espionage. cloak. 4: Show us some backbone by giving us this synonym of the backbone. spine. 5: You gotta hand it to a fortune teller who uses this art to read your hands. palmistry. Round 3. Category: Rock "E" 1: Earth joined Wind and Fire and he joined Lake and Palmer. Keith Emerson. 2: In titles it preceded Eddie Money's "Nights" and Richard Marx's "Summer Nights". Endless. 3: This botanical tune grew up to No. 1 in 1988. "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" (by Poison). 4: Though this Art Alexakis band was formed in Portland, its first hit was about Santa Monica. Everclear. 5: The Eurythmics were on the bill in 2000 at the grand opening celebration of this Seattle rock museum. Experience Music Project. Round 4. Category: Novel Vocabulary 1: This Daniel Defoe hero is "thrown into a violent calenture"--a fever once said to affect sailors in the Tropics. Robinson Crusoe. 2: He may have coined the term daggeroso, meaning "inclined to use a dagger"; it's in his novel "Sons and Lovers". D.H. Lawrence. 3: In "The Age of Innocence", society women must be "properly coiffees"--meaning this must look just right. hair. 4: This author wasn't charitable to readers when he used "eleemosynary" in the first line of "Tom Jones". (Henry) Fielding. 5: "What a mommet of a maid!" (mommet meaning scarecrow) is said of this Thomas Hardy title character. Tess. Round 5. Category: Time To Get A "Head" 1: It blows against the direction of travel. a head wind. 2: The leading performer in a show. the headliner. 3: For U.S. Central Command, it's at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa. headquarters. 4: A man in charge of a school, usually a private one. a headmaster. 5: Porcine term for obstinancy. pigheaded. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!

Welcome to another episode of the Action and Ambition Podcast. Today, our guest is Linda Olson, Founder & CEO of Tampa Bay Wave. Linda has been involved in the technology industry as a consultant for various Fortune 100 or Fortune 500 companies but has never seen herself doing it for the rest of her life. She started dealing with venture capital and startups by spearheading a charity, initially, until they formed the Tampa Bay Wave to help for the benefit of the community—for the sake of building a cluster of successful tech companies. Aside from that, Linda is also an Honorary Commander at MacDill Air Force Base and serves several local community boards in Tampa. How did Linda found what's right for her? Listen to this episode! This is an exciting one!

That's the motto of USF's Institute of Applied Engineering. To get a sense of the institute's capabilities, think about the sandwich you had for lunch the other day. Now, imagine that sandwich is actually a communications satellite. That is, in fact, what the IAE created: Three small satellites, each the size of a sandwich, that have been orbiting the Earth since January. Robert Bishop, dean of USF's College of Engineering, is the president and CEO of the institute, which was created in 2018. Intentionally located off-campus so engineering is “on display” for the public to see, the IAE searches for solutions “on a time scale that's not common in some other traditional engineering research institutions,” Bishop says, adding, “Our focus is on applied engineering rather than basic research.” Its customers include U.S. Special Operations Command, headquartered at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa. The institute is in the second year of a five-year, $85 million contract that paves the way for researchers and students to collaborate with the command to help solve significant challenges facing the nation.

Musings of a Keeper Walkabout Dec 10, 2008   If well received, this may be the first in a series of Keeper Walkabout notes by our staff and volunteers. As I walk about the sanctuary each day I often think how much our supporters would love to see what we see on a daily basis. It is so sad that these cats are in cages, but inspirational to see them make the best of it. This is an effort to convey the daily life at Big Cat Rescue.   As I arrived Kathryn was scurrying to the gate for a tour. Honey was busy in the gift shop and Jessica popped in to update me on the medical conditions of some of the domestic cats she has taken home to foster and place. The new intern was cleaning inside and outside there were “Blue Shirts” everywhere, buckets in hand, cleaning the cages.   Later Honey updated me on Hope and Ace the rehab bobcats. Hope weighs about six pounds now and has finally figured out that if you stick half your body into the pipe where the rats come from, the rats won't come that way. Back before Ace was diagnosed with AIDS she would have been able to show Hope how to cheat, which is to get in the highest place in the cage and watch all of the rat holes at the same time. Because we don't want the rehab cats to associate people and food Jamie had installed pipes to send the rats into the rehab cages, with the entry point far from the bobcats. Because Hope is getting too good at catching the rats, keepers had to extend the pipes much further away so that the arrival of the rat did not coincide with a keeper coming to clean their water bowl. There is a screen to hide behind while cleaning the water bowl, but bobcats are pretty smart, and we do all we can to insure they will survive in the wild when they get to go free.   The sun is shining through the fuchsia colored Bougainvillea that drapes over Windstar the Bobcat‘s cage outside my window. It is too pretty outside to be sitting at the computer, so I head out. The first cage I notice appears to be waist high grass throughout and guests must wonder why we don't mow in there, but if you stand and gaze at the enclosure, you start to notice a maze of tunnels. Little bobcat size tunnels that weave and wind all over the 1200 square foot space. There is one special little sunning spot where the grass is padded into a purr-fect little cat bed with a view of the white sand beach and lake. Little Feather is the resident here and would surely throw a hissy fit if her grass labyrinth were altered in any way other than her own choosing. Mike was cleaning bobcat cages nearby but he knows that poo and leftovers are all you can take from Little Feather's cat-a-tat.   About 30 mallards, here for the winter, took to flight as I walked too close to where they were hanging out with the swans and guinea hens waiting for Mary Lou and Rosie to feed them. That caught the eye of Apollo, Zeus and Anastasia, the Siberian Lynx nearby. Old Anastasia is crippled and diabetic, but was working on a mat in her ruff when the commotion began. A couple days ago it was 40 degrees and today it is 75 degrees and her coat doesn't know if it is coming or going. As the old coats shed and new coats come in, some of the lynx look like Rastafarians with their dreadlocks.   Calvin the Palm Civet cautiously watches from inside his new den in his new enclosure. This new place has so many more great places to climb and root about thanks to the hard work of our keepers in transforming an otherwise bare space into a Palm Civet wonderland. Also enjoying his new digs, is Pappa Bear the Coatimundi. His former owners had cut off all his toes in a botched declawing attempt and shaved his tail to hawk him as the “world's largest rat.” After the old bobcat Sheera died, Pappa Bear was the perfect candidate for her cage since he cannot climb or dig. Today he was rooting obliviously in the leaves and brush of his new piece of real estate.   Adonnis and Bagheera the Black Leopards were sacked out and sleeping so soundly that even the sound of fall's leaves crunching under my feet didn't elicit so much as a whisker twitch. They were sleeping in exactly the same position and looked like a mirror image of each other. On the far side of the sanctuary the wind blowing in the cattails on the lake was mirrored in the way the breeze swayed Joseph the Lion‘s big dark mane. Cameron the Lion had decided that he didn't want the keepers taking his left overs from last night and was barking at Marie if she came too close. Lions are funny that way. You never know when they are going to get possessive about something; their mate, their food, a stick… but when they get into that mindset, all you can do is leave them be.   While writing this, Scott came in with a hawk in a towel and Chris in tow with a video camera. Apparently the hawk had gone into Hercules the Snow Leopard‘s cage and in the excitement that followed, was unable to take the time of squeezing back out through the 4 x 4 wire. Scott and Chris were taking the hawk to examine him for injuries and if he was OK he would be released immediately. Never a dull moment…   I had just caught Shaniqua the Jungle Cat pinning something to the ground. As I tried to see around her to learn if it was a mouse, lizard, snake or bird, she turned around, one paw behind her back (still holding down whatever it was) and gave me the same feigned innocence of a child with her hand caught in the cookie jar. I asked, “What have you got there?” to which her expression clearly said, “Who me?” Not budging, I just waited to see, and she reluctantly let it go. She probably figured she could easily catch it again when the “prey police” weren't around. Tonight is whole prey night and it is every cats' favorite night because you get whole mice, chicks, rats, rabbits or beef ribs depending on how big you are. They are dead on arrival though and not as much fun as catching your own prey, but we discourage eating lizards here as they often cause liver flukes.   TJ the Tiger was neutered a few days ago and the next day seemed completely over it. Today he was chuffing softly at passerbys and gazing out at the ducks who had settled back onto the lake. Vern was busy renovating a jaguar cage for a new liger and tiger rescue. That meant building a bigger den, bigger feeding area and bigger doors between sides of the enclosure. Somewhere a ball was banging noisily against the side of a cage and guessing from the sound of the impact, it was a tiger having fun. Julie‘s video of cats with balls is pretty hilarious:   The sounds of scrapers clinking against the wire walls of the cages and the sounds of scrubbing and hoses spraying water bowls was not enough to make Cleo Cat Tra the Serval lift her head from a mid morning nap. Not even the flick of an ear, but several of her Serval neighbors, Arizona, Purrsonality, Esmerelda and Shasta were strolling about, with ears ever tuned to each sound. I am sure they were straining to hear the clicker sound that goes along with Operant Conditioning. They love the treats on a stick and the relief from boredom that comes along with the clicker sound.   Passing by Trucha and Modnic, the Tiger sisters, who too were up and about, and King the Tiger who was lounging in his den, I came upon Pat, our resident master gardener, and her troop of gardeners. They were almost entirely obscured by the mountains of trimmings they took out of the butterfly gardens in preparation for winter. She kept reassuring me that this was healthy for the plants and they would come back even more beautiful in the spring. I'm glad we have so many talented volunteers from every walk of life. Dropping into the Volunteer check point, volunteers were clocking in and clocking out. I ran into Kym who gestured wildly in her enthusiasm about having Big Cat Rescue as her team mascot in the cancer awareness event coming up in April. There will be 60 camps at the event and each prepares a goodie bag for all of the other campers. Her bags will be full of information on the tigers at the sanctuary, as the theme was wild animals and she chose tigers. With fewer than 4,000 tigers left in the wild and China farming them for their parts, the tigers need all the awareness they can get.   Catera the Bobcat looked great and lately we have been really worried about him. His mother, Indian Summer, killed all his siblings, 11 years ago at birth, and Catera is mentally challenged as well as being frequently sick. Catera is the canary in the mine here and if there is a flea on the 45 acres, it will be on Catera. If there is anything going around, he will be sick first. His mom knew he wasn't thrifty enough to survive, but we didn't give in so easily. It has been a struggle to keep him healthy, but he has such a zest for life, we just never could give up on him. This last bout of intestinal issues had me thinking it was the end for him, but after exhausting all of the natural remedies we could find, Dr. Liz resorted to a chemical stool softener that he will have to be on for the rest of his life. He was dancing in circles, chirping like a bird on speed and back to his effusive little self today, so I guess it was worth it all to him.   Running Bear and Little White Dove, the dynamic Bobcat duo, just had their cage size doubled. Most of our cages are in excess of 1200 square feet, but as the lesser cats have died we have not found others in need of rescue. There is a huge need for cage space for Lions and Tigers but only our “Green Shirts” are qualified to care for the big cats. It takes as least 2 years and a commitment of no less than 8 hours per week, every week, to be a “Green Shirt” here so we are limited by the number of keepers for bigger cats.   An article in today's news about an idiot taking her bobcat to Petsmart to have her photo with Santa, and the mauling of Santa that followed, said that she paid $1,500. for the bobcat. That is three times what they sold for a decade ago, so that tells me that the breeding is slowing down as a result of the bans we have been able to help pass in 7 states recently. If we could ban it in FL, OH and MO. the suffering caused by the exotic cat pet trade would be all but over. You can help us do that at http://www.CatLaws.com.   Showing off their new space to run, Running Bear and Little White Dove went bounding from one end of the old enclosure to the far end of the new add on. Julie did a great play on the idea of what is on and under our trees during the holiday season in a video.   Nico the Geoffroy Cat was moved to the tour path. As he has grown bolder around people we decided to move him out to where he can get an even broader look at the world. He had been a pet that came to us taped up in a box. He is the last of the Geoffroy Cats at Big Cat Rescue and you never hear about people trying to keep them as pets any more.   The smaller the species, the more they have to prove. It never works out well for the cats when people attempt to make pets of them. It goes against everything they are hard wired to be. Today as I walked by he was peering from the depth of his den; two shining orbs in the pitch blackness.   His new enclosure is closer to the path, but not on the main route and we will watch him carefully to be sure he is happy with the arrangement. We offer 14 regular guided tours each week and the public is not allowed to visit unless on a guided tour. All of our cats have the ability to hide if they want to, but we don't want to put any of them in a position where they are uncomfortable, so we'll see how it goes.   Some cats LOVE attention and Rambo the Jungle Cat is one of them. Perhaps by the next writing he will be in his new home which is right in the middle of where the tour paths converge. He is going to love that kind of attention!   As the three o'clock tour guests arrived I warmed up my long overdue lunch of tofu and green beans and talked to Bill the tour guide. Two years ago, after protesting fur sales at the mall, Bill, a veteran, had gone to MacDill Air Force Base and asked why they were selling animal fur garments in the Base Exchange. Unable to justify such an antiquated practice the base removed the fur products from their store and chose to go fur free. Two weeks ago, the entire SE region, which spans VA, to MS to FL has gone fur free too. One person really can make a difference.   I've been writing my story since I was able to write, but when the media goes to share it, they only choose the parts that fit their idea of what will generate views.  If I'm going to share my story, it should be the whole story.  The titles are the dates things happened. If you have any interest in who I really am please start at the beginning of this playlist: http://savethecats.org/   I know there will be people who take things out of context and try to use them to validate their own misconception, but you have access to the whole story.  My hope is that others will recognize themselves in my words and have the strength to do what is right for themselves and our shared planet.     You can help feed the cats at no cost to you using Amazon Smile! Visit BigCatRescue.org/Amazon-smile   You can see photos, videos and more, updated daily at BigCatRescue.org   Check out our main channel at YouTube.com/BigCatRescue   Music (if any) from Epidemic Sound (http://www.epidemicsound.com) This video is for entertainment purposes only and is my opinion.

Tune in (04/26/21) to The Doctor Whisperer Show, at 5:30 pm EST, to welcome Dr. Loren Isakson, Allergist-immunologist. Before founding his own independent, solo practice, Dr. Isakson served as the Medical Director of Allergy & Immunology Services at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, FL for almost six years. He helped start the new Allergy and Immunology clinic there from the ground up. Additional duties on base involved instructing medical residents and serving as a consultant on vaccines for military staff members. Dr. Isakson previously volunteered as an Allergist/ Immunologist at the Pinellas County Health Department/Saint Petersburg Free Clinic. He provided consultation services there free of charge to patients without access to healthcare at that time. Prior to that, Dr. Isakson simultaneously worked as a Pediatric Urgent Care Attending Physician at Schneider Children's Hospital and as an Allergy and Immunology Researcher/Associate in the Department of Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Isakson and his wife have been residents of Saint Petersburg, FL for the past 12 years. They have two children. An avid drummer for over 38 years, Dr. Isakson currently plays in a band with other medical professionals, primarily performing for charity events. Other hobbies include alpine skiing, pencil drawing/art, coaching youth lacrosse and taking acoustic guitar lessons. Thank you for sponsoring the show TieTechnology! Powered by 13th Ave Media --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thedoctorwhisperer/message

Irish-Immigrant Army Private Paddington McCormik meets us this week along the Dade Battlefield historic trail in Bushnell, Florida. He's at his post, guarding the trail from any potential hostile Seminole incursions. The lot of a private -- and an immigrant one at that, was a miserable one. Paddy explains how he ended up at what he calls "this Godforsaken place", what Soldier life is like -- the rotten pay, the inhuman heat, the dicey rations -- and his hope that if he just keeps his head down, he just might get out of the war alive. Paddy may be a private, but when he steps out of his 1830s-era sky blue fatigues, he becomes Seminole Wars Foundation president, Steve Rinck. Steve is instrumental in a multitude of ways in bringing awareness about the Seminole Wars throughout Florida. Steve chats about how he created the Paddy character and about how he went from mild-manner school teacher and later school principal to joining the ranks of Seminole War historians.  Above, Pvt. Paddy McCormick, ever vigilant at his post along the Dade Battlefield trail, says Army life is miserable and he is just trying to keep his head down so he can get out of the war alive. Below, Steve Rinck (far right) as Pvt Paddy McCormick joins other Seminole War living historians, such as George Webb (second from left) playing a sutler/trader and Ken Wood portraying his main impression, a Seminole fighter called "Hawkwood". To the left is British Air Commodore (Air Cdre) Stephen R. Thornber, the senior UK  officer from the British contingent visited the Dade Battlefield as part of a militaray staff ride from U.S. Central Command, at MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, Florida.  Such staff rides help contemporary military personnel to learn and apply lessons to current operations from past military battles and conflicts, such as the Dade Battle and the Second Seminole War.    Host Patrick Swan is a board member with the Seminole Wars Foundation. He is a combat veteran and of the U.S. Army, serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, and Kosovo, and at the Pentagon after 9/11. A military historian, he holds masters degrees in Public History, Communication, and Homeland Security, and is a graduate of the US Army War College with an advanced degree in strategic studies. This podcast is recorded at the homestead of the Seminole Wars Foundation in Bushnell, Florida.  Like us on Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube. Get the latest episode without delay where and when you want it by subscribing through your favorite podcast catcher, such as iHeart, Stitcher, Spotify, DoubleTwist, Pandora, Podbean, Google podcasts, iTunes or directly from the Seminole Wars Foundation website www.seminolewars.us

George Webb, a former Florida State park ranger, portrays a trader of the 1830s. He briefs British officers and NCOs from US Central Command on a military staff ride to the Dade Battlefield. The Dade Battle of December 28, 1835 is considered one of the U.S. Army’s most lopsided defeats. How an Army column could allow itself to be caught so unaware of a hostile adversary in its midst is a question that military professionals still ask to this day. One way to answer that question is through what's called the Military Staff Ride. The staff ride puts military leaders in the figurative shoes of the officers and men of Dade's column. Although the battle was part of what is now called “irregular warfare,” today’s leaders—uniformed and civilian—can find ample opportunity to highlight the role of all warfighting functions with a particular emphasis on intelligence, fires and protection. Was the outcome foreordained? Would it be foreordained in the contemporary world? How might today's leaders have conducted the march and the battle differently had they been in charge? Listeners will not be surprised that the insights gleaned from conducting the Dade’s Battle staff ride are as relevant today as they were over 175 years ago. With us today to discuss the Military Staff Ride and specifically how one is conducted at the Dade Battlefield is David A. “Scotty” Dawson, the civilian command historian for U.S. Central Command, at MacDill Air Force Base, in Tampa, Fla. Scotty is a retired Marine Corps colonel with numerous combat deployments to his credit.  Reenactor Steve Rinck, Seminole Wars Foundation president, portrays Irish-immigrant Pvt. Paddington McCormick -- Paddy to his friends. Paddy explains the miserable life of a U.S. Army recruit in Florida to British officers and NCOs from US Central Command visiting Dade Battlefield on a military staff ride in the summer of 2016. The British Army military contingent (in civilian clothes) and three living history reenactors (front row) portraying a trader, a Seminole warrior, and a U.S. Army soldier, pose for a group photo after completing the Dade Battle staff ride. The reenactors explained their character and the part they played in the Second Seminole War. Our guest this week, Scotty Dawson,  command historian for US CENTCOM, is standing in the back row, third from the left (white hat). Seminole Wars podcast host, Patrick Swan, is in center rear (wearing safari hat). Summer 2016.  The Staff Ride Handbook for Dade’s Battle, Florida, 28 December 1835 is published by The Combat Studies Institute at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Authored by Michael G. Anderson, this extensively researched handbook examines this opening conflict of the Second Seminole War. He uses it as a vehicle to allow organizations at any echelon to study leadership at the tactical level. Host Patrick Swan is a board member with the Seminole Wars Foundation. He is a combat veteran and of the U.S. Army, serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, and Kosovo, and at the Pentagon after 9/11. A military historian, he holds masters degrees in Public History, Communication, and Homeland Security, and is a graduate of the US Army War College with an advanced degree in strategic studies. This podcast is recorded at the homestead of the Seminole Wars Foundation in Bushnell, Florida.  Like us on Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube. Get the latest episode without delay where and when you want it by subscribing through your favorite podcast catcher, such as iHeart, Stitcher, Spotify, DoubleTwist, Pandora, Podbean, Google podcasts, iTunes or directly from the Seminole Wars Foundation website www.seminolewars.us  

Learn about how an accomplished 28+ year veteran who retired as an Army Colonel, made a successful transition from the military to the civilian world. Colonel (Retired) Roger Jones is a native of Hampton, Virginia. He graduated from Norfolk State University a (HBCU) and received his Commission as an Infantry Officer in 1985.Roger served as an Infantry Rifle Platoon Leader, Scout Platoon Leader, Company Executive Officer, Company Commander and Ranger Instructor before going to the U.S. Army Special Forces Qualification Course at Fort Bragg, North Carolina in 1992.Roger’s Special Operations assignments ranged from Special Forces Operational Detachment (A) Commander at the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Special Operations Forces Acquisitions Operational Test & Evaluator, through Special Forces Group Deputy Commander and Battalion Command at United States Army Recruiting Command.After Roger’s Battalion Command, he was assigned to Special Operations Command Central (SOCCENT) at MacDill Air Force Base where he deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Pakistan in support of OEF-AFG.After retiring in 2014, Roger transitioned to a career in the Defense Industry first working for Northrop Grumman and then two small companies supporting Special Operations Command Central, SOCCENT’s Joint Exercises Planning cell. He then worked for another small business – SHINE Systems & Technologies – to manage their SOCOM Wide Mission Support-B (SWMS-B) portfolio efforts.That experience led to Roger’s employment with ARMA Global, a General Dynamics Company to manage their SWMS-A portfolio as a Senior Program Manager.Roger currently works for Spathe Systems as their Vice President of Mission Support.In the interview, Colonel Jones mentioned Four Block.  You can find out more information by going to the following website: fourblock.orgAlso, if you want more information about Colonel Jones or want to reach out to him directly, let us know by going to the following website and submitting a "contact us" page with your specific request included:https://tinyurl.com/VetsandRCGood luck.   

Clay is joined by Anna Paulina Luna to talk about the experience of running for Congress, what to expect from her and the Republican Party, the state of the election results and whether 2021 will be the year when we finally start to get along.  But first we’ll have to collectively decide on a winner.  Can we? Host: Clay Aiken (https://twitter.com/clayaiken) has sold 6 million albums, authored a New York Times bestseller, and ran for Congress in North Carolina in 2014. Guest: Anna Paulina Luna (https://twitter.com/realannapaulina?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 13th Congressional District (https://ballotpedia.org/Florida%27s_13th_Congressional_District) . She is a strong independent leader, earning her stripes by serving her country, not by serving herself. Raised by a single mother in Southern California's low-income neighborhoods, Anna learned that she must work hard and be independent to succeed. Anna joined the Air Force at age 19, earning the Air Force Achievement Medal. She spent a total of six years in the military, including five on active duty. She is a small business owner with a degree in Biology. Her husband, Andy, is a special forces operator at MacDill Air Force Base.  They met in the Air Force and live in St. Petersburg. Anna is a passionate advocate for veterans.  She experienced firsthand the pitfalls of our veteran care system after enemy combatants shot Andy in Afghanistan.  Andy is a Bronze Star and Purple Heart recipient. Follow Anna Paulina Luna further on  Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/realannapaulina  Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/realannapaulina Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/realannapaulina  Anna For Congress: https://www.voteannapaulina.com/ Email your questions to podcast@politicon.com Follow @politicon (https://twitter.com/Politicon) and go to Politicon.com (https://politicon.com/) Email your questions to podcast@politicon.comFollow @politicon (https://twitter.com/Politicon) and go to Politicon.com (https://politicon.com/)

I had the honor of sitting down with Derek France to talk leadership, faith, family and life at Mach 2. Derek is a career Air Force officer and fighter pilot. He grew up in an Air Force family and after graduating high school in Las Vegas, Nevada, he followed his father’s footsteps to the Air Force Academy where he graduated in 1992. He has served over 28 years and has over 2,500 hours primarily in the F-15C Eagle and F-22 Raptor. Derek has commanded at the Squadron, Group and Wing level and has served in 18 assignments including overseas locations in Korea, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. He and his wife, Amanda have been married over 23 years and have three fantastic daughters - Erin, Mattie and Clara. He is currently finishing up an assignment at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida and moving to Ramstein Air Base in Germany.Don’t miss the opportunity to hear and learn from one of our country’s most capable and compassionate leaders. And yes….a couple thoughts on flying fighter jets.

So many of my buyers are looking for new construction in the Tampa Bay area and there are lots of housing options to choose from, but I want to share four popular communities that I show often in Pasco County, just north of Tampa. Three of these developments are in Odessa, and one is in nearby Land O' Lakes. State Road 54 is the main road that leads into all of the neighborhoods. Odessa is farther west compared to Wesley Chapel, so it's closer to the beach. If you work in Downtown Tampa, MacDill Air Force Base, or the Westshore district you have multiple routes to commute everyday including the Veterans Expressway / SR 589, which connects to I-275. There are lots of shops, businesses, and restaurants in this part of Pasco County, and Florida state school grades are pretty high for most of the schools in this area. You will still want to check the specific school grades for the house you are interested in. Starkey Ranch https://starkeyranch.com/ Asturia https://asturiaflorida.com/ The Preserve https://www.drhorton.com/Florida/Tampa/Odessa/The-Preserve Bexley https://www.bexleyflorida.com/ NOTE: This episode is very visual, so I'd recommend you also watch the YouTube video to see the homes I'm referring to, as the audio might not make much sense just listening.

Ryan and Felix discuss the discovery of more African-American cemeteries across Tampa Bay, including the possibility that one might be underneath MacDill Air Force Base.

Ryan and Morgan talk to 10 News Investigative Reporter Courtney Robinson about ongoing mold issues inside housing at MacDill Air Force Base.

Are you relocating to Tampa to work out of MacDill Air Force Base and need a starter guide to the Tampa Bay area? That's what this episode is for! MacDill Air Force Base is located at the southern end of the Tampa peninsula, about 4 miles south of Downtown Tampa. MacDill AFB is not only an Air Mobility Command (AMC) base, but headquarters for the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) and the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). We have a large military presence here as well as lots of civilians who work at the base. Sometimes you don't have much time to get to know an area before you're transferred here. Hopefully this video, as well as others here on the channel can be used as a resource. Popular areas for military families: BRANDON RIVERVIEW LITHIA / FISHHAWK RANCH SOUTH TAMPA CARROLLWOOD WESTCHASE NEW TAMPA WESLEY CHAPEL DOWNTOWN ST. PETERSBURG Toll roads you may have to take include the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway which connects South Tampa to Downtown Tampa all the way to Brandon, or the Veterans Expressway - a north-south toll road running from Tampa International Airport to northern Hillsborough County. State of Florida Department of Education, School Grades: http://www.fldoe.org/accountability/accountability-reporting/school-grades/index.stml/ About MacDill AFB: https://installations.militaryonesource.mil/military-installation/macdill-afb Disclosure: I am not affiliated with the military or MacDill Air Force Base

One of the most popular Tampa Bay areas is definitely South Tampa, so let's take a closer look to see if it's for you! Generally when people are talking about South Tampa, they're referring to the peninsula that juts down into Tampa Bay with the northern boundary of South Tampa being State Road 60 (Kennedy Boulevard) and the southern boundary being MacDill Air Force Base. So why do so many want to live in South Tampa? LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION South Tampa is close to two large commercial areas - the Westshore District near Tampa International Airport, and Downtown Tampa. That makes for a convenient commute. However, you would have pretty quick access to highways bringing you to other Tampa Bay areas including I-275 and the Crosstown Expressway. It's also close to fun places around Downtown Tampa like Amalie Arena, Curtis Hixon Park, The Florida Aquarium, Glazer Children's Museum, Straz Center for the Performing Arts, and Sparkman Wharf. EATING, DRINKING & SHOPPING Because South Tampa has been a popular areas for a long time, many local and chain businesses and restaurants have set up shop here. You don't have to go far to find an amazing restaurant, fun boutique, or grocery store. SCHOOL DISTRICT If you've been looking online at listings, you probably see the phrase "in the Plant High School District." Plant High School is consistently one of the highest rated in the area. Make sure you check the actual school zone for the house you're interested in purchasing. The other high school in South Tampa is in the southern portion of the peninsula - Robinson High School. *NOTE: School zones subject to change NOT COOKIE CUTTER Because the area has been built over the last century, every house looks different and there are plenty of examples where century-old bungalows sit next to brand new contemporary construction. If you value privacy, South Tampa can be a hard place to find it with many smaller lot sizes. Unless you are backing up to the water, golf course, or a street changes are good that you'll have a neighbor backing up to your property. NEIGHBORHOODS & HOUSING OPTIONS You can see beautiful, historic bungalows in Hyde Park Village, lots of new construction in Swann Estates from builders developing existing lots where older homes used to stand. There are townhouses close to Howard Avenue, and you'll find some walkable neighborhoods in South Tampa. Like Downtown St. Pete, South Tampa has some of the highest price real estate in the area since demand is so high. If you want a waterfront property in South Tampa, be prepared to spend well over $1 million. Other popular neighborhoods include Beach Park, Bayshore Beautiful, Ballast Point, Interbay, Westshore Yacht Club, Culbreath Isles, Sunset Park, Golfview, Palma Ceia, Virginia Park, nearby Davis Islands and Harbour Island. Melanie is a Tampa Bay area Realtor with Smith & Associates. She loves Tampa Bay area area, houses, and helping clients buy and sell real estate. melanielovestampabay.com Email: matkinson@smithandassociates.com Call/text me if you are looking to buy / sell a home in the Tampa Bay area! 813.368.6084 DISCLAIMER: All content provided on melanielovestampabay.com and the Melanie Loves Tampa Bay YouTube channel/social media platforms is for informational/entertainment purposes only. The owner of Melanie Loves Tampa Bay makes no representations as to the accuracy or completeness of any information on this site. Information provided is subject to change.

Jeffrey Lodick was born in Buffalo, NY. He joined the Army in 1997, a year after graduating high school and enjoyed a 20-year career. Jeffrey was stationed at Fort Bragg, NC, Korea, Fort Jackson, SC, Stuttgart, Germany, and MacDill Air Force Base, FL, but had the pleasure of seeing the world! He served as a Squadron Sergeant Major, Operations Sergeant Major, First Sergeant, Platoon Sergeant, and Drill Sergeant. He was a Paratrooper, a Master Rated Jump Master, a Pathfinder and a graduate of the Battle Staff Non-Commissioned Officer Course among other military schools. He has continued his service by assisting transitioning Service Members as an Associate Instructor for FourBlock and is the host of On The Other Side: Leadership After Transition, a podcast designed specifically to allow experienced Veterans and those who truly want to assist Veterans the ability to provide insight on leadership and the transition process.   In 2002, at the age of 23, Jeffrey was diagnosed with testicular cancer. This was the first time in his life that he realized his mortality and he began to appreciate living. During his time as a Drill Sergeant in 2005 through 2007, he found his passion to help those who truly wanted to help themselves and who were simply asking for guidance. With his passion for life and his desire to teach, coach, and mentor, upon his retirement, he opened Change Your Forecast, LLC, an organization that uses organized sports to teach life and leadership lessons to student athletes at both high school and collegiate level. He is an inspirational speaker, a member of the National Speakers Association, and a member of Toastmasters.   He is married to Alexandria with 4 children, 3 girls and 1 boy ages 14, 12, 4 years, and 10 months.

In this Quick Bite, we chat with Lisa Larkin, owner of Asian Kitchen as part of our visit to Tampa, Florida for our half marathon at the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic Weekend! Lisa is from the Tampa area and she sat down to talk with us about the newest of the three restaurants her family has in the area, Asian Kitchen.  It is located on Bayshore Boulevard, a few blocks off of the world-famous Bayshore sidewalk and so very close to MacDill Air Force Base.  Asian Kitchen has only been open a few weeks, but Lisa and her staff are already so busy with both locals, military personnel, and visitors to the area like us! Lisa is one of the nicest and dedicated people we have ever met. We were lucky to get her to sit down and talk with us for a few minutes because she is so dedicated to talking with customers and supporting her hard-working staff! This restaurant takes a variety of Asian influences and puts a unique, fast, and fresh take on them.  Lisa talks about her inspiration for opening Asian Kitchen.  My mouth began to water as she talked about some of the dishes we will try on our upcoming episode and quick bites recapping our visit to Tampa for the second part of our Treasured Chest Challenge at the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic Weekend! Be sure to drop by Asian Kitchen if you are in the area.  The food is amazing. (Did we mention they do their own smoked meats, original sauces,and dry rubs for their dishes?) Be sure to visit Asian Kitchen’s website or their Instagram (which had our mouths watering before we even arrived in the Tampa Bay area!) Thank you, Lisa, for the outstanding dishes and for welcoming us in like family! Like what you see?  Tune in to the podcast all this week or subscribe on iTunes so you don’t miss a minute.  Come accomplish, explore, and indulge with us! THAT’S A WRAP Thank you for watching! Here’s hoping for a great second year of the podcast because of all your support! Don’t forget to follow us and let us know where to go next on our website, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Opening show, Atlanta based rapper: SHAH. He discusses corruption and money laundering in the music industry. Later, whistleblower, Dr Scott Bennett occupies the main segment and urges Americans to take a stand against the Deep State. You're being marched to an edge of a cliff... what will you do... jump or fight? Scott Bennett - U.S. Army Special Operations Officer (11th Psychological Operations Battalion, Civil Affairs-Psychological Operations Command), and a global psychological warfare-counterterrorism analyst, formerly with defense contractor Booz Allen Hamilton. He received a Direct Commission as an Officer, held a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmentalized Information (TS/SCI) security clearance, and worked in the highest levels of international counterterrorism in Washington DC and MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/iantrottier/support

Dr. Scott Bennett Episode 75: Political Illusion In this episode Michael welcomed Scott Bennett to the program. Scott Bennett is a U.S. Army Special Operations Officer (11th Psychological Operations Battalion, Civil Affairs Psychological Operations Command), and a global psychological warfare counterterrorism analyst, formerly with defense contractor Booz Allen Hamilton. He received a Direct Commission as an Officer, held a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmentalized Information (TS/SCI) security clearance, and worked in the highest levels of international counterterrorism in Washington DC and MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida. He has developed and managed psychological warfare theories, products, and operations for U.S. Special Operations Command, U.S. Central Command. @michaeldecon http://michaeldecon.com Live every Saturday night 8 pm pst --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Dr. Scott Bennett Episode 75: Political Illusion In this episode Michael welcomed Scott Bennett to the program. Scott Bennett is a U.S. Army Special Operations Officer (11th Psychological Operations Battalion, Civil Affairs Psychological Operations Command), and a global psychological warfare counterterrorism analyst, formerly with defense contractor Booz Allen Hamilton. He received a Direct Commission as an Officer, held a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmentalized Information (TS/SCI) security clearance, and worked in the highest levels of international counterterrorism in Washington DC and MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida. He has developed and managed psychological warfare theories, products, and operations for U.S. Special Operations Command, U.S. Central Command. @michaeldecon http://michaeldecon.com Live every Saturday night 8 pm pst

Unofficial UFOlogists & comedians Sam Rose and Brian Bahe talk with comedian Jordan Olds (@mrjordanolds, Two Minutes to Late Night) about multiple photographs of cylindrical shaped UFOs over MacDill Air Force Base near Tampa, Florida; a chevron-shaped phalanx of lights seen over Kearney, Nebraska; and dozens of bright blue/purple orb UFOs videotaped over Russia.   … Continue reading Ep 57 (w/ Jordan Olds): Shut Your Light Off! →

Former Army intelligence officer and once private contractor to CIA financier Booze Allen Hamilton, Scott Bennett the author of the book ‘Shell Game” a Military Whistleblowing Report to Congress. stated he gave Rolling Stone reporter Michael Hastings information about Swiss bank accounts which directly implicated former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and President Obama in the formation of I.S.I.S. just prior to Hastings being killed in a suspicious auto accident. Scott explains the true story about the report which prompted Edward Snowden to go public with information about unconstitutional abuses against Americans by the National Security Agency, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Department of Justice and the President of the United States, Barack Hussein Obama. Judge Napolitano: Hillary Clinton Provided Material Assistance To Terrorists And Lied To Congress On FOX Business News July 5, 2015, FOX News chief legal correspondent Judge Andrew Napolitano told FBN host Charles Payne a “conspiracy existed” among President Obama, then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the Treasury Department and various Congressional leaders to have arms sent to rebels in Syria and Libya. Napolitano came to the conclusion after going through several hundred pages of documents with FOX News’ intelligence correspondent Catherine Herridge. “A conspiracy existed between the president, and Mrs. Clinton, and Congressional leaders from both parties in both Houses others in the State Department, the Treasury Department and the Justice Department to get arms shipped to rebels in Syria and in Libya,” Napolitano said. “Some of those rebels are members of organizations that are on the terror list and providing them with material assistance is a felony,” Napolitano explained. “So the arms dealers applied for and received permission from State and Treasury lawfully to sell arms to the government of Qatar and they lawfully did so.” Qatar then sold, delivered, bartered or gave these arms to the terrorist organizations with the knowledge and consent of Hillary Rodham Clinton when she was Secretary of State. The fact is Fox News has had this information for a long time. Former Army psyop officer Scott Bennett, author of “SHELL GAME” Military Whistleblowing Report to Congress” May 12, 2015 and reported that extensive information he had which outlined in detail the felonious acts committed by Hillary Clinton, President Obama and numerous members of congress who knew and were involved in arms shipments from Qatar to Libya to Turkey and into Syria where the arms were given to ISIS. The arms shipments were provided by the U.S. government under a plan devised by then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Scott pointed out that he had given Hannity, O’Reilly, Kelly and Van Sustern detailed information regarding Swiss bank accounts and the money that was transferred from the CIA into ISIS accounts by way of Booz, Allen Hamilton. Additional e-mails were also given to FOX. Scott has contacted almost everyone in Congress and made them aware of the information he has that Fox News is now talking about. Better late than never. Book http://armypsyop.wix.com/scottbennett Scott Bennett is a U.S. Army Special Operations Officer (11th Psychological Operations Battalion, Civil Affairs-Psychological Operations Command), and a global psychological warfare-counterterrorism analyst, formerly with defense contractor Booz Allen Hamilton. He received a Direct Commission as an Officer, held a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmentalized Information (TS/SCI) security clearance, and worked in the highest levels of international counterterrorism in Washington DC and MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida. He has developed and managed psychological warfare theories, products, and operations for U.S. Special Operations Command, U.S. Central Command, the State Department Coordinator for Counterterrorism, and other government agencies. He served in the G.W. Bush Administration from 2003 to 2008, and was a Social Science Research Fellow at the Heritage Foundation. His writings and lectures seek to enhance global awareness and understanding of modern psychological warfare, the international military-intelligence community, and global surveillance operations being artificially generated under the spectre of “National Security”. He has written extensively on the intelligence community’s surveillance activities addressed by Edward Snowden’s National Security Agency-Central Intelligence Agency materials; and since 2010 has filed numerous military-government whistle-blowing reports with Congressional Committees, including: the Intelligence, the Armed Services, the Government Oversight and Reform, the Homeland Security, the Judiciary, the Foreign Affairs, the Banking, and the Terrorism Committees. He has communicated with over a hundred Federal Representatives, Senators, senior military officers and Pentagon officials, and journalists about the scandalous abuses of power and deception being employed against the American people by its own military-intelligence community; and filed legal action against Booz Allen Hamilton and the Department of Defense for their involvement in secret Swiss Bank Terrorist Finance Operations, which he uncovered with the help of Union Bank of Switzerland whistleblower, Brad Birkenfeld. His educational background includes a Bachelor of Science in Advertising and Spanish Minor from San Jose State University in California, a Master of Arts in International Business and Public Policy from George Mason University in Virginia, and a Ph.D. (ABD) in Political Theory from the Catholic University of America in Washington D.C. He currently resides in California.

oin me, when my guest will be SCOTT BENNETT. Scott is a U.S. Army Special Operations Officer (11th Psychological Operations Battalion, Civil Affairs-Psychological Operations Command), and a global psychological warfare-counterterrorism analyst, formerly with defense contractor Booz Allen Hamilton.He received a Direct Commission as an Officer, held a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmentalized Information (TS/SCI) security clearance, and worked in the highest levels of international counterterrorism in Washington DC and MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida. He has worked at U.S. Special Operations Command, U.S. Central Command, the State Department Coordinator for Counterterrorism, and other government agencies. He served in the G.W. Bush Administration from 2003 to 2008, and was a Social Science Research Fellow at the Heritage Foundation. His writings and lectures seek to enhance global awareness and understanding of modern psychological warfare, the international intelligence.He has written extensively on the intelligence community’s surveillance activities addressed byEdward Snowden’s National Security Agency-Central Intelligence Agency materials; and since 2010 has filed numerous military-government whistle-blowing reports with Congressional Committees, including: the Intelligence, the Armed Services, the Government Oversight and Reform, the Homeland Security, the Judiciary, the Foreign Affairs, the Banking, and the Terrorism Committees. 

  Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Craig Latimer was elected to his position last November and took office on January 8, 2013.  While this is his first elected office, Supervisor Latimer is not new to the Supervisor of Elections office. He served as Chief of Staff to the Supervisor of Elections from 2009 to 2013. Public service has always been a part of Mr. Latimer’s job description. Before working for the Supervisor of Elections office, he served and protected the community for 35 years in law enforcement, retiring as a Major from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office in 2008. Supervisor Latimer also serves our community as a volunteer. He is on the Board of the Central Florida Behavioral Health Network, Bay Area Youth Services, and the Tampa Catholic Board of Trustees, and he is an Honorary Commander for the 6th Medical Group at MacDill Air Force Base. Craig Latimer was born and raised here in Hillsborough County.  He attended Christ the King, graduated from Tampa Catholic High School, and earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of South Florida. Craig Latimer led the turnaround in the elections office to restore integrity, efficiency and confidence in the election process. He brought to the office leadership and accountability; timely and accurate reporting of results; impartiality and nonpartisanshp; a renewed commitment to ethics and professionalism; excellent voter services; and responsible and conservative stewardship of taxpayers’ funds. Our interview will focus on the 2014 Elections, information about voter registration, the voting process, Election Day voting, Early Voting, Vote By Mail, voting equipment, and election dates..    

As a 9X published author, Debbie Lundberg believes how you present is how you are remembered. Debbie is the Principal of Presenting Powerfully, where she provides Keynotes, Training, Teaming, and One-on-One Life, Business/Career & Presentation Coaching Sessions. Debbie is a Certified Leadership Coach, Life Coach (SRLC), and Debbie serves on the Board of Directors for The Miss Tampa Scholarship Pageant, and the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce. She is a member of the National Speakers Association (NSA), an Honorary Commander for MacDill Air Force Base, and she supports a named scholarship with The University of Tampa Board of Fellows, serving on the USF Entrepreneurship Advisory Board, as well as acting as a Governor for The Centre Club Board and participating on the Feeding America Advisory Board. Debbie earned her BA at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI, and holds an MBA from Edgewood College in Madison, WI.

Feature story tells the story of the 24/7 mission of the KC-135 fleet supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Told entirely in time lapse, this piece offers a unique view of the never-ending job of KC-135 aircrews and maintainers. Includes maintenance, refueling operations, flying operations. Produced by Staff Sgt. Matthew Pardini. Includes sound bites from; Lt. Col. Scott Paffenroth, deployed from 91st Air Refueling Squadron, Macdill Air Force Base, Fla.Capt. Kevin Diifalco, deployed from 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, Tech. Sgt. Stephen Jenkins, deployed from 151st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Salt Lake City, Utah, Capt. Breanna Mcnair, deployed from the 91st Air Refueling Squadron, Macdill AFB, Fla. This video also available in high definition.