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Defense One Radio, Ep. 174: Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith

Our annual State of Defense interview series begins with a commandant working to balance crisis response and modernization.

Defense One Radio, Ep. 173: Testing the Army’s new fighting strategy on Ukraine's doorstep

A 10th Mountain Division brigade commander talks electronic-warfare, innovation, and something he'd never experienced in the Army.

Defense One Radio, Ep. 172: The Air Force's force-design leader

Maj. Gen. Joseph Kunkel discusses his how his service's modernization strategy will shape the future of air combat in an increasingly complex security landscape.

Defense One Radio, Ep. 171: SecDef Austin’s last trip to Europe

Patrick Tucker describes a Defense Department in transition as Russia's Ukraine invasion approaches the four-year mark.

Defense One Radio, Ep. 170: Year in review

We listen back on more than a dozen guests from conversations across 2024.

Defense One Radio, Ep. 167: How U.S. Navy shipbuilding sank so low

It's a complex problem built up over decades. Our guests discuss the causes, effects, and possible solutions.

Defense One Radio, Ep. 166: The Second Battle of Fallujah, 20 years later

A decorated Marine veteran and a videogame maker revisit the bloodiest battle of the Iraq War.

Defense One Radio, Ep. 165: Mark Montgomery’s insights from Ukraine

A retired U.S. admiral shares what he learned from a recent trip to the wartorn country.

Defense One Radio, Ep. 164: AUSA conference, in review

Defense One staff summarize the leading developments from this year's Association of the U.S. Army conference in Washington.

Defense One Radio, Ep. 163: The 2024 Air, Space & Cyber conference

Audrey Decker explains some of the top developments out of this year's AFA conference outside Washington.

Defense One Radio, Ep. 162: Europe in a tight spot

Patrick Tucker unpacks findings from his recent trip to Prague for the 2024 Global Security Conference.

Defense One Radio, Ep. 161: A trip to Louisiana with the Army’s new recon unit

The Army just put a new unit loaded with cutting-edge tech to the test at Fort Johnson. Sam Skove shares what he witnessed during a recent week-long wargame.