Listen in each week as industry experts discuss critical topics within the military-connected community.

 
BTM90 - Mark Harper - We Are the Mighty
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BTM90 - Mark Harper - We Are the Mighty

On today's episode, we feature a conversation with Air Force Veteran Mark Harper, CEO of We Are The Mighty (WATM), a digital publisher and entertainment lifestyle company creating authentic content that celebrates the military community.

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BTM89 - Kelly Finn Störmer - Combined Arms Institute
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BTM89 - Kelly Finn Störmer - Combined Arms Institute

On today’s episode, we feature a conversation with Kelly Finn Störmer, Executive Director of the Combined Arms Institute, an organization that elevates the military and veteran-serving ecosystem throng professional development, collaboration, and research.

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BTM88 - Richard Casper - CreatiVets
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BTM88 - Richard Casper - CreatiVets

On this episode, we feature a conversation with Marine Corps Combat Veteran, Purple Heart recipient, Artist, and Entrepreneur Richard Casper. He is the co-founder and Executive Director of CreatiVets, a non-profit that provides art, music, and writing programs for wounded veterans with post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injuries.

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BTM85 - Sean Ryan - Army Emergency Relief
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BTM85 - Sean Ryan - Army Emergency Relief

On this episode of Behind The Mission, we feature a conversation with retired Army Colonel Sean Ryan, Director of Communications for Army Emergency Relief, the Army’s only nonprofit organization serving active duty Soldiers, retirees and their families.

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BTM84 - Rebecca Nowatchik - Secure Families Initiative
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BTM84 - Rebecca Nowatchik - Secure Families Initiative

On this episode of Behind The Mission, we are featuring a conversation with Air Force Spouse Rebecca Nowatchik, Interim Executive Director of Secure Families Initiative, an organization that mobilizes military partners, family members, and veterans to vote and advocate for their communities, especially on issues of foreign policy and national security.

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BTM83-Brian Jenkins - Armed Services Arts Partnership
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BTM83-Brian Jenkins - Armed Services Arts Partnership

On today's episode, we're featuring a conversation with Brian Jenkins, Executive Director of the Armed Services Arts Partnership, a creative community that provides free art and comedy classes to members of the military affiliated population.

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BTM81- Jeremy Butler
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BTM81- Jeremy Butler

On today's episode, we feature a conversation with Aimee Johnson, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and consultant specializing in supporting businesses and organizations in designing and implementing industry-specific suicide prevention programs and strategies.

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Duane France - PsychArmor Podcast Host

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Duane France

Duane France retired from the Army in 2014 after 22 years and five combat and operational deployments. After retirement, he was selected as an inaugural member of the George W. Bush Institute Veteran Leadership Program and has served as a clinical mental health counselor in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He is currently the Co-Director of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Service Member, Veteran, and Military Family Technical Assistance Center, an organization that provides technical advice and assistance to communities around the nation that are trying to implement suicide prevention and behavioral health integration programs for the military affiliated population. He has produced several Military mental health-related podcasts, Head Space and Timing and a limited podcast series looking at suicide prevention in the Military affiliated population in partnership with Military Times, Seeking the Military Suicide Solution.