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Have a TisueIreland Soccer Coach, Darren CodyI’ve spent the last 10 days sponsoring team Ireland for the Women’s Military Soccer World Cup. Today Darren Cody, the head coach for team Ireland spent an hour to talk about his experience coaching, leading in the Irish Army, and we share some of our favorite moments during the team’s first 10 days in the United States. These past 10 days, I’ve been included in all of the Irish events and it’s truly been a great last few days in the United States as I get ready to head out to Africa for six months.
2022-07-191h 09
Have a TisueFairchild Command CMSgt Daniel GuzmanToday, Command Chief Master Sergeant Daniel Guzman joined me for a 90-minute podcast. It’s my 32nd birthday which means it’s been exactly one year since I posted my first podcast. Chief Guzman has been the Command Chief at Fairchild Air Force Base for almost 18 months and is set to be the Command Chief at Elmendorf this Summer. He currently has 25 years in active duty and we talk about some of the lessons and experiences he’s gained in those years. Chief values being available for Airmen and being the voice for Airmen during meetings with senior leadership. He poi...
2022-04-101h 27
Have a TisueTop 3 President, SMSgt Mark CastleberryEpisode #17, I spoke to SMSgt Mark Castleberry, Fairchild’s Top 3 President of 2021. Mark and I were not too familiar with one another when he agreed to be on this podcast. I have only heard great things about him from other SNCOs and leaders around the base. I first met Mark at a Top 3 meeting and it was memorable because he was able to call just about everybody in that room by their first name, to include my own. Learning someone’s name is one of the most fundamental things you can do when trying to gain influence and I had...
2022-01-081h 09
Have a TisueCareer Assistance Advisor, MSgt Erica NorthamFor episode #16, I spoke to Fairchild’s Career Assistance Advisor, MSgt Erica Northam. I met Erica during my first month here while organizing the Airpower Leadership Academy. Our Command Chief suggested I get in contact with her, but I didn’t want to include her at first, because I assumed that the base Career Assistance Advisor would try to make the program into something too professional or require more organization than I believed to be necessary. I quickly realized, I was dumb for making that assumption and Erica has proved to be one of the best decisions for the prog...
2022-01-031h 56
Refuel Team FairchildLet's Talk About ALA with the CadreListen in as we talk to SMSgt Brandon Geeslin, MSgt Scott Douglas, and MSgt John Tisue as we go over how the inaugural Airpower Leadership Academy (ALA) class went. ALA is designed to be the "anti PME" as far as setting goes. It's a chance for NCOs from around the base to get together and talk about things and just get to know each other.
2021-12-1748 min
Have a TisueSMSgt Brandon "Goose" GeeslinFor my first guest here at Fairchild AFB, I spoke to SMSgt Brandon Geeslin, who goes by Goose. Goose is a member of Security Forces and leads 180 people every day. I met Goose through the Air Power Leadership Academy here at Fairchild in September of this year. He is the one person in the class room that nobody seems to mind when he starts to share a lengthy story. He holds the attention with each person every time he begins to share one of his stories. I ask him to retell some of my favorite stories he’s shared wi...
2021-11-153h 01
Have a TisueUSMC Sgt Morgan "MM" Weibel Ep 14Morgan Weibel and I got to Kunsan Air Base around the same time in the Summer of 2020. MM is one of the first USMC air traffic controllers to work at Kunsan with the Air Force and acquire ratings across the entire facility. Before starting my podcast, I had all the equipment ordered and Sgt Weibel thought it was an interesting hobby that I was getting into. He always showed an interest in being a guest and we finally found a time to make it happen. We talk about the difference between the USMC and USAF and his experiences working...
2021-07-032h 10
Have a TisueWolf Chief, CMSgt Thomas Schaefer Ep 13Episode #13 is the new Command Chief of Kunsan Air Base, Wolf Chief #24, CMSgt Thomas Schaefer. Chief Schaefer recently arrived to Kunsan Air Base from Nellis AFB. Chief prioritizes developing Airmen and this line of effort provided me with an opportunity to speak to him yesterday to discuss the Airpower Leadership Academy. At the end of the meeting, I told him I leave Korea in a week and if he has time for a podcast, I would love to host him. He checked his calendar and said, “what about tomorrow?” Today I ask why he joined the Air Force after grad...
2021-06-261h 03
Have a TisueDefender Shirt, SMSgt Craig French Ep 12Episode #12 is SMSgt Craig French, the current Kunsan Defender Shirt. Craig and I met through similar interests around the base. He attended a few classes of the Airpower Leadership Academy and will be an instructor for the upcoming class. Craig and I share many similar interests. We both like Coors Light, always have our own Koozie, have read many of the same books, enjoy running, and we’re both Tom Brady fans. I ask him what life as a first sergeant in Kunsan is like. Craig goes on to explain how he loves his job and would do it fo...
2021-06-191h 34
Have a TisueMy ROKAF Friend Jin Ep 11Today for episode #11 I spoke to Kim Song Jin, my Korean Air Force teammate. Jin arrived to Kunsan shortly after me in July of 2020 and over this year we have shared many experiences. Work, dinner, drinking, hooches, karaoke, and camping. He is one of the first two Koreans to train in the Kunsan RAPCON. Jin makes my life and the life of all RAPCON air traffic controllers stationed at Kunsan so much easier because he enriches our experience within Korea, translates for us at work, and translates for us out of work through phone calls. Because I know Jin...
2021-06-092h 03
Have a TisueInformal Mid-Term with Robert "GY" Grady Ep 10Robert Patrick Grady is guest #10. It was fun to talk to my supervisor, Chief Clark during episode #7 and switching it up to talk to a subordinate was just as fun in its own unique way. Grady has frequently told me that he is glad I’m his supervisor and every time he does, I am always happy to hear it. Simple words of appreciation remind me that even though I mess up and far from perfect, the people who matter most think I’m doing good. His display of appreciation makes me want to try even harder to get him...
2021-05-282h 30
Have a TisueReverse Podcast TP & KB Unedited Ep 9Prior to this podcast Keara and I were celebrating at the base club with many of her friends and co-workers because she was just selected to the rank of Master Sergeant (MSgt). MSgt is a big step in an enlisted member’s career and she is very deserving of being selected. In episode #3, I said that Keara will be my boss one day and I can say it with even more certainty now that her and I are the same rank. Episode #3 was one of my favorites because the entire time I was talking to a friend about stories and...
2021-05-212h 01
Have a TisueDefender Chief, CMSgt Andy Shone Ep8My guest today for episode #8 is CMSgt Andy Shone. Chief Shone is the current Defender Chief at Kunsan Air Base. This podcast in itself is unique because it is the first time, I interviewed someone that I had not previously spent time with prior to the podcast. I was fortunate that there are plenty of Security Forces airmen on base that knew him and shared information about him with me prior to our podcast. One of his Tech Sergeants said, “Chief Shone is known for giving motivational speeches to get people fired up as if it was halftime at a...
2021-05-131h 46
Have a TisueWizard Chief, CMSgt Kendell Clark Ep7My guest today is CMSgt Kendell Clark, the current Wizard Chief and RAPCON Chief Controller at Kunsan Air Base. This is my second assignment with Chief Clark as we spent a year at Osan together. Chief Clark has been in the Air Force for 27 years and today he shared his insightful thoughts and experiences. He recognizes some of the ways that he has changed and became better throughout his years of Air Force and life experience. For anyone that doesn’t make it past the halfway point of this podcast, Chief Clark says that he welcomes and appreciates it wh...
2021-05-092h 12
Have a TisueSaying Farewell to JR Lankford Ep6James Lankford is Have a Tisue Podcast guest #6. Prior to the start of this podcast, we knew we had exactly two hours before his going away was scheduled to begin at the base club. We wanted to have one last conversation together before he leaves South Korea and the two of us go our separate ways.
In the military, it’s an interesting feeling when one member is leaving their assignment and starting a new chapter of their life. Kids who grew up in the Department of Defense school system are familiar with this unique feeling. It’s so...
2021-05-081h 59
Have a TisueMy Rich Uncle, AJ Kehl Ep5Have a Tisue Podcast Guest #5 is CMSgt Select Andrew Kehl. Chief Kehl is the Kunsan Fire Department Fire Chief and rose to the rank of Chief in just 18 years active duty. Chief Kehl goes by AJ and is a man of many unique hobbies. AJ was a contributing factor to me starting this podcast as he had his own podcast at one point that lasted 20 episodes. He aided me along with Brian Belford in shopping for podcast supplies on Amazon when I asked him for help in February. During this podcast we talk about his published book, My Rich...
2021-04-302h 21
Have a TisueCoping With Andrew King Ep4Andrew King, who goes by the nickname Roscoe is Have a Tisue Podcast guest #4. I know Roscoe from around the base and we are both instructors for the Airpower Leadership Academy. He is friendly, funny, outgoing, and loves to talk. He showed interest in my Podcast and on being a potential guest. I asked him what he’d want to talk about and I was surprised by his immediate response. Coping, dealing with stress, courage to get help, and taking care of people were the answers he provided.
As we discuss these topics, we agree that pride an...
2021-04-182h 26
Have a TisueKeara "KB" Fraser Ep3Keara Fraser is Have a Tisue Podcast guest #3. Keara Fraser is one of, if not the most natural leaders and hardest working people I have ever encountered. We discuss what elements make people so willing to work for her. As a member of her facility, I see people willingly working themselves to death to accomplish things that she requests. They all do this willingly and she helps them in any way that she can. I’d like to say that Keara reminds me of myself when I was an Air traffic control crew boss, but the truth is she is...
2021-04-081h 35
Have a TisueBlowing Stuff up With Gene Tschida Ep2My guest today on Have a Tisue Podcast is Gene Tschida. Gene is a recent SMSgt select for EOD and within weeks of going home to see his family for the first time in almost a year. He is also one of my favorite people at Kunsan. We have many similar interests in life, sports, and recreational activities. We both find enjoyment through leadership books and discussions. This similar passion is what led our paths to cross through a mutual friend, Derek Pace. Gene established a unique leadership discussion forum here at Kunsan air base called Air Power Leadership...
2021-04-082h 14
Have a TisueCMSgt Ronnie "Throwback" Woods Ep1Today, for episode #1 I got the chance to speak to Command CMSgt Ronnie Woods, the 23rd Wolf Chief of Kunsan Air Base. For those of you who are not veterans of the Air Force, the Command Chief is typically the most senior enlisted position of his or her base. CMSgt Woods talks about his routine and the daily life and expectations of a Chief in his position.
We talk about Chief’s ideas on leadership. The discussion leads us to the late 90s and the second supervisor of his career at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana. Chief Wo...
2021-04-071h 44
The Shop and Chivalry PodcastSCP 22 John TisueLadies and Gents, do I have an episode for you! My good friend, John Tisue was in town and graciously gave me the opportunity to chat with him. John is an Air Traffic Controller in the Air Force. Now, this isn’t going to be an ATC conversation. Very little has to do with ATC. Rather, it’s a conversation about traveling, management, leadership, mentorship, and even a reflection on an assignment where we had vastly different experiences. Overall it’s a discussion from two buddies catching up over a few beers, while chatting over meaningful topics we both care a...
2021-02-183h 08
The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIREpisode 20Join your friend in podcasting, Phil Leirness, and his intrepid announcer, Marc Hershon, on another time-travel adventure through the 93 year history of the one and only Democracy of Ham an' Eggs. The Bulldog Marching Band of Pasadena Junior College was a fixture at the club throughout the 1930's and they will regale you with a couple of spirited songs. Reverend Barbara Adams will offer up simple tips on beating stress and staying healthy as she walks us down the path that leads to our continued "adventures in friendship". Diana Tisue of the National...
2018-09-0459 min