Hope in the Trenches

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Hope in the Trenches - Sn2Ep6 - Maj. Gen. John L. Gronski Apr 13, 2022

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In this episode, Chaplain (Ltc.) Jacob Scott talks with Maj. Gen. John L. Gronski Gronski (U.S. Army, Retired) Gronski is a proven combat leader with over forty years' service in the United States Army, including active duty and in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. His military assignments include the 28th Infantry Division; Brigade Commander of 2nd Brigade, 28th Infantry Division in Ramadi, Iraq, where he led 5,000 Soldiers and Marines in combat; Brigade Commander of 55th Brigade, 28th Infantry Division; and Military Liaison Team Chief in Lithuania. Also, Gronski has written two books, The Ride of Our Lives, which chronicled a cross-country family bicycle trip in 1983, and Iron-Sharpened Leadership: Transforming Hard-Fought Lessons into Action (2021). (Audio engineering by Paul Rushing, Oregon National Guard Public Affairs) resiliency, leadership, organizational leadership, mentoring, faith and hope

Hope in the Trenches - Sn2Ep5 - Capt. Kristine Raudy, 1st Lt. Jared Boyer Mar 15, 2022

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In this episode, Chaplain (Ltc.) Jacob Scott talks with two long-distance runners from the Air National Capt. Kristi Raudy and 1st Lt. Jared Boyer serve with the 173 FW at Kingsley Field in beautiful Klamath Falls, Oregon. Recently the two were featured in an article highlighting their participation in the 2021 All-Air Force Marathon, which was supposed to happen at Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio but went virtual. U.S. Army National Guard audio engineering by Maj. W. Chris Clyne, Oregon National Guard Public Affairs)

Hope in the Trenches - Sn2Ep4 - Brigadier Generals Doug Pritt and Eric Riley Mar 02, 2022

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In this episode, Chaplain (Ltc.) Jacob Scott talks with two incredible officers with long histories in the Oregon Army National Guard, Brig. Gen. (Retired) Doug Pritt and Brig. Gen. Eric Riley currently serves as the Assistant Adjutant General for the Oregon National Guard. They discuss why they joined and stayed in the military and their daily routines for resiliency and success. U.S. Army National Guard audio engineering by Maj. W. Chris Clyne, Oregon National Guard Public Affairs)

Hope in the Trenches - Sn2Ep3 - Chaplain (Cpt.) Wes Moldogo Feb 23, 2022

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In this episode, Chaplain (Ltc.) Jacob Scott and Chaplain (Maj.) Shane Yates sits down with Chaplain (Cpt.) Wes Moldogo talks about a wide range of resilience and spiritual care topics. Chaplain Moldogo is currently the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment Chaplain. In 2019, he deployed with the 1st Battalion, 186 Infantry Regiment to the Horn of Africa. On the civilian side, he serves as a Hospice Chaplain for Partners in Care Hospice in Bend, OR, and is a supplemental on-call Chaplain for the local Health Care System in Central Oregon (St. Charles Health). In addition, he currently serves on the board for the Central OR Veterans Council, the Peaceful Presence Project. Finally, he is developing a framework for Veterans with moral injury at the Central Oregon Veterans Ranch at the end of life. He did his clinical residency at Stanford Health Care and is currently pursuing a graduate certificate in thanatology at Hood College. He has a particular interest in palliative medicine and how it impacts a person's quality of life both in and out of the military. (U.S. Army National Guard audio engineering by Maj. W. Chris Clyne, Oregon National Guard Public Affairs)

Hope in the Trenches - Sn2Ep2 - Chaplain (Maj.) Shane Yates Feb 07, 2022

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In this episode, Chaplain (Lt. Col) Scott interviews Chaplain (Maj.) Shane Yates. Chaplain Yates entered the Army chaplaincy in 2007 after a career in Law Enforcement. He holds a bachelor of arts in comparative religions and a Master's of Divinity. Yates has held a variety of assignments as a chaplain, including serving Cavalry, Infantry, Field Artillery, Engineers, and Aviation units. Chaplain Yates deployed to Baghdad, Iraq (2009-10) and Kabul, Afghanistan (2014-15). He is now the Deputy State Chaplain working with Chaplain Scot at the Oregon National Guard Joint Forces Headquarters. Shane is also the CEO and Co-founder of Task Force Heroes Ministries, a non-profit ministry located in Bozeman, Montana. The non-profit ministry serves First Responders and Veterans nationwide, providing spiritual resiliency and hope as they face the dangers and trauma of their frontline careers. (U.S. Army National Guard audio engineering by Maj. W. Chris Clyne, Oregon National Guard Public Affairs)

Hope in the Trenches - Sn2Ep1 - Jason Gardner (Echelon Front) Jan 19, 2022

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In this episode, Chaplain (Lt. Col) Scott interviews Jason Gardner. Jason is a former U.S. Navy SEAL combat leader and a leadership instructor and speaker with Echelon Front, a leadership consulting firm. Jason retired in 2019 after nearly three decades in the SEAL Teams with nine deployments across the globe, including Somalia, Iraq, and Afghanistan. He has experience at every leadership level, from a front-line SEAL sniper to the SEAL Team FIVE Command Master Chief. Additionally, he served as a lead instructor for Naval Special Warfare Group One Training Detachment. He created and implemented realistic and challenging special operations combat training to prepare SEAL units for the real-world battlefield. He is the recipient of the Silver Star, two Bronze Stars, a Purple Heart, and numerous other awards and decorations. He will be the keynote speaker for the Oregon Army National Guard Association annual meeting in April 2022. (U.S. Army National Guard audio engineering by Maj. W. Chris Clyne, Oregon National Guard Public Affairs)

Hope in the Trenches - Sn1Ep7 - Dr. Paul White Dec 30, 2021

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In this episode, Chaplain (Lt. Col) Scott interviews Dr. Paul White, co-author of the best-selling, The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace, written with Dr. Gary Chapman, author of the #1 NY Times bestseller, The 5 Love Languages. Dr. White is a psychologist, speaker, and leadership trainer who "makes work relationships work." Dr. White focuses on developing healthy workplace relationships; he has written articles for and been interviewed by Bloomberg's Business Week, CNN/Fortune.com, Entrepreneur.com, Fast Company, FoxBusiness.com, U.S. News and World Report, the Washington Post, and Yahoo! Finance. (U.S. Army National Guard audio engineering by Maj. W. Chris Clyne, Oregon National Guard Public Affairs)

Hope in the Trenches - Sn1Ep6 - Lt. Col. Mittelbach Dec 14, 2021

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In this episode, Chaplain (Lt. Col) Scott interviewed Lt. Col. Tannins Mittelbach from the Oregon Army National Guard and discussed the high operation tempo of the Oregon National Guard in domestic operations in the past year. The episode recording happened before the Oregon National Guard Hospital Support mission named internally Operation Reassurance, where Mittelbach served as the Deputy Commander and the latter the Commander. (U.S. Army National Guard audio engineering by Maj. W. Chris Clyne, Oregon National Guard Public Affairs)

Hope in the Trenches - Sn1Ep6 - Lt. Col. Mittelbach Dec 13, 2021

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Hope in the Trenches - Sn1Ep5 - Dr. Thomas Plante Nov 25, 2021

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In this episode, CH Scott interviews Dr. Thomas Plante, a professor of psychology at Santa Clara University and adjunct clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine. In addition, he is a scholar in residence of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University, the largest applied ethics center in the world. He has authored and edited 25 books. He blogs regularly with the publication Psychology Today, writing about hope, spirituality, guilt, and forgiveness. In addition, he has published more than 200 scholarly professional journal articles and book chapters and appeared regularly on media outlets such as Time Magazine, CNN, NBC, PBS, NYT, USA Today, BBC, NPR, and others. (U.S. National Guard Audio Engineering by Maj. W. Chris Clyne, Oregon National Guard Public Affairs)

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