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Tip of the Spear discusses the latest in military technology, strategy, and news. It is hosted by Nick Younker a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and Naval Officer with forward deployed experience in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

On-Demand Episodes

Border Security with Richard Chavez

by nickyounker
in Military
on Thu, Sep 9, 2010 UTC

Richard Chavez, Acting Director for Operations Coordination and Planning at DHS, discusses border security issues and policies.

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INTEL challenges in Afghanistan with Dr. Alon Ben-Meir

by nickyounker
in Military
on Wed, Sep 8, 2010 UTC

Dr. Alon Ben-Meir, an expert on Middle East politics and affairs, discusses the primary difficulties in collecting timely and reliable INTEL in Afghanistan. He discusses current methods and the necessity of actionable INTEL to change... more

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Avionics Support and Logistics with Brendan Cadogan

by nickyounker
in Military
on Tue, Sep 7, 2010 UTC

Brendan Cadogan, Head of Support Solutions with SELEX Galileo, discusses aviation lifecycle sustainment. He details best practices in working with contractors and customers in order to provide the best aviation logistics support for military... more

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Disaster Preparedness Logistics with Gary Goldfarb

by nickyounker
in Military
on Fri, Sep 3, 2010 UTC

Gary Goldfarb is Executive Vice President of WTDC, a Miami based logistics and warehousing company that handles supply chain needs for the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal Emergency Management Administration and... more

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Reconfigurable Military Antenna Systems

by nickyounker
in Military
on Wed, Sep 1, 2010 UTC

Professor Christos Christodoulou, the director of the Aerospace Institute at the University of New Mexico, discusses reconfigurable antenna systems and their defense applications. He details photonics and RF to create more versatile... more

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Army Stryker Program with Major Brian Sweigart

by nickyounker
in Military
on Wed, Aug 25, 2010 UTC

Major Brian Sweigart, the Executive Officer with the 3-16 CAV, has completed two tours in OIF. He deployed with a Stryker unit and discusses the challenges military vehicles face in Iraq specifically issues related to survivability and... more

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Capt James Staples on Combating Piracy

by nickyounker
in Military
on Mon, Aug 23, 2010 UTC

Capt James Staples, a Master Mariner in the U.S. Merchant Marine that holds his seventh edition Unlimited Tonnage-Oceans Master License, discusses Piracy and how training, security teams, and crew fatigue factor into the issue

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Lightening the Load for Soldiers with Ben Harrison

by nickyounker
in Military
on Tue, Aug 17, 2010 UTC

Ben Harrison, President and CEO of Kaysun Corporation, discusses the use of plastics to lighten the load that soldiers carry as well as improve equipment durability.

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Electronic Health Records for DoD

by nickyounker
in Military
on Wed, Jul 28, 2010 UTC

John Tempesco, a Vice President with Informatics Corporation of America, discusses providing HIE solutions to government hospitals and to the military in order to improve processes and ensure the best management of healthcare for... more

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Using RFID to Improve Defense Supply Processes

by nickyounker
in Military
on Tue, Jul 27, 2010 UTC

RFID is becoming increasingly popular for tracking inventory and to streamline supply processes. Jeff Tazelaar, an RFID expert with Lowry Computer, discusses the benefits and advantages of the military and defense industry adopting this... more

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