Author: John Amble

MWI Podcast: Bunker Busters and B-2s

John Amble | 07.02.25 | MWI Podcast

In June, when the United States conducted Operation Midnight Hammer—a series of strikes against...

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Podcast: The Spear – A Marine Platoon in Anbar Province

John Amble | 06.19.25 | The Spear

In 2004, western Iraq’s Anbar Province was becoming increasingly restive. Within the US-led...

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MWI Podcast: The US Defense Industrial Base, from Steel to Software

John Amble | 06.11.25 | MWI Podcast

US military readiness rests on an array of critical components. Recruitment and retention of...

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MWI Podcast: A Survey of Europe’s Defense and Security Landscape

John Amble | 05.31.25 | MWI Podcast

When Russian forces invaded Ukraine in February 2022, it galvanized both NATO and the European...

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Podcast: The Spear – Forward Air Controller in Ramadi

John Amble | 05.22.25 | The Spear

In 2006, a small US Army element left its base in Ramadi, Iraq on a movement-to-contact patrol....

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