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In this episode of The Spear, John Amble talks to Maj. Emily Spencer. In 2008, Maj. Spencer was an...
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In this episode of The Spear, John Amble talks to Maj. Emily Spencer. In 2008, Maj. Spencer was an...
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In the few days since the White House released its new National Security Strategy, there has been...
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In this episode of the MWI Podcast, we talk to Gen. David Perkins, the commander of the US Army...
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