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Rear Admiral James R. McNeal - Leadership Behind the Mission

Most leadership conversations center on the person out front. The one giving the orders. The one standing on the stage. I’ve always been fascinated by another side of leadership. The people who make the mission possible long ...

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March 16, 2026

Rear Admiral James R. McNeal - Leadership Behind the Mission

Most leadership conversations center on the person out front. The one giving the orders. The one standing on the stage. I’ve always been fascinated by another side of leadership. The people who make the mission possible long ...

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Feb. 16, 2026

Mr. Vic Minella, Former Under Secretary of the Navy - From Enlisted S…

Former Under Secretary of the Navy Vic Minella shares his remarkable 38-year journey from enlisted sailor in rural Mississippi to the Department of the Navy's second-highest civilian position. We discuss how 9/11 rewired his ...

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Dec. 28, 2025

Senior Advisor to SecNav, C. Scott “Sonny” Duncan, LtCol, USMC, Ret: …

Lieutenant Colonel retired C. Scott “Sonny” Duncan joins me for one of the more thought-provoking conversations I have hosted on Moments in Leadership. Sonny’s path is anything but typical. He enlisted in the Navy, earned an ...

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Oct. 30, 2025

CSM Joanne Naumann, U.S. Army - Leading at the Edge of Trust and Acco…

Command Sergeant Major Joanne Naumann, Senior Enlisted Leader for U.S. Army Special Operations Command, shares hard-earned lessons on humility, trust, and leadership in high-pressure environments. She joins Moments in Leaders...

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Sept. 28, 2025

MajGen Matt Smith, US Army (Ret), on Command, Crisis, and Character

Retired Major General Matt Smith shares candid lessons on leading through combat, crisis response, civil unrest, and personal trials at the highest levels of Army command. In this episode of Moments in Leadership , I sit down...

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Aug. 17, 2025

LtCol Cameron McCoy — Leadership, History, and Race in the Marine Cor…

LtCol (Col Sel) Cameron McCoy, Marine veteran, historian, and author of Contested Valor , shares leadership lessons from his service, academic career, and research into race and representation in the Marine Corps. In this epi...

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