Four Star Forum

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  • "Four Star Forum" features one-on-one conversations with award-winning broadcaster Francis Rose and the men and women who have achieved the highest ranks in today's military. It provides America’s four-stars, both retired and active-duty, with a platform to talk about national security, defense, and geopolitical issues of the day, in a non-partisan, non-confrontational, thoughtful environment.
    Francis Rose
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Episodes
  • 17: Adm. Harry Harris, USN ret. on the AUKUS agreement & its messages for allies and adversaries

    17: Adm. Harry Harris, USN ret. on the AUKUS agreement & its messages for allies and adversaries
    Sep 24 2021
    The Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Michael Gilday, says it may take decades for nuclear attack submarines to deploy for the country of Australia. The subs are part of an agreement the US, Australian, and British governments announced September 15th. Admiral Harry Harris (US Navy ret.) is former commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command. He’s former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea. Admiral Harris explains what the agreement means for US interests in the Pacific, for the participants, for other allies, and for potential adversaries like China.

    Photo: Then-Vice Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., commander of U.S. 6th Fleet, departs the Skjold-class coastal corvette HNoMS Steil. Harris visited the vessel at Haakonsvern Naval Base as part of a four-day visit to Norway to strengthen maritime partnerships with Norwegian counterparts.
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    28 mins
  • 16: Gen. Craig McKinley, USAF ret. on the National Guard's role in Afghanistan and other overseas ops

    16: Gen. Craig McKinley, USAF ret. on the National Guard's role in Afghanistan and other overseas ops
    Aug 27 2021
    Task force 1-194 is working the evacuation of State Department and military personnel from Afghanistan this week. That unit is a National Guard unit from Minnesota. It’s on-site at Karzai International airport in Kabul, at the heart of the action. General Craig McKinley (USAF ret.) is former Chief of the National Guard Bureau and former member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. On this episode, he explains the Guard's role in Afghanistan, Iraq, other overseas operations, and deployments here at home.

    Photo: Air Force Gen. Craig R. McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, right, and Army Capt. Shannon Dean Holiday, commander for Multi-National Task Force East, Thunder Bravo battery, walk the streets of downtown Pristina, Kosovo, during a presence patrol with the Missouri Army National Guard. The Guard Soldiers patrol one of the more populated areas of the American NATO peacekeeping missions in Kosovo.
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    28 mins
  • 15: Gen. Joseph Votel, USA ret. on the situation in Afghanistan, and what comes next

    15: Gen. Joseph Votel, USA ret. on the situation in Afghanistan, and what comes next
    Aug 19 2021
    The collapse of the Afghan government and the Taliban’s takeover of the country have dominated headlines around the world this week. General Joseph Votel (USA ret.) is President and CEO of Business Executives for National Security. He’s former commander of U-S Central Command and Special Operations Command. He reviews how we got here, what we learned, and what we should do next to make sure we don't make the same mistakes in the future.

    Photo: U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley (left) hosts the retirement ceremony for the outgoing commander of U.S. Central Command, U.S. Army Gen. Joseph L. Votel, Tampa, Florida, March 28, 2019. Votel retired after 39 years of military service. Attendees at the event included U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
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    31 mins
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