(Not Just) War Stories, with JD Welsh

(Not Just) War Stories, with JD Welsh

I sit down with extraordinary individuals who most people don't know, but should, and listen to them tell amazing stories about war, and other things. These are (Not Just) War Stories. Messages and Donations: https://anchor.fm/notjustwarstories/support Videos can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQtV8WJC-VarD-62Axd9TnQ #airforcespecialwarfare #usaf #tacp #specialforces #sof #ranger #rangers #oef #oif #ojc #oje #ond #vietnam #war #warstory #warstories #combat #leadership #veteran #veterans #afsoc #warrior #jtac #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness

Episodes

September 1, 2025 28 mins

Retired TACP, Robert Scott, talks about jumping into Operation URGENT FURY with 1st Ranger Battalion.

#AirForceSpecialWarfare #TACP #Rangers #1stRangerBattalion#OperationUrgentFury #Grenada #warrior #veteran #leadership #war #warstory #warstories#combat #veterans #history #military #militaryhistory #usaf #airforce #usarmy #usmilitary

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Retired TACP, Robert Scott, talks about how he, unknowingly, became a TACP, jumping into Grenada with 1st Ranger Battalion, and giving a rigger the opportunity of a lifetime.#AirForceSpecialWarfare #TACP #Rangers #1stRangerBattalion#OperationUrgentFury #Grenada #warrior #veteran #leadership #war #warstory #warstories#combat #veterans #history #military #militaryhistory #usaf #airforce #usarmy #usmilitary

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August 25, 2025 30 mins

Retired Colonel, and former enlisted TACP, Mitch Monroe talks about how the TACP Flash and Crest were created.

#AirForceSpecialWarfare #TACP #Leadership #USAF #veterans#veteran #usmilitary #c130 #navigator #history #military #militaryhistory #Detachment1-507TAIRCW#Ft Bragg #OTS #OIF #OEF #62ndAS #421stCTS #571stCRG #OperationPROVIDEPROMISE #OperationUPHOLDDEMOCRACY#NATO #ISAF #SumterUnitedMinistries #NRA #CivilAirPatrol

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August 25, 2025 182 mins

Mitch Monroe, former enlisted TACP and the creator behind the flash & crest, talks about his career (from E-1 to O-6), jumping, navigating C-130s, and being "tricked" into becoming an officer.



#AirForceSpecialWarfare #TACP #Leadership #USAF #veterans #veteran #usmilitary #c130 #navigator #history #military #militaryhistory #Detachment1-507TAIRCW#Ft Bragg #OTS #OIF #OEF #62ndAS #421stCTS #571stCRG #OperationPROV...

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August 10, 2025 19 mins

Retired ST TACP, Stan House, talks about a particularly harrowing missing in the Helmand Province southern Afghanistan.

#AirForceSpecialWarfare #TACP #Leadership#warrior #warstory #warstories #combat #OEF #OIF  #JTAC #USAF #veterans #veteran #usarmyrangers#SOF #17thSTS #usaf #usmilitary  #75thRangerRegiment #podcasting #podcast

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August 10, 2025 124 mins

Retired ST TACP, Stan House, talks about coming back from a catastrophic injury, being integral in fielding the equipment warfighters use today, and fighting with all his might, regardless of what, or who, put him in that fight.


#AirForceSpecialWarfare #TACP #Leadership#warrior #warstory #warstories #combat #OEF #OIF  #JTAC #USAF #veterans #veteran #usarmyrangers#SOF #17thSTS #usaf #usmilitary  #75thRangerRegiment #podcasting #p...

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Steve Call (retired Lt Col, B-52 pilot, and Air Liaison Officer) and Ethan Brown (former Special Operations TACP and current national security analyst) are back to talk about A-10s, Rangers, and how we're going to do Close Air Support in the future.


Their books are available on Amazon:


Steve Call: Danger Close: Tactical Air Controllers in Afghanistan and Iraq https://a.co/d/4flojAU


Ethan Brown: Visual Friendlies, Ta...

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Steve Call (retired Lt Col, B-52 pilot, and Air Liaison Officer) and Ethan Brown (former Special Operations TACP and current national security analyst) talk a little about our involvement in Afghanistan.Their books are available on Amazon:Steve Call: Danger Close: Tactical Air Controllers in Afghanistan and Iraq https://a.co/d/4flojAUEthan Brown: Visual Friendlies, Tally Target: How Close Air Support in the War on Terror Changed th...

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Steve Call (retired Lt Col, B-52 pilot, and Air Liaison Officer) and Ethan Brown (former Special Operations TACP and current national security analyst) talk about the Global War on Terror, what's next for TACPs, and the devastating loss of Pete Donnelly. Their books are available on Amazon:Steve Call: Danger Close: Tactical Air Controllers in Afghanistan and Iraq https://a.co/d/4flojAUEthan Brown: Visual Friendlies, Tally Targ...

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June 29, 2025 7 mins

U.S. Marine Corps veteran, and CEO of Clear Path for Veterans, talks about his first fire fight in Iraq.


https://www.clearpath4vets.com/


#clearpathforveterans #servicedogs#servicedog #workingdog #assistancedog #workingdogs #serviceanimals #peersupportmentor#careerservices #jobassistance #art #woodworking #carving #painting#blacksmithing #crafting #music #gardening #lifeskills #cpr #firstaid#healthandwellness #outdoorrecreatio...

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June 29, 2025 56 mins

U.S. Marine Corps veteran, and CEO of Clear Path for Veterans, talks about his first gun fight, how Clear Path helped him, and how Clear Path is helping veterans connect, restore, and grow.


https://www.clearpath4vets.com


#clearpathforveterans #servicedogs#servicedog #workingdog #assistancedog #workingdogs #serviceanimals #peersupportmentor#careerservices #jobassistance #art #woodworking #carving #painting#blacksmithing #craft...

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June 15, 2025 19 mins

Retired Navy Seal, Jason Redman, and his wife, Erica, talk about Jason's injuries sustained during a troops in contact situation in Iraq, and how that incident brought them closer together. This and other stories from the Redmans can be found in their new book: Mission: Invincible Marriage – A Battle-Tested Guide to an Enduring Relationship, and what it takes to establish, and maintain, a successful marriage. Jason and Erica s...

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Retired Navy Seal, Jason Redman, and his wife, Erica, talk about the challenging, but solid, start to their relationship, which is captured in their new book: Mission: Invincible Marriage – A Battle-Tested Guide to an Enduring Relationship, and what it takes to establish, and maintain, a successful marriage. Jason and Erica share the tools they use to lay the foundational beliefs and communication skills a marriage needs to last fo...

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June 15, 2025 66 mins

Retired Navy SEAL, Jason Redman, and his wife, Erica, talk about their new book, Mission: Invincible Marriage – A Battle-Tested Guide to an Enduring Relationship, and what it takes to establish, and maintain, a successful marriage. Jason and Erica share the tools they use to lay the foundational beliefs and communication skills a marriage needs to last for life. Each chapter helps readers develop a key tenet of successful relations...

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May 29, 2025 7 mins

Former Navy Antarctic Pararescue & Survival Instructor, Wells Jones, talks about conducting a military freefall jump into the south pole.


https://www.southpolestation.com/pole/jumps.html?imz_s=fmaf0jlctlqqsqh2c6v2fesfl3


#notjustwarstories #wellsjones #alineinthesand #milesspencer #usnavy #Antarctica #pararescue #seedsofpeace #moneyhunt #militaryhistory #middleeast #TELawrence #lawrenceofarabia #author #novel #history #his...

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May 29, 2025 137 mins

Wells Jones (aka Tad Jones) is a former Navy AntarcticPararescue & Survival Instructor, American Academy of Dramatic Arts NYC graduate with Off-broadway, commercial, TV & film credits, producer/director of multiple live events in venues including Kennedy Center Opera House, Lincoln Center Avery Fisher Hall and along the Red Sea Coast,Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He finds peace scrambling up 12k+ mountains for sunrise summits in...

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March 27, 2025 4 mins

Roger Newman, M.D., a novelist, academic Maternal-Fetal Medicine specialist and member of the faculty at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), talks about his decision to transition from being an OB/GYN to a full time author.

#author #novel #worldwar2 #ww2 #history #civilrights#WWIIFiction #WWIIStories #WarFiction #InspiredByHistory #notjustwarstories

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March 27, 2025 41 mins

Roger Newman, M.D., a novelist, academic Maternal-Fetal Medicine specialist and member of the faculty at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), talks about his new book "Boys", a work of historical fiction loosely based, in part, on his father's service in WW 2.#author #novel #worldwar2 #ww2 #history #civilrights#WWIIFiction #WWIIStories #WarFiction #InspiredByHistory #notjustwarstories

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March 16, 2025 12 mins

Alaska restaurant, housing, and unmanned aerial system (drone) entrepreneur, Glenn Brady, talks about his plan to fix the Alaska housing market by creating low cost drones for the U.S government.

#UAS #drone #drones #unmannedaerialsystems#SilverGulchBrewingandBottlingCo #NanuqXIndustriesInc  #panalaskallc, #eielsonafb #fortwainwright #fairbanksnorthstarborough#fairbanks #northpole #alaska  #podcast#podcasting #notjustwarstories

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March 16, 2025 60 mins

Alaska restaurant, housing, and unmanned aerial system (drone) entrepreneur, Glenn Brady, talks about the housing crisis in Alaska and what he is doing to try to fix it.#UAS #drone #drones #unmannedaerialsystems#SilverGulchBrewingandBottlingCo #NanuqXIndustriesInc  #panalaskallc, #eielsonafb #fortwainwright #fairbanksnorthstarborough#fairbanks #northpole #alaska  #podcast#podcasting #notjustwarstories

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