Welcome to the One CA Podcast.
Assad Raza is your guest host and is talking with (Ret.) Col. Frank Sobchak.
Frank researched Iraqi and Afghan units that performed well against their adversaries, and what made the difference in training. He discusses the value of speaking the local languages, the ratio of trainers/advisors to troops, and the training consistency.
Assad talks with Frank about his findings.
So, stay tuned.
Links
Frank Sobchak
https://www.linkedin.com/in/frank-sobchak-phd-a76b1b6/
Assad Raza
https://www.linkedin.com/in/assadraza1/
Books mentioned:
The Dictator's Army, Caitlin Talmadge, JSTOR: www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/10.7591/j.ctt20d89pv.8.pdf
Deny and Destroy, Michael Gordan, Politics and Prose: https://www.politics-prose.com/book/9780374279899
The U.S. Army and the Iraq War report, Army War College: https://publications.armywarcollege.edu/?s=The+U.S.+Army+and+the+Iraq+War+report&ct_post_type=post%3Apage%3Apublication
One CA Podcast email: capodcasting@gmail.com
One CA Podcast webpage: https://www.civilaffairsassoc.org/podcast
Civil Affairs Association: https://www.civilaffairsassoc.org/
The One CA Podcast is a production of the Civil Affairs Association. Thanks to Assad Raza for guest hosting and Frank Sobchak for coming on.
If you or someone you know would like to come on the show, or guest host, contact us at capodcasting@gmail.com.
Music: Special thanks to the Cranberries for the beats
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118: Part II. Integrating Civil Affairs, field operations and diplomacy, by former Under-Secretary, Michael Patrick Mulroy
117: Part I. former DASD, Michael Patrick Mulroy on Integrating Civil Affairs, field operations and diplomacy
115 Frank Sobchak on advising and training partner nation forces
114: Special Episode from the IW Podcast: Slow Burn: How Security Cooperation shapes operational environments
113: Jodi Harman and the HillVets Foundation
112: David Maxwell on grand strategy
111: Civil Affairs and Security Cooperation with Chris Stockel
110 CSM Riccio Christmas Day Concert
109: John Hutcheson on Hiring our Heroes
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108 Operation Joint Endeavor
107 Special episode: John McElligott passes the mic
106: Major John Burns on Ghost Team at NTC
105 Stanislava Mladenova on Civ-Mil Relationships in Low-Intensity Conflict and State Fragility
104. Benjamin Ordiway and Anthony Pfaff
103. Nick Krohley and Lt Col Stefan Muehlich on Doctrinal Comparison, Part 2
101: Nick Krohley and Lt Col Stefan Muehlich on Doctrinal Comparison, Part 1
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