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James "LJ" Winnefeld III hosts Gray and Gritty, a news show with 15 episodes published.
The podcast is back. . .after a bit of a hiatus. As always, there is a written form for those who prefer not to listen. The Blockade: What It Is, What It Isn’t, and Why It’s Hard The United States has instituted a naval
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Below is an article summarizing our conversation on this week’s podcast. It is provided for those who prefer to read rather than listen. We are now 11 days into the U.S.-Iran conflict. In the first week of the conflict,
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The news cycle has fixated on what is getting hit, whether the Strait of Hormuz will close, and what oil is trading at. Those are the obvious questions. But they are not the most important ones. Every military action of
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This week on the Gray and Gritty Podcast. . . The Iran Standoff As this episode was recorded, a significant volume of U.S. military assets had been repositioned toward the Middle East—carrier strike groups, long-range st
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Moving forward, every podcast will be accompanied by a full-length article. This is for those subscribers who prefer to read over listen. If you read the article below, you will get the gist of the podcast episode. If yo
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This week, we discuss two fast-moving geopolitical stories: mass unrest in Iran and renewed U.S. rhetoric about acquiring Greenland. On Iran, we talk through what’s driving the protests, what the regime’s crackdown (and
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In this episode, we break down the reported U.S. operation in Venezuela that resulted in Nicolás Maduro being seized and brought to the United States. We walk through what we think the operation was, what it signals, and
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In this episode, we break down US Combatant Commands. What are they? Why do we have them? What’s the difference between a geographic command (like Europe or the Middle East) and a functional command (like cyber, space, t
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Fresh off the 126th Army–Navy Game, L.J. and “the Gray” (Sandy Winnefeld) break down a classic rivalry showdown—and the gutsiest coaching decision of the night—before pivoting into how data can (sometimes) see the game c
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This week on the Gray and Gritty Podcast, we sit down to hit three big themes at the intersection of war, money, and the modern military. First, we unpack the Pentagon’s new FLM-136 “Lucas” kamikaze drone—a U.S. system r
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Coming off Thanksgiving weekend, we keep it short but punchy. We start with some rivalry-week football banter and then break down two stories: the U.S. Navy’s decision to kill its current frigate program and a reported U
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LJ “the Gritty” and Sandy “the Gray” Winnefeld skip the week’s political food fight to tackle the guardrails that have kept great-power war at bay for 80 years—and why those guardrails are wobbling. We unpack Sandy’s new
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Our conversation explores the impact of AI on cybersecurity, particularly how it lowers the barriers for executing cyber attacks and where the future is headed in this realm. We also discuss the recent bilateral exercise
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Our conversation explores the complex and evolving relationship between the US and Mexico regarding military cooperation to combat drug cartels. It highlights the historical context, efforts to restore trust, and innovat
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Our conversation delves into the ramifications of a government shutdown on morale, training, and readiness of the military. We then move to the DoD’s operations in SOUTHCOM and what it means for the legitimacy doctrine.
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