Col Conlin’s Journal
-
Retired Colonel Shares Life Before and After the Marine Corps
Honored to be a “virtual mentor” for Marines thinking about life after our Corps. Many thanks to Cpl. Seaira Moore, USMC, Marketing and Communications Director for Recruiting Station Sacramento, who sought out my story and created this well crafted product to share. “Once a Marine, Always a Marine!” https://www.dvidshub.net/video/861621/retired-colonel-shares-life-before-and-after-marine-corps
-
San Diego World Affairs Council – U.S. Soft Power in Foreign Policy Series – Col. Christopher Conlin – “Iraq: Iron Hand, Velvet Glove, Glass House – Employing Soft Power in Hard Places”
https://sdwac.org/event-4281655
-
Decision Making in Chaos: “An Infantry Perspective on Task Force X-Ray”
“Out the open door of my helicopter I saw a series of flashes to our northwest…Over the [radio] we heard that [Task Force] Papa Bear was engaging some enemy to the north of its positions. The Cobra [escort helicopters] called back that they were over the [landing] zone, and it looked hot. The Cobras were […]
-
Post Conflict Stability Operations, “What do you do for an Encore?”
But now we were hit by a far more perplexing challenge. Having thoroughly defeated the “evil empire” of Saddam, we had effectively stripped away all vestiges of his Orwellian dictator-ship, leaving only . . . us. What to do for an encore? We were now the single center of authority. In a blinding flash, we […]
-
Appearance on Dylan Ratigan show, 8 June 2012
Had a great chance to discuss Leadership and Decision Making with Dylan Ratigan and the author of “Gardens of Democracy”, Nick Hanauer (http://www.dylanratigan.com/2012/06/08/its-the-culture-friend/). Nick’s book challenges us to adapt ourselves and our society to a rapidly changing world by better tending to the interconnected “garden” that represents our culture, economy, and government. Provoking read with […]
-
Thirty Seconds more…
Very happy to have appeared on the Dylan Ratigan Show on MSNBC about matching Veterans to clean energy. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Got any book recommendations?