America’s Frontlines

In this episode: 

Colonel Denny and Skip discuss why “Peace Through Strength,” a principle championed by George Washington, remains essential today—examining how a strong military deters adversaries like China and narco-cartels while avoiding the costly nation-building mistakes of recent wars.

Colonel Denny and Skip examine the global fallout from U.S. strikes on Iran—from China’s muted response and failed Iranian air defenses, to European allies reinforcing Cyprus after regional attacks, Beijing accelerating submarine production, and Iranian Americans across the U.S. rallying in support of efforts to liberate their homeland.

Colonel Denny delivers more of his one liners to lighten the mood as normal.

Our primary guest is Lathan Watts, VP for Public Affairs at the Alliance for Defending Freedom. Prior to joining ADF, Watts spent nearly 20 years in various roles within the political, public policy, and non-profit sectors. He held campaign and official staff positions for Congressman Jeb Hensarling, US Senator John Cornyn and Texas Governor Rick Perry. and four years as a city councilman in Lewisville, Texas.

Of course we get our regular dose of military history to keep us sharp minded.

Retired Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer delivers more of his warrant wisdom on what is going on across the pond.

And we get to meet another female veteran who is interviewed by Navy veteran Theresa Robinson. Her guest today is Sheona Joy Nidefski who serve in the US Air Force from 1990 - 1994.

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Colonel Denny and Skip reflect on President Trump’s State of the Union and contrast it with Michigan’s State of the State, asking why honoring heroes and victims has become partisan - and calling for Americans to put love of country above political hatred.

Instead of covering the broader news, Colonel Denny and Skip focus on Iran and what is happening in the middle east.

We get some humor to help keep us in a good mood.

Our primary guest is retired Navy veteran Troy Tissue where he and the colonel talk about the Navy, their outstanding performance in Epic Fury along with what Troy is up to nowadays.

Of course we get our regular dose of military history to help us stay up on it and help us continue to learn from it.

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Colonel Denny and Skip revisit the Constitution’s vision of a republic and ask whether modern politics is drifting away from it—urging Americans to understand the system, defend election integrity, and stay engaged as the nation approaches another critical election.

In the news, the colonel and Skip discuss Epic Fury as well as other key stories impacting our daily lives like a national crackdown on fraud, to cartel violence erupting after the death of Mexico’s most-wanted drug lord and a deadly maritime clash off Cuba - revealing how security threats and political pressure are converging across the Americas and beyond.

Of course we get another dose of humor to lighten the scene a bit.

Our primary guest is Cody Frizzelle from Concerned Veterans for America. Colonel Denny and Cody discuss the DHS spending freeze and partial government shutdown are forcing U.S. Coast Guard service members - who protect our ports, interdict drugs and migrants, and conduct lifesaving rescues - to carry out critical national security missions without pay and without funding certainty, raising serious concerns about readiness and public safety.

We get more military history to help keep us sharp.

Retired Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer Roland Ashby delivers more of his warrant wisdom specifically around what the Coast Guard does even in other areas of the world.

Another team member, Brigadier General E. John "Dragon" Teichert, USAF (Ret) , is interviewed by the colonel and I must say it is very impressive!

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Colonel Denny and Skip break down President Trump’s $10 billion Gaza reconstruction plan and new “Board of Peace,” asking whether bypassing the UN and demanding Hamas disarmament can finally deliver lasting peace—or risk another cycle of war.

Colonel Denny goes over some of the high flying news items including the State of the Union in this podcast

Brigadier General E. John "Dragon" Teichert, USAF (Ret) is our primary guest and he talks about many things including his new book "In God I Trust" which is releasing on 28 February 2026.

 Diane Raver, from the Garden State Film Festival and our provider of the Movie of the Month, go over this month's movie with Colonel Denny.

And of course we get our regular dose of military history to help keep us smart.

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As China’s leadership purges its own generals, Colonel Denny and Skip discuss how the CIA is exploiting that instability with targeted recruitment messaging—raising the stakes in the intelligence battle between the world’s two most powerful nations.

Colonel Denny and Skip break down rising global tensions—from President Trump’s deadline to Iran amid a U.S. military buildup, to American troops deploying to Nigeria, high-stakes diplomacy with China over Taiwan, a strategically ironic missile sale to Denmark tied to Greenland, and major drug seizures in the Pacific—revealing how security, strategy, and power are colliding across the globe.

Colonel Denny delivers more of his one liners to keep us smiling.

Our primary guest is retired Army veteran Jay Richards and he tells us about his time in service as well as some additional details that we normally don't hear about.

Of course we get our regular dose of military history that happened around this date.

Retired Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer Roland Ashby delivers more of his warrant wisdom.

We get to finally meet out "invisible" team member Dave Bystry who is responsible to keep the entire team out of trouble, well at least with the government.