BPL #4 Key Leadership Concepts – Chief Phil Hansen
My guest today is a legend in the US tactical community Chief Phil Hansen. Phil recently retired after serving as the Chief of Police for the Santa Maria California Police Department. But prior to San...
26 Jul 202337min
Critical Incident Review – Jordan MacWilliams Charged with Murder for Shooting a Hostage Taker
My guest today is Jordan MacWilliams. Jordan is a 15 year member of the RCMP Lower Mainland Division Integrated Emergency Response Team, the second largest tactical unit in Canada. On November 7, 20...
19 Jul 20231h 42min
BPL #3: Counter-Errorism and A Culture of Safety with Gareth Lock
My guest today is Gareth Lock. Gareth spent 25 years in the Royal Air Force as a flight instructor, a navigator on C-130 Hercules, a systems engineer and a requirements manager. Following his retirem...
12 Jul 202336min
BPL #2: Kevin Cyr - Making Difficult Decisions
Kevin Cyr is an Inspector with Royal Canadian Mounted Police and is the current commander of the RCMP Emergency Response Team in British Columbia, which is the second largest tactical unit in Canada. ...
5 Jul 202334min
Training & Tech – Recovering From Being Shot - Follow Up With Jordan Robison
My guest today is Jordan Robison. This episode is a follow up to last week’s Critical Incident Review about the August 18, 2021, shooting that occurred when the San Bernardino Police Department’s SWAT...
28 Jun 202351min
Critical Incident Review - Fatal OIS SWAT Vehicle Takedown in San Bernardino
On August 18, 2021, the San Bernardino California SWAT Team was assigned to locate and arrest a suspect who had ambushed and attempted to murder a San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Deputy the day before...
21 Jun 20231h 35min
BPL #1: Bob Koonce – Using Nuclear Submarine Culture To Create High Reliability Teams
Description My guest today is Bob Koonce. Bob is the founder of High Reliability Group, which he created after serving 20 years in the United States Navy. Bob's distinguished naval career included ser...
14 Jun 202333min
Coming Soon to The Debrief: Battle Proven Leadership (BPL) Episodes
Starting next week The Debrief will be introducing a new series called Battle Proven Leadership (or BPL). In contrast to the long format and wide-ranging interviews of The Debrief, BPL episodes will b...
7 Jun 20231min
