
About this podcast
The Spear is a podcast from the Modern War Institute at West Point. It sets out to explore the combat experience, with each episode featuring a guest who tells a detailed and personal story, describing the events and exploring topics like decision-making under stress and what it feels like to be in combat.
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The Spear
About this podcast
The Spear is a podcast from the Modern War Institute at West Point. It sets out to explore the combat experience, with each episode featuring a guest who tells a detailed and personal story, describing the events and exploring topics like decision-making under stress and what it feels like to be in combat.
Latest episodeNight Stalkers Don’t Quit: An Interview With the Command Team of the 160th SOAR
Recent episodes
- Psychological Operations in Combat and on the Joint Staff27 Aug · 1 h 33 min
- Explosive Ordnance Technician in Training and Combat13 Aug · 1 h 27 min
- Joint Planner for Security Assistance Group–Ukraine30 Jul · 1 h 00 min
- The Crucible of Innovation in the Indo-Pacific16 Jul · 1 h 09 min
- Observer, Coach, Trainer at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center2 Jul · 45 min
- Commanding a Multi-Domain Effects Battalion in the Indo-Pacific18 Jun · 45 min
- Long-Range Precision Fires and the Fight for the First Island Chain20 Apr · 46 min
- The Ranger Regiment's Fighting Platoon Sergeant6 Apr · 48 min
- Staying Alive in Iraq and Afghanistan24 Mar · 1 h 07 min
- Ranger Missions in Iraq and Afghanistan10 Mar · 1 h 02 min