Is Real Procurement Reform Possible?

Defense expert and author of "America's Defense Meltdown" Winslow Wheeler stops by the Editor's Desk to chat with Ward about the latest budget wrangling on the Hill and whether real defense procurement reform is possible in the face of pork barrel habits. And is the VH-71 dead or alive?

Find out more about the Center for Defense Information here.

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Military Spouse Tara Crooks interviews Author and Founder of Operation Military Family, Mike Schindler

The Long March with Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen

Cheap Trick's legendary guitarist, Rick Nielsen chats with Ward on the eve of the release of their new album, "The Latest."  During their in-depth discussion Rick recounts some of his experiences from decades of entertaining the troops and being around the military, including the band's most recent visit to Walter Reed.  And what does he remember about the first time he met the boys from Guns n' Roses back in the day?

Shop for "The Latest" and see where Cheap Trick is performing next here.

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Novelist Brad Thor on Politics, War, and Writing

Brad Thor swings by The Editor's Desk to talk to Ward about his latest effort, The Apostle.  Listen as today's master of the thriller discusses how he got his start, how he combats writer's block, and what he thinks of the Obama Administration's approach to national defense to date.

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Military Spouse Tara Crooks Interviews Lisa Berg of Operation Hug A Hero