Apaches Overhead in Baghdad

May 22, 2019 00:36:38
Apaches Overhead in Baghdad
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Apaches Overhead in Baghdad

May 22 2019 | 00:36:38

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Show Notes

In this episode, we talk to retired US Army Apache pilot Dan McClinton. He tells two stories from a 2007 deployment to Iraq. Together, the stories demonstrate powerful lessons about how military units learn, how they improve, and how that improvement requires servicemembers and leaders to be honest and, at times, self-critical.

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