New Podcast Episode Focuses on Defense Topics in DC

April 17, 2023
America's Defense Communities | The Podcast | Congress/DoD | Defense Budget | Defense Communities National Summit | NDAA | On Base

The newest episode of “America’s Defense Community | The Podcast” features a defense policy discussion led by ADC Executive Director Matt Borron at last month’s Defense Communities National Summit.

His guests are Mackenzie Eaglen, senior fellow at American Enterprise Institute, Todd Harrison, managing director at Metrea Strategic Insights, Matthew Herrmann, senior advisor at The Roosevelt Group, and Military Times Senior Reporter Karen Jowers.

The panel discusses the defense budget, the looming debt ceiling crisis, military family support and more. The episode also includes community news from across the country.

You can find the podcast on Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.

ADC photo by Will Noonan

April 17, 2023
America's Defense Communities | The Podcast | Congress/DoD | Defense Budget | Defense Communities National Summit | NDAA | On Base

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