Mark Balmert, Executive Director of the San Diego Military Council, discusses SDMAC’s December 18 Breakfast featuring San Diego State University President, Dr. Adela de la Torre. Balmert chats about 2020 keynote speakers and results from major 2019 SDMAC initiatives.

Jim Bedinger, a charter member of the San Diego Military Advisory Council and a decorated POW during the Vietnam War, discusses his book, Patriot, Prisoner, Survivor: An American Family at War.

Mark Balmert, Executive Director of SDMAC, chats about the recent Fleet Week and Veterans Day events in San Diego.

Mark Balmert, Executive Director of SDMAC, is joined Nicole Shina, Special Programs Assistant for the San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE), and Norm Johnson, a Korean War veteran, to talk about SDCOE’s “Operation Recognition” program that retroactively issues high school diplomas to WWII, Korean War and Vietnam War vets, such as Johnson. Johnson chats…

Mark Balmert, Executive Director of SDMAC, is joined RADM Mac McLaughlin, USN (Ret.), President & CEO of the USS Midway Museum, and Bill Loeber, Program Manager for Vets Community Connections (VCC), to talk about the positive impact their organizations provide veterans and their families in San Diego County. McLaughlin chats about the Midway Museum as…

Debbie Case, President & CEO of Meals On Wheels San Diego County, chats about new initiatives and upcoming events of the nearly 50-year-old organization. Case discusses her retirement at the end of the year.

Farel Hruska, Director of Education and Culture for Chuze Fitness, discusses the fitness club’s unprecedented growth and the experiences that differentiate it from other fitness experiences.

Mark Balmert, Executive Director of SDMAC, is joined by Ron Stark, President of the San Diego Veterans Coalition, and Kim Mitchell, President & CEO of Veterans Village of San Diego, to discuss how their respective organizations provide much-needed support to the hundreds of thousands of veterans and their families that reside in San Diego County.

Mark Balmert, Executive Director of the San Diego Military Advisory Council, is joined by Captain (Ret.) Dale Dye, an American actor and decorated Vietnam War marine, to talk about Dye’s Wounded Warriors organization that specializes in portraying realistic military action in Hollywood films. Dye will the keynote speaker at the Saturday, November 2 Veterans Program…

Mark Ballmert, Executive Director of the San Diego Military Advisory Council and Andrew Dyer, Military Reporter for the Union Tribune, discuss the tremendous and growing impact of the military on the San Diego region. From civilian jobs and stationed soldiers to housing and NAVWAR, San Diego continues to capture military and defense industry investments. They…