Mission: San Diego Military

Hosted ByDrew Schlosberg

Our support for the military community could never be enough. Mission: San Diego Military, hosted by Drew Schlosberg, President of DS Studio and former Public Relations Director for The San Diego Union Tribune, is produced in partnership with the San Diego Military Advisory Council (SDMAC), A Nonprofit Mutual Benefit Corporation Supporting, Promoting, And Representing The Common Business Of The Military, Its Quality Of Life, And Defense Industry Community In San Diego.


All Episodes

Episode 7 | Leadership Experience Guides Former Navy SEAL to Launch “The Curiosity Mission”

Mark Balmert, Executive Director of the San Diego Military Advisory Council, is joined by Ed Hiner, President of Asymmetrical Evolution and Co-Founder of The Curiosity Mission, to chat about leadership skills Balmert and Hiner employed during their Navy careers: Balmert as a Rear Admiral and Hiner as a Navy...

Episode 6 | Coalition Impacts Thousands of San Diego Veterans Annually

Mark Balmert, Executive Director of the San Diego Military Advisory Council, is joined by Ron Stark, President of the San Diego Veterans Coalition. Stark talks about the Coalition’s massive reach and it’s far-reaching impact due to it’s vast volunteer network and wide-ranging services . Balmert chats about the SDMAC...

Episode 5 | San Diego County OES “At The Ready” for All Emergencies

Mark Balmert, Executive Director of the San Diego Military Advisory Council, is joined by Gary Johnston, Chief Resilience Officer for the San Diego County Office of Emergency Services (OES). Johnston discusses the myriad emergencies that OES is prepared to handle in partnership with our region’s first responders. Balmert talks...

Episode 4 | Special Missions Training Center Sharpens Coast Guard’s Tactical Operations

Mark Balmert, Executive Director of the San Diego Military Advisory Council, is joined by Captain Paul Frantz, Commanding Officer, Special Missions Training Center for the U.S. Coast Guard, to talk about the wide-ranging mission of the Training Center. Balmert discusses SDMAC webinars; the SDMAC Achievement Awards; and SDMAC member,...

Episode 3 | Three States, Rivers, Lakes and the Pacific Ocean: Capt. Tim Barelli, Coast Guard Commander, San Diego Sector

Mark Balmert, Executive Director of the San Diego Military Advisory Council, and Charles Parisi, CEO of Cloudcast Media (filling in for vacationing Drew Schlosberg), are joined in studio by Capt. Tim Barelli, Commander, San Diego Sector, United States Coast Guard, to discuss the unique and multi-faceted role of the...

Episode 2 | Retired Navy SEAL Legend Fulfills “The Promise” With Education Company | Ed Hiner, Asymmetrical Evolution

Mark Balmert, Executive Director of the San Diego Military Advisory Council, and Charles Parisi, CEO of Cloudcast Media (filling in for vacationing Drew Schlosberg), are joined in studio by retired Navy SEAL Lt. Commander Ed Hiner to discuss the promise and purpose behind Asymmetrical Evolution, his education company offering...

Former San Diego “Navy Mayor” Now Leads Navy Installations Command

Mark Balmert, Executive Director of the San Diego Military Advisory Council, is joined VADM Yancy Lindsey, Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC). VADM Lindsey, the former San Diego “Navy Mayor,” talks about the mission of CNIC; his experience as Commander of the Navy Region Europe, Africa, Central Command; and his...