Supporting our San Diego Military with SDMAC

Hosted ByDrew Schlosberg

We Can Never Support Our Troops Enough. This Show, Hosted By Drew Schlosberg, Community And Public Relations Director For The San Diego Union-Tribune, Is 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.

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Air Force Veteran Shares Motivation to Become Author

Mark Balmert, Executive Director of the San Diego Military Advisory Council (SDMAC), is joined by Air Force veteran and author Robert Owens to chat about Owens’ book, Beyond Average. Balmert discusses the annual SDMAC Achievement Awards, and recent articles by Union-Tribune military reporter, Andrew Dyer.

STEP Builds Financial Self- Sufficiency Among Active Duty Military and Veterans

Mark Balmert, Executive Director of the San Diego Military Advisory Council, is joined by Tony Teravainen, CEO of Support The Enlisted Project (STEP), and Laura White, STEP’s Director of Development and Community Engagement, to discuss STEP’s mission to build financial self-sufficiency among military and veteran families facing financial hardship....

Annual San Diego Military Economic Impact Report Work Begins

Mark Balmert, Executive Director of the San Diego Military Advisory Council, is joined by Andrew Dyer, Military Reporter from The San Diego Union-Tribune, to chat about SDMAC’s partnership with the Rady School of Management to produce the 2020 San Diego Military Economic Impact Study (SDMEIS). The military is by...

San Diego-Based USS Mercy Arrives in L.A. to Support Hospitals Battling COVID-19

Mark Balmert, Executive Director of the San Diego Military Advisory Council, is joined by Andrew Dyer, Military Reporter from The San Diego Union-Tribune, to chat about the efforts of Navy hospital ships, such as the San Diego-based USS Mercy, to support hospitals overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients. Balmert and Dyer...

Military Balances National Security With COVID-19 Pandemic Issues

Mark Balmert, Executive Director of the San Diego Military Advisory Council, is joined by Andrew Dyer, Military Reporter from The San Diego Union-Tribune, discuss Dyer’s front page story in yesterday’s newspaper describing the challenges facing the military in balancing national security with COVID-19 issues.

San Diego Military Advisory Council Charges on in Era of COVID-19

Mark Balmert, Executive Director of the San Diego Military Advisory Council, talks about the Council’s top priorities in the era of COVID-19.

COVID-19 and It’s Impact on San Diego’s Military

Andrew Dyer, Military Reporter for The San Diego Union-Tribune, talks about the impact the COVID-19 virus has had on the San Diego military.

Advocating for Military Spouse Employment

Mark Balmert, Executive Director of the San Diego Military Advisory Council (SDMAC), talks about his trip to Sacramento to advocate for military spouse employment. Balmert chats about the March 18 SDMAC Breakfast, featuring Eric Greupner, President of Business Operations for the San Diego Padres.

West Coast’s Premier Naval Conference and Expo Hosts SDMAC Breakfast

Mark Balmert, Executive Director of the San Diego Military Advisory Council (SDMAC), talks about the West Coast’s Premier Naval Conference – WEST 2020 – which hosted today’s SDMAC Breakfast, featuring the Honorable Ellen Lord, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.