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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From Trials to College Scholarships, San Diego Military News is Wide Ranging

Mark Balmert, Executive Director of the San Diego Military Council, is joined by Union-Tribune Military Reporter Andrew Dyer to discuss the recent case involving Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher along with the human smuggling charges of marines at Camp Pendleton. Balmert chats about the December 18 SDMAC Breakfast featuring San...

Foundation to Provide Academic Scholarships to Veterans Attending Local Colleges

Mark Balmert, Executive Director of the San Diego Military Council, discusses the SDAC Foundation’s awarding of academic scholarships to five military veterans attending local colleges. Balmert talks about the December 18 SDMAC Breakfast featuring San Diego State University President, Dr. Adela de la Torre.

SDSU President Keynotes at Upcoming San Diego Military Advisory Council Breakfast Meeting

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.

Decorated POW Authors Family’s History of Military Service and His Imprisonment During Vietnam War

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.

Fleet Week and Veterans Day Parade Highlight Tribute to Military

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

Issuing High School Diplomas to Military Veterans; UPLIFT’s Star-Spangled Tribute

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...

USS Midway Museum and Vets Community Connections Enhance Lives of Those Who Have Served

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...

New Initiatives Enhance Footprint of Meals On Wheels San Diego County; Venerable CEO to Retire

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.

Premier Customer Service, Affordability Lead to Explosive Growth of Chuze Fitness Clubs

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.