This is an episode of The Pomp Podcast with host Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano and guest, Tony Thomas, a retired 4-star General and the 11th Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). General Thomas is one of our nation’s greatest warfighters and he also happens to be an even better human being.
In this conversation, Tony and Anthony discuss the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the modern battlefield, the greatest threats to the United States, Tony’s leadership lessons, and the intersection of defense and technology, including drones, machine learning, artificial intelligence, computer vision, and the newly formed Space Force.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 – BlockFi
0:33 – Intro
0:55 – Background
04:00 – War in Iraq
07:46 – End Date vs. End State
11:20 – Technology on the Battlefield
13:47 – Drones
16:43 – A.I. and Machine Learning
23:48 – Robotics
27:07 – Technological Innovation (Internal vs. External)
33:04 – Ethical use of Military Technology
37:36 – 3 Greatest Threats to America
41:42 – Space Force and our nations space vulnerabilites
44:47 – Military’s role Domestically?
51:48 – Educating the public about the Military
54:03 – Transitioning out of the Military, Current Ventures
58:23 – Lux
01:02:17 – Leadership
01:09:35 – Most Important Book You’ve Read?
01:12:09 – Sleep Habits *Sponsored by Eight Sleep*
01:13:33 – Aliens. Believer?
01:14:59 – Osama Bin Laden raid
01:19:03 – Question for Pomp
01:26:31 – Where to Find Tony Online
