What Are Tactical Communications? With Mike Glover Fieldcraft Survival - Livestream

Welcome Mike Glover CEO of Fieldcraft Survival to the HRCC to talk about tactical communications.
Mike spent 18 years in the US Army and as a government contractor for OGA. He served as a SGM in Special Forces in various positions and deployed multiple times to combat theaters.

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0:00 Intro
1:30 News
2:30 Mike Glover
4:00 Mike Glover - Background, Fieldcraft Survival
7:50 What are typical tactical comms?
16:00 What kind of radios are typically used?
17:45 What was the training like?
21:10 What types of comms ranges?
30:20 Lots of pre-coordination
32:30 How does this fit into ham radio?
33:00 PACE Plans
35:20 Simiar usecase, but different hardward
36:30 Explaining comms planning
39:30 Direction Finding
45:46 Explaing PACE Planning
48:00 ATAK usage
50:25 Mike's thoughts on Ham Radio grear
55:00 Wave Relay Mesh Network
1:01:05 Mike's thoughts on comms prepparing
1:05:00 Overland setup
1:12:40 American Contingency
1:17:15 Final Words from Mike

[schoocg]

I happen to know Mike through my son who is in the Army. Mike was one of his Mentors. Mike is a real and true American hero. He’s for real.

[livewiretennis]

Mike is the real deal. Josh and Mike should team up to develop a PACE commo plan for the American Contingency movement.

[d.b.cooper]

Is this guy for real? He has held every position and done everything. That’s pretty cool!

[Migaligaz]

This is one of the coolest videos either of you two have done. Love the practical and love the technical. great questions. Amazing answers. More please!

[JHN]

Learned about your channel from Mikes channel and went out and got my Technician license shortly after. +1

[mdouble]

This is the best video I've seen on the value of communications. No fluff, no BS just really good information on the practical value of HAM radio.

[davidkay]

This was an enjoyable and informative podcast. If you have him on again - of course you will - it would be great to get his take on small squad coms, setup, gear selection (radios, ptt, headsets, incorporating into plate carriers etc) for kit for the civilian side of things.

Sure there is milsim/airsoft guidance, but I think having his expertise and operations experience would be a fantastic conversation

[SHDOWTROOPR]

HRCC I dont know if you'll see this or not, but can you bring Mike back and do more of these or if you have a few more SOCOM guys in your deck that'd be awesome. I was glued to the screen the whole time. Thank you for this. I think the way the world is now its imperative to have this insight.

[mikec]

Great video. This is the first time I've seen one of your videos before. Its definitely opened my mind to that form of communication.
Side note....Mike is the man. I have a ton of respect for him and people like him. Politics aside im convinced its people like him that allow me, my wife and three little girls to sleep safe at night.

[sdjohnston]

Wow. This is fascinating. Sheds much light on how much advance training, planning, and rehearsal goes into special operations missions. The complexity is amazing.

[lso]

Loving this! I’ve been wondering how military radios do their thing. And I as well found you after the Field Craft interview you did and knew nothing about ham radio at the time. (Just passed my General test last week!)

[learnshareevolve]

I now know ALL the places to get Mike! It's great to see these connections between 'our community' elite!

[CHF]

​Josh, why don't you start an AMERICAN CONTINGENCY HF net?

[fnordhorn]

X-Military my self (1973-1979) at one time I was an 05C2H (Radio Teletype operator w/Morse code) Later on change MOS to 34E2H (NCR-500 Computer repair) also had a 3rd MOS of 76Y20.

[joshuarivera]

Hey Josh, love ur vids! I just passed my technician license test!!

[billgarand]

PACE is also important in Wildland Firefighting, anytime you have to be flexible in your response. Comms is almost always a root cause in incidents within an incident.

[KaneFord]

Woah. I watch Mike's videos all the time, this is amazing seeing him here. What a great video! Thanks for this.

[JoshWallace]

This is what part of what makes what you do so great. All aspects of the hobby and different uses are covered so well. Thank you for what you do.🍻

[tysonl]

Heeey, that base in Asadabad...I filled a lot of sandbags and put up some of the first GP mediums at that base in 2002. Climbing those mountains out there suuucked.

[JimmyShot]

Mike we need a tour of your coms you were having installed and you mentioned the last video with Hosh