Rob O'Donnell Special Presentation- The World's Greatest Navy

In recognition of Military Appreciation Month and Memorial Day, The Rob O’Donnell Show on WILK NewsRadio will host a Special Presentation: “The Worlds Greatest Navy, Are We Ready?”
Wednesday, May 22nd from 3pm to 5pm on WILK . Sponsored by Burke's Gun Shop & Brian Burke Auctions - Veteran owned.

This is a do not miss WILK Special presentation from a panel of the Nation’s foremost military analysts, with real world experience from across the fleet.

Rear Admiral Paul Becker USN (Ret) - Director of Intelligence for the Joint Chiefs of Staff where he was the principal intelligence and cyber security advisor to the Chairman who provided direct advice to the President.
Rear Admiral Jame McNeal USN (Ret) - Assistant chief of staff for operations, Defense Logistics Agency; Operations officer, Fleet Industrial Supply Center San Diego. Commanding officer of Defense Contingency Support Team-Kuwait and, later, as the deputy director of the Central Command Deployment and Distribution Operations Center, in support of Operations Noble Eagle, Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.
Captain Kevin Miller USN (Ret) - Commanding officer of VFA-105 Gunslingers, FA-18 Hornet fighter attack squadron, deploying overseas six times throughout the 1980’s and 90’s aboard the aircraft carriers Nimitz, Dwight D. Eisenhower, George Washington, Theodore Roosevelt and Enterprise. He finished his career in the Pentagon serving on the staff of the Secretary of the Navy.
Commander Kirk Lippold, USN (Ret.) - Commanding Officer of the USS Cole when it came under a suicide terrorist attack by al Qaeda in the port of Aden, Yemen on October 12th, 2000, killing 17 American Sailors, injuring 37.

This special presentation will be broadcast with limited interruptions brought to you by Burke's Gun Shop & Brian Burke Auctions , Veteran Owned

Discussion will focus on todays United States Navy from all vantage points, from Surface warfare and current ship inventory, to Air Superiority and the future of Naval Aviation, including it’s potential platforms and the pilots that will fly them. We will then get into the logistics in supplying our ships and sailors around the globe in the face of worldwide supply disruptions and how American could respond in a industrial crisis. Finally, we will discuss personnel shortages across our military, as well as intelligence challenges in the ever-changing geopolitical environment.