The Spear

Charlie Faint

Booking Overview

This is an interview podcast focused on combat experience, military leadership, and the realities of modern warfare, typically featuring serving military officers, veterans, and specialized defense professionals with firsthand operational or training experience. Credible pitches include military commanders, veterans, defense and national-security experts, and specialists in cyber, electronic warfare, artificial intelligence, or military innovation; booking is likely medium difficulty because guests are generally accessible subject-matter professionals, though serving personnel may require institutional approval.

Metrics

Episodes: 222

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

johnamble@gmail.com

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Host

Charlie Faint - Dr. Charlie Faint is a host and interviewer with the Modern War Institute at West Point.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Serving or former military officers, veterans, defense professionals, and specialized practitioners with firsthand experience in combat, military training, intelligence, multi-domain operations, or defense technology.

Required Achievements:

Command or leadership of military units, Combat or operational deployments, Specialized expertise in intelligence, cyber, electronic warfare, space, unmanned systems, or military training, Experience working with allied or multinational forces

Recent Guest Discussions

Dale Hunter - Military Intelligence, Multi-domain Operations, Maritime Targeting, Partner Integration, Talent Development, And Innovation In The Indo-pacific.

Francis Ambrogio - Training For Modern Warfare, Multinational Interoperability, Drones, Artificial Intelligence, Military Leadership, And Preparing US And Allied Forces For Future Conflict.

Tiane Garner - Multi-domain Operations, Military Intelligence, Cyber, Electronic Warfare, Space, Unmanned Systems, Innovation, Acquisition, And Leadership In The Indo-pacific.

Recent Topics

Military, Warfare, Defense, Leadership, Strategy

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

The Spear

Explosive Ordnance Technician in Training and Combat

August 13, 2026

Dr. Charlie Faint sits down with EOD officer Michael Villahermosa in this episode for a wide-ranging conversation about combat, leadership, professional growth, and service. Villahermosa traces his path from an unsuccessful attempt at Special Forces selection to becoming an explosive ordnance disposal technician, deploying to Afghanistan during the surge, and eventually earning a Purple Heart and Bronze Star Medal for Valor after taking charge of a ground element under fire and helping preven...

Joint Planner for Security Assistance Group–Ukraine

July 30, 2026

In this episode, Colonel Tiffany Bilderback joins MWI's Charlie Faint to discuss a career defined by coalition building, strategic leadership, and service alongside partner forces from countries like Germany, Iraq, South Korea, and Ukraine. She also describes working in the special operations community and at the Pentagon, and providing military medical assistance to the COVID-19 national response. The bulk of the episode focuses on her time as the J5, or joint plans officer, for Security Ass...

The Crucible of Innovation in the Indo-Pacific

July 16, 2026

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Dale Hunter joins MWI's Charlie Faint on this episode to discuss how a new Army unit—the 1st Multi-Domain Task Force (MDTF)—transformed intelligence collection, targeting, and technology integration to compete against sophisticated antiaccess/area-denial threats in the Indo-Pacific. Drawing on his experience as the 1st MDTF’s senior intelligence warrant officer and collection manager, Dale explains the unique role of warrant officers as technical experts who bridge ope...

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johnamble@gmail.com

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