Leadership & The United States Pacific Command with Ret. Lieutenant General Anthony Crutchfield

Summary
Lieutenant General Anthony Crutchfield (Ret.) (LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/anthony-crutchfield), Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_G._Crutchfield)) joins Andrew (X (twitter.com/spyhistorian); LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/andrew-hammond-09344936)) (linkedin.com/in/andrew-hammond-09344936) to discuss his time as the Deputy Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command. PACOM covers 52% of the globe.

What You’ll Learn
Intelligence

• The role of intelligence in military operations

• Ethical dilemmas in command decisions

• Reflections on the impact of mentorship and outreach

• The importance of remaining aware in today's pervasive world

Reflections

• The challenges of leadership

• Hard work, determination, and resilience

And much, much more …

Quotes of the Week
“I worked hard at everything I did. If somebody asked me to do a job, I didn’t say, ‘That’s not my job,’ I didn’t complain. There were places that I was sent that I didn’t want to go, but I went – And I didn’t complain about it…I did the best that I could and it was recognized.” – Anthony Crutchfield.

Resources
SURFACE SKIM
*SpyCasts*

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Leading United States Central Command (thecyberwire.com/podcasts/spycast/643/notes) with General Frank McKenzie (2024)

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CIA Director, Defense Secretary, Gentleman (thecyberwire.com/podcasts/spycast/620/notes) with Leon Panetta (2024)

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David Petraeus on Ukraine & Intelligence (thecyberwire.com/podcasts/spycast/600/notes) with the former CIA Director & 4* General (2023)

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Intelligence, Special Operations, and Strategy (thecyberwire.com/podcasts/spycast/595/notes) with Michael Vickers (2023)

DEEPER DIVE
Books

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The Melting Point: High Command and War in the 21st Century, K. F. McKenzie (Naval Institute Press, 2024)

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Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine, D. Petraeus & A. Roberts (Harper, 2023)

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Strategy in Crisis: The Pacific War, J. T. Kuehn (Naval Institute Press, 2023)

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Fire on the Water: China, America, and the Future of the Pacific, R. J. Haddick (Naval Institute Press, 2014)

Primary Sources

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U.S. Defense Infrastructure in the IndoPacific: Background and Issues for Congress (crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R47589) (2023)

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Pacific Partnership Strategy (whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Paci…) (2022)

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Indo-Pacific Strategy of the United States (whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/U.S.…) (2022)

*Wildcard Resource*
• PACOM is, by far, the largest geographical combatant command. The smallest, on the other hand, is the U.S. Central Command (britannica.com/topic/CENTCOM). Listen to our interview with General Frank McKenzie, 14th commander of CENTCOM, here (thecyberwire.com/podcasts/spycast/643/notes)!