Talking Marine Corps Aviation 2024 (ep. 196) 

Outstanding interview with the General. As a retired 20 yr USAF vet I have a great respect for the USMC. As a CHP officer in Oceanside, CA patrolling the Camp Pendleton area we had a great working relationship with the USMC.

Thank you General Cederholm for your time. Great listen.

Awesome interview, thank you both. I feel 1MEF and the USMC as a whole are in good hands going forward.

As a 45 year retired A&P mechanic and 4 year Navy Vet, I can tell you any Marine Vet.Aviation Mechanic is an INSTANT.hire in the civilian world.

Great episode. I've been waiting for an opportunity to hear someone from Marine aviation leadership give us a bigger picture of what their plans are. Also great that you are old friends who had a lot of fun conversing.

On first reading I had a few issues with Force Design 2030. On second reading I see the brilliance of it. The Corps needs FD2030. It takes the Corps back to its core mission and away from being an adjunct army formation that it became after the first Gulf War. The reduction of heavy lift I think is an error, as excess heavy lift can make up for a reduction in medium lift (think a large grounding of MV-22s) whereas it doesn’t work the other way around. MPs, Abrams, tube artillery, these reductions and eliminations make great sense when it comes to jumping around the Pacific or the Fjords of Scandinavia. If you haven’t read FD2030, do so.

Fantastic interview gentlemen. I left the after 23 air wing years. Unfortunately I didn’t walk out as my older brothers had. I flew the left seat on a C-130 and I have to say that I miss flying, much like a guy would miss best girl. What sucks for me is that I could have excepted my accident if had happened in the left seat of a C-130 instead of being ran over by a 18 wheeler while going for some hotdog buns. I hate having lost my seat this way, but as I’ve told my PT nurse.. I may have lost my command in the Corps, but I’m in a new branch (the Home Branch) which it seems to be to lead a smaller command. If my PT Lead says climb the rope ladder to the fourth rut I move to the 6th. I do this to challenge myself and my kids that this now 68 year old can still move and in some cases I can still lead. I n ending I want to say God bless the Marine Corps, God bless you gentlemen, our families, and the United States. I’d love to come out to Pendleton and visit the General someday. Again thank you guys for all you do.

Enjoyed this session. Having lived in HK/China for 16 years, I couldn't help thinking about all the Chinese military people (English speaking) listening to this and taking notes. It wouldn't happen in reverse, I promise you. Beware.......

This is a good one. Always love hearing about Marine Aviation compared to other branches.

What an incredibly humble answer about his schedule at the ~ 53:00 mark. General officers work their *tails* off. It is quite literally a 24/7/365 job

Per the current HQMC aviation plan there will be four total VMFA FMF F-35C squadrons - plus a FRS - only two of which will be assigned to CVWs as required by the TACAIR integration plan.

Very inspirational episode. I am a Training Coordinator for a large company preparing a class for a group of new managers. The segment of the Top Gun Instructor Murder Board really made me want to really knock it out of the park. As a Veteran Navy Corpsman General Cederholm's interview really rang true and gave me a good kick in the pants. Thanks Jello!!

Great interview! FYI, I was a UH-1E and UH-1N crew chief for his father, Col. Roger Cederholm at HML-771. (77-81) Great times!

Thank you sir for providing us with a breakdown of those acronyms. Watching from Canada.

Out of sorts great summation for Ret. USMC Aviation Avionics (F/A-18's Miramar) Thanks for the podcast.

Semper Fi homey....keep in the piece, piece by piece.

Leadership never goes out of style!

Great interview!

This was excellent Jello. Some of the lessons that General "Homey" mentioned are immensely applicable in so many different disciples away from the military, particularly around planning, etc, and I even recognised some of the decision making processes being described as those used in the corporate Business and Enterprise Architecture domains. No surprises that DODAF was the foundation for a lot of that work.

Imagine a LHD or LHA can launch 5-6 F-35s stealth jets and conduct combat air patrol or strikes behind enemy lines. Having F-35B is really a boost for a ship with no CATOBAR and wire for tak5off and landing respectfully.

If I had an hour to solve a problem I’d spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and 5 minutes thinking about solutions.

The several conversations about “single fighter aircraft” were interesting, particularly since the capabilities and uses of the B and C are very different

Well done Jello 🫡

Great video Jello.

Really great interview Jell-O!

Love the Show ❤

Semper Fidelis, air wingers! There is an old sea story about the AV-8A Harrier, which had a nose probe. Supposedly, on a deployment somewhere aboard ship, a Marine air winger told a Marine grunt that the nose probe was a bayonet mount, so that the pilot could physically assault the enemy even if he was out of ammo. I'm trying to picture how crazy, funny, and awesome that would look on film, like a scene from Hot Shots.

I like this guy he is a good American. Check out the new video from Columbia War Machine. Most feared weapon ever made

How about delivering some safe rotary wing aircraft.

He refers to Force Design many times here, but I haven't hear an explanation of the specific of what that means.

What are the main methods by which the USMC maintains the integrity of the MAGTF? I know Schwarzkopf tried aggressively to fold Marine aviation into the "bigger picture" of the air conflict of the first Gulf War.

Semper Fi

Navy Chief. GWOT Combat K-9 20yr retired. BOG in country Afg. I really think we need to question everything. What is the real "End Goal"? I don't drink a lot of the Kool-Aid.

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Thank you Jell-O & Homey. 🫵🏼🫡🇺🇸🦅🌎⚓️