The Screaming Blackbird Podcast

Cadets Christian Shelton and Jaylin Sellman speak to Detachment 605's newly appointed commander, Lt Col Charles Berry. Hear about his life in the Air Force, his goals for the detachment, and the goals he has for himself during his time here at Det 605.

Cadet Cameron Agee and Chiara Waddy both were selected to go to the Air Force Academy over the summer and attend the FREEFALL program. This is a few week course where they get to train, prepare, and jump out of a Twin Otter aircraft, parachute themselves, and land successfully five times! If you have any questions, please reach out to [email protected]

Cadet Kennedy Barnes, A'Thalia Hinton, and Naya Jones took a trip to Baltimore Maryland for the BEYA conference which stands for Becoming Everything You Are. This conference gave them the networking opportunities they have been looking for in the AFROTC program. Detachment 605 sent several cadets to the BEYA to build transformational relationships, learn about leadership and development, and bring that information back to the detachment and teach the next wave of Air Force officers.

Cadet Christen Johnson was selected to represent detachment 605 at the National Character and Leadership Symposium at the Air Force Academy in February of 2024. He traveled with cadets from other detachments to hear form professionals around the world and bring back that knowledge to our detachment. If you have any other questions for Christen or any of our guests, reach out to [email protected]

Cadet Ryland Brown is an AS250 at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. He was awarded the You Can Fly Scholarship, an opportunity for cadets to get flight lessons in trainer aircraft and help them compete for pilot slots in the United States Air Force out of ROTC. He also talks about his transition from competitive baseball to ROTC, switching colleges, and the effectiveness of the ROTC training program. If you have any questions for Ryland or the show, feel free to email us at [email protected]

Captain Rodriguez is an Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is a prior enlisted member of the United States Air Force and has served in England, Utah, Canada, and more. If you have questions for Captain Rodriguez or any staff at Chapel Hill's Air Force ROTC program, reach out to [email protected]

Captain Myles Davis is an Intelligence Officer in the United States Air Force and an Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. In this episode, we talk about his career as an Intelligence Officer, his assignment, his deployment, his time as a Field Training Officer, and Black History Month. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at [email protected]

In this podcast, we talk with three cadets who just took a trip to Fort Liberty in Fayetteville, South Carolina. They competed in the GAFPB (German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge), a three day physical and mental competition that the German Armed forces take annually. Two Air Force Cadets and one Army Cadet share their experiences with this challenge. For more information, follow us on instagram @afrotcdet605 or email us at [email protected]

Major Matthew Spinks is a Navigator for the United States Air Force. His current assignment is an Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies at UNC Chapel Hill. In this episode, we discuss his career from training in Pensacola all the way to his next assignment, a new initiative brought by AETC. We discuss field training 2023 and so much more. Feel free to reach out to Major Spinks at [email protected]

Lieutenant Colonel Meghan O'Rourke and Master Sergeant Travis Ervine were kind enough to stop by detachment 605 on their route spreading awareness about Air Force Special Operations Command and all that goes with it. They are part of the outreach team at Hurlburt Field, Florida. In this episode, myself and Cadet Boyd learn all about their careers, their development, and some cool stories about joint operations! If you have any questions, feel free to email us at [email protected] and/or follow them @afsoc_outreach on Instagram or Facebook.