GNSI Executive Director, General (Ret) Frank McKenzie sits down to give us a perspective that is seldom seen outside the rooms where globally impactful decisions are made.  During his 42-year career in the United States Marine Corps, the last three as Commander of U.S. Central Command, in charge of all military personnel and operations in the Greater Middle East, McKenzie was renowned for his prodigious consumption of intelligence, often meeting with his team several times each day. It was during those briefings that McKenzie learned the telltale signs of changing intel and how to make decisions based upon what was being learned. This episode features a rarely seen glimpse into intelligence and how it's used by militaries around the world. (22:31)


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What's Really Happening? is the podcast from the Global and National Security Institute at the University of South Florida that leverages the experiences, insights and invaluable leadership of the former Commander of United States Central Command (USCENTCOM), General (Ret) Frank McKenzie. As commander of one of the US military's 11 combatant commands, McKenzie reported only to the Secretary of Defense and the President of the United States. He was in command of all US military operations and personnel in the Central Region (encompassing the Middle East, South Asia and Northern Africa). He gives us a comprehensive look into what goes on "in the room," when decisions are made that can change the world.