Episode Notes:

Master Chief Air Traffic Controller DeAndre "Dre" Byrd has served in the Navy for 27 years, and is the senior enlisted air controller in the Navy, as well as the senior enlisted advisor to the Deputy CNO for warfighting capabilities and requirements. In this episode, he explores the role of the Chiefs' Mess today, and how it might change if the U.S. entered into a major conflict. He also offers his take on the Chief - Officer dynamic, and what the next generation of Sailors can offer the Navy.