Journey, General Norty Schwartz
Journey, General Norty Schwartz
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Journey
Memoirs of an Air Force Chief of Staff

Author: General Norty Schwartz, Suzie Schwartz, Ronald Levinson, Leon Panetta

Narrator: Grover Gardner, Donna Postel

Unabridged: 14 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 03/13/2018

Synopsis

An uncensored account of General Schwartz's term as the wartime US Air Force Chief of Staff under presidents Bush and Obama. The General’s dysfunctional home life drove him to apply to the Air Force Academy almost 40 years ago, where he was provided with a new family and sense of worth he had never gotten from his own father. This purpose has driven the General throughout his remarkable career, taking him to Alaska, the Pentagon, and Germany; to Florida during Hurricane Opal, and has also allowed him to work alongside Presidents Bush and Obama and Secretaries of Defense Leon Panetta and Ashton Carter.Journey is a book about leadership. It is packed with the General’s lessons from life in the military: breaking the mold, flying uncharted airspace, battles from Iraq to the Pentagon, Afghanistan to Congress. It’s about pushing limits in an era of diminishing budgets and fewer resources to fuel the furnace of innovation. He chronicles the phenomenal story of the evolution of the US special operations, such as what was achieved when taking down Bin Laden. The General discusses the controversial new technologies that have been allowing America to build new capabilities in cyber warfare. Many believe General Schwartz’s greatest legacy will be the dramatic escalation of the drone program. He is a staunch advocate for it and this book will explain why.

About General Norty Schwartz

General Norton Schwartz served as the 19th Chief of Staff of the US Air Force. As Chief, he served as the senior uniformed Air Force officer responsible for the organization, training, and equipping of 680,000 active-duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian forces. As a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the general functioned as military adviser to the Secretary of Defense, National Security Council, and the President. He lives with his wife Suzie in McLean, Virginia.

About Suzie Schwartz

Suzie Schwartz became a champion for military families and their causes following her early years as a hospitality professional. She currently serves on the Fisher House Foundation Board of Directors and as President, Military Spouse Programs at Victory Media.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jeremy on July 27, 2023

Overall, a good book. There are not many books about air operations outside of WWII or Vietnam, so that was interesting. Also, to hear from someone who was not a fighter or bomber pilot. But the book is rather brief and does not get much into the operational aspects. It also seems to be rather brief......more

Goodreads review by George on May 01, 2018

The book kept my interest because I worked for the guy. Throughout, he deals with persons who have shown the way or demonstrated something that he learned, including Suzie, his wife. Good perspective. The memoirs treated every section of his professional life at a very high level, even his time as C......more

Goodreads review by Chad on March 09, 2019

A commendable and humble career diary rich in stories and lessons for all, but especially Airmen whom this special operator and Air Force Chief of Staff (CSAF) led for 40 years. I first heard Gen Schwartz talk shortly after he became the US TRANSCOM Commander back in September 2005. His message to o......more

Goodreads review by Graham on March 20, 2018

Completely different to similar military bio's. Not a lot of detail of the time as CAF which I would have liked to see but he kept it interesting His wife's perspective/narrative was interesting......more

Goodreads review by Irene on November 20, 2020

A caveat, I grew up with General Schwartz so I am so in awe of his incredible accomplishments. He has given his all for this country. In this autobiography, Gen Schwartz shares the highs and lows of his career in the Air Force; the good, and the bad, giving lots of credit where due. His wife adds he......more

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