This week on Late For Changeover, we dig into the Battle of Ia Drang—the 1965 clash that put air cavalry on the map and taught everyone that helicopters make terrible getaway vehicles. Then we fast-forward to the future, where Lockheed Martin just got handed $33.7 million to cook up a nuclear-powered spacecraft. Somewhere, a space force podcast host just fainted with joy.

Also on deck: the mysterious X-37B space plane is heading back to orbit (probably to do top-secret alien stuff), the B-21 Raider flexes its stealth in a historic first flight, and the VA finally rolls out free healthcare for WWII veterans—only took 80 years, but who’s counting? Oh, and we also explore why most service members would rather be hit by indirect fire than hear, “Thank you for your service.” It’s News for Vets with a side of orbital weirdness, just how you like it.