Tango Alpha Lima Podcast

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July 01, 2020Episode 9: Tango Alpha Lima: Race and Law Enforcement - Part I
Legionnaires with connections in both police and black communities, Autrey James, Hugh Crooks and Sean Powers, join our podcast co-hosts for a frank, honest and intriguing discussion about racial disparity, law enforcement, the war on drugs and more.
Special Guests: Autrey James, Hugh Crooks Jr., and Sean Powers.
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48 min
June 24, 2020Episode 8: Tango Alpha Lima: The Legion Response, Base Namesakes and Military Gamers
Jeff starts the conversation about The American Legion statement addressing racial tensions.
CV talks about the potential renaming of military bases after Medal of Honor recipients and relates the story of Medal of Honor recipient Master Sgt. Raul Perez “Roy” Benavidez and Silver Star recipient Army Sgt. Alwyn Cashe, who are potential namesakes.
Ashley talks about Green Berets playing video games.
Rapid Fire Topics
A bad week for Fort Hood - deplorable housing conditions and sex trafficking rings and a soldier gone missing, and the Army delays penalties for ACFT scores until 2022.
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National Commander: unequal treatment violates nation’s highest values | The American Legion
Founding value, long march for equality | The American Legion
Indivisible - The Story of Our Flag - American Legion Flag & Emblem
Master Sgt. Raul Perez "Roy" Benavidez Medal of Honor citation
Silver Star recipient Sgt. Alwyn Cashe
Spc. Lori Piestewa - Wikipedia
Find a Service Officer | The American Legion
Army suspects foul play in disappearance of Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen
1 hr 1 min
June 17, 2020Episode 7: Tango Alpha Lima: Jeff flies solo with guest Scott DeLuzio
Jeff strikes out on his own this week with guest Scott DeLuzio from Drive On Podcast. They discuss the epic battle of Space Force vs Space Force and ways in which Black Lives Matter protests may be changing the military.
Rapid Fire:
Great deals for veterans on the military exchange, online career workshops and a fake aircraft carrier.
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Subscribe to Drive On Podcast today and catch Jeff as a guest on the July 14 episode.
Special Guest: Scott DeLuzio.
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Drive On Podcast with Scott DeLuzio
Veterans - Exchange Community Hub
Legion hosting online workshops for job seekers
Veterans Career Center | The American Legion
28 min
June 10, 2020Episode 6: Tango Alpha Lima: NG Policing Protests, Minority MOH and Space Force
Ashley starts the ball rolling with a conversation about National Guard troops deploying to assist in policing protests across the country.
CV talks about the Harlem Hellfighters, a Legion resolution supporting a review of minority awards of Medal of Honor in WWI and other historical Legion positions on segregation and voting rights.
Jeff and the gang are over the moon about Netflix's highly anticipated new series, "Space Force."
Rapid Fire
DARPA lasers in on jet lag and diarrhea
Heroes at NAB Corpus Christi up for awards
Airmen supporting Space X
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TALMA | The American Legion — Join The American Legion Media Alliance
Remembering Henry Johnson and the Harlem Hellfighters | The American Legion's BurnPit
American Legion Resolution No. 109: Support For Review of Minority Awards Of Medal Of Honor WWI
A moment in time | Hamilton Fish
54 min
May 27, 2020Episode 5: Tango Alpha Lima: NG Injustice, Military TV and We're Not Dead Yet
Ashley talks about concerns with the hard stop on National Guard deployment during the pandemic - most notably the frustration that they are stopping one day short of allowing Guardsmen to qualify for GI Bill benefits.
Jeff and the gang share their favorite military TV shows.
CV unwraps an old chestnut: the 1971 Wall Street Journal article in which their reports of The American Legion's death were greatly exaggerated.
Rapid Fire discussion: Untapped beer-rating app check-ins are causing trouble in covert circles, the virtues of Naval Academy virtual graduation and the continuing saga of ex-Special Forces SNAFUs.
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Share your COVID-19 haircuts and your thoughts on episode 5
American Legion Legislative Action Center — Stand with The American Legion and urge your House and Senate representatives to tell DoD to extend our Guardsmen's orders so they can earn the benefits they deserve.
Buy American Flags at American Legion Flag & Emblem Sales
Indivisible - The Story of Our Flag - American Legion Flag & Emblem
Join The American Legion | The American Legion
Donate to The American Legion Veterans & Children Foundation
A Legion Riders tribute to West LA hospital and staff
Carry The Load
58 min
May 13, 2020Episode 4: Tango Alpha Lima: Tank Names, Inspiring Inmates and the Hello Girls
The gang talks about great tank names and CV declares BOHICA his favorite.
Jeff reminds everyone there is no excuse to sit idle during a quarantine when he shares the accomplishments of Legionnaires in a real lockdown – the members of American Legion Post 201 at the Idaho State Correctional Center.
Ashley shares history of the Hello Girls from World War I and applauds their impending and long-overdue recognition.
Rapid Fire rounds start with discussion of the Netflix "Space Force" trailer, declassified UFO video, a botched invasion of Venezuela and suspension of the Marine Corps tape test - but hilariously derails into memories of nerdy TV, the Jelly Roll Patrol, Fig Newtons and fear of drill sergeants.
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29 of the best tank names we've ever seen - Task & Purpose
Century of Service - American Legion Flag & Emblem
Legion post in correctional facility helps slow down COVID-19 | The American Legion
National Poppy Day | The American Legion
Hello Girls documentary — Features an interview with American Legion Past National Commander Denise Rohan.
Find a Service Officer | The American Legion
1 hr
April 29, 2020Episode 3: Tango Alpha Lima: Dangerous Games, A New Mission and Good News for Student Veterans
CV wonders at the wisdom of Iranian Naval Forces and Russian pilots playing some dangerous games to get a rise from U.S. troops.
Jeff celebrates the ICE HERO Child-Rescue Corps offering a new mission for service-disabled veterans.
Ashley delivers some good news for student veterans impacted by COVID-19.
The gang also contemplates joining Space Force, the use of Tiger King Joe Exotic as an Air Force recruiting tool, and the meaning of the Army Artic Tab.
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Resolution No. 281: Prevention of Child Sexual Exploitation
HERO Child-Rescue Corps Program | ICE
H.R.6322 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
Join the Space Force
Weehawken Legion Post 18 (@18Weehawken) / Twitter
Command Sergeant Major Bennie G. Adkins | Medal of Honor Recipient | The United States Army
39 min
April 13, 2020Episode 2: Tango Alpha Lima: Tigers, Trains, TP and Sasquatch
CV talks about the Navy social media storm involving the skipper of the USS Theodore Roosevelt and the Acting Secretary of the Navy
Jeff gets excited about Buddy Checks and Blood Drives
Ashley gives veterans good advice about getting access to COVID-19 relief funds.
The gang also discusses a crazy conductor, a vigorous veteran and a the reported relocation of Sasquatch, America's Social Distancing Champion.
Links:
American Legion Buddy Checks — Download a toolkit to learn help you conduct Buddy Checks during the Coronavirus Pandemic
American Legion Coronavirus Community Response — Follow along with what local Legion posts are doing to support their communities during the coronavirus pandemic, as well as updates and changes to American Legion programs and events.
IRS resources — What you need to know about access to coronavirus pandemic economic impact funds.
Follow the gang on Facebook — Follow up after the show with the gang on The American Legion Facebook page.
35 min
April 01, 2020Tango Alpha Lima: Take me to the Pilot
Someone is getting their hands dirty
Mark Seavey (CV) takes aim at a Purell pandemic profiteer
Today is National Medal of Honor Day.
Jeff Daly asks the crew about their favorite Medal of Honor story.
Most of the country is now in lockdown, how are veterans dealing with the tactical pause of life.
Ashley Gorbulja-Maldonado gives the low-down on surviving a lock-down.
Rapid Fire
From the Navy Times: Navy medicine personnel embark 7th Fleet ships to test for COVID-19 at sea
From Bloomberg News: The Navy is having toilet troubles.
From the Marine Corps Times: Better have a fresh haircut Marines, the barbershops across the Corps are still running
From the Air Force Times: Air Force delays fitness assessment testing, thanks to COVID-19 pandemic
From Air Force Magazine: So, Space Force has their own meteorologists
From the Washington Post: U.S. combats martial law conspiracy theories as the National Guard assists in coronavirus response
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Airman attempts to corner the market on hand sanitizer, ends up taking a bath. — It takes a unique perspective to witness the suffering of innocent people and think, "How can I turn this into a profitable enterprise?"
That's where Matt Colvin comes in. The 36-year-old former Air Force tech sergeant has, in the past, turned an annual profit that has reportedly exceeded $100,000 while buying and selling trendy items at significantly marked-up prices.
So, when Matt and his brother Noah caught wind of the first coronavirus-related fatality in the US, they got to work, hitting every store in the vicinity of their Chattanooga, Tennessee, home, leaving in their wake barren shelves that used to hold products vital to those in need.
Navy medicine personnel embark 7th Fleet ships to test for COVID-19 at sea — The Navy has deployed several medical teams and is now conducting laboratory batch testing for COVID-19 aboard three 7th Fleet ships: aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, amphibious assault ship America, and the 7th Fleet’s flagship, amphibious command ship Blue Ridge.
The Navy is having toilet troubles.
Better have a fresh haircut Marines, the barbershops across the Corps are still running — Despite the global COVID-19 pandemic, there’s no excuse to not have a fresh haircut come Monday morning formation, just be sure to practice that social distancing while waiting to get that high-and-tight cut. AsCOVID-19 continues to spread across the U.S., the Corps has taken a number of precautions to slow the spread to include closing and restricting a number of amenities from gyms, restaurants, movie theaters and other entertainment services. But still rolling strong across a number of major Marine Corps bases from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and Quantico, Virginia, to Marine Corps Base Hawaii, are installation barbershops
Air Force delays fitness assessment testing, thanks to COVID-19 pandemic
So, Space Force has their own meteorologists — Weather experts at Florida’s Space Coast will feel the pinch of an increasingly crowded launch schedule as higher demand requires more forecasting services. Employees of the Space Force’s 45th Weather Squadron include civilian launch weather officers who are tasked to work with a particular launch provider like United Launch Alliance or SpaceX, Active-duty personnel who fill in as needed on launch days, and enlisted forecasters who work around the clock.
U.S. combats martial law conspiracy theories as the National Guard assists in coronavirus response — The Defense Department’s response to the coronavirus outbreak has expanded to include not only the expected deployment of tens of thousands of National Guardsmen, but also a growing effort to stamp out conspiracy theories that the United States will adopt martial law.
47 min

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Three Global War on Terrorism veterans interview military veterans and other influencers in the military community who share stories related to transitioning, valor and heroism, mental wellness and overcoming PTSD, accessing VA benefits and much more. Join us each week for vibrant camaraderie, playful joking and hot takes on current events, interesting trends and quirky stories of interest to the military and veteran community.