Tango Alpha Lima Podcast

Team Tango chats with 2016 American Legion 4th Estate Award recipient and Military.com Managing Editor, Hope Seck about journalism and reporting on the military community. Special Guest: Hope Seck. Links: Send us your feedback! Watch video of this episode on YouTube Hope Hodge Seck | Military.com Center for a New American Security Bill Would Clear the Way for Army Legend Alwyn Cashe to Receive Med...

CV is befuddled by VA losing rights to the GIBill.com website. Ashley celebrates the unveiling of "The Pledge,” a new statue dedicated to women in the military and service dogs at The Women In Military Service For America Memorial. Jeff shares the news of progress addressing Veteran Suicide: The 988 National Crisis Hotline will go live in Fall 2021 The Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Men...

Jeff shares Space Force immersive space sim training tool, and the gang waxes poetic about Col. Max Lantz, Commandant of the U.S. Air Force’s National Security Space Institute. CV leads a discussion about the wisdom of eliminating of Basic Training Shark Attacks. Ashley celebrates an inspirational story of a Legion member who has completed his 100 Miles for Hope challenge. Rapid Fire: Veterans gua...

Team Tango sits down to share a sweet tea and catch up with 2016 Boys Nation President Anighya Crocker, who is gearing up for law school as well as pursuing his musical passions. Special Guest: Anighya Crocker. Links: Send us your feedback! Watch video of this episode on YouTube Play Tango Bingo Boys State / Boys Nation | The American Legion Anigha Crocker profile on LegionTV June 2021 Carnegie Ha...

CV celebrates as the U.S. Coast Guard unicorn float made famous by the USCGC Kimball shark-infested swim call makes it's debut at the U.S. Coast Guard Museum in New London, Connecticut. Jeff shares stories of criminal indictments for leaders at two veterans homes over COVID-19 deaths of residents. Ashley brings the scoop on how the National Archives Navy deck log digitization project will help...

Boys State Documentary Director Jesse Moss and 2019 Texas Boys State Gubernatorial Candidate Steven Garza join Team Tango to discuss the documentary airing on Apple TV and the Boys State experience. The Boys State documentary won the Grand Jury prize at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and was selected to be the opening night film of New Directors/New Films, presented by the Film Society of Lincoln...

The Medal of Honor is bestowed upon Sgt. Maj. Thomas Payne, and Team Tango discusses the man CV claims is "tougher than woodpecker lips." Jeff breaks out his knife-hand again as he gets riled up about new studies linking adverse health effects to burn pit exposure and the team talks about new legislation introduced to address obstacles many veterans face when seeking health care from the...

Bowe Bergdahl's sentence is upheld, and CV poses questions about the influence of public debate and podcast episodes on the evolution of the case. Ashley shares the news that Secretary Esper has backed the effort to posthumously bestow the Medal of Honor on Sgt. Alwyn Cashe. Jeff unsheaths the knife hand as he expresses his continuing frustration over the mounting death toll at Ft. Hood, and a...

New York Legionnaire Keith Koster, who's quest to top all 46 peaks in the Adirondacks in honor of The American Legion Centennial was featured in the March 2019 issue of The American Legion magazine, joins Team Tango to talk about his latest challenge, 100 Miles for Hope in support of The American Legion Veterans & Children Foundation. Special Guest: Keith Koster. Links: Watch video of this...

CV bypasses the political trappings, and goes straight to the heart of the perennial battle over military healthcare spending. Ashley celebrates the continuing series of female firsts in the military by sharing the story of Capt. Candice Bowen, who has taken command of Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, making her one of the first black women...

Pin-Ups for Vets founder Gina Elise joins the Tango team to talk about her organization and how they have continued to evolve over 15 years to serve the veterans and military community. Special Guest: Gina Elise. Links: Watch video of this episode on YouTube Home | pin-ups-for-vets Pin-Ups for Vets on Returning the Favor with Mike Rowe Play Tango Bingo Send us your feedback!

CV shares the story of a Navy air traffic controller who assisted a fellow sailor who was found wandering San Diego after enjoying a few too many libations, only to be relentlessly harrassed when the Navy news printed a story about her recieving a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for her good deed with fake, place-holder quotes about the incident. DVIDs corrected the article, but the damage...

Women of the Military podcast host Amanda Huffman joins the Tango crew to talk about her transition from an active-duty Airman to stay-at-home mom and military spouse, her work sharing the stories of other women veterans and how she hopes to inspire young people to consider military service. Special Guest: Amanda Huffman. Links: Watch video of this episode on YouTube Listen to Ashley on the Women...

Ashley kicks things off with a discussion of the Army esports team and their IRL battles with Twitch over accusations of false giveaways and with the ACLU on denying first amendment rights to internet trolls. Jeff goes historical with a story about the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, the only all-Black Women's Army Corps unit to serve in Europe during World War II. CV questions the...

Jeff and Ashley visit with retired SEAL Team Six member Justin Sheffield, who talks about being a part of the storied Special Forces group, his new book, and the foundation he established to help fellow veterans. Special Guest: Justin Sheffield. Links: Watch video of this episode on YouTube MOB VI | Defiance Press & Publishing Mission | All Eagles Oscar GuideStar guide for non-profits Talk to...

CV kicks things off with a discussion of Russian Bounty allegations. Jeff weighs in on the battle between PETA and the U.S. Air Force Academy over their new gyrfalcon mascot. Ashley talks about the discovery of PFC Guillen's remains, the culture at Ft. Hood and the #IAmVanessaGuillen movement Rapid Fire U.S. Troops in South Korea lose control of 4th of July monster beach party, the gang ponder...

Jeff and Ashley talk with John Ring and others fresh off the trail of the Buddy Watch Walk, a Pier-to-Pier trek across the southern U.S. to raise awareness of veteran issues such as mental health, PTSD, homelessness, unemployment, MST, TBI, addiction, and suicide. They walkers are joined by representatives from The Alabama American Legion, who supported John during his stop in Montgomery, as well...

Legionnaires with connections in both police and black communities, Autrey James, Hugh Crooks and Sean Powers, continue their frank, honest and intriguing discussion with our podcast co-hosts about racial disparity and law enforcement. Special Guests: Autrey James, Hugh Crooks Jr., and Sean Powers. Links: Watch video of this episode on YouTube Watch video of Part I on YouTube Send us your feedback...

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. Links: Watch video of this episode on YouTube Send us your feedback!

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....

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. Mark your calendars: Subscribe to Drive On Podcast today and ca...

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 a...

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...

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-over...

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 Forc...