Dec
31
Sat
“Turn & Burn” – Lt. Col. Darrell Ahrens
Dec 31 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
"Turn & Burn" - Lt. Col. Darrell Ahrens

It is said there are only two bad days for a fighter pilot; the day a pilot straps on the jet knowing it is their last flight and the day a pilot straps on the jet NOT knowing it is their last flight.

 

Thankfully Darrell Ahrens avoided the later in the skies over Vietnam.

Jan
7
Sat
“First In” Combat Controllers
Jan 7 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
"First In" Combat Controllers

Out of the seven Air Force Crosses awarded since the beginning of the Global War on Terror, five have been awarded to Combat Controllers for extraordinary heroism in combat. Mike Lamonica and Mike West of the Combat Control Foundation join us to talk about these warriors who are “First In.”

Jan
21
Sat
Delta Force – Brad Taylor
Jan 21 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Delta Force - Brad Taylor

Brad Taylor served in the Army for 21 years, including 8 years with Delta Force.  He has also authored 16 New York Times best selling thrillers.

Jan
28
Sat
Veteran Entrepreneur Steven Myers
Jan 28 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Veteran Entrepreneur Steven Myers

Two time Air Force Veteran Steven Myers is a successful four-time CEO and serial entrepreneur. In 1992 he became the first American since Charles Lindbergh to pilot an airplane into the Russian Kamchatka Peninsula, forming one of the first post Soviet era joint ventures.

Feb
4
Sat
WW II Medic Andrew Kiniry
Feb 4 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
WW II Medic Andrew Kiniry

Andrew Kiniry was with the 45th Evacuation hospital. He says more than one infantryman said he would NEVER trade duty with Andrew. That proved right when Andrew’s unit was moved into the Buchenwald concentration camp to care for the survivors.

Feb
11
Sat
Astronaut Eileen Collins
Feb 11 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Astronaut Eileen Collins

Eileen Collins was an Air Force test pilot before being selected by NASA as an astronaut. She was the first woman pilot and first woman commander of a space shuttle. A Veteran of four shuttle flights, she has logged more than 872 hours in space.

Feb
18
Sat
Code Platoon – Greg Drobny
Feb 18 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Code Platoon - Greg Drobny

Greg Drobny served 8 years in the Army including a brief period conducting Psy-Ops. His transition out of the military was a somewhat rocky one until he found something he really enjoyed – Code Platoon helps Veterans, active duty service members and military spouses transition into the workforce by providing technical training and career placement.

Feb
25
Sat
Navy Week
Feb 25 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Navy Week

Navy Week sails into my backyard! Guests include Constructionman William Jones of the USS Constitution, the world’s oldest commissioned warship still afloat. EOD Navy Diver Second Class Petty Officer Skylar Bokelman and the Band Master of the Navy Band Southwest LCDR Bruce Mansfield.

Mar
11
Sat
Kim “Killer Chick” Campbell
Mar 11 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Kim "Killer Chick" Campbell

While providing ground support for troops in contact, Kim Campbell’s A-10 was rocked by anti-aircraft fire causing the loss of all hydraulics. Rather than bail out over Baghdad, she converted to manual control and nursed her plan back to safety. Kim was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for her actions that day.

Mar
18
Sat
I Married the War
Mar 18 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
I Married the War

Ken and Betty Rodgers have released another powerful documentary – “I Married The War”.  This film depicts the challenges that PTSD places upon the spouses from WWII to the present day.