They specialize in saving lives. One squadron just returned and the other just deployed. Lt. Col. Andrew Meshel – Command Helicopter Pilot SMSgt Howard Smith - Survival Evasion Resistance Escape Specialist
Regular contributor Col. Kent Laughbaum enlightens us on the advantages - and limitations of applying airpower in the the current middle east crisis.
It is one of the most requested Air Force occupations but few civilians know anything about the role and mission of OSI. Retired OSI officer, security consultant and author Sylvia Longmire gives us a peek inside the missions and operations of this special group.
Dan Rowan was serving with New York Fire Department Engine Company 33 on September 11. His Engine Company lost 10 firefighters on that day but Dan says he actually lost 343 brothers in the attacks. Of the total firefighters killed, Dan had personally trained or worked with 53 of them. This is one of the most compelling interviews I have done. As you can hear in his voice, September 11th is still a very sensitive issue for Dan. The south [...]
Three guests discuss the thirteenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. In this hour, Robert Brandt from the Tucson Police Department and John Gulotta from the Tucson Fire Department talk about the “Never Forgotten 9/11 Memorial Tower Climb.” The Tower Climb will be held at Arizona Stadium on September 11th. Law Enforcement, firefighters and members of the military will climb 2,071 stairs to memorialize the number of flights climbed by first responders at the World Trade Center. Some of the Tucson [...]
Col. Lawrence Casper (US Army Retired) is the author of "Falcon Brigade: Combat and Command in Somalia and Haiti" He had been in command of the Falcon Brigade of the 10th Mountain Division for three days when the radio call came in "..we've got a Blackhawk Down…" Col. Casper shares some of his thoughts on the First Battle of Mogadishu and lessons learned.
John Eslinger is a renaissance man; he did two tours of duty in Vietnam but was never a member of the military (fill in the blanks). He is a successful entrepreneur, actor and movie producer. Chief Hoover could be called the “Chief out of Central Casting”. He had 13 combat deployments over his three decades of service. Eslinger knew Chief Hoover’s family when he was a baby and their paths crossed again decades later at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.
Actor Charles Durning first recruited Joe to perform at the National Memorial Day Concert. Joe Mantegna co-hosts the National Memorial Day Concert with his friend/fellow actor Gary Sinise and is spokesperson for the National Army Museum. Did you know he had FIVE uncles that served during World War II?
U-2 Pilot Lt. Col. Jon "Huggy" Huggins Lt. Col. John Huggins has more than 7,000 flight hours in various aircraft and more combined time in the T-38 and U-2 than any other pilot in the last quarter century.
Ron Aiello with "Stormy" They go into combat with our soldiers and often make the ultimate sacrifice. They deserve the respect and care earned by every veteran. Ron Aiello was a military dog handler in Vietnam and is President of the United States War Dogs Association.