Robert Douglas
Special guest
Robert Douglas is a retired air traffic controller with the Cleveland, Ohio, enroute air traffic control center.
On the morning of September 11, 2001 his station was responsible for all the air over Ohio and western Pennsylvania, to include United Flight 93, which would eventually be brought down by the passengers in Shanksville, Pa.
As an air traffic controller, Douglas had served in many areas, including Washington, D.C., Davison Army Airfield, and at the Pentagon Army Heliport.
Douglas is originally from Barberton, Ohio and currently lives with his wife in Avon, Ohio. He learned to be an air traffic controller in the Army before leaving active duty and becoming a National Guard Infantryman.
Douglas deployed to Bosnia Herzegovina in 1997 in the first call up of a National Guard Combat Arms unit since Vietnam. There he led an anti-armor team equipped with the Dragon wire-guided missile.
Robert Douglas has been a guest on 2 episodes.
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Episode 80: Tango Alpha Lima: Our 100th Episode
December 7th, 2021 | Season 2 | 43 mins 19 secs
100, ai, american legion, asteroid, boot camp, commentary, community, community service, darpa, eagle globe and anchor, ega, every marine is a rifleman, female veterans, human performance center, lasers, maternity care, military, momnibus bill, national guard, non-profit, post-9/11, recruiting, reminiscence, robotics, space force, tactical yoga, topical, veteran, veterans service
Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion hosted by three post-9/11 veterans. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.
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Episode 91106: Tango Alpha Lima remembers 9/11 with air traffic controller Robert Douglas
August 23rd, 2021 | Season 911 | 31 mins 9 secs
9/11, air traffic controller, american legion, bosnia, cleveland center, commentary, community, community service, deployment, military, military oath, non-profit, post-9/11, topical, united flight 93, veteran, veterans service, world trade center
Bonus Tango Alpha Lima podcast episodes from The American Legion in honor of the 20th Anniversary of 9/11. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.