Tango Alpha Lima Podcast

Brought to you by The American Legion

About the show

Join us for vibrant camaraderie, playful joking and hot takes on current events, interesting trends and quirky stories of interest to the military and veteran community.

The weekly podcast is produced by The American Legion.

For more stories and videos please visit www.legion.org/tangoalphalima

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Episodes

  • Episode 85: Tango Alpha Lima: Veteran Suicide Part 3 - NYPD POPPA program with Sean Powers

    January 6th, 2022  |  Season 3  |  32 mins 36 secs
    a&e, american legion, bill curtis, commentary, community, community service, confidentiality, emt, first responders, hacksaw ridge, mental health, military, mst, non-profit, nypd, peer counseling, peer support, police officer, poppa, post-9/11, ptsd, stigma, survivors' guilt, topical, veteran, veterans service

    Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion hosted by post-9/11 veterans. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.

  • Episode 84: Tango Alpha Lima: Veteran Suicide Part 2 - "The American Legion Saved My Life"

    January 5th, 2022  |  Season 3  |  34 mins 53 secs
    american legion, ceremonies, commentary, community, community service, disability rating, fibromyalgia, helmets for heroes, honor and remembrance, honor guard, law enforcement, mental health, military, non-profit, post-9/11, purpose, service officer, therapy, topical, va&r, veteran, veteran suicide, veterans service

    Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion hosted by post-9/11 veterans.
    Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.

  • Episode 82: Tango Alpha Lima: A bittersweet goodbye, daring Coast Guard rescue, and MOH Cashe at last

    December 21st, 2021  |  Season 2  |  47 mins 5 secs
    alwyn cashe, american legion, app, commentary, community, community service, health care, medal of honor, military, military ethics, national guard, niagara falls, non-profit, post-9/11, pregnancy, saving private ryan, topical, va, 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.

  • Episode 81: Tango Alpha Lima: War Letters with guest Andrew Carroll

    December 14th, 2021  |  Season 2  |  28 mins 19 secs
    adoption, american legion, bagram, barbara harrison, battle of the bulge, buchenwald, chapman university, clara barton, commentary, community, community service, concentration camp, correspondence, dear abby, dresden, e-mail, ernest hemingway, gwot, hawaii, history, iwo jima, kabul, kurt vonnegut, life magazine, military, non-profit, nurse, operation post war, pearl harbor, podcast, post-9/11, ptsd, topical, veteran, veterans service, war experience, war letter, war on terrorism, wwi, wwii

    Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion hosted by three post-9/11 veterans. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.

  • 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.

  • Episode 79: Tango Alpha Lima: Stack Up CEO and founder Stephen Machuga

    November 30th, 2021  |  Season 2  |  37 mins 33 secs
    9/11, activision blizzard, afghanistan, airborne ranger, american legion, army, avatar, commentary, community, community service, dr disrespect, equine therapy, fort bragg, guitar hero, iraq, lotr, mental health, military, nerdgasm, non-profit, peer counseling, post-9/11, purdue, recreation therapy, rotc, topical, veteran, veteran suicide, veterans service, video game, wind therapy, world of warcraft, xbox

    Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion hosted by three post-9/11 veterans. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.

  • Episode 78: Tango Alpha Lima: A day in NYC, unions and the Guard, and how troop pay affects readiness

    November 23rd, 2021  |  Season 2  |  36 mins 7 secs
    9/11, american legion, camaraderie, chinatown, commentary, community, community service, connecticut, covid-19, csis, ft. hood, honor, kimlau post, mental health, military, military pay, national guard, netflix, new jersey, new york, non-profit, nyc, parade, post-9/11, safety, suicide, survey, thankful, thanksgiving, tiger king, topical, union, userra, veteran, veterans day, 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.

  • Episode 77: Tango Alpha LIma: Air Force Gaming with Sgt. Erin Rich

    November 16th, 2021  |  Season 2  |  32 mins 37 secs
    air force gaming, alphawarrior, american legion, apex, awareness, call of duty, camaraderie, commentary, community, community service, discord, elympics, esports, esports business summit, first person shooter, fitness, gaming, guardians, indycar, long beach, military, mmrp, non-profit, post-9/11, retention, rocket league, space force, super smash, topical, twitch, usaa, veteran, veterans service, youtube

    Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion hosted by three post-9/11 veterans. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.

  • Episode 76: Tango Alpha Lima Veterans Day Special: Tomb Centennial, Buddy Checks and Veterans Day Deals

    November 9th, 2021  |  Season 2  |  44 mins 43 secs
    american legion, arlington national cemetery, buddy check, centennial, chief plenty coups, chief plenty coups honor guard, commentary, community, community service, crow nation, france, homeless veterans, knobs, military, montana, non-profit, nyc, old guard, post-9/11, the citadel, tomb guard, tomb of the unkown, topical, uss olympia, va, veteran, veterans and military families month, veterans day, veterans day parade, veterans service, west la va, white house

    Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion hosted by three post-9/11 veterans. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.

  • Episode 75: Tango Alpha Lima: The Pink Tax, Marines and vaccines, and military AWOL weapons problems

    November 2nd, 2021  |  Season 2  |  41 mins 56 secs
    alws, american legion, atlanta braves, baseball, brian snitker, commentary, community, community service, covid, department of california, department of virginia, disability claim, dusty baker, ehr, fatigues act, gender wage gap, gronk, honor flight, houston astros, idaho post 56 bandits, military, military spouses, military weapon, non-profit, pink tax, post everlasting, post-9/11, small business task force, tap, topical, transitioning veterans, uniforms, va, vaccine, veteran, veterans service, williamsburg, world series

    Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion hosted by three post-9/11 veterans. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.

  • Episode 74: Tango Alpha Lima: "Dodgebomb" author Darin Pepple

    October 26th, 2021  |  Season 2  |  36 mins 56 secs
    american legion, arab politics, army culture, catharsis, commentary, community, community service, david bellavia, dodgebomb, excerpt, gwot, hersey kiss mobile, hollywood, inspiration, iraq, military, military acronyms, military officer, morticia adams, non-profit, officer rivalry, post-9/11, satire, topical, transition, veteran, veterans service, writing

    Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion hosted by three post-9/11 veterans. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.

  • Episode 73: Tango Alpha Lima: A hat trick, nuclear spies, and special ops in Taiwan

    October 19th, 2021  |  Season 2  |  41 mins 59 secs
    american legion, american legion post 8, big bang theory, china, commentary, community, community service, cougar, denzel washington, espionage, irreverent warriors, kombucha, loki, military, national judge advocate, non-profit, nuclear secrets, pat tillman, post-9/11, sliders, space force, special forces, taiwan, topical, treason, uss connecticut, veteran, veterans service, vexillology

    Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion hosted by three post-9/11 veterans. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.

  • Episode 72: Tango Alpha Lima: Mission Roll Call with Patrick Griffith

    October 12th, 2021  |  Season 2  |  35 mins 33 secs
    american legion, commentary, community, community service, implementation, legislation, mental health, military, mission act, native american, navajo nation, non-profit, poll data, post-9/11, rural veterans, s.785, storytelling, suicide prevention, topical, tribal veterans, va health care, 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.

  • Episode 71: Tango Alpha Lima: Guardians Uniforms, Afghanistan (Again!) and Wind Therapy

    October 5th, 2021  |  Season 2  |  43 mins 56 secs
    #thetruthisoutthere, @patriotickenny, afghanistan, al qaeda, american legion, ancient aliens, andre, battlestar galactica, boulder crest, catholic saint, chip ganassi, commentary, community, community service, equine therapy, fr kapaun, friends, galaxy quest, guardians, idaho 4 wheelers, indycar, isis, joey tribiani, korean war, medal of honor, mental health, military, motorcycle, motorcycle relief project, non-profit, post-9/11, pow-mia, ptsd, rep. ruben gallego, repatriation, smell the fart acting, space force, star trek, suicide prevention, tiktok, topical, ufo, veteran, veterans service, warrior’s road, wellness, wind therapy

    Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion hosted by three post-9/11 veterans. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.

  • Episode 70: Tango Alpha Lima: Transgender American Veterans Association with guest Avalisa Ellicott

    September 28th, 2021  |  Season 2  |  42 mins 37 secs
    accidental advocacy, activism, american legion, black trans woman, commentary, community, community service, don’t ask don’t tell, empathy, lgbtqia+, military, non-profit, post-9/11, topical, trans fear, trans veterans, trans youth, veteran, veterans service, youtube influencer

    Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion hosted by three post-9/11 veterans. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.

  • Episode 69: Tango Alpha Lima: Convention AAR, Army Vaccine Mandate and Suicide Prevention

    September 21st, 2021  |  Season 2  |  32 mins 55 secs
    american legion, anthrax, buddy check, commentary, commissary, community, community service, convention, covid-19, flag, inflation, military, non-profit, phoenix, post-9/11, pow, smallpox, spanish flu, topical, vaccine, veteran, veteran crisis line, veteran suicide, veterans service, wwii

    Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion hosted by three post-9/11 veterans. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.