web01.fireside.fm Sat, 11 Apr 2026 09:47:48 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Tango Alpha Lima Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Active Duty” https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/tags/active-duty Tue, 09 Jul 2024 06:00:00 -0400 Three Global War on Terrorism veterans interview military veterans and other influencers in the military community who share stories related to transitioning, valor and heroism, mental wellness and overcoming PTSD, accessing VA benefits and much more. Join us each week for vibrant camaraderie, playful joking and hot takes on current events, interesting trends and quirky stories of interest to the military and veteran community. This weekly podcast is produced by The American Legion. For more stories and videos please visit www.legion.org/tangoalphalima en-us episodic A podcast for and by military veterans and service members, brought to you by The American Legion The American Legion Three Global War on Terrorism veterans interview military veterans and other influencers in the military community who share stories related to transitioning, valor and heroism, mental wellness and overcoming PTSD, accessing VA benefits and much more. Join us each week for vibrant camaraderie, playful joking and hot takes on current events, interesting trends and quirky stories of interest to the military and veteran community. This weekly podcast is produced by The American Legion. For more stories and videos please visit www.legion.org/tangoalphalima no veterans, military service, The American Legion, community, transition, PTSD, service members, careers, military life, Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, Space Force National Guard, Reserves, DoD, defense, national security, veterans service organizations, VA benefits The American Legion hsoria@legion.org Episode 221: Tango Alpha Lima: Warrior Canine Connection with Rick Yount and Joe Ouellette https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/221 4b47d36c-a634-49ac-abbb-8f91b9782430 Tue, 09 Jul 2024 06:00:00 -0400 The American Legion 221 Tango Alpha Lima: Warrior Canine Connection with Rick Yount and Joe Ouellette full 5 The American Legion Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima. 1:02:44 no LEGIONTOWN Guitars for Veterans – using the healing power of music to restore feelings of joy and purpose THE INTERVIEW Rick Yount, founder and executive director, Warrior Canine Connection and veteran Joe Oullette and his dog Wells, join the podcast to talk about the organization’s mission to enlist recovering warriors in a therapeutic mission of learning to train service dogs for their fellow veterans. The guests also talk about WCC's legislative work surrounding the PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act (PAWS Act), and the healing power of a connection with a dog. SCUTTLEBUTT A new documentary about a Marine veteran’s road trip with his brother that ended tragically in the Grand Canyon. Army set to debut new rapid test that checks for traumatic brain injuries using a single drop of blood Head of U.S. 2nd Fleet, demonstrated his pullup prowess during the Navy’s Fleet Week in New York City Special Guests: Joe Ouellette and Rick Yount. military, veteran, post-9/11, GWOT, American Legion, service, community, guide dog, seeing eye dog, guitar, music therapy, wounded warrior, service dog, therapy, dog training, labrador retrievers, National Guard, active-duty, mission, stress signals, prosthetics and sensory services, PAWS Act, mobility, unfunded mandate, Irritable Heart, TBI, concussion, LEGIONTOWN
Guitars for Veterans – using the healing power of music to restore feelings of joy and purpose

THE INTERVIEW
Rick Yount, founder and executive director, Warrior Canine Connection and veteran Joe Oullette and his dog Wells, join the podcast to talk about the organization’s mission to enlist recovering warriors in a therapeutic mission of learning to train service dogs for their fellow veterans.

The guests also talk about WCC's legislative work surrounding the PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act (PAWS Act), and the healing power of a connection with a dog.

SCUTTLEBUTT
A new documentary about a Marine veteran’s road trip with his brother that ended tragically in the Grand Canyon.

Army set to debut new rapid test that checks for traumatic brain injuries using a single drop of blood

Head of U.S. 2nd Fleet, demonstrated his pullup prowess during the Navy’s Fleet Week in New York City

Special Guests: Joe Ouellette and Rick Yount.

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Guitars for Veterans – using the healing power of music to restore feelings of joy and purpose

THE INTERVIEW
Rick Yount, founder and executive director, Warrior Canine Connection and veteran Joe Oullette and his dog Wells, join the podcast to talk about the organization’s mission to enlist recovering warriors in a therapeutic mission of learning to train service dogs for their fellow veterans.

The guests also talk about WCC's legislative work surrounding the PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act (PAWS Act), and the healing power of a connection with a dog.

SCUTTLEBUTT
A new documentary about a Marine veteran’s road trip with his brother that ended tragically in the Grand Canyon.

Army set to debut new rapid test that checks for traumatic brain injuries using a single drop of blood

Head of U.S. 2nd Fleet, demonstrated his pullup prowess during the Navy’s Fleet Week in New York City

Special Guests: Joe Ouellette and Rick Yount.

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]]> Tango Alpha Lima Be The One EP06: Grunt Style Foundation Founder Tim Jensen https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/talbto-06 0ca51810-ab9e-43e2-86ea-415360583168 Thu, 01 Feb 2024 10:45:00 -0500 The American Legion full 5 The American Legion Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima. 31:50 no Tim Jensen serves as Chief Brand Officer of Grunt Style LLC, Chairman of the Grunt Style Foundation and host of several popular veteran-focused podcasts. A Marine Corps veteran who deployed to Iraq in September 2004 and participated in over 200 combat patrols in the extremely violent Northern Babil Province, Tim is a strong advocate for defending the rights, lives, and well-being of veterans who have defended this country. Tim discusses his military experience, how that led to his leadership role at Grunt Style LLC, and ultimately the Grunt Style Foundation, where he leads a team on a mission to provide resources and experiences that support veterans and servicemembers facing challenges with mental health, military transition, food insecurity and homelessness. Special Guest: Tim Jensen. military, veteran, post-9/11, GWOT, American Legion, service, community, Be The One, mental health, mental wellness, PTSD, suicide prevention, Grunt Style, t-shirt, lifestyle brand, WWII, Rolling Thunder, Vietnam Wall, Iraq, infantry, Operation Iraqi Freedom, combat, entrepreneur, small business, camaraderie, foot insecurity, PACT Act, hyperbaric chamber, active-duty, advocacy, transition assistance, Veterans Mental Health Assistance Coalition, suicide, USS Nimitz, Afghanistan withdrawal, apolitical, patriotism Tim Jensen serves as Chief Brand Officer of Grunt Style LLC, Chairman of the Grunt Style Foundation and host of several popular veteran-focused podcasts.

A Marine Corps veteran who deployed to Iraq in September 2004 and participated in over 200 combat patrols in the extremely violent Northern Babil Province, Tim is a strong advocate for defending the rights, lives, and well-being of veterans who have defended this country.

Tim discusses his military experience, how that led to his leadership role at Grunt Style LLC, and ultimately the Grunt Style Foundation, where he leads a team on a mission to provide resources and experiences that support veterans and servicemembers facing challenges with mental health, military transition, food insecurity and homelessness.

Special Guest: Tim Jensen.

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A Marine Corps veteran who deployed to Iraq in September 2004 and participated in over 200 combat patrols in the extremely violent Northern Babil Province, Tim is a strong advocate for defending the rights, lives, and well-being of veterans who have defended this country.

Tim discusses his military experience, how that led to his leadership role at Grunt Style LLC, and ultimately the Grunt Style Foundation, where he leads a team on a mission to provide resources and experiences that support veterans and servicemembers facing challenges with mental health, military transition, food insecurity and homelessness.

Special Guest: Tim Jensen.

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]]> Tango Alpha Lima Be The One EP02: Lifestyle Medicine and Mental Health with Dr. Regan Stiegmann https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/talbto-02 93ca9aad-5ddf-4f03-9f4b-14aae85a6ad6 Sun, 01 Oct 2023 06:00:00 -0400 The American Legion full 4 The American Legion Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima. 39:40 no Dr. Regan Stiegmann is Associate Professor of Preventive and Lifestyle Medicine and Director of the Digital Health Track at Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Parker, Colorado. Dr. Stiegmann served 11 years in the U.S. Air Force, most recently as a Flight Surgeon and Lifestyle & Performance Medicine Specialist with the 10th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. She is passionate about human performance optimization, positive psychology, and health promotion, and she discusses how diet, exercise and other factors play a role in mental wellness Special Guest: Dr. Regan Stiegmann . military, veteran, post-9/11, GWOT, American Legion, service, community, Military service, active-duty, med school, flight surgeon, primary care, lifestyle medicine, US Air Force Academy, Walter Reed, pilots, academia, DoD, VA, mental health, mental wellness, nutrition, diet culture, science, medicine, health care, Maya Angelou, when you know better do better, recalibration, Whole Health, sustainable optimization of the human body, military physical standards, Dr. Regan Stiegmann is Associate Professor of Preventive and Lifestyle Medicine and Director of the Digital Health Track at Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Parker, Colorado.

Dr. Stiegmann served 11 years in the U.S. Air Force, most recently as a Flight Surgeon and Lifestyle & Performance Medicine Specialist with the 10th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. She is passionate about human performance optimization, positive psychology, and health promotion, and she discusses how diet, exercise and other factors play a role in mental wellness

Special Guest: Dr. Regan Stiegmann .

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Dr. Stiegmann served 11 years in the U.S. Air Force, most recently as a Flight Surgeon and Lifestyle & Performance Medicine Specialist with the 10th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. She is passionate about human performance optimization, positive psychology, and health promotion, and she discusses how diet, exercise and other factors play a role in mental wellness

Special Guest: Dr. Regan Stiegmann .

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]]> Episode 111: Tango Alpha Lima: Military Transition with Coeus Umbrella founder Jeffrey Powell https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/111 dfad616c-2d81-46a8-8e67-671597ed9101 Tue, 21 Jun 2022 09:00:00 -0400 The American Legion 111 Tango Alpha Lima: Military Transition with Coeus Umbrella founder Jeffrey Powell full 3 The American Legion Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion hosted by post-9/11 veterans. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima. 43:21 no The second episode in our special military transition series features retired Col. Jeffrey Powell. After an amazing military career, Powell retired in September of 2019. Like so many others, 2020 and the COVID pandemic shattered his plans and he struggled to find his place as a civilian. Powell shares the story of his struggles, lessons learned, and how he emerged determined to strike out on a path to help other veterans and change perceptions of what “Transition Assistance Programs” should be. Special Guest: Jeffrey Powell. military, veteran, post-9/11, commentary, topical, American Legion, veterans service, community, community service, non-profit, transition, military retirement, pandemic, TAP, Hiring our Heroes, SkillBridge, volunteer, mentorship, transition assistance, DoD, education, trades, career, corporate, lobbyist, unification, active-duty The second episode in our special military transition series features retired Col. Jeffrey Powell.

After an amazing military career, Powell retired in September of 2019. Like so many others, 2020 and the COVID pandemic shattered his plans and he struggled to find his place as a civilian.

Powell shares the story of his struggles, lessons learned, and how he emerged determined to strike out on a path to help other veterans and change perceptions of what “Transition Assistance Programs” should be.

Special Guest: Jeffrey Powell.

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After an amazing military career, Powell retired in September of 2019. Like so many others, 2020 and the COVID pandemic shattered his plans and he struggled to find his place as a civilian.

Powell shares the story of his struggles, lessons learned, and how he emerged determined to strike out on a path to help other veterans and change perceptions of what “Transition Assistance Programs” should be.

Special Guest: Jeffrey Powell.

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]]> Episode 100: Tango Alpha Lima: Mighty Oaks founder and author Chad Robichaux https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/100 9d045f2b-f057-425f-8fc2-7d6ce804582f Tue, 12 Apr 2022 09:00:00 -0400 The American Legion 100 Tango Alpha Lima: Mighty Oaks founder and author Chad Robichaux full 3 The American Legion Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion hosted by post-9/11 veterans. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima. 1:05:50 no IN THE NEWS Jeff Daly makes a triumphant return to the show and shares his heartfelt thanks for the care and support he recieved from his Legion family. Ashley shares a story of 4 airmen awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for evacuating more than 150 civilians from Kabul. THE INTERVIEW Our guest this week is Chad Robichaux, a former Force Recon Marine and DoD contractor with eight deployments to Afghanistan as part of a Joint Special Operations Command task force. Chad very nearly became a veteran suicide statistic, but he overcame personal battles with PTSD and went on to start the Mighty Oaks Foundation, a nonprofit that serves active duty and veteran communities with faith-based combat trauma and resiliency programs. RAPID FIRE Chad Robichaux Update Marine Corps body composition standards may be leading to eating disorders Powdered hot sauce coming soon to MREs Special Guest: Chad Robichaux. military, veteran, post-9/11, commentary, topical, American Legion, veterans service, community, community service, non-profit, West LA VA, stroke, camaraderie, PTSD, Afghanistan, divorce, anxiety, depression, suicide, mental wellness, faith-based therapy, active-duty, resiliency, spirituality, spouse, first responders, advocacy, biblical principles, intention, marriage, relationship, Save our Allies, Mighty Oaks, eating disorders, body positivity, combat readiness, hot sauce, MRE, speech therapist, VA Loma Linda, women veterans, Boston, Tough Ruck IN THE NEWS
Jeff Daly makes a triumphant return to the show and shares his heartfelt thanks for the care and support he recieved from his Legion family.

Ashley shares a story of 4 airmen awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for evacuating more than 150 civilians from Kabul.

THE INTERVIEW
Our guest this week is Chad Robichaux, a former Force Recon Marine and DoD contractor with eight deployments to Afghanistan as part of a Joint Special Operations Command task force.

Chad very nearly became a veteran suicide statistic, but he overcame personal battles with PTSD and went on to start the Mighty Oaks Foundation, a nonprofit that serves active duty and veteran communities with faith-based combat trauma and resiliency programs.

RAPID FIRE
Chad Robichaux Update
Marine Corps body composition standards may be leading to eating disorders
Powdered hot sauce coming soon to MREs

Special Guest: Chad Robichaux.

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Jeff Daly makes a triumphant return to the show and shares his heartfelt thanks for the care and support he recieved from his Legion family.

Ashley shares a story of 4 airmen awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for evacuating more than 150 civilians from Kabul.

THE INTERVIEW
Our guest this week is Chad Robichaux, a former Force Recon Marine and DoD contractor with eight deployments to Afghanistan as part of a Joint Special Operations Command task force.

Chad very nearly became a veteran suicide statistic, but he overcame personal battles with PTSD and went on to start the Mighty Oaks Foundation, a nonprofit that serves active duty and veteran communities with faith-based combat trauma and resiliency programs.

RAPID FIRE
Chad Robichaux Update
Marine Corps body composition standards may be leading to eating disorders
Powdered hot sauce coming soon to MREs

Special Guest: Chad Robichaux.

Links:

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