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    <itunes:summary>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
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  <title>Episode 240: A military analyst's view of national security </title>
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  <description>Happy Birthday to the Kindle.
THE INTERVIEW
Air Force veteran and author Ethan Brown is a Senior Fellow for Defense Studies at the Center for the Study of the Presidency &amp;amp; Congress (CSPS), a bipartisan think-tank in Washington D.C. He is also the author of the “Visual Friendlies, Tally Target” trilogy (Casemate Publishers), chronicling the role of forward air controllers and Close Air Support in the Global War on Terror.
Ethan shares how his background as a TACP with multiple combat deployments led him to his writing career, and discusses the work he does with CSPS work to address the military recruiting crisis and toxic exposure issues among military veterans.
SCUTTLEBUTT
Follow Stacy down the Reddit Rabbit-hole as she explores "Random ways people got out of deployment"
Bravo Zulu to South Carolina post who did Buddy Checks in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene Special Guest: Ethan Brown.
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    <![CDATA[<p>Happy Birthday to the Kindle.</p>

<p>THE INTERVIEW<br>
Air Force veteran and author Ethan Brown is a Senior Fellow for Defense Studies at the Center for the Study of the Presidency &amp; Congress (CSPS), a bipartisan think-tank in Washington D.C. He is also the author of the “Visual Friendlies, Tally Target” trilogy (Casemate Publishers), chronicling the role of forward air controllers and Close Air Support in the Global War on Terror.</p>

<p>Ethan shares how his background as a TACP with multiple combat deployments led him to his writing career, and discusses the work he does with CSPS work to address the military recruiting crisis and toxic exposure issues among military veterans.</p>

<p>SCUTTLEBUTT<br>
Follow Stacy down the Reddit Rabbit-hole as she explores &quot;Random ways people got out of deployment&quot;<br>
Bravo Zulu to South Carolina post who did Buddy Checks in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene</p><p>Special Guest: Ethan Brown.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Wayspring Wanderer - A Desert Druid LitRPG | Royal Road" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/92782/wayspring-wanderer-a-desert-druid-litrpg">Wayspring Wanderer - A Desert Druid LitRPG | Royal Road</a></li><li><a title="FEP Vision - Blue Cross and Blue Shield&#39;s Federal Employee Program" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.fepblue.org/vision-new-light?&amp;utm_campaign=2024_fedvip&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_content=vision_civilian_cf_keywords&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiA6Ou5BhCrARIsAPoTxrC-MNSC7SZ_TUvcCkmgJdprC-E5uNpTZx7UVJHQuSSsxS0w7fn528EaAjGfEALw_wcB">FEP Vision - Blue Cross and Blue Shield's Federal Employee Program</a></li><li><a title="The American Legion and Wellcare Medicare Advantage plans for Legionnaires | Wellcare" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.wellcarenow.com/veterans/?cid=CMT84543">The American Legion and Wellcare Medicare Advantage plans for Legionnaires | Wellcare</a></li><li><a title="Visual Friendlies, Tally Target: How Close Air Support in the War on Terror Changed the Way America Made War - Casemate Publishers US" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.casematepublishers.com/9781636244228/visual-friendlies-tally-target-how-close-air-support-in-the-war-on-terror-changed-the-way-america-made-war/">Visual Friendlies, Tally Target: How Close Air Support in the War on Terror Changed the Way America Made War - Casemate Publishers US</a></li><li><a title="Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.thepresidency.org/">Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress</a></li><li><a title="The Ghost of GWOT Haunting the Military Recruiting Crisis - Modern War Institute" rel="nofollow" href="https://mwi.westpoint.edu/the-ghost-of-gwot-haunting-the-military-recruiting-crisis/">The Ghost of GWOT Haunting the Military Recruiting Crisis - Modern War Institute</a></li><li><a title="Army-Navy Game | The American Legion" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/about/organization/national-alliances/army-navy-game">Army-Navy Game | The American Legion</a></li><li><a title="Be The One | The American Legion" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/advocacy/be-the-one">Be The One | The American Legion</a></li><li><a title="TangoAlphaLima" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/TangoAlphaLima/">TangoAlphaLima</a></li><li><a title="You can count on (pun intended) a South Carolina Post 30 Hurricane Helene Buddy Check | Legiontown U.S.A." rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legiontown.org/buddy-checks/13914/you-can-count-pun-intended-south-carolina-post-30-hurricane-helene-buddy-check">You can count on (pun intended) a South Carolina Post 30 Hurricane Helene Buddy Check | Legiontown U.S.A.</a></li><li><a title="National Emergency Fund | The American Legion" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/get-involved/community-programs/national-emergency-fund">National Emergency Fund | The American Legion</a></li><li><a title="Temporary Financial Assistance | The American Legion" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/get-involved/community-programs/temporary-financial-assistance">Temporary Financial Assistance | The American Legion</a></li><li><a title="Watch video of this episode on YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/fnLhba7uMtU">Watch video of this episode on YouTube</a></li><li><a title="Join The American Legion " rel="nofollow" href="http://www.legion.org/join">Join The American Legion </a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Happy Birthday to the Kindle.</p>

<p>THE INTERVIEW<br>
Air Force veteran and author Ethan Brown is a Senior Fellow for Defense Studies at the Center for the Study of the Presidency &amp; Congress (CSPS), a bipartisan think-tank in Washington D.C. He is also the author of the “Visual Friendlies, Tally Target” trilogy (Casemate Publishers), chronicling the role of forward air controllers and Close Air Support in the Global War on Terror.</p>

<p>Ethan shares how his background as a TACP with multiple combat deployments led him to his writing career, and discusses the work he does with CSPS work to address the military recruiting crisis and toxic exposure issues among military veterans.</p>

<p>SCUTTLEBUTT<br>
Follow Stacy down the Reddit Rabbit-hole as she explores &quot;Random ways people got out of deployment&quot;<br>
Bravo Zulu to South Carolina post who did Buddy Checks in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene</p><p>Special Guest: Ethan Brown.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Wayspring Wanderer - A Desert Druid LitRPG | Royal Road" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/92782/wayspring-wanderer-a-desert-druid-litrpg">Wayspring Wanderer - A Desert Druid LitRPG | Royal Road</a></li><li><a title="FEP Vision - Blue Cross and Blue Shield&#39;s Federal Employee Program" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.fepblue.org/vision-new-light?&amp;utm_campaign=2024_fedvip&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_content=vision_civilian_cf_keywords&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiA6Ou5BhCrARIsAPoTxrC-MNSC7SZ_TUvcCkmgJdprC-E5uNpTZx7UVJHQuSSsxS0w7fn528EaAjGfEALw_wcB">FEP Vision - Blue Cross and Blue Shield's Federal Employee Program</a></li><li><a title="The American Legion and Wellcare Medicare Advantage plans for Legionnaires | Wellcare" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.wellcarenow.com/veterans/?cid=CMT84543">The American Legion and Wellcare Medicare Advantage plans for Legionnaires | Wellcare</a></li><li><a title="Visual Friendlies, Tally Target: How Close Air Support in the War on Terror Changed the Way America Made War - Casemate Publishers US" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.casematepublishers.com/9781636244228/visual-friendlies-tally-target-how-close-air-support-in-the-war-on-terror-changed-the-way-america-made-war/">Visual Friendlies, Tally Target: How Close Air Support in the War on Terror Changed the Way America Made War - Casemate Publishers US</a></li><li><a title="Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.thepresidency.org/">Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress</a></li><li><a title="The Ghost of GWOT Haunting the Military Recruiting Crisis - Modern War Institute" rel="nofollow" href="https://mwi.westpoint.edu/the-ghost-of-gwot-haunting-the-military-recruiting-crisis/">The Ghost of GWOT Haunting the Military Recruiting Crisis - Modern War Institute</a></li><li><a title="Army-Navy Game | The American Legion" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/about/organization/national-alliances/army-navy-game">Army-Navy Game | The American Legion</a></li><li><a title="Be The One | The American Legion" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/advocacy/be-the-one">Be The One | The American Legion</a></li><li><a title="TangoAlphaLima" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/TangoAlphaLima/">TangoAlphaLima</a></li><li><a title="You can count on (pun intended) a South Carolina Post 30 Hurricane Helene Buddy Check | Legiontown U.S.A." rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legiontown.org/buddy-checks/13914/you-can-count-pun-intended-south-carolina-post-30-hurricane-helene-buddy-check">You can count on (pun intended) a South Carolina Post 30 Hurricane Helene Buddy Check | Legiontown U.S.A.</a></li><li><a title="National Emergency Fund | The American Legion" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/get-involved/community-programs/national-emergency-fund">National Emergency Fund | The American Legion</a></li><li><a title="Temporary Financial Assistance | The American Legion" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/get-involved/community-programs/temporary-financial-assistance">Temporary Financial Assistance | The American Legion</a></li><li><a title="Watch video of this episode on YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/fnLhba7uMtU">Watch video of this episode on YouTube</a></li><li><a title="Join The American Legion " rel="nofollow" href="http://www.legion.org/join">Join The American Legion </a></li></ul>]]>
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  <title>Episode 91116: Tango Alpha Lima remembers 9/11 with USAF Col. Kim Campbell</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>The American Legion</author>
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  <itunes:episode>91116</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Tango Alpha Lima remembers 9/11 with USAF Col. Kim Campbell</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>On Sept. 11, 2001, Kim Campbell was a young Air Force Academy graduate in A-10 training. Suddenly, everything about her role as a fighter pilot changed, and shortly after completing training she was deployed to  Afghanistan in 2002 and then Iraq in 2003, providing close air support for troops on the ground.
Col. Kim Campbell joins the Tango Alpha Lima hosts to share experiences during these deployments, including the mission where she earned the Distinguished Flying Cross.
 Special Guest: Kim Campbell.
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    <![CDATA[<p>On Sept. 11, 2001, Kim Campbell was a young Air Force Academy graduate in A-10 training. Suddenly, everything about her role as a fighter pilot changed, and shortly after completing training she was deployed to  Afghanistan in 2002 and then Iraq in 2003, providing close air support for troops on the ground.</p>

<p>Col. Kim Campbell joins the Tango Alpha Lima hosts to share experiences during these deployments, including the mission where she earned the Distinguished Flying Cross.</p><p>Special Guest: Kim Campbell.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Watch video of this episode on YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/RGbu6Qw_X-0">Watch video of this episode on YouTube</a></li><li><a title="Send us your feedback!" rel="nofollow" href="https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/contact">Send us your feedback!</a></li><li><a title="Join The American Legion " rel="nofollow" href="http://www.legion.org/join">Join The American Legion </a></li><li><a title="Kim &quot;KC&quot; Campbell — Athena&#39;s Voice" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.athenasvoiceusa.com/kim-kc-campbell">Kim "KC" Campbell — Athena's Voice</a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>On Sept. 11, 2001, Kim Campbell was a young Air Force Academy graduate in A-10 training. Suddenly, everything about her role as a fighter pilot changed, and shortly after completing training she was deployed to  Afghanistan in 2002 and then Iraq in 2003, providing close air support for troops on the ground.</p>

<p>Col. Kim Campbell joins the Tango Alpha Lima hosts to share experiences during these deployments, including the mission where she earned the Distinguished Flying Cross.</p><p>Special Guest: Kim Campbell.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Watch video of this episode on YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/RGbu6Qw_X-0">Watch video of this episode on YouTube</a></li><li><a title="Send us your feedback!" rel="nofollow" href="https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/contact">Send us your feedback!</a></li><li><a title="Join The American Legion " rel="nofollow" href="http://www.legion.org/join">Join The American Legion </a></li><li><a title="Kim &quot;KC&quot; Campbell — Athena&#39;s Voice" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.athenasvoiceusa.com/kim-kc-campbell">Kim "KC" Campbell — Athena's Voice</a></li></ul>]]>
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