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    <title>Tango Alpha Lima Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Moon”</title>
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  <title>Episode 155: Tango Alpha Lima: Military Transition with Sales Platoon CEO John Renken</title>
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  <description>IN THE NEWS
NASA announces the crew of the Artemis II, which includes two former Navy pilots who will circle the moon in late 2024.
THIS WEEK'S GUEST
Our guest, John Renken, is a former U.S. Army Ranger, former professional MMA fighter, the founder of several churches, and a successful entrepreneur 
He is owner of online travel booking engine Travel Mavericks;  the owner of Southwestern Consulting where he provides coaching for sales professionals;  and the CEO of Sales Platoon,  a company focused on connecting active duty servicemembers to civilian sales careers. 
We talk with John about his military career, his MMA experience, and how he uses his experience to provide career assistance for military veterans. 
RAPID FIRE
Singing Legionnaires - where are you? 
America's best hiking trails
'Kandahar' trailer stars Gerard Butler in escape from Afghanistan Special Guest: John Renken.
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    <![CDATA[<p>IN THE NEWS<br>
NASA announces the crew of the Artemis II, which includes two former Navy pilots who will circle the moon in late 2024.</p>

<p>THIS WEEK&#39;S GUEST<br>
Our guest, John Renken, is a former U.S. Army Ranger, former professional MMA fighter, the founder of several churches, and a successful entrepreneur </p>

<p>He is owner of online travel booking engine Travel Mavericks;  the owner of Southwestern Consulting where he provides coaching for sales professionals;  and the CEO of Sales Platoon,  a company focused on connecting active duty servicemembers to civilian sales careers. </p>

<p>We talk with John about his military career, his MMA experience, and how he uses his experience to provide career assistance for military veterans. </p>

<p>RAPID FIRE<br>
Singing Legionnaires - where are you? <br>
America&#39;s best hiking trails<br>
&#39;Kandahar&#39; trailer stars Gerard Butler in escape from Afghanistan</p><p>Special Guest: John Renken.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Watch video of this episode on YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/E4MchxnSTIA">Watch video of this episode on YouTube</a></li><li><a title="Artemis II: 2 former Navy pilots bring thousands of flight hours to historic moon mission | Stars and Stripes" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2023-04-03/moon-mission-former-navy-pilots-9694531.html">Artemis II: 2 former Navy pilots bring thousands of flight hours to historic moon mission | Stars and Stripes</a></li><li><a title="Action Center" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.votervoice.net/AmericanLegion/home">Action Center</a></li><li><a title="Sales Training | Sales Platoon" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.mysalesplatoon.com/">Sales Training | Sales Platoon</a></li><li><a title="Home Page - Hiring Our Heroes" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.hiringourheroes.org/">Home Page - Hiring Our Heroes</a></li><li><a title="DOD SkillBridge" rel="nofollow" href="https://skillbridge.osd.mil/">DOD SkillBridge</a></li><li><a title="SAINT - Rory Fraser" rel="nofollow" href="https://roryfraser.com/SAINT">SAINT - Rory Fraser</a></li><li><a title="Watch Fight Church | Prime Video" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.amazon.com/Fight-Church-Paul-Burress/dp/B00NM6TCK8/ref=sr_1_15?crid=1GJUCMB9ZO7Q3&amp;keywords=John+Renken&amp;qid=1681810197&amp;sprefix=john+renken%2Caps%2C91&amp;sr=8-15">Watch Fight Church | Prime Video</a></li><li><a title="Be the One | The American Legion" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/betheone">Be the One | The American Legion</a></li><li><a title="Singing Legionnaires - where are you? | Legiontown U.S.A." rel="nofollow" href="http://www.legiontown.org/other/10502/singing-legionnaires-where-are-you">Singing Legionnaires - where are you? | Legiontown U.S.A.</a></li><li><a title="America’s best hiking trails | The American Legion" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/magazine/258504/america%E2%80%99s-best-hiking-trails">America’s best hiking trails | The American Legion</a></li><li><a title="Free Entrance to National Parks for Gold Star Families and Veterans (U.S. National Park Service)" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/veterans-and-gold-star-families-free-access.htm">Free Entrance to National Parks for Gold Star Families and Veterans (U.S. National Park Service)</a></li><li><a title="&#39;Kandahar trailer stars Gerard Butler in escape from Afghanistan" rel="nofollow" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/culture/kandahar-trailer-gerard-butler-afghanistan-iran/">'Kandahar trailer stars Gerard Butler in escape from Afghanistan</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>IN THE NEWS<br>
NASA announces the crew of the Artemis II, which includes two former Navy pilots who will circle the moon in late 2024.</p>

<p>THIS WEEK&#39;S GUEST<br>
Our guest, John Renken, is a former U.S. Army Ranger, former professional MMA fighter, the founder of several churches, and a successful entrepreneur </p>

<p>He is owner of online travel booking engine Travel Mavericks;  the owner of Southwestern Consulting where he provides coaching for sales professionals;  and the CEO of Sales Platoon,  a company focused on connecting active duty servicemembers to civilian sales careers. </p>

<p>We talk with John about his military career, his MMA experience, and how he uses his experience to provide career assistance for military veterans. </p>

<p>RAPID FIRE<br>
Singing Legionnaires - where are you? <br>
America&#39;s best hiking trails<br>
&#39;Kandahar&#39; trailer stars Gerard Butler in escape from Afghanistan</p><p>Special Guest: John Renken.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Watch video of this episode on YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/E4MchxnSTIA">Watch video of this episode on YouTube</a></li><li><a title="Artemis II: 2 former Navy pilots bring thousands of flight hours to historic moon mission | Stars and Stripes" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2023-04-03/moon-mission-former-navy-pilots-9694531.html">Artemis II: 2 former Navy pilots bring thousands of flight hours to historic moon mission | Stars and Stripes</a></li><li><a title="Action Center" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.votervoice.net/AmericanLegion/home">Action Center</a></li><li><a title="Sales Training | Sales Platoon" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.mysalesplatoon.com/">Sales Training | Sales Platoon</a></li><li><a title="Home Page - Hiring Our Heroes" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.hiringourheroes.org/">Home Page - Hiring Our Heroes</a></li><li><a title="DOD SkillBridge" rel="nofollow" href="https://skillbridge.osd.mil/">DOD SkillBridge</a></li><li><a title="SAINT - Rory Fraser" rel="nofollow" href="https://roryfraser.com/SAINT">SAINT - Rory Fraser</a></li><li><a title="Watch Fight Church | Prime Video" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.amazon.com/Fight-Church-Paul-Burress/dp/B00NM6TCK8/ref=sr_1_15?crid=1GJUCMB9ZO7Q3&amp;keywords=John+Renken&amp;qid=1681810197&amp;sprefix=john+renken%2Caps%2C91&amp;sr=8-15">Watch Fight Church | Prime Video</a></li><li><a title="Be the One | The American Legion" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/betheone">Be the One | The American Legion</a></li><li><a title="Singing Legionnaires - where are you? | Legiontown U.S.A." rel="nofollow" href="http://www.legiontown.org/other/10502/singing-legionnaires-where-are-you">Singing Legionnaires - where are you? | Legiontown U.S.A.</a></li><li><a title="America’s best hiking trails | The American Legion" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/magazine/258504/america%E2%80%99s-best-hiking-trails">America’s best hiking trails | The American Legion</a></li><li><a title="Free Entrance to National Parks for Gold Star Families and Veterans (U.S. National Park Service)" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/veterans-and-gold-star-families-free-access.htm">Free Entrance to National Parks for Gold Star Families and Veterans (U.S. National Park Service)</a></li><li><a title="&#39;Kandahar trailer stars Gerard Butler in escape from Afghanistan" rel="nofollow" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/culture/kandahar-trailer-gerard-butler-afghanistan-iran/">'Kandahar trailer stars Gerard Butler in escape from Afghanistan</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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