Tango Alpha Lima Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Physical Fitness”

Episode 183: Tango Alpha Lima: “Small Town Strong” Executive Producers Chase Millsap and Dale King

The American Legion — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 06:15:00 -0400

IN THE NEWS
How the US Army made the world’s toughest sandwich

THIS WEEK'S GUEST
Executive Producer and Director Chase Millsap and Executive Producer Dale King, join us to talk about their documentary, “Small Town Strong.”

Filmed over four years in Portsmouth, Ohio, the one-time pill mill capital of America, “Small Town Strong” follows Dale, a former Army Intelligence Officer, who returns to his hometown after two tours in Iraq, to find it in shambles amid the growing opioid epidemic. With no one coming to save them, King starts PSKC Crossfit gym and offers job opportunities to those in recovery. Their unorthodox strategy takes on fentanyl with fitness – resulting in one of the biggest comebacks in small-town America history.

RAPID FIRE
Women in Army SOF resorted to buying their own armor, study finds

Share your Buddy Check Week plans with us

How rucking can give your walking routine a boost

Special Guests: Chase Millsap and Dale King.

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Episode 150: Tango Alpha Lima: Elite Athlete "Air Force" Ken Corigliano

The American Legion — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 09:00:00 -0400

IN THE NEWS
Female 4-stars discuss changes for women in military service.

THIS WEEK'S GUEST
After a traumatic brain injury, Air Force" Ken Corigliano developed synesthesia, a condition in which information meant to stimulate one of sense stimulates several senses. This condition has given him a magnified ability to see the interconnectedness of life, and a unique perspective on the world around him, which he uses to promote the connection between physcial fitness and mental wellness.

RAPID FIRE
Marines welcome first woman to serve as senior enlisted leader of an expeditionary force
Tom Cruise is filming 'Mission Impossible' on a Navy aircraft carrier
Legion shows support to Irreverent Warriors

Special Guest: Ken Corigliano.

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Episode 106: Tango Alpha Lima: Army Veteran and author Br. Logan M. Isaac, HoSM

The American Legion — Tue, 24 May 2022 09:00:00 -0400

IN THE NEWS
A greedy Michigan Guardsman filed a pay inquiry for a missing part-time drill paycheck, prompting an investigation that uncovered he had been quietly collecting full pay and allowances for more than two years after resigning from full-time Guard status with the Hawaii National Guard Active Reserve in 2017.

The NCO is awaiting trial for theft of more than $200,000 of public funds. Ashley and Jeff discuss the rationale of the criminal mind.

THE GUEST
Br. Logan M. Isaac, HoSM, is an Army veteran who is bringing Christian beliefs about military service into the 21st century. He’s breaking down the bias and bad theology that isn’t veteran-friendly. He has a new book that challenges that bad theology, titled “God is a Grunt.”

Logan talks about how his military experience led him to his complex relationship with Christianity, guilt and moral injury, and the inspiration for his book and and his advocacy to promote human dignity for soldiers and veterans.

RAPID FIRE
Navy brings new software online in time for sailors’ fitness testing season
California American Legion Post 731 makes all World War II, Korean and Vietnam War post members honorary life members

Special Guest: Br. Logan M. Isaac, HoSM .

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