THE INTERVIEW
Access to food, childcare, transportation, mental health resources, social connection and more are key issues facing veterans in their first year transitioning out of the military. Air Force veteran Abby Kinch shares how Student Veterans of America is addressing these needs with its Basic Needs and Wellness Survey.

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The first Americans to earn the Distinguished Service Cross were two Army nurses

Remembering Marine Corps veteran and Academy Award-winning actor Gene Hackman

Special Guest: Abby Kinch.

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• Watch video of this episode on YouTube
• Take the SVA Basic Needs and Wellness Survey
• Join The American Legion
• National Medal of Honor Museum hosts Grand Opening
• Tango Alpha Lima Podcast Episode 151: Tango Alpha Lima: National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation CEO Chris Cassidy
• National Medal of Honor Museum
• Home - Heroes With Hearing Loss
• Homepage - Student Veterans of America®
• Student Veterans Center
• The Consequences of Being Called A Hero | Duke's Fuqua School of Business
• Veteran Non-profit | America’s Warrior Partnership
• Peering Through the Fog: A Proposal for Veteran Critical Theory
• SXSW EDU 2025 Schedule | The Catalytic Power of Veterans on Campus
• Find A Chapter - Student Veterans of America®
• Find a Post
• Research - Student Veterans of America®
• Two women were the first to earn this Army combat award
• Famous Veteran: Gene Hackman | Military.com

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Special Guest: Dr. Craig Bryan.

Links:

• Watch video of this episode on YouTube
• STRIVE-Suicide and Trauma Reduction Initiative for Veterans | Ohio State College of Medicine
• Veterans Crisis Line
• Be the One | The American Legion

THE INTERVIEW
The Uniformed Services University School of Medicine Consortium of Health and Military Performance (CHAMP), is a designated DoD Center of Excellence specializing in Total Force Fitness and Human Performance Optimization.

Deputy Director, Capt. J. Russell Linderman and Director of Operation Supplement Safety and Senior Nutrition Scientist Andrea Lindsey join the podcast to discuss how CHAMP helps to enhance Warfighter readiness through evidence-based human performance optimization knowledge, guidance, and operational support.

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'Band of Brothers' cast dropping into Normandy

INDEF DOD IDs inconvenience Air Travelers

The Army’s Future Vertical Lift Initiative Experiences a Hard Landing

Special Guests: Andrea Lindsey and J. Russell Linderman.

Links:

• Watch video of this episode on YouTube
• Weird superstitions in the U.S. military, according to veterans
• HPRC – The military’s source for fitness, wellness, and performance nutrition
• Operation Supplement Safety | OPSS
• Rx3
• Amazon.com : why we sleep mathew walker
• How You Can Help the 'Band of Brothers' Cast Recreate Easy Company's Drop into Normandy 80 Years Later | Military.com
• ‘Indefinite’ Defense Department IDs Inconvenience Air Travelers, May Be Dropped as Acceptable Identification | Military.com
• Future US Military Rotorcraft Design Capability At Risk
• Saving lives of veterans, their families, and communities with the Columbia Protocol | The American Legion
• Join The American Legion | The American Legion

THIS WEEK'S GUEST
Military Women's Memorial President Phyllis Wilson talks about the continuing nationwide push to collect and document the stories of women who served.

RAPID FIRE
Army spouse recruited to lead Second Service Foundation
War in Ukraine accelerates global drive toward killer robots
National Cemetery Administration nets prestigious honor

Special Guest: Phyllis Wilson.

Links:

• Watch video of this episode on YouTube
• Join The American Legion
• A nuclear reactor was melting down, naval officer Jimmy Carter came to the rescue | Stars and Stripes
• Home - Military Women's Memorial
• A Q&A with Military Women’s Memorial President Phyllis Wilson | The American Legion — continuing its nationwide push to collect and document the stories of women who served
• Army spouse recruited to lead Second Service Foundation - We Are The Mighty
• War in Ukraine Accelerates Global Drive Toward Killer Robots | Military.com
• National Cemetery Administration nets prestigious honor   | The American Legion