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    <title>Tango Alpha Lima Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “University Of Michigan”</title>
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    <description>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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    <itunes:subtitle>A podcast for and by military veterans and service members, brought to you by The American Legion</itunes:subtitle>
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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 109: Tango Alpha Lima: The Misty Experiment with producers Ian Adelson and Dean Echenberg</title>
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  <itunes:episode>109</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Tango Alpha Lima: The Misty Experiment with producers Ian Adelson and Dean Echenberg</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:duration>58:32</itunes:duration>
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  <description>IN THE NEWS
Air Force gamers comes out on top during the Pentagon's first official video game tournament. 
THIS WEEK'S GUEST
Documentary filmmaker Ian Adelson, and his grandfather, U.S. Air Force veteran and former Misty squadron flight surgeon Dean Echenberg, join us to talk about their work on the documentary "The Misty Experiement"
The film tells the story of the special U.S. Air Force squadron whose pilots volunteered for one of the Vietnam War’s most dangerous air missions: to search for enemy supply transports and anti-aircraft installations concealed along the Ho Chi Minh Trail and direct rescue operations for U.S. and allied aircrews shot down within the web of trail paths and waterways. 
RAPID FIRE
Second all-women Honor Flight takes off from Florida
Marine Corps Pride Month message misses the mark Special Guests: Dean Echenberg and Ian Adelson.
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    <![CDATA[<p>IN THE NEWS<br>
Air Force gamers comes out on top during the Pentagon&#39;s first official video game tournament. </p>

<p>THIS WEEK&#39;S GUEST<br>
Documentary filmmaker Ian Adelson, and his grandfather, U.S. Air Force veteran and former Misty squadron flight surgeon Dean Echenberg, join us to talk about their work on the documentary &quot;The Misty Experiement&quot;</p>

<p>The film tells the story of the special U.S. Air Force squadron whose pilots volunteered for one of the Vietnam War’s most dangerous air missions: to search for enemy supply transports and anti-aircraft installations concealed along the Ho Chi Minh Trail and direct rescue operations for U.S. and allied aircrews shot down within the web of trail paths and waterways. </p>

<p>RAPID FIRE<br>
Second all-women Honor Flight takes off from Florida<br>
Marine Corps Pride Month message misses the mark</p><p>Special Guests: Dean Echenberg and Ian Adelson.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Watch video of this episode on YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/SSYJlbNwTYg">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><li><a title="100 Miles for Hope | The American Legion" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/100miles">100 Miles for Hope | The American Legion</a></li><li><a title="The Misty Experiment" rel="nofollow" href="https://themistyexperiment.com/">The Misty Experiment</a></li><li><a title="MISTY FACs | Over North Vietnam and Laos: 1967-1970" rel="nofollow" href="http://mistyvietnam.com/">MISTY FACs | Over North Vietnam and Laos: 1967-1970</a></li><li><a title="Ian M Adelson" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ianmadelson.com/">Ian M Adelson</a></li><li><a title="Floor 1 Productions" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.floor1prod.com/">Floor 1 Productions</a></li><li><a title="The Dean Echenberg War Poetry Collection – and blog" rel="nofollow" href="http://warpoetry.org/">The Dean Echenberg War Poetry Collection – and blog</a></li><li><a title="Veterans Strengthening America | The American Legion" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/vsa">Veterans Strengthening America | The American Legion</a></li><li><a title="A fitting tribute to ‘trailblazers and visionaries’ | The American Legion" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/honor/255960/fitting-tribute-%E2%80%98trailblazers-and-visionaries%E2%80%99">A fitting tribute to ‘trailblazers and visionaries’ | The American Legion</a></li><li><a title="Tango Alpha Lima Podcast Episode 97: Tango Alpha Lima: Honor Flight with Carol Harlow and Terry Campbell" rel="nofollow" href="https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/97">Tango Alpha Lima Podcast Episode 97: Tango Alpha Lima: Honor Flight with Carol Harlow and Terry Campbell</a></li><li><a title="Honor Flight Network - Home" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.honorflight.org/">Honor Flight Network - Home</a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>IN THE NEWS<br>
Air Force gamers comes out on top during the Pentagon&#39;s first official video game tournament. </p>

<p>THIS WEEK&#39;S GUEST<br>
Documentary filmmaker Ian Adelson, and his grandfather, U.S. Air Force veteran and former Misty squadron flight surgeon Dean Echenberg, join us to talk about their work on the documentary &quot;The Misty Experiement&quot;</p>

<p>The film tells the story of the special U.S. Air Force squadron whose pilots volunteered for one of the Vietnam War’s most dangerous air missions: to search for enemy supply transports and anti-aircraft installations concealed along the Ho Chi Minh Trail and direct rescue operations for U.S. and allied aircrews shot down within the web of trail paths and waterways. </p>

<p>RAPID FIRE<br>
Second all-women Honor Flight takes off from Florida<br>
Marine Corps Pride Month message misses the mark</p><p>Special Guests: Dean Echenberg and Ian Adelson.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Watch video of this episode on YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/SSYJlbNwTYg">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><li><a title="100 Miles for Hope | The American Legion" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/100miles">100 Miles for Hope | The American Legion</a></li><li><a title="The Misty Experiment" rel="nofollow" href="https://themistyexperiment.com/">The Misty Experiment</a></li><li><a title="MISTY FACs | Over North Vietnam and Laos: 1967-1970" rel="nofollow" href="http://mistyvietnam.com/">MISTY FACs | Over North Vietnam and Laos: 1967-1970</a></li><li><a title="Ian M Adelson" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ianmadelson.com/">Ian M Adelson</a></li><li><a title="Floor 1 Productions" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.floor1prod.com/">Floor 1 Productions</a></li><li><a title="The Dean Echenberg War Poetry Collection – and blog" rel="nofollow" href="http://warpoetry.org/">The Dean Echenberg War Poetry Collection – and blog</a></li><li><a title="Veterans Strengthening America | The American Legion" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/vsa">Veterans Strengthening America | The American Legion</a></li><li><a title="A fitting tribute to ‘trailblazers and visionaries’ | The American Legion" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/honor/255960/fitting-tribute-%E2%80%98trailblazers-and-visionaries%E2%80%99">A fitting tribute to ‘trailblazers and visionaries’ | The American Legion</a></li><li><a title="Tango Alpha Lima Podcast Episode 97: Tango Alpha Lima: Honor Flight with Carol Harlow and Terry Campbell" rel="nofollow" href="https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/97">Tango Alpha Lima Podcast Episode 97: Tango Alpha Lima: Honor Flight with Carol Harlow and Terry Campbell</a></li><li><a title="Honor Flight Network - Home" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.honorflight.org/">Honor Flight Network - Home</a></li></ul>]]>
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  <title>Episode 51: Tango Alpha Lima: Team RWB with guest Mike Erwin</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2021 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>The American Legion</author>
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  <itunes:episode>51</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Tango Alpha Lima: Team RWB with guest Mike Erwin</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:season>2</itunes:season>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion hosted by three post-9/11 veterans. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>43:33</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Mike Erwin, founder and executive director of Team Red, White and Blue, joins Team Tango to share the origin story for Team RWB, and the many ways in which the organization helps enrich the lives of America’s veterans by connecting them to their community through physical and social activity.
Erwin touches on the importance of being part of a team, partnerships with IVMF and the George W. Bush Center, the link between physical activity, social interactions and mental wellness. Special Guest: Mike Erwin.
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    <![CDATA[<p>Mike Erwin, founder and executive director of Team Red, White and Blue, joins Team Tango to share the origin story for Team RWB, and the many ways in which the organization helps enrich the lives of America’s veterans by connecting them to their community through physical and social activity.</p>

<p>Erwin touches on the importance of being part of a team, partnerships with IVMF and the George W. Bush Center, the link between physical activity, social interactions and mental wellness.</p><p>Special Guest: Mike Erwin.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Watch video of this episode on YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/FHomqb3U_Dg">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="Find an American Legion Service Officer" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/serviceofficers">Find an American Legion Service Officer</a></li><li><a title="Home - Team RWB" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.teamrwb.org/">Home - Team RWB</a> &mdash; enrich the lives of America’s veterans by connecting them to their community through physical and social activity</li><li><a title="100 Miles For Hope | The American Legion" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/100miles">100 Miles For Hope | The American Legion</a></li><li><a title="Marching Orders" rel="nofollow" href="https://donate.teamrwb.org/event/marching-orders/e329889">Marching Orders</a></li><li><a title="Member App Version 2.0 - Team RWB" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.teamrwb.org/member-app/">Member App Version 2.0 - Team RWB</a></li><li><a title="Enriching Veterans&#39; Lives Through An Evidence-Based Approach: A Case Illustration of Team Red, White &amp; Blue - Institute for Veterans and Military Families" rel="nofollow" href="https://ivmf.syracuse.edu/article/enriching-veterans-lives-through-an-evidence-based-approach/">Enriching Veterans' Lives Through An Evidence-Based Approach: A Case Illustration of Team Red, White &amp; Blue - Institute for Veterans and Military Families</a></li><li><a title="Research - Team RWB" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.teamrwb.org/impact/research-efforts/">Research - Team RWB</a></li><li><a title="Oura Ring: Accurate Health Information Accessible to Everyone" rel="nofollow" href="https://ouraring.com/">Oura Ring: Accurate Health Information Accessible to Everyone</a> &mdash; Shop Now</li><li><a title="Resolution No. 20: Encourage Collaboration with Selected Post-9/11 Generation Veterans Groups" rel="nofollow" href="https://archive.legion.org/handle/20.500.12203/4670">Resolution No. 20: Encourage Collaboration with Selected Post-9/11 Generation Veterans Groups</a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Mike Erwin, founder and executive director of Team Red, White and Blue, joins Team Tango to share the origin story for Team RWB, and the many ways in which the organization helps enrich the lives of America’s veterans by connecting them to their community through physical and social activity.</p>

<p>Erwin touches on the importance of being part of a team, partnerships with IVMF and the George W. Bush Center, the link between physical activity, social interactions and mental wellness.</p><p>Special Guest: Mike Erwin.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Watch video of this episode on YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/FHomqb3U_Dg">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="Find an American Legion Service Officer" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/serviceofficers">Find an American Legion Service Officer</a></li><li><a title="Home - Team RWB" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.teamrwb.org/">Home - Team RWB</a> &mdash; enrich the lives of America’s veterans by connecting them to their community through physical and social activity</li><li><a title="100 Miles For Hope | The American Legion" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.legion.org/100miles">100 Miles For Hope | The American Legion</a></li><li><a title="Marching Orders" rel="nofollow" href="https://donate.teamrwb.org/event/marching-orders/e329889">Marching Orders</a></li><li><a title="Member App Version 2.0 - Team RWB" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.teamrwb.org/member-app/">Member App Version 2.0 - Team RWB</a></li><li><a title="Enriching Veterans&#39; Lives Through An Evidence-Based Approach: A Case Illustration of Team Red, White &amp; Blue - Institute for Veterans and Military Families" rel="nofollow" href="https://ivmf.syracuse.edu/article/enriching-veterans-lives-through-an-evidence-based-approach/">Enriching Veterans' Lives Through An Evidence-Based Approach: A Case Illustration of Team Red, White &amp; Blue - Institute for Veterans and Military Families</a></li><li><a title="Research - Team RWB" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.teamrwb.org/impact/research-efforts/">Research - Team RWB</a></li><li><a title="Oura Ring: Accurate Health Information Accessible to Everyone" rel="nofollow" href="https://ouraring.com/">Oura Ring: Accurate Health Information Accessible to Everyone</a> &mdash; Shop Now</li><li><a title="Resolution No. 20: Encourage Collaboration with Selected Post-9/11 Generation Veterans Groups" rel="nofollow" href="https://archive.legion.org/handle/20.500.12203/4670">Resolution No. 20: Encourage Collaboration with Selected Post-9/11 Generation Veterans Groups</a></li></ul>]]>
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