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The Digression Podcast


Chris and Jody are Air Force vets who enjoy military history and folklore. This is their podcast. They tell stories. They digress. A lot.

May 23, 2022

IN THE NEWS: Welcome to the Bud Abbott edition of The Digression Podcast; Space Force HQ finally has a home; USS George Washington moving sailors off the ship; More money for Ukraine and cracks in EU resolve; Milley worries about medics; Space Force National Guard fixes bureaucracy with more bureaucracy; So long to the REAL Space Force; What happened to the Pilot Protection Program?; Army General vexed by "hoopdies"; Navy Chief gives “mission first” a try; RIP Medal of Honor recipient, Marine Sgt Maj John L. Canley.

Show notes at https://thedigressionpodcast.com/79

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NOTES

Listen to Sgt Maj Canley's story at Christof Ambrosch's Tales of Honor Podcast

FOLLOW UP

No foul play in moving Space Command to Alabama, Pentagon watchdog says

Report: Hundreds of USS George Washington sailors living aboard ship to be moved off

UKRAINE UPDATE

Roadblocks to Concerted EU Sanctions on Russian Oil

Biden Wanted $33B More For Ukraine. Congress Quickly Raised it to $40B. Who Benefits?
https://greenwald.substack.com/p/biden-wanted-33b-more-for-ukraine

Yellen says U.S. to give Ukraine another $500 mln to keep government running

BREAKING: Senator Rand Paul Stalls Uniparty Bill Giving $40 Billion in More Funding to Ukraine

PENTAGON

Medical Forces Could Be Shorthanded During War Due to Planned Cuts, Milley Says

SPACE FORCE

Senators introduce legislation to create Space National Guard

‘Space Force’ Canceled By Netflix After 2 Seasons

AIR FORCE

Air Force disciplines C-130 crew for ‘unplanned’ landing to pick up motorcycle in Martha’s Vineyard

ARMY

Hawaii Army commander implores soldiers to help curtail abandoned-vehicle blight

NAVY

US Navy Chief Removes Woke and CRT Books From Professional Reading Program List

MARINES

Vietnam Medal of Honor Marine dies after decade-long battle with cancer