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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.

Jun 17, 2022

IN THE NEWS: Fast-mover, Slow-mover collision story; Ukraine a stalemate? So why are we fighting; GI Jab lawsuit; The real home-grown terrorists; Space Force is just misunderstood; Space Force is LIT; Air Force changes Would make General Olds smile; Navy approves beards for sailors…sort of; Army basing challenges; Marine Pride!; VA hospital dithers while vet dies!

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NOTES:

INTRO:

1994 - March 23, USAF C-130/F-16 Collide

TOPIC: IN THE NEWS

UKRAINE:

The Pentagon Testified Assessing Ukraine and No One Noticed

PENTAGON:

US service member may have planted explosives in inside attack at Army base, injuring 4 others

Over 500 Military Service Members Sue the Government for Mandating a Vaccine that Was Not FDA Approved and Should Not Have Been Administered

SPACE FORCE:

Misunderstood and sometimes parodied, the U.S. Space Force is educating the public about its mission

QueerSpace: Becoming Light

AIR FORCE:

A new mustache policy for airmen has arrived

ARMY:

How the Army can work around states cracking down on abortion, trans rights

NAVY:

Navy approves beards … if you’re no longer in the Navy

MARINES:

Marine Corps sparks outrage with rainbow bullets to mark Pride month

VETERANS:

VA hospital denied emergency care to dying vet because staff couldn’t verify his military service