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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.

Sep 9, 2022

IN THE NEWS with guest co-host Christof Ambrosch! VA makes PACT Act conditions presumptive and accepting claims; Ukraine's Zelensky talks war with Jimmy Fallon; While the parliament gives themselves a 70% raise; Pentagon OKs Novavax for COVID19, Civilian Protection Center of Excellence and limiting war casualties; Space is not new; Space Flag and on-orbit combat training; The Air Force knows sweat, piss, and hate; Army turns to social media to find missing M240 machine gun; Navy ghost leet is setting sail; Marine harrier controlled crash on mattress; Commission says vets more likely to go to jail than non-vets, but we're not quite so sure.

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Special THANKS to Christof Ambrosch for co-hosting this episode! Christof is a friend of the show and the producer and host of Tales of Honor Podcast and Professional American podcast. Look them up wherever you listen to podcasts!

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Show notes at https://thedigressionpodcast.com/88

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NOTES:

VA makes all toxic-exposure conditions presumptive immediately following signing of PACT Act

Vets can apply for all PACT Act benefits now after VA speeds up law

UKRAINE UPDATE:

Volodymyr Zelensky Discusses Ukraine War Campaign with Jimmy Fallon

70 percent more money – Ukrainian MPs decide to increase their pay

PENTAGON:

Troops can now get Novavax as a COVID-19 vaccine

Military Gets New Office to Help Limit Civilian Deaths and Injury

SPACE FORCE:

What is the Space Force? Guardian explains how it contributes to our every days lives

US Space Force conducts 'simulated on-orbit combat' training

AIR FORCE:

‘Sweat, piss and hate’ — What it smells like to carry hundreds of troops in an Air Force C-17

ARMY:

The Army wants YOU — to help them find a missing M240 machine gun

NAVY:

The Navy’s ‘ghost fleet’ is growing

MARINES:

Wheels-Up Harrier Jump Jet Landing On Mattresses. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

VETERANS:

Commission will study why veterans are more likely than nonveterans to get in trouble with the law