Episodes

  • Army Posts renamed again/big tech Lt Colonels/8th AF Normandy memorial/Military draft round 3 and 4/first confirmed F-4 kill
    Jun 18 2025

    Today the Late Crew talks about how President Trump reverts 7 Army bases to former names with new honorees (08:36), the Army is bringing in big tech executives as lieutenant colonels (17:29), a new Normandy Memorial honors the Eighth Air Force (29:39), we go through rounds 3 and 4 of the US Military draft (37:54), and we review the history of the first confirmed air-to-air kill by an F-4 Phantom II on 17 June 1965 (59:44). https://lateforchangeover.com/

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • 3.8% pay raise for troops, Air Force relaxation cubes, Battle of Takur Ghar controversy, the US Military draft, Marines land at Gitmo
    Jun 11 2025

    Today the Late Crew talks about House GOP appropriators propose 3.8% pay raise for troops (02:53), Air Force spends millions on relaxation cubes that may prove worth it (09:51), Battle of Takur Ghar Controversy Continues (24:25), the U.S. Military Draft (34:11), the Marines land at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on 10 June 1868 (52:50). https://lateforchangeover.com/

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    56 mins
  • Astronaut HOF/Less PCS/Navy ends cat testing/'Hotlips' passes at 87/America's first spacewalker
    Jun 4 2025

    Today the Late Crew discusses the Astronaut Hall of Fame (07:02), how the Pentagon wants troops to change duty stations less often (20:36), the Navy is ending experiments using cats and dogs as test subjects (31:55), the passing of Loretta Swit and our favorite M.A.S.H. moments (41:00), and Ed White becomes the first American to walk in space on 3 Jun (49:43).

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    57 mins
  • Space sponsorship, tax-free bonuses, nuclear artillery, Arlington horses return, F4 first flight
    May 28 2025

    Today the Late Crew talks about Space sponsorships may be the next frontier for revenue generation (04:53), a bipartisan bill would make military bonuses tax-free (21:21), the time when the Army tried out nuclear artillery (29:52), how horses are returning to Arlington Cemetery (41:04), and the maiden flight of the F-4 Phantom on 27 May 1958 (52:35). https://lateforchangeover.com/

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • SatVu’s thermal imaging satellite | false P.O.W. benefits | Army bans cursing | ‘Rambo’ origin movie | Hamburger Hill
    May 21 2025

    Today the Late Crew talks about SatVu’s thermal imaging satellite (06:01), VA’s growing roll of veterans getting POW benefits (13:01), Army battalion bans use of profanity (27:12), they’re making a ‘Rambo’ origin movie (37:17), and The Battle of Hamburger Hill ends on 20 May 1969 (42:40).

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    51 mins
  • Speeder bike, Kosmos 482, Americans imprisoned in Venezuela, Pararescue dog, war with Mexico on 13 May 1846.
    May 14 2025

    Today the Late Crew talks about a real-life speeder bike (04:55), how Kosmos 482 crashes to Earth after 53 years in orbit (16:05), Americans being held in Venezuelan prisons (22:47), the military’s only search and rescue dog has retired (33:36), and when Congress voted to declare war with Mexico on 13 May 1846 (43:46).

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    51 mins
  • TAP tips, F-15EXs to MI ANG, diff pay court case, Space Force Spec Ops
    May 7 2025

    Today the Late Crew talks about our travels around the globe (02:50), things that we never learned from TAP (24:46), Selfridge ANG Base receives F-15EX Eagle II fighters (38:14), Supreme Court differential pay case (43:57), the Space Force will get its own special operations element (54:15), and the maiden flight of the P-47 Thunderbolt 06 May 1941 (1:06:00).

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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • NASA's Dragonfly nuclear-powered helicopter, Army fitness test goes ‘sex-neutral’, Air Force pilots get a new way to pee, Guinness World Record for bomb suit run
    Apr 30 2025

    Today the Late Crew discusses NASA's Dragonfly nuclear-powered rotorcraft (11:07), the New Army fitness test goes ‘sex-neutral’ for combat jobs (23:09), how Air Force pilots have a new way to pee at 30,000 feet (38:54), an Army captain sets a Guinness World Record for a bomb suit run (48:40), and George Washington is sworn in as the 1st US President on 30 April 1789 (54:02).

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    1 hr