Late For Changeover

Space sponsorship, tax-free bonuses, nuclear artillery, Arlington horses return, F4 first flight

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).
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SatVu’s thermal imaging satellite | false P.O.W. benefits | Army bans cursing | ‘Rambo’ origin movie | Hamburger Hill

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).

Speeder bike, Kosmos 482, Americans imprisoned in Venezuela, Pararescue dog, war with Mexico on 13 May 1846.

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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TAP tips, F-15EXs to MI ANG, diff pay court case, Space Force Spec Ops

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).

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

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).

Guess the auction price or pick the highest rated Space movie. Then decide if April is cursed.

Join us to play the Military Movie Props Auction game and the Space Movie ratings game.  Also, is the month of April cursed or is it just coincidence that so many terrible events have occurred during the 4th month of the year?  Mr. History lays out the case.

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Chinese Air Taxi, Blue Origin, SpaceX and ULA contracts, Amazon’s Project Kuiper, Ronin the mine detector rat

Today the Late Crew discusses the first Chinese Air Taxi (09:25),  the U.S. Space Force awards $13.7 billion to Blue Origin, SpaceX and ULA (13:15), Amazon’s Project Kuiper set to challenge SpaceX’s Starlink (22:19), a Hero rat sets Guinness World Record for detecting landmines (33:45), and Gen Robert E. Lee surrenders at Appomattox on 9 April 1865 (46:25).

Air Force CMSgt (Ret) Michelle "Taz" Zayatz

My guest today is Air Force Chief Master Sergeant (Retired) Michelle “Taz” Zayatz.  Michelle grew up in Pittsfield, MA and graduated from Taconic High School.  In 1982 she joined the Air Force with an Air Force Specialty Code of 276 Aerospace Control and Warning System.  Her first assignment was to the 667th Air Control and Warning Squadron at Hofn Air Station, Iceland in 1982.  After completing that remote tour she was assigned to the 2nd Communications Squadron at Buckley Air National Guard base in Colorado.  During this assignment, she met and married her husband, Allen.  In 1986, Michelle separated from Active Duty and accompanied her husband as he finished his Active Duty career in the Air Force.  Throughout their subsequent PCS moves, she continued her career by joining the Air National Guard in MS, NY and CO.  In 1998, she transferred from the COANG to the Air Force Reserves and became a founding member of the 8th Space Warning Squadron at Buckley AFB.  In 2006, Michelle moved to the 310th Space Group at Schriever AFB.  In 2007, she requested to be reassigned to stand up the new 310th Mission Support Group in Denver.  Chief Zayatz retired in 2011.

Boeing's Starliner may fly again, BAH "Brilliant Swarms", "Hegseth bodyguards", Ranger school new fit test, creation of the Air Force Academy

Today the Late Crew discusses how Boeing's Starliner may fly again (04:47), Booz Allen unveils ‘Brilliant Swarms’ satellite concept for missile defense (12:05), those ‘Hegseth bodyguards’ are actually there for the ‘Doomsday’ plane (22:52), how Ranger School is scrapping traditional pushups and situps for functional fitness test (29:05), a proposal to tie soldiers’ promotions more to job proficiency (38:44), and the creation of the Air Force Academy on 1 April 1954 (50:59).

Astronaut Paychecks, Beamed Power, and the $20B Jet Deal

Today the Late Crew talks about how much the returning astronauts will get paid (03:50), Star Catcher sends electricity across an NFL football field in key space power-beaming test (16:23),  Boeing awarded $20B to build the F-47 (26:20), the Army wants to make it easier to call Lyft and Uber on base (38:09), and the end of the Battle of Iwo Jima on 25 Mar 1945 (58:43).