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).

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).

Late For Changeover 19 Mar 2025 Today the Late Crew talks about the return to Earth of the SpaceX Crew-9 Dragon splashdown (03:54), the Space National Guard debate reignited with bipartisan legislation (14:39, how Arlington scrubbed race and gender from the cemetery’s website (28:31), how Miss USA, Army 1st Lt. Alma Cooper, inspired over 4,000 California students (47:38), and the history of the creation of the War Relocation Authority on 18 Mar 1942 (54:27).

Today the Late Crew welcomes Air Force CMSgt (Ret) Michelle Zayatz! We discuss Butch and Suni coming home from the ISS (27:04), the Intuitive Machines moon lander falling on its side at the lunar south pole (36:53), how 2 soldiers and an Army vet were indicted on charges of selling secrets to a Chinese agent (43:21), that the Army is losing nearly 1/4th of Soldiers in the first 2 years of enlistment (54:39), and the history of Air Force CMSgt Richard Etchberger and his Medal of Honor action on 11 Mar 1968 (01:08:38).

Today the Late Crew talks about Elon Musk on the Joe Rogan Experience (05:13), the Blue Ghost moon lander aces historic lunar landing for NASA (13:56), the Air Force Academy discovers widespread cheating (18:53), a West Point colonel faces misconduct charges for the third time (22:44), the Supreme Court again refuses to review whether military members can sue for malpractice (30:06), the Blue Origin historic all-woman space flight (41:35), and the history of the Battle of the Bismarck Sea 3-4 Mar 1943 (53:33).

Today the Late Crew gets to know about CJCS candidate Lt Gen Dan Cain (05:05), how National Guard troops in Kentucky airlifted 296 people trapped by floods (22:12), the Pentagon extends tour length for troops bringing families to South Korea (29:07), President Trump is annoyed by Boeing for a new Air Force One (39:20), and the USS Monitor is commissioned on 25 Feb 1861(50:48).

Today the Late Crew discusses the risks with the current Artemis 3 moon landing plan (06:19), how Alaska rescue units had a hell of week in January (15:38), how the Army took over $151M from soldier’s BAS but did not use it on food (22:21), Navy SEALS often train in crappy water (38:45), and the Battle of Iwo Jima begins on 19 feb 1945 (49:07).

Today the Late Crew discusses the Army 1SG’s field Super Bowl party (09:42), President Trump’s Iron Dome (18:54), overmedication in the VA (31:34), VA prescriptions of opioids and benzes lead to higher mortality rates (40:51), Fort Bragg is back (50:01), and the history of Operation Homecoming 12 Feb 1973 (58:40).