Audio by Capt. Joshua Pattern | 187th Fighter Wing | 06.14.2026
The United States and its allies are navigating an increasingly perilous international security environment characterized by a deepening authoritarian axis between China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, which experts argue necessitates an urgent shift to a wartime industrial footing and a two-war planning construct. While the U.S. recently conducted high-intensity air and naval campaigns......
Audio by Capt. Joshua Pattern | 187th Fighter Wing | 06.30.2026
The end of June 2026 is defined by escalating global instability across the Indo-Pacific, Middle East, and Eastern Europe, characterized by significant military technological disclosures and a hardening of authoritarian stances. In the Indo-Pacific, the U.S. Air Force revealed a potent new maritime threat by successfully integrating stealthy LRASMs onto B-2 bombers, while China and Russia......
Audio by Lorne Neff, John Rous and Paul Watts | Defense Information School | 06.18.2026
In this episode of “The DINFOS Way,” host Jack Rous sits down with instructor Shelby Kay-Fantozzi to explore how the Intermediate Public Affairs Specialist Course prepares military communicators for the next level of responsibility. Shelby, a former Air Force public affairs professional and award-winning DINFOS instructor, shares how she builds confident, critical-thinking PA leaders in......
Audio by Capt. Joshua Pattern | 187th Fighter Wing | 06.17.2026
The United States is currently advancing a diplomatic framework with Iran designed to secure a "ceasefire on all fronts" and restore maritime stability in the Strait of Hormuz, with Vice President Vance emphasizing that any release of frozen assets remains strictly contingent upon verified steps by Tehran to eliminate its highly enriched uranium stockpile. This effort to establish a stable......
Audio by Joseph Bullinger, Chelsie Holloway and Alex Jackson | Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic | 06.17.2026
Technically Speaking Podcast - Episode 36 - Students Seek Mentorship from Naval Engineers to help Endangered Red Wolves (Ep. 36) As tech professionals, there is nothing quite like seeing a complex problem met with an elegant, real-world solution—especially when personnel from NIWC Atlantic are driving the initiative. In this episode, hosts Chelsie and Alex sit down with an incredible......
Audio by Capt. Joshua Pattern | 187th Fighter Wing | 06.26.2026
Global security is currently defined by escalating Iranian coercion in the Strait of Hormuz, where IRGC Navy attacks on commercial vessels have forced the IMO to pause critical evacuation plans despite a joint US-GCC statement rejecting illegitimate Iranian tolls and maritime control. Simultaneously, Ukraine has decimated Russian battlefield logistics through a persistent strike campaign......
Audio by Capt. Joshua Pattern | 187th Fighter Wing | 06.26.2026
This educational episode provides a plain-language overview of the three major categories of modern aerial threats: ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and one-way attack unmanned aerial systems (OWA-UAS). While all three are designed to deliver destructive payloads, they differ significantly in how they move through the air, how they are detected, and the specific challenges they pose to......
Audio by Annette Pritt | Fort Irwin Operations Group | 03.20.2026
Thinking Inside the Box – The Gauntlet, part of the NTC Warrior Chronicles, brings you interviews with the United States Army’s experts in combined arms maneuver, the Observer Coach Trainers (OC/Ts) of Operations Group, at the National Training Center (NTC), Fort Irwin, California. In this episode, host Lt. Col. Matthew Schardt, Senior Trainer of Operations Group sits down with Lt. Col.......
