A flood of changes sweeps the military | Defense News Weekly Full Episode 2.1.25
A flurry of executive orders and a new Secretary of Defense usher in a time of rapid change across the military. Plus, a hybrid-electric Humvee replacement?
Oil rigs as Navy logistics hubs? | Defense News Weekly Full Episode 1.25.25
A defense company floats a novel idea for future Navy reload and logistics hubs by converting oil rigs. Plus, the pick for VA secretary heads to Congress.
New Navy tech and a heated SecDef hearing | Defense News Weekly Full Episode 1.18.25
Defense companies and Navy leaders look to the future at the Surface Navy symposium, and Pete Hegseth faces Senators at his confirmation hearing.
Can the Pentagon’s China stance last under Trump? | Defense News Weekly Full Episode 1.11.25
During the Biden administration, the Pentagon shifted the way it views - and opposes - China and its influence. Will that posture change under President Trump?
Native American WWI troops to get Medal of Honor? | Defense News Weekly Full Episode 1.4.25
Indigenous troops from World War I get a second look for the Medal of Honor. Plus, a Marine finds peace after war, and a look inside an Army winter rucksack.
Special Episode - The Nature of Courage | Defense News Weekly Full Episode
In this special episode, we ask Medal of Honor recipients about the nature of bravery, and how everyday people can exhibit it in their own lives.
New treatments for troubled vets | Defense News Weekly Full Episode 12.14.24
Psychedelics and Brazilian jiu-jitsu get leveraged as ways to help vets heal and connect. Plus: Beards in the Air Force?
Vets on the path back | Defense News Weekly Full Episode 12.7.24
A Marine fighting back from PTSD and addiction, a group aimed at telling veterans’ stories and the VA Secretary all feature in this week’s vet-centric episode.
VA Secretary - veterans are not “broken” | Defense News Weekly Full Episode 11.23.24
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs pushes back on the idea that veterans are damaged, and laments the persistence of vets’ suicide. Plus: NATO’s arctic Marines.
A Marine veteran’s struggle with pain and addiction | Defense News Weekly Full Episode 11.16.24
Scarred by battle, a Marine who served in Iraq was giving opioids for relief, sparking a years-long battle. Plus, an effort to highlight female Marines vets.