This Week in History May 26th, 2026 – June 1st, 2026

Arsenal: F-4 Phantom II in the Air War over Vietnam, 1965–1973

Arsenal: F-4 Phantom II in the Air War over Vietnam, 1965–1973 follows the big twin-engine fighter from Rolling Thunder to the Linebacker campaigns, tracing how Phantom crews fought over Hanoi, the Red River delta, and the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Listeners hear the jet in action under surface-to-air missile fire, the fleet-defense problem it was built to solve, how designers turned that concept into a multirole workhorse, and what it felt like to fly and fight in its smoke trails. The episode also weighs its strengths and weaknesses, variants, and lasting legacy. Arsenal is the Friday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, and the podcast is developed by Trackpads.com.

One-Sided Skies: How the Battle of the Philippine Sea Crippled Japanese Naval Air Power

Headline Wednesday: Battle of the Philippine Sea, Second World War, drops you into the “Great Marianas Turkey Shoot,” when U.S. carrier pilots and submariners shredded Japan’s remaining naval air power over the blue waters west of Saipan. This episode traces the morning radar contacts, the launch of F6F Hellcats from Task Force 58, and the disorganized Japanese raids struggling through layered fighter and anti-aircraft defenses. Along the way, you’ll hear how the Marianas landings, Spruance’s and Mitscher’s decisions, and Ozawa’s A-Go plan all collided in a single, sprawling carrier clash. Headline Wednesday is the Wednesday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, and the series is developed by Trackpads.com.

This Week in History June 23rd, 2026 – June 29th, 2026

This Week in U.S. Military History: June 23rd, 2026–June 29th, 2026 traces how the same week on the calendar links Monmouth’s blistering heat, Little Bighorn’s shock on the Plains, Marines digging Germans out of Belleau Wood, and American troops forcing open the port of Cherbourg. Listeners hear how the Treaty of Versailles tries to lock in peace, how the Korean War erupts almost overnight, and how a president’s words in Berlin become part of the Cold War frontline. The narrative follows each moment into its wider war or era, showing what changed for the people in uniform on the ground. From the first Soviet moves in the Berlin Blockade to the roar of transport aircraft in the airlift and the roar of jets over Hanoi’s fuel depots, the week’s stories reveal logistics, air power, and diplomacy working alongside riflemen and gunners. The episode highlights threads of leadership, adaptation, and consequence that run from eighteenth-century fields to twentieth-century treaty halls and flight lines. This Week in U.S. Military History is the Tuesday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, developed by Trackpads dot com, inviting listeners to walk these dates and consider how each decision still echoes in American defense today.

Beyond the Call: Private Ova A. Kelley at Buri Airstrip, Leyte, 1944

Beyond the Call: Private Ova A. Kelley at Buri Airstrip, Leyte, 1944 follows a rifleman in World War II’s Pacific campaign as a single, stunning act of courage shatters a Japanese strongpoint and unlocks a stalled American attack. Listeners hear the ground-level narrative of Kelley’s solo charge, the wider fight for Leyte and its vital airfields, and a reflective look at how initiative, responsibility, and sacrifice define real leadership under fire. Beyond the Call is the Monday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, and the podcast is developed by Trackpads.com, bringing the human stories behind the Medal of Honor to life in your headphones.

Arsenal: B-1B Lancer in Long-Range Strike, the War on Terror

Arsenal: B-1B Lancer in Long-Range Strike, the War on Terror follows the United States B one B swing wing bomber from Cold War nuclear alert pads to long nights orbiting over Afghanistan and Iraq. Listeners hear how a jet designed to knife through Soviet air defenses at low level became a precision strike workhorse, hauling deep magazines of guided bombs in support of patrols, convoys, and special operations teams on the ground. The episode walks through its design story, crew stations, first combat over Iraq and Kosovo, and the heavy use that shaped its later years before retirement. Arsenal is the Friday feature of Dispatch: United States Military History Magazine, and the podcast is developed by Trackpads.com.