Arsenal: F-117 Nighthawk over Baghdad, Operation Desert Storm follows the world’s first operational stealth attack aircraft from secret Nevada test flights into the heart of Iraq’s air defense network in nineteen ninety one, as lone pilots slip through radar belts to cut command centers, bunkers, and communications hubs out from under a heavily defended capital. Listeners hear how fear of modern surface to air missiles drove engineers toward low observability, how the Nighthawk’s faceted shape and precision weapons changed deep strike planning, and how its combat record, vulnerabilities, and retirement shaped later stealth fleets. Arsenal is the Friday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, and the podcast is developed by Trackpads.com.

Headline Wednesday: The Battle of Tarawa, Second World War, drops you onto the blood-soaked reef where the 2nd Marine Division fought its way toward Betio’s seawall under withering fire. This episode walks through the short, savage struggle for a tiny atoll that carried enormous stakes for America’s Central Pacific drive, from stalled landing craft on the coral to bunker-by-bunker fighting across the airfield. Headline Wednesday is the Wednesday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, built for curious civilians, veterans, and history-minded professionals who want clear, concrete storytelling. The series is developed by Trackpads.com, with each episode turning one headline moment into a full narrative of decisions, courage, and consequences.

Across this discussion, you will hear how earlier lessons from the Solomons shaped the plan for Tarawa, why the tide and reef almost wrecked that plan on the first day, and how improvisation, amtracs, tanks, and sheer willpower slowly turned the battle. We follow the Marines from that fragile foothold at the seawall through three days of close-quarters combat, then trace how the victory on Betio opened the road to the Marshalls and reshaped amphibious doctrine for Saipan, Iwo Jima, and beyond. Use this episode as a sharp refresher for your own reading, study, or staff-ride preparation, and as a reminder of how much can hinge on a few hundred yards of sand.

This Week in U.S. Military History: January 6th, 2026–January 12th, 2026 follows a winter week where pamphlets, plantations, harbor channels, and Pacific beaches all share the same dates. You move from the fiery words of “Common Sense” and the gun-smoke at New Orleans to the warning shots at Charleston, Alabama’s secession vote, and Theodore Roosevelt’s passing. The narrative then carries you through Lend-Lease, the Lingayen Gulf landings, an early helicopter assault in Vietnam, and the congressional green light for the Gulf War, showing how American power keeps changing shape.

You hear how each moment fits into its wider war or era, tracing themes of leadership, adaptation, technology, and the hard decisions that send service members into harm’s way. The episode connects muddy earthworks, armored decks, and helicopter landing zones into one continuous story of a nation learning how to fight and how to choose when to fight. “This Week in U.S. Military History” is the Tuesday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, developed by Trackpads.com, and this week’s journey invites you to listen closely to the echoes of these winter anniversaries.

Beyond the Call: Staff Sergeant Curtis F. Shoup at Tillet, Belgium, 1945 follows a young infantry leader of the 87th Infantry Division through the snow and shellfire of World War II’s Battle of the Bulge, from the moment his company is pinned on a frozen hillside to his lone advance on a German machine gun that turns near-certain defeat into a chance for survival. This episode weaves the battlefield narrative with the story of Shoup’s life, the tactical stakes around Tillet, and a reflection on courage, responsibility, and sacrifice in small-unit leadership. Beyond the Call is the Monday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, and the podcast is developed by Trackpads.com.

Arsenal: Fletcher-class Destroyers in the Pacific, World War II follows the United States Navy’s most numerous World War Two destroyers from the night battles of the Solomons to the desperate charge off Samar in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, showing how these lean ships fought far above their weight. Listeners hear the weapon in action under fire, the problem it was built to solve as a long-legged multi-role escort, the design choices that shaped its guns, torpedoes, and crew spaces, and the combat record and legacy that carried into the Cold War and allied navies. Arsenal is the Friday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, and the podcast is developed by Trackpads.com.

This Week in U.S. Military History: December 30th, 2025–January 5th, 2026 links a single winter week to turning points from Quebec’s snowbound ramparts to the burning streets of Buffalo and Manila. Listeners follow the Continental Army’s daring assaults at Trenton, Assunpink Creek, and Princeton, watch the ironclad USS Monitor vanish in a storm off Cape Hatteras, and hear how the Emancipation Proclamation reshaped the Civil War and opened the door to Black enlistment in Union ranks.

Across the twentieth century, the story moves from the Declaration by United Nations to jungle combat at Buna, Germany’s last western offensive in Operation Nordwind, and the fall of Seoul in the Korean War. Along the way, the narrative connects battlefield choices, political decisions, and harsh winter weather to the lives of soldiers and civilians who lived through them. “This Week in U.S. Military History” is the Tuesday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, developed by Trackpads.com.

Beyond the Call: Private First Class John C. Squires at Spaccasassi Creek near Padiglione, Italy, 1944 follows a young infantryman of the United States Army through a night of mines, artillery, and close combat in the Italian campaign of World War II, tracing how his initiative under fire rebuilt a shattered attack and held a fragile foothold against repeated counterattacks. This episode blends a detailed narrative of the action with clear context about the terrain, mission, and stakes, then reflects on Squires’s leadership, responsibility, and sacrifice at just eighteen years old. Beyond the Call is the Monday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, and the podcast is developed by Trackpads.com.

Arsenal: A-10 Warthog in Close Air Support, from the Cold War to the War on Terror follows the United States Air Force’s dedicated tank killer from its Cold War origins in Europe to its brutal proving ground over Kuwait and Iraq in Operation Desert Storm and later fights in Afghanistan and Iraq. Listeners hear how planners defined the close air support problem, how engineers wrapped an aircraft around a thirty millimeter cannon, and how pilots and ground controllers worked together under fire. The episode traces the Warthog’s combat record, its upgrades and controversies, and the legacy it leaves in modern close air support doctrine. Arsenal is the Friday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, and the podcast is developed by Trackpads.com.