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1 week ago | 
san.com | Brett Baker |Brian Spencer |Dakota Piteo |Drew Pittock
[RYAN ROBERTSON]HELLO AND WELCOME TO WEAPONS AND WARFARE. FOR STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS, I’M YOUR HOST, RYAN ROBERTSON. ON TAP FOR THIS WEEK, A VERY IMPORTANT CONVERSATION. ABOUT HISTORY, AND THE FIGHT TO PRESERVE IT. AMERICAN AUTHOR AND NAVAL ACADEMY GRADUATE ROBERT HEINLEIN (Hine-Line) ONCE WROTE, “A GENERATION WHICH IGNORES HISTORY HAS NO PAST AND NO FUTURE.” DESPITE THOSE WISE WORDS, THERE ARE THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE YOU TO IGNORE HISTORY. MAYBE EVEN FORGET IT.
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1 week ago | 
san.com | Brett Baker |Brian Spencer |Dakota Piteo |Mathew Grisham
Retired Lt. Col. Jessica Ruttenber, a former KC-135 pilot and 21-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force, has become a vocal advocate for preserving the stories and progress of women and minorities in the military. In a recent interview, she reflected on her career, the rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and the erasure of historical records that highlight the contributions of underrepresented service members.
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2 weeks ago | 
san.com | Ally Heath |Brett Baker |Brian Spencer |Dakota Piteo
[RYAN ROBERTSON]HELLO AND WELCOME TO WEAPONS AND WARFARE. FOR STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS, I’M YOUR HOST, RYAN ROBERTSON. JUST AHEAD ON THIS WEEK’S EPISODE. I GO FOR A RIDE IN THE PARA-SIM. [UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER]All right, and when you’re ready, go ahead and pull that handle. Nice. Throw, excellent, beautiful chute. [RYAN ROBERTSON]IT’S A SETUP THAT WOULD ELEVATE ANY MAN CAVE TO LEGENDARY STATUS.
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2 weeks ago | 
san.com | Brett Baker |Brian Spencer |Dakota Piteo |Mathew Grisham
[Ryan Robertson]HELLO AND WELCOME TO WEAPONS AND WARFARE. FOR STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS, I’M YOUR HOST, RYAN ROBERTSON. JUST AHEAD ON THIS WEEK’S EPISODE. I GO FOR A RIDE IN THE PARA-SIM. “All right, and when you’re ready, go ahead and pull that handle. Nice. Throw, excellent, beautiful chute.”IT’S A SETUP THAT WOULD ELEVATE ANY MAN CAVE TO LEGENDARY STATUS.
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2 weeks ago | 
san.com | Brett Baker |Brian Spencer |Dakota Piteo |Devin Pavlou
For most military jobs, training begins in the classroom. Eventually, theory gives way to hands-on experience. But when that experience involves jumping out of an airplane, the stakes — and the risks — are much higher. That’s where our weapon of the week, ParaSim, comes in. For more than 30 years, ParaSim has helped U.S. military personnel build parachuting skills without ever leaving the ground.
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3 weeks ago | 
san.com | Ally Heath |Brett Baker |Brian Spencer |Dakota Piteo
This week on Weapons and Warfare, join host Ryan Robertson as the team examines the complexities of modern military strategy in the Pacific theater, with a specific focus on rising tensions with China. As geopolitical dynamics shift and the balance of power in the region evolves, the team explores the preparations that the U.S. must undertake to navigate potential conflicts.
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3 weeks ago | 
san.com | Brett Baker |Brian Spencer |Dakota Piteo |Devin Pavlou
[Ryan Robertson]FOR MORE THAN 500 YEARS, THE MORTER HAS BEEN PART OF ANY MILITARY’S OFFENSIVE ASSAULT PLANS. WHILE THERE HAVE BEEN TECHNOLOGICAL LEAPS AND IMPROVEMENTS OVER THE DECADES, THE BASIC FUNCTION HAS REMAINED LARGELY THE SAME. DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE MORTAR, THE NUMBER OF TROOPS NEEDED TO OPERATE VARIES BETWEEN THREE AND SEVEN. BUT AS YOU’LL SEE IN OUR WEAPON OF THE WEEK, THAT’S CHANGING. MEET THE SCORPION MOBILE MORTAR SYSTEM. BUILT BY GLOBAL ORDINANCE.
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3 weeks ago | 
san.com | Brett Baker |Brian Spencer |Dakota Piteo |Mathew Grisham
China is continuing to expand its military footprint and assert dominance in the South China Sea. Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Defense has intensified efforts to counter Beijing’s influence and ensure freedom of navigation in the Pacific. Over recent months, Straight Arrow News traveled to Aurora, Colorado; Washington, D.C.; and Tampa, Florida, to speak with leaders across the U.S. military. While each branch faces unique challenges, officials consistently identified China as a shared concern.
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1 month ago | 
san.com | Brian Spencer |Dakota Piteo |Mathew Grisham |Ryan Robertson
[Ryan Robertson]WHEN IT COMES TO WARFARE, OWNING THE SKIES IS TANTAMOUNT TO WINNING. WHICH IS WHY EVEN BACK IN THE 1940S–WINSTON CHURCHILL SAID IF A COUNTRY DOESN’T HAVE AN ADEQUATE AIR FORCE–IT’S COMPROMISING THE FOUNDATIONS OF ITS OWN FREEDOM AND INDEPENDENCESINCE WORLD WAR II UP UNTIL NOW–THE UNITED STATES ENJOYED THE BENEFIT OF AIR SUPERIORITY IN VIRTUALLY EVERY CONFLICT IT’S BEEN IN…BUT TO MAINTAIN THAT ADVANTAGE IN THE DECADES AHEAD, THE US AIR FORCE NEEDS A NEW FIGHTER.
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1 month ago | 
san.com | Ally Heath |Brett Baker |Brian Spencer |Dakota Piteo
[LEWIS MANALO]YEAH, LIKE, MORE OR LESS. FOR ME, IT WAS LESS CALL OF DUTY, BUT IT WAS HALO, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? LIKE, IN THE BARRACKS, WE WOULD LITERALLY RUN CABLES BETWEEN THE BARRACKS ROOMS, AND THEN WE’D JUST GO FOUR ON FOUR IN THAT LITTLE RED VERSUS BLUE HORSESHOE THAT THEY HAD. BUT YEAH, THAT’S WHAT WE THINK IS FUN. AND YOU KNOW, A LOT OF GAMES WITH BIGGER BUDGETS—FROM REALLY ESTABLISHED IPs, PROPERTIES, FRANCHISES—THEY’RE PROBABLY GOING TO GO REALLY DEEP WITH THE BELLS AND WHISTLES AND STUFF.
