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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1533: The Triple

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on February 19, 2021 · Episode: 1533 The Triple Nickel: the first Black paratroopers become smoke jumpers. Today, a secret WW-II battle.

Tags african-americans Black paratroopers forest firefighting integration Japanese balloon bombs military oregon parachutes race prejudice WW-II

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1737: Airplanes and Krupp Guns

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on August 30, 2019 · Episode: 1737 A Reflection airplanes, war, and the Krupp Works. Today, airplanes and Krupp guns.

Tags aerial warfare Alfred Krupp artillery Bertha Krupp Big Bertha bombing Dicke Bertha dirigibles Gustav Krupp howitzers military Nuremberg trials war Zeppelins

Houston Matters

William McRaven Shares ‘Sea Stories’ From His Life In Special Ops

Michael Hagerty

Posted on May 30, 2019 · The retired Navy admiral discusses his many missions, from killing Osama bin Laden to sitting face-to-face with Saddam Hussein.

Tags Blue Willow Bookshop books Michael Hagerty military Navy Navy SEAL Osama bin Laden Saddam Hussein Sea Stories special forces University of Texas System William McRaven

In-Depth

Some Troops Rushed To See Doctors Before The Military’s New Transgender Policy Took Effect

Carson Frame, TPR

Posted on April 15, 2019 · The policy bans transgender recruits and prevents current troops from transitioning to another sex unless they were diagnosed with gender dysphoria before April 12.

Tags military military veterans transgender military ban Transgender Rights

Houston Matters

Political Roundup: Bills To End The Shutdown, And Transgender Military Personnel

Abner Fletcher

Posted on January 23, 2019 · The Houston Matters experts break down the latest national, state, and local political stories.

Tags Brandon Rottinghaus Donald Trump Erica Grieder military Party Politics podcast Political Roundup politics supreme court Texas Legislature transgender

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1593: LST-325

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on November 2, 2018 · Episode: 1593 The LST-325: Thirty old men and an old ship become young again. Today, the LST-325.

Tags bp greece military naval Navy Normandy beachhead war WW-II

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1583: Glide Bombs

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on October 12, 2018 · Episode: 1583 Glide Bombs and the unrevealed Rohna disaster. Today, the weapon we didn’t know about.

Tags Dochterman flight germany Kamikaze merchant marine military rocket weaponry secrecy war WW-II Zuther

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2819: Folding Bicycles

Dr. Andy Boyd

Posted on October 11, 2018 · Episode: 2819 Folding bicycles battle new terrain. Today, altered shapes.

Tags bicycles folding bicycles military transportation urban World War

Houston Matters

Organization Helps Veterans Who Served in the Military’s Bomb Squad

Abner Fletcher

Posted on September 18, 2018 · A veteran of the military’s Explosive Ordinance Disposal unit discusses the stress of the job and helping those who were injured doing it.

Tags EOD Warrior Foundation explosive ordnance disposal explosives Maggie Martin military Timothy Colomer veterans

Houston Matters

Exhibit Honors Texas Soldiers Who Liberated Concentration Camps

Abner Fletcher

Posted on September 7, 2018 · "The Texas Liberator: Witness to the Holocaust" is on display at Holocaust Museum Houston through Oct. 28.

Tags Bill Kongable concentration camps Holocaust Holocaust Museum Houston Joshua Zinn Kelly Zuniga military The Texas Liberator veterans

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1540: The Ironclad Turtle

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on July 16, 2018 · Episode: 1540 The Korean Turtle Boat – the first ironclad. Today, we meet a turtle with an iron shell.

Tags design japan Korea military naval warfare Navy Yi

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1533: The Triple

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on July 2, 2018 · Episode: 1533 The Triple Nickel: the first Black paratroopers become smoke jumpers. Today, a secret WW-II battle.

Tags african-americans Black paratroopers forest firefighting integration Japanese balloon bombs military oregon parachutes race prejudice WW-II

News

U.S. Army Scouting Cities For New Command Center

HPM News Staff

Posted on June 11, 2018 · The Army typically likes to put its facilities away from population centers

Tags army base military

News

Mexican Groups Seek ICC Probe Of Drug War Crimes By Military

Associated Press

Posted on June 11, 2018 · It is the third time the rights groups have sought ICC action on Mexico

Tags drug International Criminal Court mexico military

News

UPDATE: Official: No Apparent Survivors In Military Plane Crash

Associated Press

Posted on May 2, 2018 · A local official, speaking to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity, said there are no apparent survivors

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