Arsenal: Ohio-class SSBNs in the Sea-Based Nuclear Triad, Cold War and Beyond follows the silent patrols of United States ballistic missile submarines in Cold War oceans and later post Cold War deterrent patrols, where deep water and endless nights replace traditional battlefields. Listeners hear the Ohio class in action on North Atlantic and Pacific patrols, the strategic problem that drove its creation, how designers built a huge yet quiet hull around Trident missiles, and what daily life feels like for Blue and Gold crews on months long missions. The episode traces their deterrent record, the shift to guided missile roles, and their legacy as Columbia class boats arrive. Arsenal is the Friday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, and the podcast is developed by Trackpads.com.

Headline Wednesday: Abrams vs T-72 in Desert Storm, Gulf War follows the M1 Abrams’ combat debut as it drives into the blacked-out Kuwaiti desert and meets Soviet-designed armor for the first time. This episode takes you from the tank commander’s view through thermal sights to the wider campaign plan that depended on American armor punching through Iraqi lines and shattering Republican Guard formations. Headline Wednesday is the Wednesday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, and the series is developed by Trackpads.com to bring pivotal moments of United States military history to life in clear, concrete detail.

Across the episode, you follow the full arc of the fight: how the Abrams was built and trained for a Cold War battlefield, how it adapted to sand, heat, and burning oil, and how its crews met T-72s dug in across the desert. You hear the sequence of desert duels, the turning power of thermal sights and disciplined gunnery, and the combined arms web that made Iraqi counterattacks so costly. The story closes with the aftermath and lessons, offering listeners a crisp refresher they can use for personal study, classroom work, or staff ride preparation wherever modern armored warfare is discussed.

This Week in U.S. Military History: February 3rd, 2026–February 9th, 2026 follows a week where alliances are signed, rivers and islands are seized, and entire theaters of war turn on hard choices and harder fighting. Listeners move from the Treaty of Alliance with France and the Union capture of Fort Henry to the amphibious assault on Roanoke Island and the founding of the USO, then into the icy North Atlantic with the Dorchester and the jungle and surf of Guadalcanal and Manila.

This narrative episode also traces decisions made far from the front lines, from the Yalta Conference to the creation of United States Africa Command, and sets them alongside the street fighting in Hue and the attack on Pleiku to show how policy, logistics, and human courage intertwine. This Week in U.S. Military History is the Tuesday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, developed by Trackpads.com, offering a guided walk through the week’s battles, turning points, and acts of service and how they fit into the larger story of American arms.

Beyond the Call: Private First Class Thomas Eugene Atkins at the Villa Verde Trail, Luzon, 1945 follows a lone infantryman holding a shattered ridge against repeated night assaults during the Pacific war, blending front-line tension with the human story of Gene from Campobello, South Carolina. Listeners hear how his quiet leadership, endurance under fire, and refusal to abandon his post shaped the battle and protected his company. Beyond the Call is the Monday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, and the podcast is developed by Trackpads.com, bringing Medal of Honor stories to life in vivid, accessible detail.

Arsenal: B-2 Spirit in Stealth Global Strike, Post-Cold War Era follows the flying wing from dark Atlantic crossings to precision strikes over Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq, showing how a bomber built for nuclear deterrence became a global conventional scalpel. Listeners hear the Spirit in action over heavily defended airspace, the problem it was designed to solve against dense radar and missile networks, and the design choices that led back to the flying wing. The episode walks through cockpit life on thirty hour missions, crew workflow, and what maintainers face keeping stealth ready for combat. It closes with the B-2’s combat record, evolving upgrades, and long shadow over future bombers. Arsenal is the Friday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, and the podcast is developed by Trackpads dot com.

Headline Wednesday: Opening Night of Desert Storm, Gulf War follows the first hours of the air campaign as coalition aircraft slip into the skies over Baghdad to shatter Iraq’s command system. This episode traces how stealth fighters, cruise missiles, and electronic warfare converged on leadership bunkers, radar sites, and power grids, turning a heavily defended capital into a stunned, half-blind center of gravity. You’ll hear how pilots, radar operators, and commanders experienced those hours from very different vantage points, and why that sudden shock still shapes how we think about air power today. Headline Wednesday is the Wednesday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, and the series is developed by Trackpads.com.

From the long build-up of Desert Shield to the moment F-117s cross into Iraqi airspace, the episode walks through the planning, rehearsal, and hard choices behind the opening blow. We follow the first helicopters going after early-warning radars, cruise missiles threading through valleys, stealth fighters diving toward downtown Baghdad, and conventional strike packages riding the gaps they opened. The story then tracks the break in Iraq’s network, the muted response from its air force, and how those shocks set conditions for the later ground offensive. Use this episode as a clear, single-sit rep of the air campaign’s first night, whether you are brushing up for your own reading, a unit discussion, or a staff ride.

This Week in U.S. Military History: January 27th, 2026–February 2nd, 2026 brings together frontier violence, treaty tables, island landings, and the birth of new institutions. Listeners follow a narrative arc from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and the vast expansion of American territory to the winter tragedy of the Bear River Massacre and the creation of the United States Coast Guard and the Army Nurse Corps. Each story is told in clear, human terms, showing how soldiers, sailors, aircrews, and families experienced these turning points and how they fit into the larger wars and eras around them.

Along the way, the episode traces early carrier raids in the Pacific, the struggle for Kwajalein, and the shock of the Tet Offensive and the Paris Peace Accords, where battlefield outcomes and public opinion collided. The focus stays on what it sounds and feels like to walk through the week’s events, hearing how decisions in Washington reach all the way to remote outposts and crowded city streets. This Week in U.S. Military History is the Tuesday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, developed by Trackpads.com, inviting listeners to connect past campaigns and hard-won reforms to the service and sacrifice of today.

Beyond the Call: Private First Class Albert Ernest Schwab at Okinawa Shima, 1945 follows a young Marine flamethrower operator whose solitary assaults on two machine gun nests turn a doomed valley into a narrow, hard-won foothold in the Pacific war. Listeners hear the story of his journey from Tulsa oil fields to the First Marine Division, the desperate fight for a ridgeline on Okinawa, and the split-second decisions that cost him his life but saved his company. The narrative highlights the meaning behind his Medal of Honor citation, explores leadership and character under extreme fire, and reflects on how his legacy endures. Beyond the Call is the Monday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, and this podcast is developed by Trackpads.com.