December 24, 2025 • 69 mins
Merry Christmas to everyone!
In this episode:
- Colonel Denny and Skip break down ISIS’s transformation from a Middle East caliphate into a global online insurgency, using viral propaganda and lone-wolf attackers to exploit the Gaza war and reignite jihadist terror
- Colonel Denny and Skip examine a week of decisive U.S. action—from massive retaliatory strikes on ISIS in Syria and a historic military buildup off Venezuela, to border security gains at home and Europe launching a claims commission against Russia—highlighting how power, accountability, and deterrence are reshaping the global order
- We get some season specific one-liners from the Denny as well as one from Roland to bring us some additional merriment
- The primary guest is Paul Beran from the Veteran Legacy Network who talks about what it is all about and how it is set up to help veterans out
- Of course we get our normal dose of military history to keep us sharp including how chivalry was alive even in WWI
- Retired Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer Roland Ashby delivers his warrant wisdom
- A special report from retired General John "Dragon" Teichert is given about how the program to protect Santa and his reindeer was developed
- And Quinton Roberts talks about the upcoming bowl games for Army and Navy
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