Arsenal: UH-1 Huey and Its Variants in Air Assault over Vietnam, Vietnam War follows the iconic turbine helicopter from the dust and fire of Ia Drang landing zones to its long service as a medevac, gunship, and troop carrier across the wider Vietnam theater. Listeners hear how the Huey solved the problem of moving infantry and casualties in brutal terrain, how its design and crew layout shaped life on board, and how its strengths and weaknesses played out in hot landing zones under fire. Arsenal is the Friday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, and this podcast episode is developed by Trackpads.com.

Headline Wednesday: Raid on Son Tay, Vietnam War takes listeners into the low-level night flight toward a North Vietnamese prisoner of war camp just west of Hanoi, where American Special Forces and Air Force crews risked everything to bring captured airmen home. This episode walks through the joint rescue force that crashed a helicopter into the courtyard, cleared the guard towers, and swept the cellblocks, only to find an empty camp and abandoned bunks. Headline Wednesday is the Wednesday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, and the series is developed by Trackpads dot com to spotlight single days and single decisions that still echo through United States military history.

In this story-driven episode, you will follow the Son Tay mission from sketchy reconnaissance photos and secret rehearsals in the States, through the low-level penetration into heavily defended airspace, to the moment the raiders realized there were no prisoners to move. We break down the flawless execution and the painful intelligence miss, then trace how the raid changed North Vietnamese handling of POWs, lifted morale inside Hanoi’s prisons, and helped shape modern joint special operations. Use this episode as a focused refresher for your own reading, study, or staff ride preparation on the Vietnam War and the evolution of high-risk hostage rescue missions.

This Week in U.S. Military History: March 10th, 2026–March 16th, 2026 follows a week where questions of loyalty, power, and responsibility sit at the heart of the story. Listeners move from George Washington calming angry officers at Newburgh and the founding of the United States Military Academy at West Point to Ulysses Grant taking charge of all Union armies and United Nations forces recapturing Seoul in the Korean War. Along the way, the narrative tracks Pershing’s expedition into Mexico, MacArthur’s escape from Corregidor, and the creation of the Army’s K-9 Corps.

The episode also confronts the extremes of modern conflict, from the firebombing of Tokyo and the announcement of the Truman Doctrine to the tragedy of My Lai and its impact on military ethics and public trust. Each stop on the calendar shows how decisions made in cramped meeting rooms, desert columns, bomb bays, and small villages shaped both American strategy and the standards expected of those who serve. This Week in U.S. Military History is the Tuesday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, developed by Trackpads.com.