by Travis Partington | Mar 3, 2017 | Podcast
Question of the Week This question came from one of my Shreveport, Louisiana friends. “Why did you join the Marine Corps if you liked airplanes so much? Wouldn’t that have been the smart thing to do?” The answer to that question is simply this: I...
by Travis Partington | Feb 24, 2017 | Podcast
I joined the Marine Corps from Shreveport, LA. However, my first real exposure with the military was the Air Force. My Dad would take us to the annual Barksdale AFB Air Show every year. It was cool. We would see everything from WWI to modern military aircraft. I...
by Travis Partington | Feb 18, 2017 | Podcast
Valentine’s Day, Love, Legalized Extortion, Every Kiss, etc etc. I wanted to talk about how love can work in the military. Regardless of service, either your significant other is a force multiplier in your life, or you get to experience hell on earth. Either way...
by Travis Partington | Feb 10, 2017 | Podcast
Operation Teammate, Oscar Mike Radio and Whoobazoo would like to dedicate Episode 30 to the service and memory of Chief Petty Officer William “Ryan” Owens. Ryan Owens was a Navy Seal who was killed in Yemen on January 30th, 2017. I...
by Travis Partington | Feb 3, 2017 | Podcast
Question of the Week What do you think about Donald Trump doing ____________________ and why aren’t you talking about it? Ok I understand people are all worked up about politics right now, but my answer is this. I am not going to make this a political platform....
by Travis Partington | Jan 27, 2017 | Podcast
Question of the Week This came from Adam in Illnois. “I want to start my own podcast talking about veteran issues in my area. Do you think I can do it?” I told him yes, if he had ideas and issues he wanted to talk about that this was a good time to...
by Travis Partington | Jan 20, 2017 | Podcast
This episode is dedicated to John Francis Meath. I went to HAWK School with John, we served in the same HAWK Battery (Charlie). John passed away Monday, January 9th 2017. He was 52. Everyone who knew John in Ist LAAM BN loved the big Irishman from NY who loved the...
by Travis Partington | Jan 13, 2017 | Podcast
Every now and then you run across someone who actually doing something to help others, and not just waiting for someone else to do something.. Tamara volunteers with AHOPE in Ashville, North Carolina. AHOPE is the Day Center for Homeward Bound. Homeward Bound works to...
by Travis Partington | Jan 12, 2017 | Blog
Mark Vital from Sweats for Vets sent me an email today with the 2016 Campaign Totals. Mark Vital was in Episode 18 – Mark Vital – Sweats for Vets. Mark Vital and his crew wrapped and distributed 1,033 sweatshirts to 28 different shelters/transitional...
by Travis Partington | Jan 6, 2017 | Podcast
I hope you all had a safe and Happy New Year! I wanted to take this episode to talk about what I am going to do with Oscar Mike Radio for 2017. About this time last year, Oscar Mike Radio was becoming an idea, so I am excited to see what will happen in 2017. One of...