This Week in U.S. Military History: June 9th, 2026–June 15th, 2026 traces a week when the calendar lines up with the birth of the Continental Army, George Washington’s appointment as commander in chief, and the adoption of the Stars and Stripes. Listeners move from early Civil War clashes at Big Bethel and thundering cavalry at Brandy Station to the brutal close-quarters struggle of Belleau Wood. Each scene is framed inside its wider war, showing how improvisation, discipline, and hard lessons slowly turn raw forces into a national military.

The story then shifts to Normandy’s fight for Carentan, the Saipan landings in the Central Pacific, and the first B-29 raid on Japan flown from China, before closing with the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act and its quiet but lasting impact on who serves. Throughout, the narrative highlights leadership, adaptation, and institutional change, inviting listeners to connect past campaigns to today’s uniforms and flags. 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 seven days that reshaped American arms.

Beyond the Call: Corporal Hershel “Woody” Williams at Iwo Jima, 1945 follows a young Marine flamethrower operator as he battles through fortified pillboxes on the black sands of a crucial Pacific island in World War Two, opening a path for his pinned-down company. Listeners hear the larger story of the Iwo Jima campaign, the stalled advance, and the four hours in which Williams repeatedly crossed open ground under fire to clear strongpoints that tanks and infantry could not reach alone. The episode reflects on courage, responsibility, and a lifetime of quiet service after the war. Beyond the Call is the Monday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, and the podcast is developed by Trackpads.com.

Arsenal: M18 Hellcat Tank Destroyer in the Ardennes, 1944–45 follows the United States tank destroyer from icy roads around Bastogne through the last campaigns of the Second World War, showing how speed and a seventy six millimeter gun tried to compensate for thin armor and an open turret. Listeners ride with Hellcat crews as they race to plug gaps in the Battle of the Bulge, hear why the vehicle was created to answer the problem of armored breakthroughs, and get an inside view of its design tradeoffs, crew routines, combat record, and postwar legacy. Arsenal is the Friday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, and the podcast is developed by Trackpads.com.