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Military

NashVillager Podcast: Kiffin Rockwell, Tennessee’s hero of France

By Nina Cardona

May 18, 2026

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How did a Tennessee-born ad agency employee become a French WWI flying ace?  Plus, the local news for May 18, 2026.

Filed Under: NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: history, Military, Tennessee, World War I

NashVillager Podcast: Tennessee’s history-making gun

By Nina Cardona

May 15, 2026

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What’s behind all the drama in the Rutherford County Assessor’s office? Plus, the local news for May 13, 2026.

Filed Under: NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: firearms, history, Military, military weapon, Tennessee

NashVillager Podcast: National Medal of Honor Day

By Nina Cardona

March 25, 2026

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How has the nation honored Tennesseans who put their lives on the line to save their companions?Plus, a roundup of the news for March 25, 2026.

Filed Under: NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: Military

NashVillager Podcast: Tombs of the unknown soldiers

By Nina Cardona

November 11, 2025

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How do you honor those who we can’t identify? Plus, the local news for November 11, 2025.

Filed Under: NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: Military

Molasses and munitions: deadly explosions throughout U.S. history

By Caroline Eggers

October 20, 2025

The Oct. 11 explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems in Hickman County killed 16 people, making it the deadliest explosion in the 21st century, according to official reports of blasts since 2000.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: AES Explosion, agriculture, chemicals, explosion, Military

Should women be allowed to fight on the front lines? Trump’s defense pick reignites the debate.

By Lolita C. Baldor, AP

November 19, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has reignited a debate that many thought had been long settled: Should women be allowed to serve their country by fighting on the front lines? More: Trump Pentagon pick had been flagged by fellow service member as possible ‘Insider Threat’ The former Fox News commentator has made it clear, […]

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Department of Defense, Military, Pete Hegseth

NashVillager Podcast: The humanity of Veteran’s Day

By Nina Cardona

November 11, 2024

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What does it really mean to serve your country? Plus the local news for November 11, 2024.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: Military, veterans, Veterans Day

NashVillager Podcast: Inside the Arnold Engineering Development Complex

By Nina Cardona

October 17, 2024

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What would it feel like to pull Gs in an X-15? Plus the local news for October 17, 2024.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, Science, WPLN News Tagged With: Arnold Air Force Base, Arnold Engineering Development Complex, Military, Tullahoma

US Army soldier pleads guilty to selling sensitive military information

By Jonathan Mattise, AP

August 15, 2024

Fort Campbell entrance gate signage

An Army soldier has pleaded guilty to charges that accuse him of selling sensitive information related to U.S. military capabilities, including dozens of documents addressing topics ranging from rocket systems to Chinese military tactics.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: Army, Fort Campbell, Military

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