On The Road With Weapons And Warfare

[RYAN ROBERTSON]
HELLO AND WELCOME TO OUR NATION’S CAPITAL, FOR STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS, I’M RYAN ROBERTSON, THE HOST OF WEAPONS AND WARFARE.

NORMALLY THIS IS WHEN I’D BE TELLING YOU ABOUT THIS WEEK’S EPISODE. INSTEAD, WE’RE TAKING A QUEUE FROM THE NBA FOR A LITTLE LOAD MANAGEMENT.

ACTUALLY, IT’S A BIT MORE LIKE ROAD MANAGEMENT.

THAT’S BECAUSE THIS WEEK WE’RE IN WASHINGTON D.C., COVERING OUR FIRST MODERN DAY MARINE EVENT, WHERE MARINES OF ALL RANKS GET THE CHANCE TO NOT ONLY HEAR FROM LEADERSHIP ABOUT THE POLICIES AND PLANS FOR THEIR BRANCH’S FUTURE, BUT MEET WITH INDUSTRY PARTNERS WHO ARE WORKING TO TEAM WITH AMERICA’S MARITIME LAND FORCE AND ENSURE MARINES HAVE WHAT THEY NEED TO WIN THE FIGHT WHEN CALLED TO ACTION.

FROM HERE WE’RE HEADED 900 MILES SOUTH TO TAMPA, FLORIDA, FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES WEEK, ALSO KNOWN AS SOF WEEK 2025.

WE’LL BE THERE AS LEADERS AND OPERATORS FROM THE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMUNITY GATHER TO HEAR KEYNOTE SPEECHES, AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS, AS WELL AS TAKE PART IN HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS AND PRODUCT DEMONSTRATIONS AS THEY CONTINUE TO PREPARE FOR GREAT POWER COMPETITION AND WHATEVER FUTURE CONFLICTS COME AMERICA’S WAY.

SO, WHILE I KNOW YOU MAY BE DISAPPOINTED WE DON’T HAVE A FULL ON SHOW FOR YOU THIS WEEK–REST ASSURED THE WAIT WILL BE WORTH IT. IN THE MEANTIME, IF YOU JUST GOTTA GET YOUR WEAPONS AND WARFARE FIX–MIGHT I SUGGEST PERHAPS PERUSING OUR ARCHIVES TO CATCH UP ON SOME STORIES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED.

SO, FOR SENIOR PRODUCER BRETT BAKER, VIDEO EDITOR BRIAN SPENCER AND GRAPHICS ARTIST DAKOTA PITEO–I’M RYAN ROBERTSON WITH STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS, SIGNING OFF.