Again with the testosterone… As someone with a deeper voice and more body hair than Pete Hegseth, let me say:
- Few problems have military solutions.
- Human rights are a force multiplier, not an obstacle.
- Everyone belongs here in the US.
- Ordering soldiers to commit murder demands consequences.
![Overall though, WHN's ratings were still low. After a lot of research, on February 26, 1973, WHN became a country music station. The New York Metropolitan Area had never been a country music hot spot, and prior to WHN, the area had only had two country music stations: WJRZ in Hackensack, New Jersey, and WTHE in Mineola, New York. In the early years of WHN's country format, it featured on-air personalities such as Larry Kenney, Big Wilson and Jack Spector. Some of these were holdovers from the previous middle of the road format.
As a country music station, they played artists like Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Tanya Tucker, Lynn Anderson, Kenny Rogers, Mel Tillis, Charley Pride, Mickey Gilley, Ronnie Milsap, and many more. Also, they mixed in non-country and country-pop cross-over artists that had country-friendly songs such as The Eagles, Elvis Presley, Anne Murray, Olivia Newton-John, Linda Ronstadt, and others. Over the years, as WHN evolved as a country station, on-air personalities such as Dan Daniel, Alan Colmes, Jerry Carroll and others moved in.
During this era, WHN was programmed by Ed Salamon, who was inducted into the Country Radio Hall of Fame in 2006. Salamon and promotional partner Dale Pon were able to walk the line between country music like Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, and latter day Elvis, Top 40 radio programming tactics, and the late 70s rock artists –including The Eagles, Ronstadt, Newton-John, and Rogers– who had absorbed country into their contemporary pop– and, using extensive, award-winning television and transit advertising, into one of the most successful Country radio stations in history.[citation needed]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:t5hgkoxrsxpe3wfisqfeymg5/bafkreie73mfk7ud3oxblasntgcciif5ku6556qmn6j2sa3cjr3a6hqboju)
![During the meetings, Donovan said next steps were decided, which included refining priority network campaign plans, designating roles and lead nations, establishing working groups with specific objectives and milestones, and initiating coalition campaign assessments.
"Between now and November, we are going to write an A3C campaign plan," he said. "We will staff it with our teammates and our members here in the room, and we'll approve it by November."
The general also said coalition nations are eager to volunteer to lead in areas important to them.
"Yesterday, by the end of our session, we went out and made the initial pulse … who wants to lead in different regions? Who wants to lead, to … go after these networks?" Donovan said. "We had volunteers right away, nations that wanted to step forward and take [the] lead in subregions and go after certain threats."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:t5hgkoxrsxpe3wfisqfeymg5/bafkreic6qrsws5adgfsvxgpauyhdv2zt5mjpmapbefiddhuukb24lmnagy)
![LCF-24: CLB-8 Airfield Clearing [Image 3 of 22]
A yellow Komatsu D155AX bulldozer is actively pushing and clearing soil and vegetation debris on an open field. The machine is identified with the unit marking 'BD-01' and appears to be in operation during land clearing or grading work. The setting is an outdoor construction or agricultural site with trees visible in the background under a partly cloudy sky.
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09.02.2026
Photo by Lance Cpl. Allison White
24th Marine Expeditionary Unit
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A U.S. Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 8, Littoral Combat Force-24, operates heavy equipment bulldozer to clear an airfield in South America, Aug. 2, 2026. U.S. military forces are deployed to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility in support of Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere, Department of War-directed operations, and the President's priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking, deter malign actors and protect the homeland through continuous presence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:t5hgkoxrsxpe3wfisqfeymg5/bafkreia2m2boyeupkbllncglfjaxswlkm2kzl6ztvdj33r3hdagdhblhd4)
