EVERY MONDAY Military & Combat

Witness history’s greatest battles and explore the stories behind the tactics, technology, and the men and women who were on the front lines.

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April 20, 2026

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8:00A

Tactical to Practical

Tank Tracks

Former Navy fighter pilot and series host Hunter Ellis explores technology, inventions, techniques, and products born in the military that went on to find useful and exciting applications in civilian life.

9:00A

Tactical to Practical

All-Terrain Vehicles

When the Navy SEALs needed a better way to travel the desert, they asked Chenowth Racing to build a car that could stand up to the desert. Host Hunter Ellis shows off their DPV (Desert Patrol Vehicle) at the Baja 1000.

10:00A

Tactical to Practical

Transportation

The military has developed some of the world's most sophisticated technology. In a special episode, host Hunter Ellis counts down his top-10 favorite "toys" from the season.

11:00A

Tactical to Practical

Submarines

Today's naval submarine is the world's deadliest weapon. Join former Navy fighter pilot and series host Hunter Ellis as he explores the technology that led from the submarine to handheld sonar devices that help tourists catch that "big" fish.

12:00P

Tactical to Practical

Super Ships

Host Hunter Ellis looks back at key ships that served in both World Wars, goes onboard modern military vessels, examines the biggest civilian ships afloat--Super Tankers--and gets an in-depth look at the Navy's newest aircraft carrier.

1:00P

Tactical to Practical

Teamwork

Boot Camp breaks down recruits as individuals, then builds them back up as a team.                                                                     

2:00P

Tactical to Practical

Winter Warfare

Hunter Ellis looks at the history of winter warfare--a tradition of fighting, surviving, and traveling in snow and ice that created commandos in Norway, Sweden, Germany, and later, the U.S. 10th Mountain Division.

3:00P

Tactical to Practical

Less Lethal Weapons

Former Navy fighter pilot and series host Hunter Ellis discovers how non-lethal military equipment developed for peacekeeping duties is now used in civilian settings, including the debilitating audio weapon, Hypersonic Sound.

4:00P

Tactical to Practical

Tank Tracks

Former Navy fighter pilot and series host Hunter Ellis explores technology, inventions, techniques, and products born in the military that went on to find useful and exciting applications in civilian life.

5:00P

Tactical to Practical

All-Terrain Vehicles

When the Navy SEALs needed a better way to travel the desert, they asked Chenowth Racing to build a car that could stand up to the desert. Host Hunter Ellis shows off their DPV (Desert Patrol Vehicle) at the Baja 1000.

6:00P

Tactical to Practical

Transportation

The military has developed some of the world's most sophisticated technology. In a special episode, host Hunter Ellis counts down his top-10 favorite "toys" from the season.

7:00P

Tactical to Practical

Submarines

Today's naval submarine is the world's deadliest weapon. Join former Navy fighter pilot and series host Hunter Ellis as he explores the technology that led from the submarine to handheld sonar devices that help tourists catch that "big" fish.

8:00P

Tactical to Practical

Super Ships

Host Hunter Ellis looks back at key ships that served in both World Wars, goes onboard modern military vessels, examines the biggest civilian ships afloat--Super Tankers--and gets an in-depth look at the Navy's newest aircraft carrier.

9:00P

Tactical to Practical

Teamwork

Boot Camp breaks down recruits as individuals, then builds them back up as a team.                                                                     

10:00P

Tactical to Practical

Winter Warfare

Hunter Ellis looks at the history of winter warfare--a tradition of fighting, surviving, and traveling in snow and ice that created commandos in Norway, Sweden, Germany, and later, the U.S. 10th Mountain Division.

11:00P

Tactical to Practical

Less Lethal Weapons

Former Navy fighter pilot and series host Hunter Ellis discovers how non-lethal military equipment developed for peacekeeping duties is now used in civilian settings, including the debilitating audio weapon, Hypersonic Sound.

12:00A

Big History

The Big History of Everything

This 2-hour special crisscrosses billions of years of time and space to show how everyone, and everything, is linked in one universal story. It weaves together science and history to reveal how an epic series of improbable events connect.

2:00A

Story Feature

Inside the Volcano

For four billion years, volcanoes have impacted life on earth. Empires have been destroyed and civilizations decimated. We'll travel to volcanic spots around the world made infamous in history.

4:00A

Nature Tech

Earthquakes

Earthquakes have ripped through the planet's surface ever since it was born, and throughout history, mankind could do little to counter their seismic impact.

5:00A

Nature Tech

Tornadoes

We'll look at cutting-edge systems that attempt to measure the unmeasurable.                                                                           

6:00A

Tactical to Practical

Winter Warfare

Hunter Ellis looks at the history of winter warfare--a tradition of fighting, surviving, and traveling in snow and ice that created commandos in Norway, Sweden, Germany, and later, the U.S. 10th Mountain Division.

7:00A

Tactical to Practical

Less Lethal Weapons

Former Navy fighter pilot and series host Hunter Ellis discovers how non-lethal military equipment developed for peacekeeping duties is now used in civilian settings, including the debilitating audio weapon, Hypersonic Sound.

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