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ResourceRanking British & US Tier One Units
Mike Ritland interviews a former Marine Force Recon officer who shares his experiences across 27 years of service. The guest …
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ResourceAlways Trust Your Teammates!*
Ritland's guest recounts a harrowing combat experience in which he was pinned down by an enemy combatant who held a rifle to his …
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ResourceSecret Service Security Failures During White House Correspondents' Dinner
Mike Ritland interviews a Navy SEAL veteran running for U.S. Senate in Idaho who discusses his campaign, foreign policy views, and …
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ResourceForce Recon After SOCOM: The Marines They Left Out of Special Operations
Ritland's guest recounts his journey from a Marine Corps infantry sniper to Force Recon, spanning 1987 to post-9/11 Afghanistan. The …
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ResourceThe WORST Prisoner Trade Ever!*
Ritland recounts a mission he flew as a Night Stalker helicopter pilot to rescue U.S. soldier Beau Bergdahl from Taliban captivity. …
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ResourceWAR With Iran Would Be a DISASTER... And Nobody Wants to Admit It | Ep. 291
Mike Ritland interviews Adam Schurz, a former Marine and Navy SEAL who deployed nine times across 70+ countries and is now running …
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ResourceMike Glover: Why BUD/S and Q Course Are Selecting for Two Completely Different Men
Ritland's guest, a former Special Forces operator, discusses the differences between deploying with Joint Special Operations Command …
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ResourceThe First SEALs Back in Afghanistan After the Marcus Luttrell Rescue Found THIS
Ritland's guest Randy Rosel recounts his early career at SEAL Team 7, including his first combat deployment to Afghanistan as part …
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ResourceFAKE Navy SEALs Get Caught Training Ukrainian Soldiers
Ritland's guest Ephraim recounts his humanitarian work in Burma and Ukraine, describing encounters with impostor operators in …
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ResourceMike Glover: We Had Units Ready to Save Ambassador Stevens - They Were Shut Down
Ritland recounts standing up a Special Forces contingency response unit for Africa and his deployment to Libya just before the 2012 …
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ResourceMACV-SOG vs SEAL Team 6 — Which Unit Was More Dangerous?
A former MACV-SOG officer recounts his service with the secretive Vietnam-era unit, explaining that SOG was a joint unconventional …
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ResourceHis Wife Convinced Him to Ring the Bell — Then He Regretted It Immediately
A guest recounts his extraordinarily difficult path through Navy SEAL training (BUD/S), which required four attempts at Hell Week …
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ResourcePOV: You break into an Army Ranger's House*
Ritland recounts an incident in which an intoxicated stranger attempted to enter his home late at night, mistakenly believing it was …
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ResourceSurvived Hell Week 4 Times & Built the Combatives Program That Changed NSW Forever | Ep. 290
Former Navy SEAL Chief Randy Rozell recounts his unconventional path to the SEAL Teams, including multiple attempts at BUD/S …
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ResourceGetting Promoted By Accident!*
The speaker recounts a story from basic training where he tried to help a fellow trainee, Calvin, understand rifle sights during a …
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ResourceISA Tier 1 Operator: Why Controlling the Strait of Hormuz Is America's Real Problem
A guest discusses challenges of potential U.S. military action against Iran, focusing on control of the Strait of Hormuz. The …
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ResourceThe Truth About Blackwater: "Everybody Got K*lled!"
Ritland's guest recounts his experiences as a private security contractor with Triple Canopy in Ramadi, Iraq in 2004. He describes …
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ResourceCovert Operations in Pakistan: The CIA Insider Who Says the U.S. Left Its Own People to Die
A former CIA officer recounts his experiences working in Pakistan and the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region. He describes suicide …
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ResourceDo you believe in God?*
A guest named Jimmy recounts a turning point in his life when he faced prison time and cried out to God at 3 a.m. The next day, he …
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ResourceThe DEA Whistleblower Who Says His Intel Captured Maduro — Now Wants the $50M Reward?
A former DEA agent claims that he and a small team of fewer than five people provided intelligence that contributed to the recent …
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ResourceWhen Delta Force Missions GO SOUTH*
Mike Ritland's guest, identified as Tom, recounts his experiences working in Iraq. Tom describes that his missions generally went …
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ResourceJack Carr Reveals His Surprising EDC Switch From Glock
Jack Carr, a former Navy SEAL and author, discusses his everyday carry firearm preferences, favorite hunting experiences, reading …
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ResourceI Thought I Was Shot By Friendly Fire
The guest recounts being shot during a combat incident where an enemy combatant fired on him after he stood up. He describes his …
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ResourceWhy SOG Was More Powerful Than Any Official Military Command in Vietnam
A former Special Forces soldier describes the differences between conventional Special Forces operations and SOG (Studies and …
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