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ResourceMike Sarraille: The Hardest Op I've Ever Done
Mike Sarraille recounts his first mission in Afghanistan's Kunar Province, which was the night Adam Brown was killed. He describes …
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ResourceThe Mistake that Nearly K*lled My Entire SEAL Team
A Navy SEAL officer recounts a disastrous first mission in Sadr City, Iraq in 2008, where 40 SEALs from different teams were hastily …
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ResourceBill Rapier Reveals Why DEVGRU Selection Was Easier Than BUD/S
Former Navy SEAL recounts his career progression from SEAL Team 3 to Development Group (DEVGRU), including selection experiences, …
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ResourceThe DOG that saved US LIVES!*
Ritland's guest recounts a combat mission where their military working dog, Finny, was killed by an insurgent wearing a suicide …
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ResourceJocko Willink Explains Why the Polish Grom Are Underrated
Jocko Willink discusses various topics with Mike Ritland, including his experiences working with foreign special forces units. …
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ResourceJocko Willink Reveals Why He Chose the SEAL Teams Over Delta Force
Mike Ritland recounts his path to joining the Navy SEALs, inspired by a secondhand story about Delta Force and SEALs. He describes …
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ResourceThe Night Andy Stumpf Got Shot
Andy Stumpf recounts the night he was shot during a ground assault operation in Baghdad. He describes being hit in the hip by …
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ResourceFemale CIA Spy Goes Undercover For a RUSSIAN Fraudster*
The guest recounts an undercover operation where she posed as an NYPD detective's girlfriend to lure a Russian fraudster from Russia …
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ResourceMike Sarraille: The Real Difference Between DEVGRU and Delta Force
Ritland recounts his transition from SEAL Team Development Group (DEVGRU) to Army Delta Force (CAG), comparing the two elite units …
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ResourceClose CALL in SADR CITY*
Ritland recounts a combat experience from his time as a Navy SEAL in Sadr City, Iraq, where he and his sniper team provided …
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ResourceFrom Recon to DEVGRU: What it Takes to Operate at the Tip of the Spear | Ep. 304
Mike Ritland interviews Mike Cirrilli, a former Recon Marine, SEAL, and MARSOC operator with ten combat deployments. Cirrilli …
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ResourceTomb Guard Explains What TO DO When Someone CROSSES THE LINE!*
This video features a discussion about protocol and incidents involving Tomb of the Unknown Soldier sentinels. Ritland's guest …
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ResourceDelta Force Operator Finally Speaks On Military Rivalries & Veteran Drama
A Delta Force operator discusses how inter-unit military rivalries diminished after 9/11 when SOF units began working together …
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ResourceDelta Operator's Unexpected Danger*
Ritland recounts his experiences navigating checkpoints in Iraq's Green Zone, describing the extreme danger of returning through …
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ResourceRob O'Neill Breaks His Silence on the Toxic Culture at DEVGRU
Ritland recounts his experience screening for and serving with SEAL Team 6, describing the selection process, cultural differences …
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ResourceThey Told Us To Just Quit!
The speaker describes grueling water survival training from a military course called "MacWade," which involved swimming 3600 meters …
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ResourceJocko Willink: Hunting Muqtada al-Sadr Alongside Tier 1 Units
Ritland recounts his 2003 deployment as a SEAL platoon commander in Iraq with Team Seven, describing frequent direct action missions …
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ResourceJohn McPhee Was Sent on a Suicide Mission?
In this excerpt, Ritland's guest recounts being asked to go out alone on a dangerous mission to find someone. The guest describes …
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ResourceMarines in SOCOM: Behind the Very First MARSOC A&S
A Marine Raider describes his experience attending the first MARSOC Assessment and Selection, emphasizing the autonomous "big boy …
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ResourceDelta Force Operation "Acid Gambit" Hostage Rescue of Kurt Muse*
Mike Ritland's guest recounts his role as the lead breacher during the 1989 Panama operation to extract Kurt Muse from Modelo …
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ResourceRob O'Neill: Here's What REALLY Happened to Marcus Luttrell
Ritland recounts his guest's firsthand account of multiple combat deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq as a Navy SEAL, including …
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ResourceDelta Force Operator on Passing Selection*
Mike Ritland recounts his experience going through Special Forces selection after prior military training. He describes it as …
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ResourceMARSOC Det One: I Took Over From Jocko Willink in Baghdad
A former MARSOC Raider recounts his experiences with Detachment 1 in Baghdad during 2004. The guest describes taking over from Jocko …
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ResourceMARSOC Raider: What It Takes to Become an Operator | Ep. 303
Mike Ritland interviews Prime Hall, a former Marine Raider, Purple Heart recipient, and founder of Deep End Fitness and Operation …
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