An Air Force Special Ops Weatherman | Mike Drop CLIPS - Episode 67

About this video

A former Air Force Special Operations weatherman recounts his experience in a six-hour firefight in Afghanistan in 2006. He describes being caught in ambushes by approximately 200 insurgents, running ammunition resupply under fire, and discovering bullet holes near his head after returning to base. The guest also explains how military weather forecasting differs from civilian forecasting and presents the host with a challenge coin made from an AC-130 shell casing.

Key takeaways

• The guest recounts surviving a six-hour ambush by approximately 200 fighters while operating as a weather specialist embedded with special operations forces in 2006
• The guest explains that military weather forecasting is highly specific for particular missions and flight levels, unlike civilian forecasting which covers large areas and longer time periods
• The guest describes running ammunition resupply during the firefight and later discovering a bullet hole in his vehicle directly behind where his head had been positioned

Episode details: published February 10, 2021 · 18.6K views · 11:05 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Stories told by Mike Ritland’s podcast guests are the guests’ own accounts, attributed to them — not independently verified. Commentary is Ritland’s, presented as his analysis.

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