Four Days in Kamdesh - Taking COP KEATING with Green Beret Jay Dorleus | Mike Drop #191

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Green Beret Jay Dorleus recounts a four-day firefight in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, where his team worked with 150 Afghan Commandos to clear a village. Dorleus describes how enemy fighters had pre-positioned themselves in mud huts with concealed firing positions, leading to intense close-quarters combat that resulted in what he estimates was over 180 enemy killed in action. He also shares other combat experiences from his deployments, including a separate mission where he says he nearly had his face shot off.

Key takeaways

• Dorleus describes enemy fighters in Kamdesh using sophisticated tactics, shooting through pre-drilled holes in mud huts from as close as 5-10 meters away to conceal their muzzle flashes
• According to Dorleus, his team sustained the four-day firefight by carrying heavy loads of ammunition (210 rounds per person plus assault bags) and having a team sergeant organize mule resupply runs from the helicopter landing zone
• Dorleus recounts that his team changed clearing tactics to bring all fighting-age males along during operations to prevent them from retrieving hidden weapons and attacking from behind

Episode details: published June 12, 2024 · 5.7K views · 8:32 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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