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ResourceSolo Delta Operations - Lone Man Missions with John 'Shrek' McPhee | Mike Drop #195
Ritland's guest recounts a solo intelligence-gathering mission in Afghanistan where he was sent alone to locate and film a target …
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ResourceFour Days in Kamdesh - Taking COP KEATING with Green Beret Jay Dorleus | Mike Drop #191
Green Beret Jay Dorleus recounts a four-day firefight in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, where his team worked with 150 Afghan Commandos to …
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ResourceRescuing The Real Lone Survivor - Saving Marcus Luttrell with CW5 Alan C. Mack | Mike Drop #187
Ritland recounts his role planning and leading the combat extraction of Marcus Luttrell from Afghanistan after the events of …
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ResourceThis Never Happened - Air Force PJ Rescues Russians with Brandon Daugherty | Mike Drop Clip #182
Ritland's guest recounts a classified recovery mission in the mountains of Afghanistan where a six-man team was sent to locate and …
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ResourceIED'd in Afghanistan - Detainee Troubles with SEAL Team 8's Sam Mackey | Mike Drop Clips - Ep #178
Sam Mackey, a former member of SEAL Team 8, recounts a mission in Afghanistan where his partner force vehicle hit an IED while on a …
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ResourceIs He Taliban? - Trading Livestock for Lives with SEAL Team 7's Mike O'Dowd | Mike Drop Clips #175
Mike O'Dowd, a former SEAL Team 7 member, recounts a mission at an Afghan police compound where their snipers shot two armed men …
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ResourceOne Impossible Mortar - Surviving the Five-Day War with USMC Ryan Rogers | Mike Drop Clips - Ep #172
Ryan Rogers, a USMC veteran, recounts intense combat experiences from his deployment, emphasizing the importance of respecting …
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ResourceMarjah Marine Infantry Squad Leader Ryan Rogers Part Two
Former US Marine Corps squad leader recounts in harrowing detail his unit's seven-month deployment to Marjah, Afghanistan in 2010. …
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ResourceRet. Green Beret Storyteller Scott Mann - Part 2 | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 135
Scott Mann, a retired Green Beret, discusses his three deployments to Afghanistan in increasingly senior leadership roles. Mann …
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ResourceA RON Site Tragedy | Mike Drop Clip - Episode 132
A guest recounts calling in an AC-130 airstrike on what appeared to be two armed adult males near a RON (Rest Overnight) site in …
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ResourceSpecial Forces Mountaineer Bryan Ray - Part 2 | Mike Drop Episode 132
Ritland's guest (unnamed in this excerpt) recounts a traumatic combat incident from his 2016-17 Afghanistan deployment when an …
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ResourceRanger K9 Handler Julian McDonald | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 125
Former Army Ranger and K9 handler Julian McDonald discusses his military service, including eight combat deployments to Iraq and …
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ResourceChad Robichaux's Interpreter Aziz | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 122
Mike Ritland hosts former Navy SEAL Chad Robichaud and his Afghan interpreter Aziz, who worked with Special Operations from …
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ResourceFormer Counterterrorism Officer Drew Berquist | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 117
Ritland interviews Drew Bergquist, who spent 15 years with NSA, DIA, and CIA as a counterterrorism officer. Bergquist recounts his …
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ResourceExonerated Major Fred Galvin | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 116
Mike Ritland interviews retired Major Fred Galvin, a 27-year Marine Corps veteran who served as a reconnaissance and MARSOC …
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ResourceVeteran with a Sign Zach Bell | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 115
Mike Ritland interviews Zach Bell, a Marine Corps veteran who served four years with 1st Battalion 6th Marines and did two combat …
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ResourceFighter Jet Show of Force at 60 feet | Combat Mission Story
Max recounts a combat mission he flew in Afghanistan where his special forces unit had a member separated and wounded, with an armed …
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ResourceCanadian Armed Forces Artillery Gunner Kelsi Sheren | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 98
Mike Ritland interviews Kelsey Sharon, a former Canadian Army artillery soldier and British Army CST operator who served in …
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ResourceLiving Amongst the Taliban with Hollie McKay | Mike Drop Episode 81
Ritland interviews journalist Holly McKay about her four-month deployment to Afghanistan from late July through December, covering …
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ResourceForce Recon to Legacy FC Champion with Chad Robichaux | Mike Drop - Episode 80
Mike Ritland interviews Chad Robichaux, a 14-year Marine Force Recon veteran with eight deployments to Afghanistan under Joint …
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ResourceGuns, God, & AMTAC Knives | Mike Drop CLIPS - Episode 68
A former special operations operator recounts a challenging mission in southern Afghanistan involving a long infill, intense …
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ResourceAn Air Force Special Ops Weatherman | Mike Drop CLIPS - Episode 67
A former Air Force Special Operations weatherman recounts his experience in a six-hour firefight in Afghanistan in 2006. He …
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