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ResourceIED Alley: Navy SEAL Kevin Kent on Surviving Iraq’s De*dliest Days | Ep. 256
Ritland interviews retired Navy SEAL Chief Kevin Kent about his 20-year career in the teams. Kent recounts his path from growing up …
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ResourceTwo Guys Made It Through Hell Week… Then Rang the Bell
A former Navy SEAL recounts his BUD/S training and career path through SDV teams to DEVGRU. He shares that two classmates completed …
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ResourceDEVGRU Secrets: What It Takes to Operate at the Tip of the Spear | Ep. 253
Mike Ritland interviews Chuck Hayes, a Navy SEAL who served 40 years including time at DEVGRU and founded Soft Whisper. Hayes …
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ResourceSEALs on Steroids? The PED Debate the Navy Won't Touch
Ritland and his guest discuss Naval Special Warfare's introduction of random PED testing in May 2025 following a 2022 Hell Week …
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ResourceSurviving 2.5 Hell Weeks and 6 BUD/S Attempts | Ep. 251
Mike Ritland interviews Johnny Collins, a former Navy SEAL who shares his unconventional path to earning his Trident after …
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ResourceThe REAL Reason I Left Olympic Swimming to Become a Navy SEAL
The guest, an Olympic swimmer who competed in 2008, recounts his transition from elite athletics to becoming a Navy SEAL. He …
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ResourceWhy Olympic Swimming Didn’t Prepare Me for BUD/S
A former Olympic swimmer discusses his experience going through Navy SEAL training (BUD/S) with Mike Ritland. The guest explains …
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ResourceLarsen Jensen: Olympic Swimmer Turned Navy SEAL | Official Trailer
Larsen Jensen, an Olympic swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 400m freestyle at the 2008 Olympics, recounts his journey from …
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ResourceSEAL Team Seven Defense Strategies Group Zack Ferguson
Ritland interviews Zack Ferguson, a former Navy SEAL who served six years at SEAL Team 7 with deployments to UAE, Africa, Yemen, and …
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ResourceSEAL Team Seven Defense Strategies Group Mike O'Dowd
Ritland interviews Mike, a former Navy SEAL with 9.5 years of service including deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, who now runs …
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ResourceSEAL Team 4 ZeroEyes Rob Huberty | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 124
Mike Ritland interviews former Navy SEAL Rob Huberty, who served nine years in Naval Special Warfare with three combat tours to Iraq …
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ResourceSEAL Teams to Orange County Cop with Travis Kennedy | Mike Drop - Episode 78
Ritland interviews Travis Kennedy, a former Navy SEAL with 12 years of service and three deployments (two combat deployments to …
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ResourceBreaching Bottles with Eli Crane | Mike Drop: Episode 71
Mike Ritland interviews Eli Crane, a former Navy SEAL who served 13 years with five deployments, three at SEAL Team 3. Crane …
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ResourceBack From The Dead with Jason Redman | Mike Drop: Episode 64
Mike Ritland interviews Jason Redmond, a Navy SEAL veteran with 21 years of service who earned a Bronze Star with V, Purple Heart, …
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Resource037 Taylor Canfield
Taylor Canfield, a former Navy SEAL and K-9 handler with three combat deployments to Afghanistan, discusses his childhood in …
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ResourceShawn Ryan Reveals Navy SEAL Missions & CIA Pirate Attacks | Mike Drop 30 #NavySEALs #ShawnRyanShow
Mike Ritland interviews Sean Ryan, a former Navy SEAL and CIA contractor who shares stories from his career and training business. …
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