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ResourceI Felt His Soul Leave His Body
A guest recounts a combat experience where he shot an enemy combatant who had breached a door after a grenade explosion. The guest …
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ResourceHe Failed SQT On The LAST Day — Then This Happened
A former Navy SEAL recounts his experience through BUD/S training, including getting rolled in SQT and checking into SEAL Team 4. He …
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ResourceNavy SEAL Reveals How A Delta Force Raid Changed Its CQB Tactics
Ritland recounts his first two deployments to Iraq with Navy SEAL Team 4, describing the operational tempo, tactics evolution, and …
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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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ResourceThe Reality of WAR in IRAQ*
Mike Ritland's guest recounts his first deployment to Iraq, describing the intense anticipation and sudden violence of combat. He …
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ResourceTu Lam: My Unlikely Journey to Delta Force's G Squadron
Ritland's guest recounts his journey through Special Forces, describing his assignment to First Group in Okinawa, Japan, where he …
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ResourceBUD/S Selects For This Very Specific Trait (And It's Not What You Think)
A former Navy SEAL recounts his BUD/S training and multiple deployments, primarily to Afghanistan in 2008-2010. He describes how the …
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ResourceKyle Morgan Reveals The Biggest Difference Between Delta & DEVGRU Selection
Ritland and a guest (identified as Kyle) discuss Delta Force selection in detail. Kyle recounts failing Delta selection initially …
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ResourceI Thought I Was Shot By Friendly Fire
The guest recounts being shot during a combat incident where an enemy combatant fired on him after he stood up. He describes his …
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ResourceDelta Force Founder Blew Up the Largest Enemy Weapons Cache in Vietnam
A former EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) technician recounts his experiences in Vietnam in 1970, including hand-defusing armed …
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ResourceMedal of Honor Marine Describes the Moment He Knew He Was Going to Die in Afghanistan
Ritland's guest recounts his experience during a combat deployment to Afghanistan in 2010. He describes his squad's mission to take …
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ResourceThe Night Stalker Pilot Who Flew Blind Into Afghanistan on Night One
A former 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Night Stalkers) pilot recounts flying the first helicopter missions into …
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ResourceThey Sent Her Back to Combat on Heavy Narcotics
A Canadian female soldier recounts her experience being attached to a British unit in Afghanistan's Panjwai district for …
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ResourceMike Glover: “Rockets Started Slamming Our Base… and I Completely Froze”
Mike Glover, a former Special Forces operator, recounts several operational experiences from Afghanistan and Iraq that he considers …
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ResourceCaught in Crossfire at the Insurgent Camp #military #survival
A guest describes entering what he calls a base camp of Albanian insurgents through a wooded area, where he observed camouflaged …
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ResourceWe Were AMBUSHED By Russians
The guest recounts a combat experience where his team encountered what appeared to be a concealed enemy position in a wooded area …
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ResourceThe Weight of Command: Jocko Willink on Losing Soldiers in Ramadi
Jocko Willink recounts his experience as a SEAL task unit commander during the 2006 Battle of Ramadi, describing how coalition …
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ResourceThe Exact Moment a Routine Patrol Turned Into a Full Ambush
A military veteran recounts the moment a routine patrol convoy turned into an ambush. He describes how, just after sunrise during a …
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ResourceThrown Into an Ambush at 18: What Combat REALLY Feels Like
A former Army Special Forces soldier recounts his first combat deployment to Iraq at age 18 with a conventional infantry unit. He …
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ResourceChris Osman Breaks 30-Year Silence: “My Sergeant Quit in the Middle of a Firefight” | Ep. 268
Mike Ritland interviews Chris Osman, a former Marine and Navy SEAL who also founded multiple tactical gear companies. Osman recounts …
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ResourceThe Op That Took Down Noriega — And Unleashed Something Far Worse
A former Ranger Regiment reconnaissance team member recounts his experiences during three early-1990s operations: Panama (Operation …
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ResourceCody Alford’s First Day in Fallujah — Took a Round to the Helmet and Kept Fighting
Cody Alford, a Marine who deployed to Fallujah in 2004, recounts his first day in the city when he was shot in the helmet and …
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ResourceFighting a Terrorist UFC Style on a Rooftop in Fallujah
A former Navy SEAL recounts a rooftop hand-to-hand fight with a suspect in Fallujah in 2007 that resulted in a broken leg, lessons …
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ResourceHe Shot Me in the D*ck During SEAL Training… And I Couldn’t Even Flinch
A former Navy SEAL recounts his experiences at SEAL Team Five from 2002 to 2007, including hazing rituals like naked sim round …
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