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ResourceDeploying Navy SEALs To Unf*ck Afghanistan
A guest describes his second deployment to Afghanistan's Argonom River valley with a SEAL platoon. He recounts nightly base attacks, …
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ResourceAndy Stumpf Exposes Brutal SEAL Training Psychology That Forces Men to Quit
Ritland recounts his experiences as a BUD/S instructor from 2006-2008, discussing his approach to facilitating SEAL selection and …
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ResourceThe SEAL Team Op That Took Down Noriega
A former Navy SEAL recounts his experiences during Operation Just Cause in Panama in 1989, where his unit worked to overthrow Manuel …
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Resource"I Was Deployed to Afghanistan as a Royal Marine and SBS Operator" (Here's the Difference)
A former Royal Marine and SBS operator recounts his first Afghanistan deployment (Operation Herrick 7) as a section commander. He …
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ResourceGreen Beret Survives Massive IED and Gets Shot 3 Times
A Green Beret recounts his father betting against him finishing basic training, then describes two severe combat incidents. He …
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ResourceWhat It’s Really Like to Kill Before and After Finding Faith | Living Unafraid
Colion sits down with Eddie Penney, a former Navy SEAL with 16 years of service and seven combat deployments, to discuss Eddie's …
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ResourceDelta Forces: Found Out We Were Invading Panama on CNN
A Delta Force guest recounts his experience during the 1989 U.S. invasion of Panama. He describes how his unit had unknowingly been …
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ResourceDelta Force Drops Into Panama: The Savage Start | Mike Drop 235
A guest recounts his experience during the U.S. military operation in Panama. He describes receiving an emergency call-in, not …
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ResourceSEAL Sniper’s Most Legendary K*ll Shot
A former Navy SEAL sniper recounts combat experiences from a deployment in Afghanistan, describing his first engagement at 600 yards …
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ResourceMARSOC Raider Recalls Bullet-Time Combat Firefight with Instructor John Dailey | Mike Drop 215
John Dailey, a MARSOC Raider and former Recon Marine, recounts a nighttime firefight in Afghanistan shortly after 9/11 where his …
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ResourceGreen Beret Steps on IED - Here's What Happened Next with Ryan Hendrickson | Mike Drop 214
Ryan Hendrickson, a Green Beret, recounts stepping on a pressure plate IED during a mission in Afghanistan on September 12, 2010. He …
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Resource'Quiet Professionals?' Why SEALS Stay Silent with Author Benjamin Sledge | Mike Drop #200
Benjamin Sledge, author and combat veteran, discusses how a conversation with a woman who emphasized that combat veterans represent …
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Resource"Oh My God, We're About to Die" - Facing the Music with Benjamin Sledge | Mike Drop #200
Benjamin Sledge recounts the day he was wounded in action in Afghanistan in December when his base was heavily attacked with …
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ResourceFirefight at the Downed Bird with SEAL Sniper Mark Greene | Mike Drop #197
Navy SEAL sniper Mark Greene recounts a memorable 2010 Afghanistan mission where his team went to destroy a downed helicopter in the …
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ResourceWelcome to Blackwater - Flying In To Chaos with Author Morgan Lerette | Mike Drop #186
Morgan Lerette recounts his chaotic arrival in Iraq as a Blackwater contractor, describing a harrowing flight with extreme evasive …
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ResourceIran's Aerial Ambitions Will Shock You
Max examines Iran's Air Force history and current capabilities, tracing its evolution from reliance on Western aircraft in the 1970s …
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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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ResourceA Predator in Iraq - Bagging Bad Guys with SEAL Team Seven's Mike O'Dowd | Mike Drop Clips #175
Mike O'Dowd, a former member of SEAL Team Seven, recounts his deployment in Iraq, describing nighttime raid operations that felt …
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ResourceMarjah Marine Ryan Rogers Reveals D-Day Early Morning Ops | Mike Drop Ep #171 Clip
Ryan Rogers, a Marine who served in Marjah, recounts the chaotic opening hours of operations on D-Day. He describes arriving via …
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ResourceTop Gun Fighter Pilot Instructor Jack Stewart Part Two
Jack Stewart, a former Top Gun instructor and F-18 fighter pilot, recounts his combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, …
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ResourceHeroes & Horses Ret. Navy SEAL Micah Fink - Part 2 | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 137
Retired Navy SEAL Micah Fink discusses his experiences serving in SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV) teams, describing covert undersea …
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ResourceSpecial Forces Mountaineer Bryan Ray - Part 1 | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 131
Mike Ritland interviews Brian Ray, a retired US Army Special Forces operator with 20 years of active service and extensive mountain …
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ResourceBlack Hawk Down Major Jeff Struecker | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 120
Mike Ritland interviews Jeff Struecker, a retired U.S. Army Ranger with 23 years of service including Panama, the Battle of …
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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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