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ResourceBullet Magnet Green Beret Chuck Ritter | Mike Drop Episode 243
Mike Ritland interviews Chuck Ritter, a retired U.S. Army Special Forces Sergeant Major with 27 years of service and 17 deployments. …
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Resource"There Were 300 of Them" - Apache Pilot Recalls Su*cide Cult AMBUSH
Ritland's guest recounts a combat engagement on January 28th during his deployment, describing a mission to support a downed Apache …
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ResourceApache Pilot Reveals What War Really Looks Like | Mike Drop Episode 239
Former Army AH-64 Apache pilot Dan McClinton discusses his military aviation career with host Mike Ritland. McClinton recounts his …
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ResourceDelta Force Dog Tackles Su*cide Bomber
Ritland recounts a guest's combat story in which a military working dog named Conan detected a suicide bomber hiding in a latrine …
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ResourceIssued Speed?! Vietnam’s "Stay Awake" Pills Exposed
Ritland's guest recounts being issued dextroamphetamine (referred to as 'stay awake pills') when he arrived in Vietnam, describing …
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ResourceVietnam Special Forces to Secret Service | Mike Drop Episode 230
Mike Ritland interviews Captain Bill 'Hawk' Albrecht, a highly decorated Green Beret veteran of the Vietnam War who later served 25+ …
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ResourceClose Call Knife Fights with Legendary Delta Force Op John 'Shrek' McPhee | Mike Drop 213
Mike Ritland's guest, an unnamed former Special Operations veteran, recounts combat missions in Afghanistan and Iraq. He describes a …
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ResourceSEAL Team 7 Takes Wadi - Insurgent Combat Stories with SEAL OIC Sean Glass | Mike Drop Ep. 211
Sean Glass, a former Navy SEAL officer, recounts combat experiences from his deployment with SEAL Team 7 in Afghanistan. He …
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Resource21-Year Green Beret Johnny MF Glenn | Mike Drop Ep. 209
Ritland interviews Johnny 'Johnny Fucking Glenn' Glenn, a retired Green Beret Chief Warrant Officer with over a dozen combat …
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ResourceSons of Saddam - Bagging Uday and Qusay with DELTA Op John Shrek McPhee | Mike Drop #195
Ritland's guest, a former special operations soldier, recounts his experiences during Iraq deployments, including being on base …
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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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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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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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ResourceDelivered By Mule - The Atrocities of War with Ryan Rogers | Mike Drop Clip - Ep. 172
Ryan Rogers recounts two combat experiences from his deployment: his unit shooting a mule carrying what they mistakenly believed was …
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ResourceArmy Ranger K9 Police Officer Jon Lindsey Part One | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 150
Mike Ritland interviews John Lindsey, a former Army Ranger from 1st Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment who later served as a law …
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ResourceMARSOC SERE Instructor Christian Holloway - Part One | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 142
Ritland interviews Christian Holloway, a Marine Corps veteran who served as an infantryman and later as a MARSOC Raider. Holloway …
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ResourceVietnam Veteran Colonel Nelson Modrall | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 118
Mike Ritland interviews Colonel Nelson Module, a veteran who served 26 years across multiple branches (Marines, Army infantry, Army …
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ResourceNavy SEAL Sniper Ryan "Birdman" Parrott | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 103
Mike Ritland interviews Ryan 'Birdman' Parrott, a former Navy SEAL and founder of multiple veteran organizations. Parrott recounts …
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Resource29 Years in Special Operations with Rick Hogg | Mike Drop - Episode 75
Ritland interviews Rick Hogg, a retired U.S. Army Special Forces operator with 29 years of service and 13 combat deployments …
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ResourceCombat Stories & Shark Tank Tales | Mike Drop CLIPS - Episode 71
The video features clips from interviews on the Mike Drop Podcast. One guest recounts their experience appearing on Shark Tank, …
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ResourceA God-Fearing DEVGRU Man with Bill Rapier | Mike Drop: Episode 68
Mike Ritland hosts Bill Rapier, a former Navy SEAL with 20 years of active duty including 10 deployments at SEAL Team Six …
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ResourceMotrin & Ice with Leo Jenkins | Mike Drop: Episode 66
Mike Ritland interviews Leo Jenkins, a former Army Ranger who served four years with three deployments (two to Afghanistan, one to …
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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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ResourceRaiding Bin Laden's Compound | Mike Drop Clip - Episode 58: Will Chesney
Ritland's guest, a former Navy SEAL team member, recounts his experience on the mission that killed Osama bin Laden, describing his …
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