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ResourceMarine Raider Reveals Why Army Ranger School Was Harder Than Selection
A Marine Raider guest recounts his experience at Army Ranger School, describing it as harder than Marine Raiders selection due to …
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ResourceNavy SEAL Was Underwater For 11 Hours!
A Navy SEAL recounts his longest dive, which lasted 11 and a half hours, and mentions hearing about a teammate from his training …
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ResourceNavy SEAL Reveals How He Survived Being Shot 27 Times During an Iraq Raid
A former Navy SEAL recounts in detail a combat operation in Iraq where he was shot 27 times during a building raid. He describes …
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ResourceAir Force JTAC Reveals How a Secret Mission in Afghanistan Turned Out to Be a Diversion
A former Air Force JTAC recounts two combat missions from his deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq. He describes a mission where his …
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ResourceI Obliterated That Target
A guest recounts a combat engagement where he was in the back of a Toyota Tacoma under fire, unable to see the source of incoming …
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ResourceEvery wave of attackers got closer…
The guest recounts a prolonged nighttime firefight where his unit defended a position against repeated waves of attackers. He …
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ResourceArmy Ranger Reveals Why the Battle of Haditha Dam Was So Deadly
A former Army Ranger recounts his experiences during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, focusing on the seizure of Haditha Dam. He describes …
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ResourceI Couldn't Save Him...
Ritland's guest recounts a harrowing combat experience involving an IED strike on a road they were required to patrol. The guest …
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ResourceWe Watched Them D*e...
The speaker recounts watching a combat situation unfold on screen where two trucks approached and the first hit an IED. He describes …
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ResourceMike Sarraille: The Hardest Op I've Ever Done
Mike Sarraille recounts his first mission in Afghanistan's Kunar Province, which was the night Adam Brown was killed. He describes …
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ResourceWe Had ZERO Security
A guest recounts a chaotic military operation where personnel approached a target building with no security measures in place. He …
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ResourceWhen a NAVY SEAL Goes To PRISON!*
Ritland's guest Janish recounts a prison altercation where he refused to surrender his fruit to an Aryan Brotherhood key holder and …
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ResourceMission GONE WRONG*
Ritland recounts a close call during a mission in Afghanistan where he believed his team had been compromised while transporting …
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ResourceDelta Force Operator on the Moments Before the Panama Invasion
A former Delta Force operator recounts his experience during the 1989 Panama invasion, describing the lead-up, the low-altitude jump …
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ResourceNavy SEAL Recounts Finding Survivors in Mosul Horror
A guest recounts his experience on June 1-2, 2017, during the Battle of Mosul, when ISIS massacred at least 165 civilians trying to …
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ResourceRudy Reyes and Mike Ritland Find Out They Were on the Same Operation Before 9/11
Navy SEAL Mike Ritland and Marine Recon veteran Rudy Reyes discover they served on the same deployment rotation in 2001, shortly …
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Resource22 Meters From a 500-Pound Bomb: Behind Enemy Lines in Afghanistan
A guest recounts a 2016 mission in Baghlan province, Afghanistan, where his team attempted to clear Taliban-controlled villages. The …
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ResourceThe HARDEST Part of Combat
A guest recounts a combat incident where a severely wounded child was brought to their position with a catastrophic head injury. The …
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ResourceAustralian Commando Operation in Afghanistan Gone WRONG
An Australian commando officer recounts a 2012 Afghanistan mission in Helmand Province where his unit, supported by U.S. Marine …
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ResourceMy First Day in Iraq With SEAL Team 3 Didn’t Go as Planned
A former Navy SEAL recounts his first combat deployment to Iraq with SEAL Team 3. He describes the journey from San Diego through …
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ResourceSustained Contact for 3 Days: Surrounded w/ Low Ammo
A guest recounts a three-day sustained combat engagement in Afghanistan where his Canadian company, alongside American forces and …
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ResourceFlorent Groberg: The Split-Second Decision That Earned Him the Medal of Honor
Ritland's guest recounts his experience as a U.S. Army officer on the day he was promoted to captain in Afghanistan, detailing a …
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ResourceBlackwater Gunner Recounts How This Split Second Decision Stopped an Execution
A former Blackwater contractor recounts a firefight at a Baghdad traffic circle where his team intervened to save a National Guard …
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ResourceHe Aimed… Then Realized It Was A Baby #military #warstory #shorts
A guest recounts a story from a military deployment where his team was clearing a house that was supposed to contain weapons. After …
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