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ResourceRASP vs RIP: What It Takes To Become an Army Ranger
Ritland's guest recounts his journey through military selection processes, including an injury that forced him to recycle from RASP, …
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ResourceBefore DEVGRU: We Ran 100 Raids in 6 Months
A former Navy SEAL recounts his experiences during his first deployment to Iraq in 2006-2007 with SEAL Team 10, operating primarily …
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ResourceI Killed a Terrorist… Then They Charged Me with Murder
A former Navy SEAL recounts two combat missions in Iraq. He describes a mission where he engaged in hand-to-hand combat with a …
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ResourceEphraim Mattos On Surviving Sniper Fire And Staying Mission-Focused
Ephraim Mattos, a former Navy SEAL, recounts two combat experiences where he faced imminent death. He describes a mission in Iraq to …
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ResourceOperation Red Wings: What It Was Really Like on the Ground
Ritland's guest, a former Army Ranger medic, recounts experiences from multiple deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq. He describes …
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Resource“‘We Are So F*ed’ — Cody Alford’s Closest Call Under Machine Gun Fire
Cody Alford, a guest on the Mike Drop Podcast, recounts his most intense combat mission in Afghanistan, where he and a UAE officer …
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ResourceBlack Hawk Down: We Killed THOUSANDS – The Real Body Count Was Much Higher
Ritland interviews a guest who recounts receiving the Silver Star for his role in the Battle of Mogadishu (Black Hawk Down). The …
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ResourceThe Shot That Blew My Cheekbone Apart #warstory #realcombat #veteran
A guest recounts being shot in the face during a firefight, describing how the round entered near his ear, caused massive facial …
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ResourceGroomed for Tier One—But a Machine-Gun Round Blew Half His Face Off
A former Navy SEAL recounts the firefight that ended his military career during a deployment in Iraq's Anbar Province. He describes …
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ResourceZOMBIE TACTICS: The Drug That Fueled the Somali Terrorists
A guest recounts his experience during the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu (Black Hawk Down), describing how Somali fighters used a drug …
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ResourceThe MARSOC Selection Test That Breaks 70% of Marines
Ritland's guest, a Marine Special Operations (MARSOC) Raider, recounts his journey through selection, the nine-month Individual …
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ResourceK*lling Civilians In Combat: How Jeff Struecker Wrestled w/ Moral Decisions in the Battlefield
Jeff Struecker, a Ranger squad leader during the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu (depicted in Black Hawk Down), recounts the moral and …
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ResourceI Never Expected My First Sniper Kill to Be Like This
A guest recounts his first sniper mission in Iraq, where his team set up to find a target terrorizing locals. The mission involved …
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Resource"My Guys Are D*ad Because I Was Selfish" - Medal of Honor Recipient Dakota Meyer
Ritland interviews a Medal of Honor recipient who recounts his experience returning to combat immediately after losing four …
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ResourceHe Was Shot, Given the Wrong Blood, and Still Survived
A former special forces soldier recounts being shot multiple times during a complex ambush in Afghanistan in March 2013, suffering …
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ResourceDakota Meyer: The Medal of Honor Story They Tried to Bury
Mike Ritland's guest recounts in harrowing detail a disastrous mission in Afghanistan where his team came under sustained ambush. …
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ResourceOutnumbered and Pinned Down: "We Were Completely Exposed"
A guest recounts his deployment experiences in Afghanistan, describing combat operations involving village clearances and elevated …
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ResourceBlack Hawk Down: Tom Satterly's HARDEST Op in Somalia
Ritland's guest, a former Delta Force operator, recounts his firsthand experience during the Battle of Mogadishu (Black Hawk Down) …
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ResourceWhy Shawn Ryan REALLY Left the SEAL Teams
Ritland's guest, a former Navy SEAL contractor, describes his post-military contracting work in Afghanistan and anti-piracy …
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ResourceWhat Happens When Operators Turn On Their Own
Ritland and his guest discuss the Eddie Gallagher case, where a Navy SEAL faced war crimes accusations from members of his own team. …
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ResourceTyler Grey on the Expl*sion That Nearly Took His Arm
Tyler Grey recounts a mission in Sadr City, Iraq, where his team hit a target that turned out to be an ambush. Grey describes …
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ResourceNavy SEAL Shot 27 Times in Brutal Ambush
A former Navy SEAL recounts a mission targeting an Al-Qaeda cell responsible for shooting down four U.S. medevac helicopters. During …
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ResourceAmbushed in Kosovo: My First Real Gunfight
Ritland recounts his first experience under fire during a 2001 deployment to Kosovo. He describes a joint patrol with Russian VDV …
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ResourceWe Called Airstrikes on Our Own Position - A Green Beret's Story
A Green Beret recounts his experience during Operation Viking Hammer in northern Iraq, describing intense combat at a chemical …
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