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ResourceJocko Willink: Hunting Muqtada al-Sadr Alongside Tier 1 Units
Ritland recounts his 2003 deployment as a SEAL platoon commander in Iraq with Team Seven, describing frequent direct action missions …
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ResourceSean Glass: "Jack Carr Knew We Were Going to Lose Afghanistan Before We Even Left"
Sean Glass, a former Navy SEAL, discusses his first deployment to Afghanistan in 2011-12 with SEAL Team Seven under Jack Carr's …
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ResourceJocko Willink: This Is What the Pentagon Gets Wrong
Jocko Willink recounts his 2003 deployment to Iraq as a SEAL Team 7 platoon commander, conducting direct action missions, and …
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ResourceUS Airstrikes IGNITE Total War in Syria
Max analyzes U.S. Operation Hawkeye in Syria, where coalition forces (U.S. and Jordan) struck over 70 ISIS targets with more than …
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ResourceI Survived 3 IED Blasts — But This Is What Still Haunts Me
A former Marine recounts his experiences during two deployments to Kajaki, Afghanistan, where he received two Purple Hearts from IED …
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ResourceDRUG OPS: Marine Exposes Hidden War in Afghanistan | Ep. 269
Former Marine Intelligence Chief Matthew Brunaman discusses his experiences during over 500 days deployed to Afghanistan's Helmand …
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ResourceDepartment of War Gets UNLEASHED on Nigeria!
Max analyzes a hypothetical U.S. military operation in Nigeria in response to reported Christian persecution by groups like Boko …
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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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ResourceThe Operation That Nearly Wiped Out An Entire MARSOC Team
A former Marine special operations team member recounts operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. He describes the evolution of tactics in …
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ResourceHouthi Rebels Say they SHOT DOWN ANOTHER MQ-9!
Max discusses reports of suspected US airstrikes on Houthi rebels that allegedly killed six and injured 26, and Houthi claims of …
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ResourceManhunting at Green Beret | How Special Forces Hunts Insurgents with Darrell Utt - Mike Drop 226
Darrell Utt, a Green Beret, recounts his team's deployment to Baghdad's Adhamiyah neighborhood in 2006. He describes inheriting …
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ResourceRet. Green Beret Storyteller Scott Mann - Part 2 | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 135
Scott Mann, a retired Green Beret, discusses his three deployments to Afghanistan in increasingly senior leadership roles. Mann …
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