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ResourceBIGGEST SEAL Team Mission!*
Ritland's guest recounts participating in what he describes as the largest joint special operations mission in US history during the …
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ResourceWAR With Iran Would Be a DISASTER... And Nobody Wants to Admit It | Ep. 291
Mike Ritland interviews Adam Schurz, a former Marine and Navy SEAL who deployed nine times across 70+ countries and is now running …
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ResourceThe Truth About Blackwater: "Everybody Got K*lled!"
Ritland's guest recounts his experiences as a private security contractor with Triple Canopy in Ramadi, Iraq in 2004. He describes …
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ResourceScott Huesing: The Iraq Battle History Got Wrong
Former Marine officer Scott Huesing discusses his experiences commanding Echo Company in Ramadi and Rutba, Iraq during 2006-2007. He …
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ResourceI Was at Nisour Square: The Blackwater Contractor They Tried to Silence
A former Blackwater contractor recounts his nearly four-year service in Iraq from 2004-2008, culminating in the infamous Nisour …
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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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ResourceArmy Ranger Trapped in a Kill Zone with the SAS
Ritland's guest recounts his experiences across eight deployments with the 75th Ranger Regiment, including one to Afghanistan and …
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ResourceDelta Force Operator Reveals the Operation That Earned Him the Silver Star in Iraq
Ritland's guest Jeff recounts a 2007 operation in Hawija, Iraq that earned him the Silver Star. The mission involved partnering with …
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ResourceThe 160th SOAR Pilot Who RESCUED Us Was My Cousin
A former Army Ranger recounts his eight combat deployments between 2006 and 2012 to Afghanistan and Iraq. He shares stories …
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ResourceWhy Conflicts in the Middle East Makes China Stronger
A former intelligence officer describes his work running human sources in Iraq during the war on terror. He explains the process of …
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ResourceFrom Saddam Hussain to Iran: The Same Intel Failures Are Happening Again?
A former interrogator describes intelligence and prisoner operations during the Iraq War, focusing on the challenges of coordinating …
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ResourceOperation Viking Hammer: Inside the Psychological Warfare Campaign
A former Special Forces operations officer describes his role coordinating Operation Viking Hammer in northern Iraq during the 2003 …
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ResourceHitting Iran Harder in Iraq Could've Prevented Years of Proxy Killings?
A former Navy SEAL commander recounts his experiences leading special operations forces during the invasions of Afghanistan and …
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ResourceLeft TOP GUN to Fight w/ Jocko Willink's SEALs in Ramadi
A former Marine fighter pilot and Top Gun instructor recounts leaving his aviation career to serve as a Forward Air Controller (FAC) …
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ResourceShot in the Neck… Still Pulled the Trigger
Mike Ritland recounts a story about an individual who survived an IED attack in Mosul, Iraq, where everyone else in his SUV died. …
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ResourceDEVGRU Operator Exposes the Lack of Strategy in the Middle East
A former DEVGRU operator discusses his deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan starting in 2005, describing intense operational tempo …
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ResourceMike Glover: “Rockets Started Slamming Our Base… and I Completely Froze”
Mike Glover, a former Special Forces operator, recounts several operational experiences from Afghanistan and Iraq that he considers …
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ResourceMike Glover Explains Why Iran Was Never Held Accountable for Killing U.S. Troops
Ritland and his guest discuss geopolitical consequences of the Iraq War, particularly how removing Saddam Hussein emboldened Iran by …
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ResourceAfghan-Born Green Beret Warning Against Regime Change Wars
Ritland interviews Kyle Morgan, an Afghan-born Muslim who served as a US Marine and later as a Green Beret. Morgan recounts facing …
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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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ResourceWhy Dogs Were Critical to Ramadi's Most Dangerous Operations
The guest, a Marine company commander in Ramadi, discusses the role of combat dogs during operations in Iraq in 2006-2007. He …
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Resource8 Missions a Day in Baghdad: Inside Blackwater’s Deadliest Years
Ritland interviews a guest who recounts his military journey from Marine Corps infantry through multiple deployments following 9/11, …
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ResourceMike Ritland's Brutal Honesty on Iraq and Afghanistan #WarReality
Ritland reflects on his views of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, stating that he believes Iraq was a mistake and questions the 17-18 …
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