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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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ResourceAir Force JTAC Calls In Massive Strikes With 10th Group in Iraq
A former Air Force JTAC recounts his experience as an E-Baylor (enlisted battalion air liaison officer) during the 2003 Iraq …
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ResourceJTAC Breaks Down Operation Red Wings: What Went Wrong?
Ritland's guest, a former JTAC (Joint Terminal Attack Controller), recounts his 2006 Afghanistan deployment managing air support …
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ResourceAir Force JTAC Reveals Why Special Operators Can’t Fight Without Air Support | Ep 306
Mike Ritland interviews Conan Higgins, a former Air Force TACP/JTAC who also served as a state trooper and SWAT operator. Higgins …
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Resource2,000lb Bomb Dropped Just 250 Meters From Us
A Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) discusses close air support operations, recounting having a 2,000-pound bomb dropped just …
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ResourceAttached to Canadian Special Ops in the Bloodiest Deployment in Afghanistan 2006
Ritland interviews a guest who recounts his military deployments, focusing on a 2006 Afghanistan deployment that he describes as his …
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ResourceThe Real Story Behind Task Unit Bruiser’s Most Dangerous Operations
Ritland interviews a former Marine F-18 pilot who embedded with SEAL Task Unit Bruiser in Ramadi, Iraq in 2006. The guest recounts …
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ResourceAir Force Combat Controller Jared 'CCT Peaches' Pietras
Mike Ritland interviews Jared 'Peaches' Pettus, an active-duty Air Force combat controller with 25 years of service and 11 …
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