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ResourceDEVGRU Operator Reveals Why He Left the Marine Corps to Become a SEAL
Ritland's guest, a former Marine Recon operator turned Navy SEAL officer, recounts his transition between military branches and …
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ResourceMarines in SOCOM: Behind the Very First MARSOC A&S
A Marine Raider describes his experience attending the first MARSOC Assessment and Selection, emphasizing the autonomous "big boy …
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ResourceMARSOC Det One: I Took Over From Jocko Willink in Baghdad
A former MARSOC Raider recounts his experiences with Detachment 1 in Baghdad during 2004. The guest describes taking over from Jocko …
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ResourceThis Netflix Doc Helped a Marine Hack MARSOC A&S
A Marine officer recounts his deployments to Afghanistan as an advisor, his attempt to join MARSOC that was blocked after …
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ResourceMARSOC Operator on the Night U.S. Marines Almost Lost the Push to Baghdad
A MARSOC operator recounts his experiences as a Marine infantryman during the 2003 push to Baghdad. He describes conducting a …
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Resource7,000 Combatants vs. A Handful of Recon Marines
A Marine Recon sniper recounts his deployment to Najaf, Iraq in 2004, where his small team and other special operations snipers were …
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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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ResourceCody Alford: How Marine Raiders Operated in the Early Days of MARSOC
Cody Alford, a former Marine Raider, recounts his early deployments with MARSOC in Afghanistan. He describes proposing an ambitious …
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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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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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ResourceThey HATED Me in MARSOC Assessment & Selection… But THIS Saved Me
Ritland's guest, a former Marine Raider, recounts his path through MARSOC selection and training. He describes the grueling …
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ResourceHVT MARSOC Missions & Deck-of-Card Targets with Marine Raider John Dailey | Mike Drop 215
John Dailey, a Marine Raider, recounts his MARSOC deployment experiences targeting high-value individuals in Iraq. He describes …
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ResourceMARSOC Raider Recalls Bullet-Time Combat Firefight with Instructor John Dailey | Mike Drop 215
John Dailey, a MARSOC Raider and former Recon Marine, recounts a nighttime firefight in Afghanistan shortly after 9/11 where his …
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ResourceMARSOC Raider Michael Bloch Recalls 2022 Blackout Incident | Mike Drop Clips - Episode 152
Michael Bloch, a former MARSOC Raider, recounts a February 2022 incident in which he experienced a psychotic blackout while on the …
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ResourceMARSOC Raider Government Hacker Michael Bloch | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 152
Former Marine Raider Michael Block describes his military service and personal background. Block recounts his path from troubled …
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ResourceMARSOC SERE Instructor Christian Holloway - Part Two | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 143
Christian Holloway, a former MARSOC SERE instructor, discusses his military experiences with host Mike Ritland. Holloway recounts a …
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ResourceMARSOC SERE Instructor Christian Holloway - Part One | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 142
Ritland interviews Christian Holloway, a Marine Corps veteran who served as an infantryman and later as a MARSOC Raider. Holloway …
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ResourceMARSOC Sniper Cody Alford | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 129
Ritland interviews Cody Alford, a former Marine Corps sniper, Recon, and MARSOC operator who served 15 years on active duty. Alford …
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ResourceExonerated Major Fred Galvin | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 116
Mike Ritland interviews retired Major Fred Galvin, a 27-year Marine Corps veteran who served as a reconnaissance and MARSOC …
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ResourceMike Drop Podcast Episode 45: Nick Koumalatsos - Excommunicated Warrior
Mike Ritland interviews Nick Koumalatsos, a 12-year MARSOC Raider veteran and founder of the Raider Project. Koumalatsos recounts …
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