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ResourceBoots on the Ground in Iran? This Ends Like Iraq… | Ep. 284
Mike Ritland interviews Dr. Anthony Vinci, a former senior intelligence official and chief technology officer for the National …
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ResourceI Failed SEAL Screening—Here's Why Most Don't Make It
A former Navy SEAL recounts his experience failing SEAL team screening twice. He explains that his first screening failure was due …
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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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ResourceThe Mission That Proved DEVGRU Could Deploy Anywhere in 24 Hours
A former DEVGRU operator recounts his 2007 Iraq deployment and the 2009 Captain Phillips rescue mission, where SEAL Team Six proved …
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ResourceFlorent Groberg: The Split-Second Decision That Earned Him the Medal of Honor
Ritland's guest recounts his experience as a U.S. Army officer on the day he was promoted to captain in Afghanistan, detailing a …
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ResourceOperation Red Wings: Managing Survivor's Guilt
The guest, a former Navy SEAL, recounts running a successful tactical gear business (Tactical Assault Gear) after leaving service, …
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ResourceBlackwater Gunner Recounts How This Split Second Decision Stopped an Execution
A former Blackwater contractor recounts a firefight at a Baghdad traffic circle where his team intervened to save a National Guard …
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ResourceHe Aimed… Then Realized It Was A Baby #military #warstory #shorts
A guest recounts a story from a military deployment where his team was clearing a house that was supposed to contain weapons. After …
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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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ResourceWhy Trump REALLY Attacked Iran
Ritland discusses the strikes in Iran during the Trump administration, expressing skepticism about the stated objectives. He …
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ResourceNick Koumalatsos On Trump’s Iran Move… “This Isn’t What It Looks Like”
Nick Koumalatsos and Mike Ritland discuss recent U.S. strikes in Iran, with Koumalatsos arguing that the timing appears to be a …
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ResourceWhy The Iran War Is Really About China's Strategy
Mike Ritland and his guest discuss their view that Trump's actions regarding Iran and Venezuela may be more focused on countering …
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Resource160th SOAR Assessment Explained: The Most Professional Selection in the Military
Ritland interviews Nick O'Kelly, a former Green Beret who became a 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR) pilot. O'Kelly …
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ResourceIs Iran a Distraction From the Epstein Files? | Ep. 283
Mike Ritland and guest Nick Koumalatsos discuss current events, including the guest's theory that strikes in Iran and alien …
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ResourceMike Ritland Reunites w/ BUD/S Candidate Remi Adeleke
Mike Ritland reunites with Remi Adeleke, a former Navy SEAL who Ritland instructed during BUD/S training. Adeleke recounts his …
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Resource"Only 10 Out of 160 Made It" - Inside the 1977 Delta Force Selection
Ritland interviews a former Delta Force operator who was part of the unit's original selection classes in the late 1970s. The guest …
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ResourceThis Isn't DEVGRU or SAS But It's Better At Hostage Rescue?
Mike Ritland interviews a former JTF2 (Canadian special forces) operator about his career, including close quarters battle tactics, …
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ResourceHelicopter Crash K*lled 7 SEALs, and We Had to Keep Going
The guest recounts his experiences as a Navy SEAL in 1999-2001, including witnessing a CH-46 helicopter crash that killed seven …
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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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ResourceTier One ROK Navy SEAL: Hostage Rescue Operations Gone Wrong
A former ROK Navy SEAL describes his deployments to Somalia conducting anti-piracy operations, his time with an SDV team doing …
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ResourceThe Truth About DEVGRU Selection & Attrition No One Talks About
A former Navy SEAL recounts his experience going through DEVGRU (Seal Team Six) selection in 2005, describing the mental challenges …
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ResourceProfessor Jiang Predicted the Iran War & America's Defeat (Here's What He's Missing)
Ritland reviews predictions made by Professor Jiang in 2024 about Trump winning, starting a war with Iran, and the US losing that …
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ResourceIran, Cuba & Venezuela: Is This the Beginning of World War 3
Mike Ritland, a former Navy SEAL, provides solo commentary on current geopolitical events, focusing on Trump administration actions …
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