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ResourceThis Never Happened - Air Force PJ Rescues Russians with Brandon Daugherty | Mike Drop Clip #182
Ritland's guest recounts a classified recovery mission in the mountains of Afghanistan where a six-man team was sent to locate and …
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ResourceAir Force Pararescueman Brandon Daugherty Part Two
Brandon Daugherty, an Air Force Pararescueman (PJ), recounts his upbringing in Florence, Arizona, a small prison town where his …
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Resource7 IEDs vs 1 Humvee - Finding Pieces in the Trees with PJ Brandon Daugherty | Mike Drop Clip 182
PJ Brandon Daugherty recounts a mission in Iraq where his team responded to an IED strike involving seven anti-tank mines that …
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ResourcePlaying Wargames at Angel Thunder with Operator Solutions CEO Brandon Daugherty | Mike Drop Clip 181
Brandon Daugherty recounts his work as a reservist contractor planning Angel Thunder (now Red Flag Rescue), a two-week annual war …
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ResourceAstronaut Rescue Air Force PJ Brandon Daugherty Part One
Brandon Daugherty, an Air Force Pararescue (PJ) with 10 years active duty and 12 years reserve service, discusses his civilian …
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ResourceAstronaut Rescue 101 - Operator Solutions with CEO Brandon Daugherty | Mike Drop Clip #180
Brandon Daugherty, CEO of Operator Solutions, describes his astronaut rescue company, which he founded three years ago after working …
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ResourceWorking White House Protection Detail with Secret Service Agent Evy Poumpouras | Mike Drop Clip #180
Former Secret Service agent Evy Poumpouras discusses her experiences protecting presidents in the White House, describing the …
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ResourceFormer Secret Service Agent Evy Poumpouras Part Two
Former Secret Service agent Evy Poumpouras discusses her career protecting presidents and conducting investigations. She describes …
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ResourceHow To Beat a Polygraph Test with Secret Service Agent Evy Poumpouras | Mike Drop Clips #180
Former Secret Service agent Evy Poumpouras explains how polygraph tests work by measuring autonomic nervous system responses like …
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ResourceAre Russian Hotel Rooms Bugged? Asking Secret Service Agent Evy Poumpouras | Mike Drop Clips #179
Former Secret Service agent Evy Poumpouras discusses security protocols when the President travels internationally. She explains …
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ResourceFormer Secret Service Agent Evy Poumpouras Part One
Former Secret Service agent Evy Poumpouras discusses her background growing up in New York, her 12-year career with the Secret …
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ResourceFemale Secret Service Agent talks Gendered Training with Evy Poumpouras | Mike Drop Clips #179
Former Secret Service agent Evy Poumpouras describes her training experience through the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center …
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ResourceIED'd in Afghanistan - Detainee Troubles with SEAL Team 8's Sam Mackey | Mike Drop Clips - Ep #178
Sam Mackey, a former member of SEAL Team 8, recounts a mission in Afghanistan where his partner force vehicle hit an IED while on a …
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ResourceSEAL Team Eight Sniper Sam Mackey
Mike Ritland interviews Sam Mackey, a former Navy SEAL with 20 years of service including seven deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, …
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Resource.50 Cal at 400 Yards - SEAL Sniper Takes The Shot with Sam Mackey | Mike Drop Clips - Ep #178
Sam Mackey, a former SEAL sniper, recounts a combat operation in which his unit set up sniper ambushes around a village after …
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ResourceCatapults & Drone Drops - Seizing Border Contraband with Sheriff Thomas | Mike Drop Clips - Ep #177
Sheriff Thomas describes how drug cartels transport narcotics across the U.S.-Mexico border, explaining that bulk shipments are …
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ResourceArizona Border Sheriff Matthew Thomas Part Two
Sheriff Matthew Thomas, a former SWAT commander and narcotics lieutenant in Arizona, discusses his years conducting anti-cartel …
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ResourceUber for Illegals - Catch & Release Policies with Sheriff Matthew Thomas | Mike Drop Clips - Ep #177
Sheriff Matthew Thomas discusses border enforcement limitations in his jurisdiction with Mike Ritland. Thomas explains that local …
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ResourceThe Accidental House Party Bust - Beat Cop Work with Sheriff Matthew Thomas | Mike Drop Clips 173
Sheriff Matthew Thomas recounts a traffic stop that turned into a chaotic chase when the driver, after looking nervously between two …
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ResourceArizona Border Sheriff Matthew Thomas Part One
Mike Ritland interviews Matthew Thomas, a deputy sheriff in Pinal County, Arizona with 31 years in law enforcement. Thomas discusses …
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ResourceThe SWAT Bus Shootout - Taking the Greyhound with Chief Deputy Matthew Thomas | Mike Drop Clips #173
Chief Deputy Matthew Thomas recounts a SWAT standoff with a Vietnam veteran barricaded in a converted Greyhound bus. Thomas …
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ResourceIs He Taliban? - Trading Livestock for Lives with SEAL Team 7's Mike O'Dowd | Mike Drop Clips #175
Mike O'Dowd, a former SEAL Team 7 member, recounts a mission at an Afghan police compound where their snipers shot two armed men …
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ResourceSEAL Team Seven Defense Strategies Group Mike O'Dowd
Ritland interviews Mike, a former Navy SEAL with 9.5 years of service including deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, who now runs …
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ResourceA Predator in Iraq - Bagging Bad Guys with SEAL Team Seven's Mike O'Dowd | Mike Drop Clips #175
Mike O'Dowd, a former member of SEAL Team Seven, recounts his deployment in Iraq, describing nighttime raid operations that felt …
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