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ResourceDEVGRU VS Korea's 707th Special Mission Group
A former Korean Navy SEAL officer describes his military career, including deployments off the coast of Somalia during the piracy …
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ResourceJocko Willink Exposes the REAL Rivalry Between Delta and SEAL Team Six
Ritland recounts his path to joining the Navy SEALs, describing how a secondhand story about special operations units motivated him …
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ResourceWhat Really Happens in Area 51?
The guest discusses Area 51, describing it as a testing facility for special access programs. He characterizes it as similar to …
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ResourceWhy I Left the Marine Corps to Become a Green Beret
Ritland's guest, a former Marine who served in Fallujah before joining Army Special Forces, recounts his transition from the Marine …
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ResourceFrom LA Gang Life to Army Ranger: The Ultimate Redemption Story
Mike Ritland interviews a guest who transitioned from LA gang life to becoming an Army Ranger. The guest recounts joining the …
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ResourceUnbelievable UFO Encounter Shocks Fighter Pilot
Ritland recounts interviewing an F-18 pilot who described encountering unexplained phenomena on imagery systems that couldn't be …
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Resource200 Combat Ops Before 21: Cole Fackler’s SEAL Journey
Ritland interviews a former SEAL Team 10 operator who recounts his path from competitive swimming to Naval Special Warfare. The …
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ResourceAfghan Refugee Turned Marine & Green Beret | Ep. 266
Mike Ritland interviews Kaweah Ma'lay, the first Afghan-born Green Beret in U.S. Special Forces history. Ma'lay recounts his …
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ResourceI Never Expected My First Sniper Kill to Be Like This
A guest recounts his first sniper mission in Iraq, where his team set up to find a target terrorizing locals. The mission involved …
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ResourceTransitioning From Reserves To Contracting
Ritland hosts a guest who recounts his transition from Navy SEAL to Army Special Forces reserve, then into early private military …
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ResourceAfghan Commandos Turned On Us — Two Green Berets Didn’t Make It
Ritland recounts his experiences working with Afghan commandos during a deployment, describing the challenges of training local …
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ResourceI Refused To Take The COVID Shot & Got Kicked Out The Military
The guest discusses being forced out of the military after refusing the COVID vaccine. He describes submitting a religious waiver …
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ResourceFrom Taking a Sh*t to Taking Fire: The Dumbest Mistake That Nearly Got Us K*lled
A guest recounts combat experiences from his nine-month Afghanistan deployment embedded with a SEAL Team 3 platoon. He describes …
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Resource"My Guys Are D*ad Because I Was Selfish" - Medal of Honor Recipient Dakota Meyer
Ritland interviews a Medal of Honor recipient who recounts his experience returning to combat immediately after losing four …
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ResourceKorean SEAL VS US SEAL Training: Which One Is Harder?
A former Korean Navy SEAL who went through both Korean and US SEAL training compares the two programs. He describes Korean training …
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ResourceEx–ROK Navy SEAL Ken Rhee Breaks Down the Reality of War with North Korea | Ep. 265
Ritland interviews Ken Reed, a former lieutenant in the Republic of Korea SEAL teams who also completed US Navy BUDS training. Reed, …
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ResourceHe Was Shot, Given the Wrong Blood, and Still Survived
A former special forces soldier recounts being shot multiple times during a complex ambush in Afghanistan in March 2013, suffering …
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ResourceThe Op That Took Down Noriega — And Unleashed Something Far Worse
A former Ranger Regiment reconnaissance team member recounts his experiences during three early-1990s operations: Panama (Operation …
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ResourceInside the 24th Special Tactics Squadron — The Air Force’s Secret Tier One Unit
Mike Ritland interviews a former Air Force Pararescueman (PJ) who recounts his journey through the PJ pipeline, from boot camp …
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ResourceMike Glover on Dealing With Loss & Managing PTSD
Mike Glover discusses losing 16 close friends during his military service and explains how he copes with those losses by honoring …
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ResourceCody Alford’s First Day in Fallujah — Took a Round to the Helmet and Kept Fighting
Cody Alford, a Marine who deployed to Fallujah in 2004, recounts his first day in the city when he was shot in the helmet and …
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ResourceSEAL Team 6 Deployment in Jalalabad: Inside Look
Mike Ritland interviews a former SEAL Team Six operator who recounts his experiences on two deployments to Afghanistan in 2009. The …
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ResourceGreen Beret to Night Stalker: Surviving the Dark Side of Special Operations | Ep. 264
Mike Ritland interviews Nick O. Kelly, a retired Green Beret and 160th SOAR Blackhawk pilot. Kelly recounts his path from strict …
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Resource36 Hours of Hell: Surviving the SAS Interrogation Phase
Mike Ritland interviews a former British SAS operator who details the six-month selection process following the initial fitness …
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