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ResourceFormer BUD/S Commander Breaks Down Kyle Mullen’s Death & the Steroid Cache
Ritland interviews a former Navy SEAL command officer (not named in this Arabic transcript) who recounts the events surrounding the …
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ResourceJocko Willink: Hunting Muqtada al-Sadr Alongside Tier 1 Units
Ritland recounts his 2003 deployment as a SEAL platoon commander in Iraq with Team Seven, describing frequent direct action missions …
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ResourceANDY STUMPF: I Deliberately Made BUD/S Students Quit To Save Their Lives
Ritland interviews a former SEAL Team Six operator who graduated BUD/S class 215. The guest recounts his progression through SEAL …
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ResourceDEVGRU In the 80's Was a Different Beast (Here's The Biggest Difference)
A former DEVGRU commander discusses his experience being recruited by Dick Marcinko in the late 1980s and contrasts that era with …
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ResourceHe Went Viral For "Wearing a Mask" & Has This To Say About Pete Hegseth
A guest with senior military leadership experience discusses current Defense Department reforms, Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Defense …
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ResourceSean Glass: The Most Chaotic Op I've Ever Been On: Supporting Tier One off the Coast of Africa
Sean Glass, a former Navy SEAL, recounts his deployment as a troop commander during the Mosul clearance operation against ISIS in …
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ResourceSean Glass: "Jack Carr Knew We Were Going to Lose Afghanistan Before We Even Left"
Sean Glass, a former Navy SEAL, discusses his first deployment to Afghanistan in 2011-12 with SEAL Team Seven under Jack Carr's …
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ResourceRanking British & US Tier One Units
Mike Ritland interviews a former Marine Force Recon officer who shares his experiences across 27 years of service. The guest …
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ResourceAndy Stump Reveals What It Was Like to Screen For DEVGRU Right After 9/11
Andy Stumpf discusses his experience screening for DEVGRU (SEAL Team Six) in October 2001, shortly after 9/11. He describes the …
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ResourceScott Huesing: The Iraq Battle History Got Wrong
Former Marine officer Scott Huesing discusses his experiences commanding Echo Company in Ramadi and Rutba, Iraq during 2006-2007. He …
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ResourceInside the Combat Control Teams: The Elite Special Operations Unit No One Talks About
The guest, an active-duty Combat Control Team member, discusses lessons learned from combat, including the importance of taking …
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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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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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ResourceWhat Iran Was Like Before the Revolution — From Tehran to the SEAL Teams
The guest recounts his journey from growing up in a Navy family and living in pre-revolutionary Iran to joining the Navy and …
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ResourceRanger School's Psychological Warfare on Candidates
A former Army officer discusses his experience at Ranger School and his first deployment to Afghanistan. He describes Ranger School …
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ResourceFormer Delta Force Operator Gives Insight Into the Maduro Raid in Venezuela
Mike Ritland discusses the recent Maduro raid in Venezuela with a former Delta Force operator, who describes the operation as …
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ResourceThe Weight of Command: Jocko Willink on Losing Soldiers in Ramadi
Jocko Willink recounts his experience as a SEAL task unit commander during the 2006 Battle of Ramadi, describing how coalition …
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ResourceJocko Willink: The Real Problem With Military Leaders Nobody Talks About
Ritland and guest Jocko Willink discuss military leadership, the Afghanistan withdrawal, and combat operations in Ramadi. Willink …
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ResourceJocko Willink on Hegseth: Is He the Change the Military’s Been Missing?
Ritland discusses military leadership and the Ramadi deployment with a guest. The conversation covers accountability in senior …
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ResourceJocko Willink: This Is What the Pentagon Gets Wrong
Jocko Willink recounts his 2003 deployment to Iraq as a SEAL Team 7 platoon commander, conducting direct action missions, and …
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ResourceThe Leadership Lesson That Defined Jocko Willink’s Career
Jocko Willink recounts his second and third SEAL platoons, describing how his team experienced a mutiny against an insecure officer …
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ResourceK*lling Civilians In Combat: How Jeff Struecker Wrestled w/ Moral Decisions in the Battlefield
Jeff Struecker, a Ranger squad leader during the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu (depicted in Black Hawk Down), recounts the moral and …
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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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ResourceAndy Stumpf Exposes Brutal SEAL Training Psychology That Forces Men to Quit
Ritland recounts his experiences as a BUD/S instructor from 2006-2008, discussing his approach to facilitating SEAL selection and …
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