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ResourceDEVGRU Operator Reveals Why Experienced Navy SEALs Still Fail SEAL Team 6 Selection
A former DEVGRU operator discusses his career progression from SEAL Team 4 through screening and selection for DEVGRU, detailing the …
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ResourceDEVGRU Operator Reveals Why Afghanistan Was a Harder Fight Than Iraq
A former DEVGRU operator discusses his experiences in Afghanistan compared to Iraq, explaining that his unit was redirected to …
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ResourceThe DOG that saved US LIVES!*
Ritland's guest recounts a combat mission where their military working dog, Finny, was killed by an insurgent wearing a suicide …
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ResourceRob O'Neill: Here's What REALLY Happened to Marcus Luttrell
Ritland recounts his guest's firsthand account of multiple combat deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq as a Navy SEAL, including …
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ResourceMike Glover: Green Berets vs JSOC—Nobody Admits This
Ritland discusses his experiences with Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), comparing deployments with that unit versus …
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ResourceCole Fackler Reveals What Really Happened the Day Operation Red Wings Hit
Mike Ritland recounts combat experiences from four deployments to Iraq with SEAL Team 10 (2005-2010), including his platoon's …
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ResourceFrom SEAL Team 10 to DEVGRU - Cole Fackler Speaks Out
Mike Ritland interviews a former SEAL Team 10 operator and DEVGRU member about his combat deployments and career progression. The …
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ResourceThe Unwritten Rules That Separate DEVGRU From Everyone Else
Ritland interviews a former DEVGRU operator who recounts his five deployments to Afghanistan and Somalia, describing differences in …
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ResourceWhy Dogs Were Critical to Ramadi's Most Dangerous Operations
The guest, a Marine company commander in Ramadi, discusses the role of combat dogs during operations in Iraq in 2006-2007. He …
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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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ResourceDeploying Navy SEALs To Unf*ck Afghanistan
A guest describes his second deployment to Afghanistan's Argonom River valley with a SEAL platoon. He recounts nightly base attacks, …
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ResourceWhy I Left The SEAL Teams: Navy SEAL Recalls Losing His K9 In a Dangerous Op
Ritland's guest recounts the story of his military working dog Tyson being killed in Iraq in 2017, and the conflict that arose when …
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Resource“LEAVE NO DOG BEHIND”— SEAL DOG HANDLER RECALLS LOSING K9 IN IRAQ
A former military dog handler recounts his experience working with Tyson, an alpha dog skilled in odor detection. The handler …
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Resource"He Got Shot Twice" - What Really Happens When a SEAL K9 Goes Down
A former Navy SEAL guest recounts stories from his deployment using military working dogs. He describes how a dog named Falco was …
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ResourceWeird Dog Guy Eats Sh*t
Ritland recounts a humorous story from his time deployed in Jalalabad about a fellow handler nicknamed 'weird dog guy' and his …
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ResourceDelta Force Dog Tackles Su*cide Bomber
Ritland recounts a guest's combat story in which a military working dog named Conan detected a suicide bomber hiding in a latrine …
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ResourceClose Call Knife Fights with Legendary Delta Force Op John 'Shrek' McPhee | Mike Drop 213
Mike Ritland's guest, an unnamed former Special Operations veteran, recounts combat missions in Afghanistan and Iraq. He describes a …
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ResourceSEAL Team Ten Canine Handler Chris Cappa Part Two
Chris Cappa, a former SEAL Team 10 canine handler, recounts his deployment to Iraq with his dog Mickey after replacing a handler and …
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ResourceNavy SEAL K9 Assignment - Meeting Mickey with Chris Cappa | Mike Drop Clips - Ep. #173
Chris Cappa, a former Navy SEAL dog handler, recounts meeting his military working dog Mickey during handler training. Cappa …
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ResourceRick Hogg Recalls Falling Mid-Mission | Mike Drop CLIPS - Episode 75
Rick Hogg recounts a 2012 mission where he and his military working dog Duco fell approximately 30 feet from a helicopter when it …
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ResourceMike Drop Podcast: Episode 58 - Will Chesney
Mike Ritland interviews Will Chesney, former Navy SEAL and handler of Cairo, the military working dog on the bin Laden raid. Chesney …
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