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ResourceMike Glover: “Rockets Started Slamming Our Base… and I Completely Froze”
Mike Glover, a former Special Forces operator, recounts several operational experiences from Afghanistan and Iraq that he considers …
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ResourceOperation “Viking Hammer” Was Never the Real Mission? | Ep. 281
Ritland interviews retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Mark Gordovich, who spent 19 of his 23 years in Special Forces, serving as …
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ResourceMike Glover: Green Berets vs Navy SEALs
Mike Glover, discussing Army Green Berets, explains that while Navy SEALs focus primarily on direct action operations including …
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ResourceThe Most Underrated Skill in the SEAL Teams
A former Special Forces warrant officer recounts his career progression through multiple deployments, focusing on his experience …
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ResourceFrom Fort Bragg to Desert Storm: The Origins of the GWOT
A former soldier recounts his experiences from joining the military through Desert Storm and into Special Forces. He describes …
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ResourceThrown Into an Ambush at 18: What Combat REALLY Feels Like
A former Army Special Forces soldier recounts his first combat deployment to Iraq at age 18 with a conventional infantry unit. He …
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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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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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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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ResourceMike Glover on Operation Red Wings: What Really Happened After the Crash
Ritland's guest recounts his experience during and after the Operation Red Wings helicopter downing in Afghanistan, including …
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ResourceSEALs vs Green Berets EXPOSED by Mike Glover
Ritland interviews a former Army Special Forces sergeant major who contrasts Green Beret selection and training with the Navy SEAL …
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ResourceHEATED DEBATE: Why I Changed My Mind About Israel Ep. 260
Mike Ritland interviews Alan Shabaro, a former Green Beret and fifth-degree jiu-jitsu black belt. Shabaro recounts his …
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ResourceIrish vs American Special Forces: Which One Is Harder?
Ritland interviews a guest who recounts his military career path from the Irish Army and special forces through private security …
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ResourceAmbushed in Kosovo: My First Real Gunfight
Ritland recounts his first experience under fire during a 2001 deployment to Kosovo. He describes a joint patrol with Russian VDV …
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ResourceWe Called Airstrikes on Our Own Position - A Green Beret's Story
A Green Beret recounts his experience during Operation Viking Hammer in northern Iraq, describing intense combat at a chemical …
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ResourceA Green Beret's First-Hand Account of Operation Viking Hammer | Ep. 254
Ritland interviews Mark Jaconia, a 20-year Army veteran and Green Beret, author of "One Green Beret." They discuss Jaconia's New …
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ResourceHow Our FIRST Iraq Raid as Special Forces Turned Into a BL*ODBATH
A Special Forces operator recounts combat experiences from Iraq and Afghanistan deployments. He describes being pulled from Iraq to …
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ResourceFrom Royal Marines to Tier One Operator — Ant Middleton on What Mission Success Really Means
Ant Middleton describes the stark differences between his tours in Afghanistan as a Royal Marine versus as a tier one special forces …
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ResourceWhy Some NEVER Make It Out ALIVE from UKSF Selection | Official Trailer
Ritland's guest recounts his military experience, beginning with an early deployment where mission objectives were unclear, followed …
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Resource"My Manual Became The Base Doc For Army Combatives" -Dale Comstock
Dale Comstock recounts his journey from childhood street fights to developing combatives programs for Army Special Forces. He …
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ResourceBullet Magnet Green Beret Chuck Ritter | Mike Drop Episode 243
Mike Ritland interviews Chuck Ritter, a retired U.S. Army Special Forces Sergeant Major with 27 years of service and 17 deployments. …
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ResourceWe Had Bin Laden And Let Him Go: Special Ops Veteran Exposes It All | Mike Drop Episode 237
Ritland interviews Jeff Dardia, a recently retired Green Beret who spent 24 years in SOCOM after beginning his military career in …
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ResourceVietnam Special Forces to Secret Service | Mike Drop Episode 230
Mike Ritland interviews Captain Bill 'Hawk' Albrecht, a highly decorated Green Beret veteran of the Vietnam War who later served 25+ …
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ResourceGreen Beret Master Sgt. Darrell Utt | Mike Drop Episode 226
Retired Green Beret Master Sergeant Darrell Utt discusses his military career, including five Bronze Star medals and operations in …
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