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ResourceSheriff of Baghdad John 'Shrek' McPhee
Former Delta Force Sergeant Major John 'Shrek' McPhee joins Ritland to discuss his unconventional path from Chicago's South Side to …
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ResourceSons of Saddam - Bagging Uday and Qusay with DELTA Op John Shrek McPhee | Mike Drop #195
Ritland's guest, a former special operations soldier, recounts his experiences during Iraq deployments, including being on base …
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ResourceSEAL Team 6 Jailed in Serbia Daniel Corbett
Mike Ritland interviews Daniel Corbett, a former Navy SEAL with 17 years of service across SEAL Team Five, SEAL Team Six, and …
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ResourceGrappling with Frogmen - Training Danes in Combatives with SEAL Team 5's Jeff Gum | Mike Drop #193
Jeff Gum recounts his experiences teaching combatives courses to Danish Frogmen, including a memorable two-week training trip to …
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ResourceSpecial Operations in Vietnam - Developing MACV-SOG with Green Beret Col. Rich Wall | Mike Drop #190
Colonel Rich Wall explains the origins and mission of MACV-SOG, describing it as a joint unconventional warfare task force that …
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ResourceThe Craziest Pararescue Mission Ever
Max recounts the story of a U.S. Air Force pararescue mission to save crew members aboard the disabled ship Tamar off the coast of …
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ResourceAir Force Pararescue: When Navy Seals Call 911
Max explains the history and role of Air Force Pararescue (PJs), special operations airmen who conduct combat search and rescue and …
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ResourceBagging Bowe Bergdahl - A Crash-Landing Helo Rescue with Night Stalker Alan C. Mack | Mike Drop #187
Alan C. Mack, a Night Stalker helicopter pilot, recounts a high-risk mission to rescue Bowe Bergdahl. Mack describes how he had to …
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ResourceRescuing The Real Lone Survivor - Saving Marcus Luttrell with CW5 Alan C. Mack | Mike Drop #187
Ritland recounts his role planning and leading the combat extraction of Marcus Luttrell from Afghanistan after the events of …
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TeacherShawn Ryan Show
Shawn Ryan Show videos, veteran interviews, special operations stories, intelligence conversations, companion books, official …
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TeacherTim Kennedy — Green Beret Sniper, UFC Headliner, NYT Bestselling Author
Tim Kennedy: decorated Green Beret sniper, UFC headliner, host of Hard to Kill and Hunting Hitler, founder of Sheepdog Response, and …
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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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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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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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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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ResourceCOVID at SEAL Team - Refusing Coronavirus with Chris Cappa | Mike Drop Clips - Ep. #174
Ritland interviews a former Navy SEAL dog handler who was forced out of the military for refusing the COVID vaccine. The guest …
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ResourceNight Ops in Cameroon with SEAL Team Ten Chris Cappa | Mike Drop Clips - Ep. #173
Chris Cappa recounts a night operation with SEAL Team Ten in Cameroon targeting an ISIS faction on the Nigeria-Cameroon border. …
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ResourceFrench Foreign Legion Navy SEAL Taylor Cavanaugh | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 165
Mike Ritland interviews Taylor Cavanaugh, a former Navy SEAL who served seven years with SEAL Team 7 as a JTAC and sniper, deploying …
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ResourceKnife-Forging SEAL Nomad Shane Hiatt Part Two | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 164
Ritland and a former teammate, identified as Mike, recount their shared service history, including deployments to Iraq, training …
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ResourceRanger BORSTAR Actor Vince 'Rocco' Vargas Part Two | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 160
Vince 'Rocco' Vargas, a former Army Ranger and Border Patrol BORSTAR agent, recounts his transition from military service to federal …
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ResourceDELTA Operator Tom Satterly Revisits Black Hawk Down | Mike Drop Clips - Episode 153
Ritland's guest, a former Delta Force operator, recounts his experience during the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu (Black Hawk Down). He …
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ResourceBlack Hawk Down Delta Force Operator Tom Satterly | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 153
Ritland interviews Tom Satterly, a retired Delta Force Command Sergeant Major with 25 years of service, who recounts his experiences …
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ResourceAir Force PJ Jason Sweet - Part Two | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 149
Former PJ (Air Force Pararescue) Ritland's guest recounts his deployment to Afghanistan conducting casualty evacuation missions. The …
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