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ResourceMike Sarraille Reveals How Extortion 17 Changed DEVGRU Forever
Mike Sarraille recounts his deployment experiences with DEVGRU, beginning with his first mission in Afghanistan where Adam Brown was …
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ResourceMike Sarraille: The Hardest Op I've Ever Done
Mike Sarraille recounts his first mission in Afghanistan's Kunar Province, which was the night Adam Brown was killed. He describes …
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ResourceBill Rapier Reveals Why DEVGRU Selection Was Easier Than BUD/S
Former Navy SEAL recounts his career progression from SEAL Team 3 to Development Group (DEVGRU), including selection experiences, …
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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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ResourceJocko Willink Explains Why the Polish Grom Are Underrated
Jocko Willink discusses various topics with Mike Ritland, including his experiences working with foreign special forces units. …
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ResourceJocko Willink Reveals Why He Chose the SEAL Teams Over Delta Force
Mike Ritland recounts his path to joining the Navy SEALs, inspired by a secondhand story about Delta Force and SEALs. He describes …
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ResourceMike Sarraille: The Real Difference Between DEVGRU and Delta Force
Ritland recounts his transition from SEAL Team Development Group (DEVGRU) to Army Delta Force (CAG), comparing the two elite units …
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ResourceFrom Recon to DEVGRU: What it Takes to Operate at the Tip of the Spear | Ep. 304
Mike Ritland interviews Mike Cirrilli, a former Recon Marine, SEAL, and MARSOC operator with ten combat deployments. Cirrilli …
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ResourceDelta Force Operator Finally Speaks On Military Rivalries & Veteran Drama
A Delta Force operator discusses how inter-unit military rivalries diminished after 9/11 when SOF units began working together …
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ResourceRob O'Neill Breaks His Silence on the Toxic Culture at DEVGRU
Ritland recounts his experience screening for and serving with SEAL Team 6, describing the selection process, cultural differences …
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ResourceJohn McPhee Was Sent on a Suicide Mission?
In this excerpt, Ritland's guest recounts being asked to go out alone on a dangerous mission to find someone. The guest describes …
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ResourceMarines in SOCOM: Behind the Very First MARSOC A&S
A Marine Raider describes his experience attending the first MARSOC Assessment and Selection, emphasizing the autonomous "big boy …
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ResourceDelta Force Operation "Acid Gambit" Hostage Rescue of Kurt Muse*
Mike Ritland's guest recounts his role as the lead breacher during the 1989 Panama operation to extract Kurt Muse from Modelo …
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ResourceMARSOC Det One: I Took Over From Jocko Willink in Baghdad
A former MARSOC Raider recounts his experiences with Detachment 1 in Baghdad during 2004. The guest describes taking over from Jocko …
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ResourceAndy Stumpf: The Real Difference Between Regular SEAL Teams and DEVGRU
Former Navy SEAL Mike Ritland recounts his upbringing in liberal Santa Cruz, California, where despite the political environment, …
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ResourceRescue Mission GONE WRONG!*
Ritland's guest, a PJ (Pararescue specialist), recounts a challenging high-altitude rescue at 10,500 feet where he and a partner …
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ResourceWhen US Consulate is attacked in Afghanistan*
Ritland's guest recounts responding to a suicide bombing attack on a U.S. consulate. The speaker describes arriving to find …
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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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ResourceGround Invasion Of Iran Is WORSE Than We All Thought
Max analyzes reported U.S. military strikes on Iranian targets and discusses the potential role of the A-10 Thunderbolt in a …
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ResourceThe Real REASON Hell Week was Created | Breaking down the origins of BUD/S
The guest explains that Hell Week was created by Draper Kauffman in 1943 to prepare Naval Combat Demolition Units for the mission of …
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ResourceAndy Stumpf Describes the Night He Got Shot on a Delta Force Raid
Mike Ritland recounts his transition from enlisted Navy SEAL to officer through the LDO program, becoming the first E6 selected in …
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ResourceDelta, SEALs, Rangers & 160th: One Bootcamp to Rule Them All?
Mike Ritland and his guest discuss the hypothetical idea of consolidating US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) into its own …
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ResourceThe SEAL Teams Origin Story Is a Lie — A Historian Sets the Record Straight
A historian discusses his book challenging the origin myth of the Navy SEALs. He argues the common narrative—that UDT teams evolved …
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TeacherDavid Stirling - Founder of the SAS, The Phantom Major, and the Early Special-Operations Blueprint
David Stirling videos and resources for SAS origins, wartime innovation, special-operations history, and leadership through …
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