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ResourceThe Day We Invaded Panama
The guest recounts receiving an emergency call-in on a Friday or Saturday for what turned out to be the invasion of Panama. He …
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ResourceThe MARSOC Selection Test That Breaks 70% of Marines
Ritland's guest, a Marine Special Operations (MARSOC) Raider, recounts his journey through selection, the nine-month Individual …
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ResourceMike Glover Armed His Team With Sticks—And THIS Happened
Mike Glover recounts running a 12-week training program in Libya to help a host nation fight Al-Qaeda. When ordered to conduct a …
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ResourceDEVGRU VS Korea's 707th Special Mission Group
A former Korean Navy SEAL officer describes his military career, including deployments off the coast of Somalia during the piracy …
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ResourceSpecial Ops are CRUSHING Cartel HQ's in Venezuela!
Max describes U.S. Marine reconnaissance operations in the Caribbean under Operation Southern Spear, targeting cartel logistics …
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ResourceFrom Taking a Sh*t to Taking Fire: The Dumbest Mistake That Nearly Got Us K*lled
A guest recounts combat experiences from his nine-month Afghanistan deployment embedded with a SEAL Team 3 platoon. He describes …
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ResourceKorean SEAL VS US SEAL Training: Which One Is Harder?
A former Korean Navy SEAL who went through both Korean and US SEAL training compares the two programs. He describes Korean training …
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ResourceEx–ROK Navy SEAL Ken Rhee Breaks Down the Reality of War with North Korea | Ep. 265
Ritland interviews Ken Reed, a former lieutenant in the Republic of Korea SEAL teams who also completed US Navy BUDS training. Reed, …
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ResourceInside the 24th Special Tactics Squadron — The Air Force’s Secret Tier One Unit
Mike Ritland interviews a former Air Force Pararescueman (PJ) who recounts his journey through the PJ pipeline, from boot camp …
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ResourceMike Glover on Dealing With Loss & Managing PTSD
Mike Glover discusses losing 16 close friends during his military service and explains how he copes with those losses by honoring …
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Resource36 Hours of Hell: Surviving the SAS Interrogation Phase
Mike Ritland interviews a former British SAS operator who details the six-month selection process following the initial fitness …
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ResourceInside Delta Force: Mike Glover on the Secrets of America’s Most Elite Unit
Ritland interviews a former Special Forces operator who progressed from Green Berets to a Joint Special Operations Command unit, …
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ResourceOutnumbered and Pinned Down: "We Were Completely Exposed"
A guest recounts his deployment experiences in Afghanistan, describing combat operations involving village clearances and elevated …
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ResourceHow Rob O'Neill's Breakup Led Him To DEVGRU
Rob O'Neill recounts how a breakup led him to join the Navy instead of pursuing basketball and a brokerage career. O'Neill describes …
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ResourceUSAF PJ Rescue Mission Gone Terribly WRONG
A guest recounts his first major combat operation as a Pararescue Jumper (PJ) in Afghanistan in 2004. He describes a complex night …
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ResourceThe BUD/S Experience From My POV
A former Navy SEAL recounts his experience going through BUD/S training and his first deployment to Baghdad, Iraq around 2007-2008. …
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ResourceChris Osman Breaks Silence on the Green Beret Raid Gone Horribly Wrong
Chris Osman, a former Navy SEAL, recounts his deployment to Afghanistan where his platoon relieved another SEAL team in Kandahar and …
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ResourceHe Shot Me in the D*ck During SEAL Training… And I Couldn’t Even Flinch
A former Navy SEAL recounts his experiences at SEAL Team Five from 2002 to 2007, including hazing rituals like naked sim round …
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ResourceDo Women Belong in Special Forces?
Mike Ritland discusses his views on women in the military and special operations, individual liberty, and freedom of expression. …
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ResourceWhy Shawn Ryan REALLY Left the SEAL Teams
Ritland's guest, a former Navy SEAL contractor, describes his post-military contracting work in Afghanistan and anti-piracy …
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ResourceMost INTENSE Deployment of My Career: Al Qaeda RAN Straight at Us With Suicide Vests
Ritland's guest, a former Special Forces operator, recounts his experiences during the 2007 surge in Iraq, describing what he …
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ResourceThe Operation That Nearly Wiped Out An Entire MARSOC Team
A former Marine special operations team member recounts operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. He describes the evolution of tactics in …
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ResourceThe SEAL Room Test That Breaks Most Air Force PJs
Ritland's guest Chad, a former Air Force Pararescue Jumper (PJ), describes the integration process of PJs with Navy SEAL teams after …
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ResourceThe INSANE Moment Saddam Spit Right on Delta Force Legend Tom Satterly
Ritland recounts his experiences during the capture of Saddam Hussein in Iraq, describing a routine target hit in Baghdad that …
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