Episodes

  • Ep. 247 | Rusty Bradley | Special Forces Officer and Author

    Ep. 247 | Rusty Bradley | Special Forces Officer and Author
    Sep 21 2026
    Rusty Bradley served as an Army infantryman, Ranger, and Special Forces Officer. He deployed eight times to Afghanistan and wrote the Book Lions of Kandahar. Subscribe to be notified of our follow-up interview!

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    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0553807579?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback
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    1 hr and 56 mins
  • Ep. 246 | Jordan Wilkins | MARSOC Corpsman and Special Operations Independent Duty Corpsman

    Ep. 246 | Jordan Wilkins | MARSOC Corpsman and Special Operations Independent Duty Corpsman
    Aug 23 2026
    (00:00:00) Intro | Joining the Navy
    (00:10:19) Greenside Corpsman | Marine Corps Regulations
    (00:14:16) Recon Corpsman Pipeline | Basic Reconnaissance Course
    (00:23:30) Special Operations Combat Medic Course (SOCM)
    (00:26:53) Live Tissue Training
    (00:37:33) Field Amputation
    (00:44:22) Dive Medicine
    (00:46:44) 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion
    (00:52:02) Marine Special Operations Team (MSOT) 8211
    (00:55:23) Iraq Contract Gig
    (00:58:27) Training For Afghanistan
    (01:02:34) Afghan Biker Gang Part 1
    (01:05:22) First Casualty
    (01:12:57) Afghan Biker Gang Part 2
    (01:23:20) First Deployment Engagements
    (01:43:50) Keep Fighting
    (01:45:50) Mental Health Discussion

    Jordan Wilkins joined the Navy with his goal to become a Hospital Corpsman in special operations. Following his graduation from Navy boot camp and Field Medical Training Battalion (FMTB), Jordan attended the grueling Basic Reconnaissance Course before beginning his special operations medical training. After three years of training, Jordan was ordered to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion where he completed three deployments to Afghanistan.

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    Jordan's links
    https://www.karmatms.com/
    https://www.brotherrecon.com/product-page/the-untold-stories-of-valhalla-2nd-edition
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    2 hrs and 3 mins
  • Ep. 245 | Matt Cavanaugh | Invasion of Iraq, Artillery Officer, Author

    Ep. 245 | Matt Cavanaugh | Invasion of Iraq, Artillery Officer, Author
    Jul 26 2026
    Matt Cavanaugh was a senior at West Point when the country was attacked on Sept. 11th. He would graduate college in the spring, then complete his artillery training and find himself participating in the invasion of Iraq within a year. After his second deployment to Iraq, Matt earned his Masters degree and found himself back at West Point teaching strategy. Matt is now an author, ultra-marathoner, and kidney donor.

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    https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/authors/ML-Cavanaugh/240364864

    00:00:00 Intro | Minnesota Hockey | Joining The Army
    00:04:47 From West Point To Iraq
    00:11:39 The Best Thing I've Ever Done | Donating a Kidney
    00:17:31 Invasion of Iraq | 3rd Armored Calvary Regiment
    00:24:31 Ramadi and Fallujah
    00:37:39 Would You Do It Again?
    00:46:27 2nd Deployment To Iraq
    00:56:22 Jennifer Lopez is Dead
    01:01:17 Teaching At West Point
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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • Ep. 244 | George Mills | MARSOC JTAC, ANGLICO, and Marine Infantry

    Ep. 244 | George Mills | MARSOC JTAC, ANGLICO, and Marine Infantry
    Jul 12 2026
    George Mills has one of those career paths so unique that it’s almost hard to believe. He enlisted as an infantryman and soon found himself holding a Yankee White TS security clearance, which he later lost after an off-duty incident. From there, he moved on to the newly formed Anti-Terrorism Battalion for a deployment to Iraq before leaving the Corps to work as a contractor. Eventually, he missed the Marine Corps and joined 4th ANGLICO as a reservist, where he gained fire support experience across multiple deployments before becoming a JTAC with the Marine Raiders.

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    https://divelogix-scuba.com/

    00:00:00 Intro | Military High School
    00:05:22 Joining Marine Infantry | Security Forces
    00:10:05 Presidential Security | Yankee White
    00:21:31 Security Forces vs Special Operations
    00:25:47 Fired From Presidential Security
    00:29:56 Anti-Terrorism Battalion
    00:33:44 Israeli Military Training
    00:40:33 Deployment to Iraq
    00:44:54 Afghan Culture Shock
    00:57:44 Security Contractor
    01:05:04 Iraq Contract Gig
    01:11:03 Rejoining the Marines | 4th ANGLICO
    01:36:43 MARSOC Fires
    01:43:51 Joining a Marine Special Operations Team (MSOT)
    01:54:28 MARSOC Fires vs ANGLICO
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    2 hrs and 5 mins
  • Ep. 243 | Brad Colbert | Marine Recon | Generation Kill

    Ep. 243 | Brad Colbert | Marine Recon | Generation Kill
    Jun 29 2026
    Brad Colbert is a Recon Marine who served in the invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq, in addition to multiple Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) deployments. Brad's role in the invasion of Iraq with 1st Recon Battalion was heavily depicted in the HBO mini-series Generation Kill. Check out Brad's podcast at the link below and standby for our follow-up!

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    00:00:00 Intro | Maj Capers Medal of Honor
    00:01:44 Choosing the Marines
    00:04:44 Joining Marine Recon
    00:13:47 Favorite Part of BRC | Surf Passages
    00:17:47 The Boring Reality
    00:23:01 Strikes in Iran | Targeting
    00:31:54 9/11 Happens | Activate the MEU
    00:39:51 Prepping for Invasion | First Marines In
    00:44:54 Afghan Culture Shock
    00:51:40 The Enemy in Afghanistan
    01:01:19 How The World Changed During the Deployment
    01:10:24 Home From Afghanistan and Prepping for Iraq
    01:23:24 Generation Kill | Evan Wright
    01:35:08 Nasiriyah | Fratricide
    01:53:12 Recon's Role in the Drone Warfare Era
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    1 hr and 59 mins
  • Ep. 242 | Chris Janecek | CH-46 Pilot, FAC, 3rd ANGLICO

    Ep. 242 | Chris Janecek | CH-46 Pilot, FAC, 3rd ANGLICO
    Apr 12 2026
    Chris Janecek was an enlisted armorer with 3rd ANGLICO while he completed college and worked towards becoming a Naval Aviator. Chris got his wish and was selected to fly the CH-46 Sea Knight. He flew the twin-rotor helicopter during the invasion and follow-on deployment to Iraq before being assigned to 3rd Battalion 1st Marines as a Forward Air Controller for his third deployment to Iraq.

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    Chris's book
    https://us.amazon.com/dp/B0GQ4Q87M7/ref=zg_bsnr_g_9681306011_d_sccl_2/000-0000000-0000000?psc=1

    00:00:00 Intro | Artemis II
    00:03:04 Iran CSAR Mission | Rescue of DUDE44
    00:10:09 3rd ANGLICO
    00:16:50 Flight School
    00:21:51 CH-46 Selection | Training
    00:28:49 CH-46 Safety Record | Aviation Risks
    00:34:53 Invasion of Iraq
    00:51:46 Iraq Air Threats
    01:03:00 How The War Changed | 3 Deployments to Iraq
    01:14:33 3rd Battalion 1st Marines FAC Tour
    01:22:53 CH-46 is Decommissioned
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    1 hr and 35 mins
  • Ep. 241 | Joshua Shores | MARSOC Raider, Marine Infantry, Fire Fighter

    Ep. 241 | Joshua Shores | MARSOC Raider, Marine Infantry, Fire Fighter
    Mar 22 2026
    Joshua Shores is a Marine Infantryman who served with 1st Battalion 5th Marines in Ramadi then a MEU. He went on to MARSOC and was part of the first Bravo Company to stand up after the unit's formation. Check out his book Counting on Death at the link below.

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    Website: https://www.countingondeath.com
    Book: https://a.co/d/03jtRhfB

    00:00:00 Intro | Tracy Offutt
    00:01:51 The Infantry | Joining After High School
    00:17:42 Infantry and Pre-Deployment Training
    00:23:38 Friendly Fire | Hand Grenades
    00:32:51 Ramadi
    00:38:22 IEDs and Drones
    00:43:22 The Façade of Safety
    00:45:07 M249 SAW | First Firefight
    00:48:33 Afghanistan vs Iraq
    00:52:14 Military vs Civilian
    00:59:58 Journalism and Fire Fighters
    01:10:36 Security Contractor Opportunities
    01:13:43 1st MSOB Bravo Co
    01:16:51 The Cost of Awards | Professional Warfighters
    01:30:02 Stay In or Get Out
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    1 hr and 43 mins
  • Ep. 240 | War in Iran | Morgan Lerette

    Ep. 240 | War in Iran | Morgan Lerette
    Mar 4 2026
    Morgan Lerette is former Airman, and Army intelligence officer, and Blackwater Contractor. We talk about what's happening in Iran as of March 3rd.

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    https://www.amazon.com/Guns-Girls-Greed-Blackwater-Mercenary/dp/B0C7P83DL6

    00:00:00 Intro
    00:05:18 TikTok Wars | OSINT
    00:09:44 Target Identification
    00:12:40 Boots on the Ground
    00:15:42 Government Succesion | Who Takes Over?
    00:21:44 Bombing Campaign
    00:29:56 Anti-Drone Tech
    00:36:33 Intelligence Wafare
    00:40:18 OSINT
    00:43:35 Why Did We Attack?
    00:52:18 Geo Politics | Cutting off China's Oil Supply
    00:56:33 What Happens Next?
    01:06:21 US Troops on the Ground
    01:22:09 Erik Prince
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    1 hr and 33 mins