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This week in the studio, a Gold Star wife who lost her husband in 2017. Her husband was a Green Beret assigned to ODA 3212. On a devastating mission he and his team were ambushed by ISIS terrorist in Niger Africa near the Mali border. The story doesn’t end there though. After repeated attempts to learn the truth about what happened, she became part investigative reporter, part fact checker, and one hell of a writer. Her book Sacrifice tells the story that so few people have heard the truth about. Tonight I am honored to introduce Michelle Black.

This week in the studio a 31 year veteran of the US Army. He started his career at Westpoint and ended it as the Medical Squadron Commander of the Special Missions Unit. He has a Bachelors in Psychology, a Masters in Healthcare Improvement, and a Medical Doctrate. He has been the US Olympic Swimming team Physician for the 2016 and 2020 Olympics. He is the Co Founder of the STELLATE Institute, which is a world expert clinic that specializes in treating trauma survivors with the ultrasound guided STELLATE ganglion block. Find out more about this procedure at the following links. www.drjameslynch.com thestellateinstitute.com

Not 1 but two legends in the law enforcement community. I was introduced to these guys through Ralph Friedman and our conversation. The first Bob Starkman is a man with 38 years in law enforcement, 25 of those being in US Customs. His career has produced numbers such as 3000+ kilos of Cocaine 6+ tons of Marijuana, and 12+ million in seized funds. He was the real deal Miami Vice working during the volatile Cocaine Cowboy days. He also is a Junior College Basketball Hall of Fame coach. The second legend tonight is Joe Pistone, you might know him better by his undercover name of Donnie Brasco. During a 6 year deep undercover investigations Joe was able to infiltrate at least two of the Big 5 Mafia families. His investigations led to 200 indictments and over 240 convictions, a devastating blow by any means to the organized crime. His investigations also led to a $500,000.00 bounty placed on his head.

Kenneth Andrus is a native of

Columbus, Ohio. He obtained his undergraduate degree from Marietta College and his Doctor of Medicine from the Ohio State University College of Medicine. Following his internship, he joined the Navy and retired after twenty-four years of service with the rank of Captain. His operational tours while on active duty included Battalion Surgeon, Third Battalion Fourth Marines; Regimental Surgeon, Ninth Marines; Medical Officer, USS Truxtun CGN-35; Fleet Surgeon, Commander Seventh Fleet; Command Surgeon, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command; and Fleet Surgeon, U.S. Pacific Fleet.

He now resides with his wife in Honolulu.

In this first-ever look at the secret inner workings of an Arab security service, Katz tells the story of Jordan’s General Intelligence Department, or GID, the masters of human intelligence on the espionage battlefields of the Middle East, who proved pivotal and crucial go-to allies of the CIA and America’s other intelligence agencies in the war against ISIS and the war on terror. With the revealing and intimate insight of the intelligence officers who fought ISIS, No Shadows in the Desert is a rare glimpse into how a strategic partnership helped change how terrorism is fought in the Middle East and beyond. Samuel M. Katz is the New York Times Best Selling co-author of Under Fire: The Untold Story of the Attack in Benghazi (St. Martin’s Press, 2013); an excerpt from the book was featured in the August 2013 edition of Vanity Fair. His book The Ghost Warriors: Inside Israel’s Undercover War on Suicide Terror covered Israel’s undercover counterterrorist units and their role in stopping the suicide bombers in the second intifada, and was published in February 2016 by Penguin-Random House/Caliber. He is the co-author of the National and Los Angeles Times best-selling Harpoon: Inside The Covert War against International Terrorism’s Money Masters. He is the co-author of Beirut Rules: the Murder of a CIA Station Chief and Hezbollah’s War against America.

A retired Senior Chief with over 21 years in the US Navy. 20 of those spent with SEAL teams 1,5,and 3. He has deployments to the Philippines, Iraq, Afghanistan, and numerous other spicy locales. An expert in explosives, he coordinated over 10,000 explosive breach entries in his career. He now spends his time with his charity Tier 1 Outdoors, which provides hunting and fishing opportunities to military and law enforcement, this experience gives them the rest they need to be the friend and family member that they need to be. Additionally he coaches girls youth Rugby and strives to give future generations the tools they need to become the leaders of tomorrow. Father, Navy SEAL, Coach, and someone I am proud to call a friend.

Prior to becoming an author, "J.T. Patten" worked for the government intelligence and military special operations community. He was a subject matter authority on Iran and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Qods Force, Irregular and Unconventional Warfare strategies in counterterrorism, intelligence collection, and social network disruption. He has a degree in Foreign Languages from Illinois State University, a Masters in Strategic intelligence from the American Military University, post-graduate degree in Counter Terrorism from the University of St Andrews Center for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence (CSTPV), and many accredited certifications in intelligence analysis, cyber forensics and counterintelligence, mobile device tracing, and financial crime investigations. He currently works a a Fortune 500 cybersecurity consulting practice leader, and is venturing into more dark story works.

Over 38 years of Law Enforcement for the city of Chicago. He is an subject matter expert in threat assessment, Unmanned Drones, Infrastructure Protection, Large scale active threat drills, Active Shooter threats, and counterterrorism tactics. He has additional training in Bomb Threat Managaement, Protective measures, Surveillance detection, Radiological detection, weapons of mass destruction, and dignitary protection. But what made him one of Chicagos toughest cops was the 14 shootouts that he survived. These shootouts had everything from knife wielding maniacs to snipers on rooftops shooting at the police below them.

2,000 arrests. 100 off-duty arrests. 6,000 assists. 15 shootings. 8 shot. 4 kills. These are not the performance statistics of an entire NYPD unit. They are the record that makes Detective 2nd Grade Ralph Friedman a legend. Friedman was arguably the toughest cop ever to wear the shield and was the most decorated detective in the NYPD’s 170-year history. Stationed at the South Bronx’s notorious 41 Precinct, known by its nickname “Fort Apache,” Friedman served during one of the city’s most dire times: the 1970s and ‘80s, when fiscal crisis, political disillusionment, an out-of-control welfare system, and surging crime and drug use were just a few of its problems.

A 20 year veteran Sergeant First Class (R) with the US Army. Ryen spent time in the 82nd Airborne, 5th Ranger Training Battalion, 1st Special Forces and even the White House Communication Team. After his career serving his country retiring in 2019. Ryen started making some of the most awesome knives on the planet. Ryen is the owner and creator of RO Knives. He started making knives four years ago in his garage using hand files, sand paper, a homemade forge, and pure stubbornness. He would love to put knives in the hands of people who need them and use them, whether that be someone who hunts and fishes, someone hiking the PCT, or that service member in far off lands who may rely on that blade to make it home safely. No matter who it is or what they are doing, he gets a great sense of satisfaction knowing his knives are being used and appreciated! You can order his knives from the link below. www.roknives.com