Nick Aicardi is a former US Marine who was Military Police and an Afghan Police Advisor. Nick also hosts the Hard to Kill Podcast where he interviews veterans from all backgrounds and it's available on most platforms.

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Brandon Harris is a Marine infantryman that deployed to Afghanistan three times. He served with 1/6 during the Battle of Marjah and describes some of his experiences in this clip taken from Ep. 163.

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Jason Lilley and other Recon Marines of 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Recon Battalion were ambushed while moving on the dangerous roads around Fallujah, Iraq. The fight that ensued would end with bodies littering the battlefield after Lilley and the other Recondos fought back with devastating results.

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Isaac Lee is back for round two of our conversation. We talk about his 3 other deployments to Iraq, working with the special operations task force, and some leadership lessons learned along the way.

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00:00:00 Intro
00:05:32 Smuggled Booze Causes a Problem
00:17:49 Alcohol Related Incidents
00:22:23 Preparing to Go Back to Iraq
00:26:04 Dignified Transfer of Remains
00:29:29 Asshole Marine
00:35:53 No Dwell Time for the Weary
00:40:58 All Officer's Meeting | Is the CO too Risky?
00:46:11 Flying in a Sandstorm at Night | When Pilots Quit
00:56:12 Operation Rawah
01:00:28 3rd Deployment to Iraq
01:06:03 Attending the Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course
01:13:11 4th Deployment | Working with Task Force Operators
01:32:59 Special Operations MH-53 PAVE LOW

Tommy Kerley is a former Marine fire support man and Joint Fires Observer (JFO) that served in Afghanistan with 1st Battalion 2nd Marines. Tommy describes an attack on their second day in country in this clip taken from Ep. 190. Tommy also runs the Raise the Black Instagram account that advocates for military mental health.

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Jeremy Stalnecker is a former United States Marine Corps Infantry Officer that served with 1st Battalion 5th Marines during the invasion of Iraq. He speaks bluntly about his deployment. From the first javelin shot in combat to the impact on the civilian populace. Don't miss this conversation!

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00:00:00 Intro
00:07:23 Officer Candidate School | Platoon Leader's Course
00:16:04 Checking into 1/5
00:30:49 1/5 Prepares to Deploy
00:42:16 The Invasion Begins
00:50:16 CAAT Platoon Composition | First Javelin Shot
00:56:55 Enemy Encounters
01:03:43 Innocent Civilians in Baghdad
01:08:33 Platoon Commander in Combat
01:20:04 Reflecting on the War
01:33:46 Deciding to Leave the Marines
01:43:29 The Mighty Oaks Foundation

Michael Golembesky is a former Marine JTAC that served with Kilo Battery 2nd Battalion 10th Marines and 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion. After serving with Marine Special Operations Team 8222, Michael wrote Level Zero Heroes and the follow-up Dagger 22 to detail the heroics of the Marine operators and enablers in the Bala Murghab valley.

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00:00:00 Intro
00:06:54 French Artillery Training | Expeditionary Fire Support System
00:11:45 The Best Billet for Field Artillerymen
00:17:07 Artillery Maintenance in Combat
00:20:00 Effects of Max Charge Artillery Shots
00:24:02 Tube Artillery vs HIMARS
00:26:40 Modern Fire Support and Emergence of Tactical Drone Warfare
00:37:12 Disinterested Public
00:40:32 Air Drops in Gaza
00:46:33 MSOT 8222 | Aerial Resupply was the Only Option
00:56:10 MSOT 8222 | Fire Support in Afghanistan
01:04:02 MSOT 8222 | Taliban Tunnel Systems
01:10:37 War Porn
01:19:06 MSOT 8222 | No One Is Coming
01:23:33 Level Zero Heroes
01:33:52 Military Recruiting and Retention

Michael Durant is a former pilot with the 160th Special Operation Aviation Regiment and flew Super 64 during the Black Hawk Down incident of Operation Gothic Serpent. Mike was briefly held as a Prisoner of War after his UH-60 crashed. Hear his entire interview on Ep. 202 of the Former Action Guys Podcast.

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00:00:00 After the Crash
00:03:16 SERE Kicks In
00:05:44 Somali Doctor Arrives
00:07:06 Visit From the Red Cross
00:09:48 Receives a Radio
00:13:13 Treatment as a POW
00:15:27 Letters From a Warlord

Isaac Lee is a retired CH-53 pilot and WTI that served in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Following his retirement, Lee wrote his memoir Hanger 4 based on his more than two decades of service as a Naval Aviator.

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00:00:00 CH-53 Crash in California
00:08:03 How an Accident Investigation is Handled
00:11:10 Path to Becoming a Pilot
00:26:43 CH-53 Upgrades
00:34:01 Learning to be a Better Pilot
00:40:22 Night Systems Instructor Qualification
00:43:20 Terrain Flying Instructor
00:48:26 Air Threats in Iraq
00:51:03 UDP | Iwo Jima
00:59:22 Sketchy Helo Flight
01:13:49 Preparing for OIF-1
01:19:33 First Combat Flight
01:30:51 The Danger of Being Too Good

Jeff Bodell is a Marine Corps military police officer that wrote The Warfighter's Lounge about a single patrol during his time as an Afghan police advisor in Marjah. He and his team were ambushed by Taliban forces during a day he and his team would never forget.

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