Retired Master Gunnery Sergeant Michael Garcia describes one of the earliest engagements of the Gulf War that involved American units being briefly overrun by the Iraqi Army's 5th Mechanized Division. Elements from 1st ANGLICO and 3D ANGLICO fought back the Iraqi armor using close air support and artillery.

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Jeff Depatie is a retired Canadian special operations soldier that served with their equivalent of Delta Force, Joint Task Force 2 (JTF 2). Depatie reviews Canadian military history and goes into JTF 2 selection in this clip taken from Ep. 184 of the podcast. Check out the full interview now!

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Jay Dorleus is a retired US Army First Sergeant that served more than a decade as a Green Beret. Prior to joining Special Forces, Jay was a combat engineer that deployed twice to Iraq. Standby for our follow-up interview!

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00:00:00 Intro | Migrating to the US
00:09:14 Joining the Army
00:16:07 Army Basic Training
00:18:11 Army Combat Engineer
00:21:30 First Iraq Deployment
00:29:01 Second Iraq Deployment
00:32:19 Route Clearance Platoon
00:43:47 Losing Guys
00:48:33 Introduction to Special Forces
00:52:18 Stop Loss | Iraq Deployment Extension
00:55:35 Special Forces Selection
01:00:11 Phases of Special Forces Selection
01:06:06 Special Forces Engineer Training
01:13:56 Selection Never Stops
01:24:27 Most Challenging School
01:28:19 First Special Forces Deployment

Jaime Gallardo is a former Marine Corps EOD tech that served with MARSOC and MLG. Gallardo continues to work in the field as a civilian instructor and also runs the @financial.enabler Instagram account where he shares financial advice for service members.

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00:00:00 Intro | Motor T to EOD
00:07:17 EOD School Phases
00:15:03 Most Difficult Part of EOD School
00:20:32 First EOD Unit
00:23:27 Hazards of the Job
00:29:02 Social Media Influencer
00:42:19 EOD Officers
00:48:33 MARSOC EOD
01:07:49 MARSOC EOD Pre-Deployment Training
01:16:21 MARSOC Deployment
01:29:59 Military Money

Ed Darack is an American author of multiple books including the controversial Victory Point that provides more detail to the Navy Seal Lone Survivor story. Ed was embedded with 2nd Battalion 3rd Marines and interviewed multiple participants of Operation Red Wings. Ed has also written about the shoot down of Extortion 17 and has another book in the works.

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00:00:00 Intro | UAVs
00:09:00 Multi-Domain Combined Arms
00:18:48 Becoming a War Reporter
00:21:06 Meeting 2nd Battalion 3rd Marines
00:27:09 Getting the Marines Ambushed
00:29:39 Situation on the Ground
00:46:07 Operation Red Wings aka Lone Survivor
00:55:10 Communications Gear
00:59:03 Breakdown of Command and Control
01:06:17 Visiting the Attack Site
01:11:00 Debate Over the Accuracy of Lone Survivor
01:14:34 Threats for Telling the Story
01:18:38 Extortion 17
01:23:21 Joint Service Operations
01:37:46 Operaation Whalers
01:47:23 Why Write Victory Point?

Vishal Amin is a former United States Marine Corps F/A-18 weapon system officer (WSO) and enlisted military policeman. Following his 2014 deployment, Vishal was targeted on an !s!s attack list. Vishal now works at Microsoft and maintains a pulse on cyber security and emerging technologies.

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00:00:00 Intro
00:21:14 F/A-18 WSO Flight School
00:29:51 You Have to Take Vishal
00:41:18 What Does a Weapon System Officer Do?
00:47:37 Controlled Chaos
00:55:56 Gravity-induced Loss of Consciousness
01:01:22 Ejecting
01:06:31 2015 Deployment | !s!s Kill List
01:20:07 Cyber Security
01:29:39 Quantum Computing and Artificial Intelligence

Brett Crozier is a retired Navy captain that commanded the USS Theodore Roosevelt and USS Blue Ridge. He is also a naval aviator that is qualified to fly both the SH-60 Seahawk and F/A-18 platforms. Brett also authored his book Surf When You Can: Lessons in Life, Loyalty, and Leadership from a Maverick Navy Captain.

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00:00:00 Intro | Top Gun
00:02:36 Naval Academy
00:14:26 Flight School
00:18:49 Selecting Which Platform to Fly
00:26:00 Hardest Part of Helicopter Flight Training
00:30:42 Close Air Support Training
00:37:52 Deploying on a Destroyer
00:45:55 Transition to the F/A-18
00:58:28 9/11 Happened
01:05:23 Shift in Aviation Tech
01:14:22 Iraq Deployment
01:19:35 Difference in Pilots
01:24:33 Becoming a Carrier Captain
01:31:24 Life as a Ship Captain
01:34:59 Setting Sail January 2020
01:38:46 COVID Strikes

Adam Walker is a former Marine infantryman that served with 6th and 7th Marine Regiments. Adam deployed for the invasion of Iraq with 3rd Battalion 7th Marine Regiment and returned less than a year later to Al-Qa'im where he was injured by small arms and shrapnel. Adam is also a published author with work featured in the Marine Corps Gazette, War Horse, We Are the Mighty, and others.

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00:00:00 Intro
00:09:36 Recruiter During 9/11
00:18:39 Back to the Infantry
00:26:24 Invasion of Iraq | 3rd Battalion 7th Marines
00:35:04 MOPP Suits in Iraq
00:38:04 Being in a Bad Unit
00:47:30 Squad Leaders in Combat
00:51:21 Tough Calls in Combat
00:58:24 Cpl Jason Dunham's Medal of Honor
01:11:57 Lessons Learned
01:27:56 Military Career Advice
01:36:09 Iraq '09
01:43:13 Screwed by the Monitor
01:47:51 Advice for Aspiring Writers

Brian Russell is a retired artillery officer in the United States Marine Corps. Following his battery time as a Lieutenant, Brian served with the headquarters element of MARSOC before becoming the commanding officer for 1st ANGLICO. Following his command tour, Russell served with US Cyber Command and got to see a quiet part of the military in action.

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Social Media Handles:
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IG: https://www.instagram.com/berclr/?next=%2F (berclr)
Twitter: https://twitter.com/OIECol (@OIECol)

North Carolina Interscholastic Cycling League:
Web: https://www.northcarolinamtb.org/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/northcarolinamtb/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/northcarolinamtb/

Transition Books:
Orders to Nowhere from LtCol (ret) Mike Grice, former 1st ANGLICO CO
Transition by LtCol (ret) Hank Brown, original Chief of Fires USCYBERCOM

Tommy Kerley is a former Marine fire support man and Joint Fires Observer (JFO) that served in Iraq with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance and Afghanistan with 1st Battalion 2nd Marines. Tommy also runs the Raise the Black Instagram account that advocates for military mental health.

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00:00:00 Intro | Alaska
00:10:06 Joining the Marines
00:18:03 Two Different Marine Corps
00:22:10 Naval Gunfire School
00:26:40 Quality of Training
00:31:02 Marines in Helmand
00:40:57 Corn or Poppy
00:45:49 Dwelling on the War
00:56:12 Claim to Fame
01:07:22 In Afghanistan w/ 1/2
01:14:44 Ambush on Lone Tree Hill
01:26:15 Become the Hunter
01:33:42 Forward Observer Gear on Patrol
01:39:22 GPS Spoofing
01:45:16 A Good Compass
01:52:16 Land Nav is a Requirement
01:56:07 LCpl Lemelle