Former Action Guys Podcast

Morgan Lerette is an Air Force and Army veteran that also served as a Blackwater private military contractor from 2004-2005. Morgan is also the author of Welcome to Blackwater and Guns, Girls, & Greed.

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https://jcramergraphics.com
https://ANGLICOshop.com

Morgan's Book
https://www.amazon.com/Guns-Girls-Greed-Blackwater-Mercenary/dp/B0C7P83DL6/ref=sr_1_1?

00:00:00 Intro / Kabul Disaster
00:09:52 Private Military Contractors Wars
00:16:43 Military Industrial Complex
00:21:22 Guns, Girls, and Greed
00:24:14 Earn the Title Every Day
00:27:05 FBI Investigates Blackwater Contractor
00:38:57 PMC's Making Money From Southern Border Crisis
01:00:12 Getting Contacted About Contract Job Opportunities
01:03:53 Blackwater Might Sue
01:08:55 Blackwater on a Resume
01:11:23 Getting Away From Government Work
01:18:45 What Rank Matters?
01:22:38 The Military is Still a Good Job
01:32:02 DOJ Politics

Bryan Buckley is a former Marine infantry officer, Recon Marine, and MARSOC Raider. Bryan now owns the Helmand Valley Growers Company and advocates for mental health treatments for veterans. Check out Bryan's previous interviews on Eps. 123 and 136.

Support the show
https://patreon.com/formeractionguys
https://jcramergraphics.com
https://ANGLICOshop.com

Bryan's site
https://hvgcompany.com

00:00:00 Bryan Buckley Intro
00:07:26 Skillbridge Program
00:09:37 Gen Mattis Video
00:20:35 The Little Things
00:24:14 Earn the Title Every Day
00:27:18 Why Do We Need MARSOC?
00:35:02 Know Your Support's Capabilities
00:41:06 AC-130
00:46:25 Combined Arms and Building Rapport
00:52:29 Warrant Officers at MARSOC?
00:55:54 Racism in Africa
01:05:03 Dealing with People
01:16:27 Should Marines Bring Back Division Patches
01:22:30 Veteran Networking

Marine Special Operations Command made the decision to consolidate all three Marine Raider Battalions at Camp Lejeune, NC. Former west coast based operators and veterans of 1st MSOB continue to speak out about the decision.

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https://patreon.com/formeractionguys
https://jcramergraphics.com
https://ANGLICOshop.com

Bryan's Site
https://hvgcompany.com

Bryan Buckley is a former Marine Infantry Officer, Recon Marine, and MARSOC Raider. The higher echelons of the Marine Corps command initially did not approve of the usage of Marine Raider by their special operators but things eventually changed.

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https://jcramergraphics.com
https://ANGLICOshop.com

Bryan's site
https://hvgcompany.com/

Tracy Offutt joins me again to catch up. Tracy is a retired Marine Infantryman and former Sergeant Major of 1st ANGLICO. If you haven't heard our previous episodes, make sure to check them out!

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Scott Campbell is a retired Marine infantry officer that served with 2nd Recon Battalion, 2nd ANGLICO, and the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. This clip starts with the dumbest thing he's seen a Marine do before moving into a discussion about millennials in combat.

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https://ANGLICOshop.com

Ian Fritz is a former USAF Airborne Cryptologic Linguist that was a crew member on the AC-130 W. Ian's more than 3 years of language training enabled him to listen in on enemy radio transmissions and update the AC-130 crew and ground forces in real-time. Ian attended the Defense Language Institute (DLI) to learn how to fluently speak Dari and Pashto before supporting the Air Force Special Operations Command during two deployments to Afghanistan.

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https://www.jcramergraphics.com
https://www.ANGLICOshop.com

Buy Ian's Book
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/What-the-Taliban-Told-Me/Ian-Fritz/9781668010693

00:00:00 Intro | Joining the Air Force
00:09:59 Air Force Basic Training
00:13:44 Language Training
00:25:43 Maintaining Language Proficiency
00:32:27 AC-130 Gunship
00:36:47 Cryptologic Linguist's on an AC-130
00:40:24 Listening to the Enemy
00:47:43 First Mission
00:54:50 From Combat to Coffee | Aircrew Life
00:58:25 Finding an Outlet
01:14:14 Writing a Book Honestly
01:21:45 Fall of Afghanistan

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.

This clip is taken from Ep. 068 of the Former Action Guys Podcast and is available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcast, and more. Subscribe today and help spread the word!

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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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https://patreon.com/formeractionguys (extra content)
https://jcramergraphics.com
https://ANGLICOshop.com

Jeff's sites
https://thespecialforcesexperience.com/
https://posttraumaticgrowth.film

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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https://ANGLICOshop.com

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