Into The Breach

Michael Edwards shares his journey from Ranger cadre to leading CIA-backed indigenous forces alongside DEVGRU Red Squadron in the classified Omega Program.

The boys jump into the UK Rallies, social contracts, culture and norms and wanting to move to Ukraine to play with hand grenades.

Michael Edwards is a highly decorated U.S. Army Ranger who served with the elite Tier 1 Ranger Reconnaissance Detachment and alongside CIA Omega Teams during combat operations in Afghanistan.

During the Battle of Tal Afar in Iraq, he earned the Silver Star for extraordinary bravery after charging into an insurgent stronghold and shielding his teammates from a grenade blast. Edwards completed multiple combat deployments throughout his career. He concluded his service as the Detachment NCOIC of the Free Fall Parachutist Course, NCOIC of the Jumpmaster Course, and as an instructor for the Instructor Course, retiring in March 2019.

In this powerful interview, Justin shares his raw, firsthand account of **Black Sunday** — the Battle of Sadr City that turned his unit’s very first routine patrol into one of the deadliest days in the Iraq War.What began as a standard escort mission quickly spiraled into chaos when hundreds of Mahdi Army insurgents ambushed them in the narrow streets of Sadr City. Justin and his brothers fought through relentless ambushes, taking heavy fire from all directions. He was wounded by shrapnel from a pipe bomb, yet continued the fight before riding an M1 Abrams tank back to the outpost under fire to reach safety.This is a story of courage, brotherhood, and survival on a day that claimed eight American lives and changed the course of the war.

Russia's Victory Parade has no mechanized vehicles because they have none, a califfornia mayor is caught spieing for the chinese and we discuss the book ordinary men and "just following orders" discussion.

Nick is back and we dive into the situations he missed while overseas on his honeymoon - spoiler - it was alot.

Justin Bellamy served with 2-5 Cavalry and lived through one of the most intense battles of the Iraq War — Black Sunday. What started as a routine patrol in Sadr City turned into a fight for survival against over 1,000 insurgents. His platoon took heavy casualties, Justin was hit by shrapnel from a pipe bomb, they ran black on ammo, and escaped by riding an M1 Abrams tank out of the kill zone.That was just Day One. For the next 90 days straight, his unit was in combat every single day.In this powerful interview, Justin opens up about the brutal realities of that deployment, the highs and lows after leaving the Army, and why he chose to re-enlist before eventually retiring.After transitioning to the defense industry, he saw how heavily it relied on overseas — especially Chinese — manufacturing. That realization led him to found TAC 11: a company dedicated to building body armor and armor systems the right way — with premium U.S.-made materials, uncompromising standards, and real-world performance.

Preston Stewart joins the show today to discuss current events in Iran and Ukraine.

Blake Griebenow enlisted in the U.S. Army in 2011 and served as a 240 Bravo machine gunner with Blackfoot Platoon, Apache Company, 2-87 Infantry in Logar Province, Afghanistan. During a high-tempo deployment at the start of the U.S. drawdown, he would eliminate one of the top bomb-makers in the area during a battle that claimed the life of a fellow soldier. He later transferred to the 3-509 Parachute Infantry Regiment in Alaska, where he conducted jumps in Australia and earned Japanese Jump Wings. After returning to Minnesota, Blake joined the 1-194th Infantry Regiment (Minnesota Army National Guard) and was activated during the 2020 Minneapolis riots.

Joe is an Tier 1 Intel Operator that specialized in Iran while serving in the US Army. He give us unique insight of what is happening at the tactical and strategic level of what is happening in Iran.