Chris and Ian, as well as many of the Performance Edge team are veterans of the UK Military, and this episode, released around Armed Forces Day, is the first of a 2 part special with Chris Gordon DFC. 'Gordo' is a veteran of the war in Afghanistan, flying chinook helicopters in country, and later piloting remote aircraft from the USA.

His Focal Point is his Distinguised Flying Cross [DFC], which still has the late Queen's fingerprint on the back.

In this first episode, Gordo shares the story of the deployment that saw him awarded the DFC, telling us the story of what happened in the runup, during and immediately after the hugely challenging operation.

We wanted to give the story the space it needs, and it provides crucial context for the deeper dive into performance that comes in episode 2.

We're very grateful to Chris for sharing the story of his experience, and we hope you find it as engaging as we did.