The Professionals Playbook

Mike Doyle is an active Special Weapons and Tactics team member, known as S.W.A.T.  He also hosts a podcast called Tactical Tangents that delves into decision making, critical thinking, problem solving, leadership, and teamwork.  

The mission of the S.W.A.T. team is to provide the police department with the capability to resolve high-risk situations.  Examples of their missions include hostage situations, barricaded suspects, high-risk search warrants and raids, VIP protection details, and counter-sniper.  

S.W.A.T specialties include snipers, explosive breaching, chemical and less-lethal munitions, armored personal carrier operations, tactical medics, tactical robot operations, and entry specialists.

Mike also works as a K9 handler, tactical medic and as a police firearms instructor.  In this podcast he goes into the S.W.A.T mentality, who thrives during the training, and what is like entering a barricaded building.  He also gives shooting tips for beginner and intermediate shooters.

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Ron “Monty” Montgomery served as a US Navy SEAL for nearly 26 years.  He served 16 years as an enlisted man before accepting a commission as a SEAL Warrant Officer.  

After completing Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training (BUD/S) at the age of 18 he went on to SEAL Team Two where he was also a member of the East Coast Navy Parachute Team.  

After his time in SEAL Team Two, Monty went back to BUD/S as an instructor, overseeing thousands of SEAL candidates.  

Monty served in nearly all of the East coast SEAL teams throughout his career, though much of what he’s done remains classified.  He spent a tour in the elite Navy SEAL Anti-Terrorism Team as well as as the Naval Security Coordination Team, known as REDCELL.  

REDCELL’s mission was to demonstrate vulnerabilities of military bases and would regularly use false IDs, jump fences, barricade buildings, take hostages, kidnap high ranking officers, plant bombs near Air Force One, and sneak into nuclear submarines. 

In this wide ranging conversation Monty goes into what it takes to survive BUD/S, what makes a great SEAL, what it feels like to jump out of a cargo jet flying at 30,000 feet and more.  

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'Boards' Kaminski is the real life most interesting man in the world.  He is a F-16 Fighter Pilot in the Air National Guard and flies for Delta Airlines.  He is a graduate of Harvard's Kennedy School, Army Ranger School, and was the youngest graduate of the prestigious Air Force Weapons School.  He's hiked Mt. Kilimanjaro, runs marathons and more. 

In this conversation we talk about his mental mindset for accomplishing a large multi-year goal.  We discuss Harvard, Ranger school, as well as packing tips from his experience as an airline pilot.  We also talk about how much control an airline pilot has in making up for a delay at the gate.

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Nasty Staggs is the premiere Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) for the US Air Force.  His awards include--9th Air Force Tactical Journeyman of the Year, Jacob Fraser JTAC of the year, Fighter Wing Lance Sijan Award, and the David Gray WIC instructor of the Year Award.

Nasty’s an expert in calling in airstrikes.  Whether he’s traveling with a conventional force or attached to a special ops team, Nasty is responsible for putting ordnance on the enemy.

He has deployed to combat 7 times and is now an Air Force Weapons Instructor (WIC) at Nellis AFB.  His job is to teach the most advanced students and develop new close air support tactics for the Air Force.  

At 6'5, 240 pounds Nasty is in peak physical condition—a requirement for his specialized career.

 In the interview, Nasty goes into what makes a good JTAC.  He talks about his diet, fitness routine, and stress management techniques.  He shares the time a Taliban grenade landed next to him as well as his experience operating in the Afghan mountains at 15,000 feet.

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Dr. Clint Davidson served as a USAF Flight Doctor for the 80th Fighter Squadron, known as the HeadHunters.  As an expert in aerospace medicine, he kept the pilots in peak mental and physical condition.  He also accumulated 72 hours of flight time in the F-16.  Clint is now a Neuroradiologist fellow at Duke University.

In this episode, we go into how he selects his doctors, whether he'll let his kids play football, and how he excels at retaining information.  He also discusses how a mentor’s advice changed the way he studies and helped him go from a “B” student in high school to receiving academic achievement honors in both medical school and residency. 

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Lt Col. Matt ‘Freq’ Casey is a legend in the Fighter Pilot community.  He’s shot the most high-speed anti-radiation missiles (HARM) in combat, he’s a graduate of the prestigious Air Force Weapons School, and recently retired after a 23 year career in the Air Force.  

He’s flown combat missions in Operations Northern Watch, Southern Watch, and Allied Force while shooting 11 HARM missiles at enemy surface-to-air missile (SAM) sites.

Freq is best described as a warrior monk.  Aside from his military accomplishments, it’s his mindset that sets him apart.  He likens flying to art and through creativity and discipline he is able to bring out the best pilot possible.  

In this wide ranging conversation, he goes into what it’s like to be shot at, the time he put an F-16 out of control, and what makes a great pilot.  He also discusses his mediation routine, why he gave up drinking, and what it means to be a man. 

Lt Col Matt 'Freq' Casey retired in July 2018 having been known as the best damn fighter pilot to ever touch an F-16.  He proudly accepts any challenges to this claim. 

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