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Episode 58: Will Chesney - Navy Seal Dog Handler & Author of 'No Ordinary Dog'

from Mike Drop · host Mike Ritland

The most famous mission in modern history, a bad ass K9 that accompanied the SEAL team that conducted it, and the operator/handler that took K9 Cairo on that mission. That, ladies and gentlemen, is the latest Mike Drop episode. I had the honor of sitting down with @willcheeese, author of @noordinarydogbook, to talk about all things Operation Neptune Spear to take down the worlds most wanted man - Osama Bin Laden. Sponsored by @jockofuel and @originusa.----------Table of Timestamps:Breaking the Ice & Dog Treats - 2:35Afraid of Heights & Hell Week - 12:35Giving Up Tridents & Seal Team Four - 20:25Night Sniper in Iraq & Mike Day - 25:05Close Calls & Dog Exposure - 37:05Falco the Dog & K-9 KIA - 44:35Handler School & Meeting Cairo - 58:55Cairo & The Baby - 1:12:55Reunion & Broken Canines - 1:43:55Virginia & Operation Neptune - 1:53:05The Bin Laden Raid - 2:03:05Back In The Saddle & Getting Blown Up - 2:21:55N.I.C.O. & Thirsty Problems - 2:34:35Dieting & The Corona Twenty - 2:46:25No Ordinary Dog (Wrapping Up) - 2:57:55----------To purchase a copy of Will's book, 'No Ordinary Dog: My Partner from the Seal Teams to the Bin Laden Raid,' visit https://amzn.to/2S9NkZn.To learn more about Will, follow him on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/willcheeese (https://www.instagram.com/willcheeese).----------Support our sponsors: Origin Labs | www.originmaine.com/origin-labs | @ORIGIN USAApparel, accessories, protection dogs, and online training at www.trikos.comOnline dog training | https://teamdog.petTeam Dog Facebook | @TeamDogTraining Books, Blog, Media and more from Mike Ritland at www.mikeritland.comThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5531509/advertisement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The most famous mission in modern history, a bad ass K9 that accompanied the SEAL team that conducted it, and the operator/handler that took K9 Cairo on that mission. That, ladies and gentlemen, is the latest Mike Drop episode. I had the honor of sitting down with @willcheeese, author of @noordinarydogbook, to talk about all things Operation Neptune Spear to take down the worlds most wanted man - Osama Bin Laden. Sponsored by @jockofuel and @originusa.----------Table of Timestamps:Breaking the Ice & Dog Treats - 2:35Afraid of Heights & Hell Week - 12:35Giving Up Tridents & Seal Team Four - 20:25Night Sniper in Iraq & Mike Day - 25:05Close Calls & Dog Exposure - 37:05Falco the Dog & K-9 KIA - 44:35Handler School & Meeting Cairo - 58:55Cairo & The Baby - 1:12:55Reunion & Broken Canines - 1:43:55Virginia & Operation Neptune - 1:53:05The Bin Laden Raid - 2:03:05Back In The Saddle & Getting Blown Up - 2:21:55N.I.C.O. & Thirsty Problems - 2:34:35Dieting & The Corona Twenty - 2:46:25No Ordinary Dog (Wrapping Up) - 2:57:55----------To purchase a copy of Will's book, 'No Ordinary Dog: My Partner from the Seal Teams to the Bin Laden Raid,' visit https://amzn.to/2S9NkZn.To learn more about Will, follow him on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/willcheeese (https://www.instagram.com/willcheeese).----------Support our sponsors: Origin Labs | www.originmaine.com/origin-labs | @ORIGIN USAApparel, accessories, protection dogs, and online training at www.trikos.comOnline dog training | https://teamdog.petTeam Dog Facebook | @TeamDogTraining Books, Blog, Media and more from Mike Ritland at www.mikeritland.comThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5531509/advertisement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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