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Gen. Audino's Comments: Update on injured Mukry (son of Gen. Yazdanpanna), grit in the military, USS Abraham Lincoln.Special Guest: Lt. General (ret.) Jeffrey S. Buchanan has 37 years of Army military service on the front lines worldwide. He commanded troops at every level, from platoons to theater armies (more than 50,000 troops from all branches of the military). He served four combat tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. From 2016-2019, Jeff led the military response in support of FEMA for five major hurricanes (Matthew, Harvey, Irma, Maria, and Florence). He also led more than 6,000 soldiers and marines supporting the Department of Homeland Security for security of the southwest border. In 2021, The US House asked Jeff to analyze the security challenges and cultural and leadership failures of the US Capitol Police. Today, Jeff trains, consults, and mentors business leaders and others toward exceptional outcomes.Website: JeffreySBuchanan.com

Gen. Audino's Comments: Strait of Hormuz irrelevent within 2 years? Iran warns Syria against troops in Lebanon.Special Guest: Dr. Fouad Abu Nader is the former head of the Lebanese Forces. Fouad, a Christian, was kidnapped by Palestinians and wounded in action 3 times fighting the Palestinian insurgency and Syrian forces. He also survived an assassination attempt. He shares an assessment of the situation on the ground in Lebanon, including urgent threats facing Christians and democracy from Islamic extremists and others, and how things got to this point.

Gen. Audino's Comments: Prayers for Mukry (son of Gen. Yazdanpanna), why so much dealmaking and not enough warfighting in Iran?Special Guest: As we approach the 5th anniversary of the fall of Kabul, which was overtaken by the Taliban on August 15, 2021, we're joined by Army Col. (ret.) John Kiel, a JAG who was on the ground in Afghanistan with TF180 early in the war. In this entertaining and insightful interview, hear all about what it's like to be an Army JAG, difficult things lawyers face in combat zones, and why the heck John had to survive on orange Fanta and goat meat for a period of time in Afghanistan.

Gen. Audino's Comments: The "surprise" Iranian attack on US troops, Saudi Arabia stepping up to the plate.Special Guest: Ali Nazary is one of the founding members of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (successor to the Northern Alliance). He now serves as Head of Foreign Affairs for the NRF, the heart of the resistance against the Taliban and other terrorist groups wreaking havoc in Afghanistan. You don't want to miss this update on what's happened there since we withdrew our forces in August 2021.

Gen. Audino's Comments: Now is NOT the time to lift fires, Iranians angry at the regime?Special Guest: Dr. Dan Diker is President of the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs. As a counterterrorism and national security expert, he joins Gen. Audino to discuss what the US has done right in Iran, what mistakes have been made (and continue to be made) against the regime, and what winning in Iran looks like.Website: jcfa.org

Gen. Audino's Comments: How NOT to turn Iran into Vietnam.Special Guest: David Tafuri was with the State Dept in Baghdad in '06, and he still gets back and forth to all kinds of hotspots these days. He joins us from Kyiv, Ukraine to talk the current situation on the ground there, as well as discussing his experiences in Iraq and our military strategy against Iran.

Gen. Audino's Comments: Ceasefire over in Iran, damage update, operational vs political objectives (crutial differences), boots on the ground in Iran?Special Guest: LTG Sean MacFarland (Army ret.) is the man who’s most credited with turning the tide on Al-Qaeda in Iraq. He led the fight in Ramadi, raised the Sons of Iraq (al Sahwah, the Sunni Awakening), and helped turn Sunni Arab tribes against their co-religionists in Al-Qaeda. Hear how he and his brigade did it, as well as lessons of the modern battlefield and what they might indicate for the changing character of war in 2026 and beyond.

Happy 250th Birthday, America! As we celebrate this momentus event, BG Ernie Audino looks back at how it all started and honors those who lost their lives fighting for our freedom during the American Revolution.Special Guest: As part of an extensive military career, Army MG John McLaren (Ret.) was actually Ernie's commander in '05-'06 when he was embedded with the Kurdish Peshmerga in Iraq. In addition to catching up with some old war stories and 4th of July military memories, our show host and guest help us appreciate our nation's fight for independence, our Founding Fathers, and how lucky we are to live in the greatest country the world has ever seen!Book: 80th Division in Iraq: Iraqi Army Advisors in Action

Gen. Audino's Comments from Budapest: Hungary's fight against the USSR, Iran turning into the next Vietnam!Special Guest: Peter R. Heussy is one of our nation’s foremost authorities on nuclear weapons policy. He joins us to talk all things nuclear weapons: past, present, and future. Who has them and who doesn't? How bad was the Iran Nuclear Deal (JCPOA) under Obama? How easily can Iran develop or procure nukes moving forward? Can an “agreement” actually produce a permanently non-nuclear Iran? Don't miss this episode!Peter's BioWebsite: National Institute for Deterrence Studies (NIDS)

Gen. Audino's Comments: Why would the US enter into this ridiculous-looking Memorandum of Understanding with Iran?Special Guest: Army vet Sam Faddis, former CIA operator and head of the WMD Unit at the CIA Counter Terrorism Center, has experience on the ground along the Iranian border, plus years of direct experience with Iran’s nuclear program. He joins us to break down the bad and the ugly in the 14-point MoU we entered into with Iran. How bad of a deal is it for the US? What were our negotiators thinking? Is the MoU even going to hold up?Website: AND Magazine

Gen. Audino's Comments: The Will to Fight (historically, in Ukraine, and against Iran).Special Guest: Navy vet Bert Watson just returned from his EIGHTH time in Ukraine! He's currently involved in efforts to support the country in its effort to maintain its independence. He's met with frontline Ukrainian units, command posts, special forces HQs, and more, so he knows what's going on there! He and Gen Audino discuss several topics, including why Russia REALLY wants to take over Ukraine, how the Ukrainian resistance has been so effective against the larger opponent, places where Russia is starting to lose ground, Ukrainian weapons advancements, humanitarian efforts, and more.

Gen. Audino's Comments: The War Powers Resolution vote that passed the House isn't going anywhere and emboldens the enemy!Special Guest: Andrew Ghalili is the Director of Policy for the National Union for Democracy in Iran (NUFDI). He has extensive experience in security and intelligence and works closely with the Crown Prince of Iran, Reza Pahlavi, son of the late Shah of Iran. Andrew joins us to talk the effects of the blockade, the spat between Trump and Netanyahu, current negotiations with Iran, and more!Website: nufdiran.org

Gen. Audino Comments from the European Economic and Security Summit in Bosnia.Special Guest: Dr. Gaby Hawat, a veteran of battlefields in Lebanon, joins us to talk Hezbollah, Lebanon, and Iran. Topics covered include why it's a fantasy to expect Hezbollah to be disarmed by itself or the Lebanese govt., why the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is working, and why the Iranian regime MUST be toppled.

The Full Measure of Memorial Day (remembering servicemember deaths from American Revolution to Opn Epic Fury).Special Guest: Dr. Lani Kass has 50 years of national security service, including 20 as a professor of military strategy and ops at the National War College. She joins us to discuss strategy with China, Iran, and even Cuba. Topics include how China and Iran are working together against us, why it's difficult to negotiate with Iran's holy warriors, why the ceasefire was a terrible idea, and predictions on the fall of Cuba.A song to listen to every Memorial Day: Sgt MacKenzie - We Were Soldiers Soundtrack

Gen Audino's Comments: Iran battle update and economic devastation rundown.Special Guest: LTG Jerry Boykin is an absolute legend in the special ops community! He's a career Delta operator who, on 24Apr80, infilled into Iran as part of Opn Eagle Claw, our mission to rescue the 52 US diplomats taken hostage by regime agents who seized our embassy in Tehran on 4Nov79. LTG Boykin was also a part of Opns Urgent Fury (Grenada), Acid Gambit (Panama), Search Bloc (the hunt for Pablo Escobar), Battle of Mogadishu (Black Hawk Down), and more. He joins us to talk those missions and to also dig into what's happening right now in Iran.

Gen Audino's Comments: Defining strategy and breaking down Trump's demands with Iran.Special Guest: Adam Lovinger was the Senior Director for Strategic Assessments at the National Security Council (NSC) during President Trump's first term. He was also a long-time strategist in the Office of Net Assessment at OSD/Pentagon. He's here to discuss our strategy so far with Iran, how we apply greater pressure on the regime, and what to expect next.

Gen Audino's Comments: The IRGC will NEVER negotiate. US Political War + IRGC Holy War = INCOMPATIBLE!Special Guest: Aviram Bellaishe is a multi-year veteran of very sensitive Israeli missions. He has vast experience in psyops & other influence ops, and he's gonna help us get into the Iranian psyche. He and Gen Audino discuss several important topics, including what is the US doing wrong in Iran, targeted assassinations, why Iranians are not rising up, the vast differences between Iran's 2 main fighting forces (the IRGC and the Artesh), and more!

Gen Audino's Comments: How wars are actually won. Why did the US halt combat operations in Iran when it had the upper hand? Will negotiations with Iran ever satisfy our main objective?Special Guest: Toni Nissi is an on-the-ground veteran of the battlefields of the Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990), and he saw the birth and rise of Hezbollah with his own two eyes! He joins us from Lebanon to talk all things Lebanon, Hezbollah, and Iran. He and Gen Audino also discuss how Tehran gradually co-opted, undermined, and then gained control of significant portions of Lebanon (a process/technique known as the Lebanon Model). Lastly, Toni gives his predictions on what's going to happen next in Iran and Lebanon.

Spot Reports: Iran scores a ceasefire for Lebanon. Is Iran playing the US? Is the blockade hurting Iran enough? Art of War lesson on how to win a fight.Special Guest: Omer Haim was recently Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD) Representative and Director of the Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) in Washington, D.C. He's also former Shin Bet. For almost his entire career, he has been tasked with keeping humanity safe from Iranian terror. He and Gen Audino talk Iran, the ceasefires in Lebanon and Iran, the Strait of Hormuz blockade, and more!Note: This show was recorded on Friday, 17 April

The Ceasefire: Why it came at the wrong time and why it isn't helping us.Special Guest: Marshall Billingslea was the Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing at the US Treasury Dept during Trump 45. He knows Iran and terrorism like few others. He and Gen Audino break down the recently announced "ceasefire" and more, including what the US should do if Iran doesn’t fully open the Strait of Hormuz, what key demands the US needs to bring to the negotiating table, and what 3 things need to happen in order for an uprising to succeed?

Trump's Iran Speech on Wed: What he DID say and what he DIDN'T say.Operation Epic Fury / Operation Lion's Roar Week #5 Update.Special Guest: Hejar Berenji (KDP-I) joins us from Iran. He and Gen Audino take a dive into the Iranian regime's motivations, as well as what the ONLY way is to bring freedom to the people of Iran and to end the nuclear threat moving forward. If this doesn't happen, then a future regime could be just as dangerous as the current one. They also discuss reports of up to 15,000 Shia proxy fighters that have entered Iran from Iraq to help control the population, as well as what exactly Kurdish fighters need in order to carry out a ground offensive in Iran.

Operation Epic Fury / Operation Lion's Roar Week #4 Update: Top Iranian eliminations of the week, 2 questions resistance groups are asking, Trump's proposal rejected, more US forces mobilizing!Special Guest: Oded Ailam has over two decades of experience in Mossad, Israel’s elite intelligence agency, which was behind such events as the exploding pager and walkie-talkie op in 2024 that decimated Hezbollah. Oded is also a member of the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA) Research Institute. He joins us from Israel to talk all things Iran, the potential for a citizen uprising, and what we can expect to happen next.Book mentioned by Gen Audino: Disinformation: Former Spy Chief Reveals Secret Strategies for Undermining Freedom, Attacking Religion, and Promoting Terrorism

Operation Epic Fury / Operation Lion's Roar Week #3 Developments: Major disruptions in the regime's ranks, personnel not getting paid, the logic of seizing Kharg Island.Special Guest: Dr. Saman Shali is an Independent candidate for President of Iraq. He joins us to discuss the ongoing situation in Iran, but we’re also gonna talk Iran’s poisonous tentacles inside Iraq. Plus, we'll cover what caused many of Iraq's military and leadership forces to turn against the US in recent years as well as what the future of Iraq could look like after the fall of the Islamic Regime in Tehran.

Operation Epic Fury / Operation Lion's Roar Week #2 Recap.Special Guest: Arash Saleh (KDP-I) joins us with an on-the-ground update from Iran. Hear why the various Kurdish resistance groups have formed an alliance against the regime. He also tells us what life has been like in Iran since the internet was shut down and how communication is still possible. He and Gen Audino also discuss whether the Iranian people are actually going to be motivated to fight for their freedom once the bombings subside and what a future political structure could look like in Iran.

Operation Epic Fury / Operation Lion's Roar Update: Top 6 Significant Developments!Special Guest #1: Salah Bayaziddi of Komala (one of the key Kurdish resistance groups in Iran) reports from Northern Iran with the latest on the role Kurdish fighters are playing in the battle against the regime as well as attacks they've sustained thus far. You don't want to miss this!Special Guest #2: Christopher Petty (Brigadier General, Ret.) is a West Point grad, Army Ranger, and aviator with lots of combat time in the Middle East. He's also the founder of Battle Digest, a great resource for learning military history. He and Gen Audino discuss how past battlefield lessons could be used to help us in the conflict in Iran.Website: BattleDigest.com

NOTE: This week's show was recorded just hours before the US and Israeli began major combat operations in Iran.Spot Reports: GEN Cain (most senior officer in our military) on war with Iran. Assessing Iran's chemical and biological weapon capabilities.Special Guest: Trent Franks is a former congressman and vice chair of the House Armed Services Committee. Shortly before the US began major combat operations in Iran, he and Gen Audino discussed how there has never been a better time to take out the Iranian regime and to end the very real nuclear threat it poses.

Spot Reports - Cuba's Diaz-Canel regime running out of time! More US military assets than Desert Storm stationed off the coast of Iran.Special Guest - BG (Ret) Geoffrey Van Orden, CBE (Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) is a career Military Intelligence Officer in the British Army with combat service on the ground in Borneo, and after that, service in counter-terror ops in Europe. He later served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and then as leader of the Conservatives in the European Parliament until 2020. Geoffrey joins us to talk Iran, his combat in Borneo, SecState Marco Rubio’s recent comments at the Munich Security Conference, NATO vs. Russia, and more!

Intro - Analyzing the PSYOPs regarding our intervention in Iran.Special Guest - Dr. Walid Phares is a writer, professor, and commentator on world conflicts and international relations. He's also a Middle East policy expert, and he's here to talk all things Iran. Topics discussed include how this uprising compares to past ones, how the regime could be overwhelmed from multiple directions, what's at stake for the Trump administration, and how Iran has already infiltrated the US mainland.Book - Iran: An Imperialist Republic and U.S. PolicyFollow - Facebook.com/WalidPharis

What should the US be demanding in negotiations with Iran?Spot Report - Doing the Math: 90 million Iranian citizens vs the regime's security forces. Who wins?Special Guest - Entifadh Kamal Qanbar is a former Iraqi Air Force officer who was imprisoned and tortured under Saddam Hussein. He was later a key part of the Iraqi National Congress and later still, sadly, uncle of the late SSG Ahmed al Taie, who was tortured and killed by Iranian proxies. Few people know the REAL Iraq and Iran like he does. He shares valuable insights on several topics, including how Iraq and Iran are actually working together (sharing intel, smuggling oil, etc.), how the Biden administration left a mess for President Trump in the Middle East, and what will happen in Iran if the regime is toppled

Why should the US support the Iranian uprising?Spot Report - Communist Cuban govt in trouble after losing its main oil supplier.Special Guest - General Hussein Yazdanpana is the leader of the Freedom Party of Iranian Kurdistan and commands the Kurdistan National Army (SMK) in Iran. The SMK has been doing the bulk of the direct military combat against Iran's authoritarian regime. Gen Yazdanpana survived an assassination attempt just over a week ago, and he now joins us to answer several vital questions regarding the recent uprising in Iran. Are Iranians waiting for the US to strike before rising up again? Will there be enough citizen fighters to overthrow the regime? What’s the most viable form of government for Iran if the regime is toppled? Hear answers to these questions and more on this week's show!

Spot Reports - Our fake allies attacked our real allies (the Kurds) in Syria, thousands of ISIS detainees released, US carrier groups assembling near Iran.Special Guest #1 - Hana Yazdanpana, daughter of Gen Hussein Yazdanpana who commands the Kurdistan National Army (SMK), joins us on the heels of an assassination attempt against her father to give us the latest on the uprising in Iran.Special Guest #2 - LTG, US ARMY (Ret) Michael T. Flynn (former NSA to Pres Trump) joins us to discuss strategy in Iran as well as the developing situation in Syria involving ISIS and the terrorist govt.GeneralFlynn.com

Spot Report - Time is NOT on the side of the uprising in Iran. Plus, a list of targets to hit if we're serious about bringing the regime to its knees.Special Guest - Abdulla Mohtadi is the Sec General of Komala, part of the Kurdish resistance inside Iran. They are on the ground inside Iran right now. He’s bringing us first-hand information about the widespread uprising in Iran that you are not gonna get anywhere else.

News - Gen. Ernie Audino shares how removing Maduro from Venezuala seriously hurts Russia, China, Iran, and Cuba.Spot Report - Iranian uprising may have the country trending toward open war!Special Guest - Stan Escudero served as US Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, AND he served in Tehran in the 70’s. He was there (undercover) during the Islamic Revolution of 1979. He knows his stuff about Iran. He's here to talk the latest on the protests happening all over the country, as well as what the US should hope to see happen next.

This week's show is all about the violent protests taking place right now in Iran. Gen Ernie Audino and our special guests will be dissecting why the protests are happening, why the US should care, and who would take over if the current hardline regime is overthrown.Special Guest #1 - Nader Parsia, F14 pilot-in-training for the Shah of Iran. Was in the US for flight training in 1979...and then the ayatollah seized power. He then was recruited to participate in the little-known Nojeh Coup mission to depose the ayatollah Khomeini. He was one of the few to survive and escape the country.Special Guest #2 - Cameron Khansarania, VP for National Union For Democracy in Iran. He is a close associate of Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran, (and son of the late Shah of Iran). If the Islamic Republic of Iran falls, the crowds are demanding he return to lead the country.

NOTE: This show commemorates the 34th anniversary of the fall of the Soviet Union, which was formally dissolved on 26 December, 1991.Special Guest: Danny Jazarevic, MD, COL US Army (Ret) is NOT your average US Army colonel. He grew up under communism on the other side of the Iron Curtain, defecting from Yugoslavia in 1983 and obtained political asylum in the US a year later. Here are just a few of his many credentials: commanded medical ops in Iraq in 2005-2006, multi-time director of trauma both in the states and abroad, and he speaks 7 languages! He'll tell us all about his career and life under communism.

Spot Reports: Tanker seized in Venezuela has ties to Russia, Iran, and more! Re-visitng a week of mass killings and one thwarted.Special Guest: Namo Abdulla is the NY Bureau Chief for the Kurdistan news network, Rudaw. He grew up in northern Iraq during the regime of Saddam Hussein. He now lives in the US and recently spent two weeks interviewing Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) terrorists on the ground in Syria. He'll join us to talk terrorism in the Middle East.

Spot Reports: Porsches become paperweights in Russia. Venezuelan President Maduro’s former Chief of Intel publishes letter detailing VZ’s central role in narcotics smuggling and narco-terror.Special Guest: Mark Minelli is a former on-the-ground operator in the DEA with extensive experience in Latin America. If anyone understands the character and magnitude of the narcotics threat in LATAM, it's him! Mark details how he and his response team would locate and destroy secret drug labs in Latin America. He also shares how they would find and track narco-transport boats with the help of local informants. Lastly, he discusses all of the different ways illegal drugs are getting into the United States.

Spot Reports: Soldier who took DC shooter down was armed with only a knife! Did Sec. Hegseth just commit a war crime?Special Guest: Army CPT Andy Sullivan is an Iraq and Afghanistan combat vet who now leads the No One Left Behind organization, which is dedicated to evacuating, resettling, and advocating for our wartime allies in Afghanistan, Iraq, and beyond who have been displaced from their homes due to their brave support for the U.S. mission. This program needs our support and must NOT be confused with the Biden-era Operation Allies Welcome (OAW) asylum program that allowed the recent DC shooter into the country.Website: nooneleft.org

Spot Report: The insanity of security guarantees to Ukraine.Special Guest: LTC Marty Young is a West Point grad ('93), infantry, and now in the ARNG as a chaplain. He's also running for Congress (PA6). He and Gen Audino cover a variety of compelling topics that include soldiers disobeying presidential orders if they believe them to be unlawful, how 9/11 called Marty into chaplaincy, dealing with soldier suicide, and living with purpose after returning to the civilian world.Marty's Website

Spot Report: 35th anniversary of the end of The Cold War.Special Guest: MG Paul Vallely (US Army Ret - Infantry, Ranger, Vietnam combat vet, Cold War commander) joins Gen Audino to discuss security threats from Russia and Venezuela, the arrival of Carrier Strike Group 12 (with the world’s largest aircraft carrier) in the Caribbean, PSYOP tactics being used against the US, and more!

Spot Report: Why should the US resume nuclear testing?Special Guest: Former Army Ranger and long-time CIA operator Rich DeRienzo has 15 years of on-the-ground experience in Latin America. He's here to discuss the current situation in Venezuela, the US military build-up in the Caribbean, and what could happen next!

NOTE: This show commemorates the 36th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, which came down on 9 November, 1989.Spot Reports: Iran Hostage Crisis 46th anniversary, Trump prepared to launch military ops in even more countries.Special Guest: Major Tom Walko is a Cold War veteran of the 3rd Armored Division (Spearhead) and 11 ACR (Blackhorse). Tom was physically standing on the East German border the day the wall came down….9Nov89. Tom recounts his experiences surrounding this momentous day in vivid, and often humorous, detail. He also tells us what souvenirs he collected there.

NOTE: This show was recorded from a mountainous Kurdish area in northern Iraq. Gen Ernie Audino was previously embedded with Kurdish peshmerga fighters on the battlefield in Iraq.Spot Report: Iran's influence over the Iraqi Parliament.Special Guest: Amed Demirhan is the director of Kurdistan's Barzani National Memorial and Museum (located about 1.5 hours north of Erbil, the Kurdish Capitol in Northern Iraq). Amed and his family endured the worst years of Saddam Hussein’s brutal rule and genocide against the Kurds. He and Gen Audino also talk about the days of Kurds allying with American troops to defeat Saddam Hussein, Al Qaeda in Iraq, and ISIS, as well as the Kurdish hopes for an independent state.

Spot Reports: Gen Ernie Audino's encounter with crazy uncle Mohamar Qaddafi, tree stand found within direct fire range of where Air Force One sometimes parks at Palm Beach Int'l Airport.Special Guest: Are you patriotic? Do you like beer? Alan Beale is the founder and CEO of Armed Forces Brewing Company. He joins us to talk military, patriotism, American jobs…and...beer. Kick back, crack open a cold one perhaps, and enjoy!Website: armedforcesbrewingco.com

Spot Reports: The last remaining living hostages released by Hamas, things getting spicy in the Caribbean.Special Guests: Gary Bernsten was the CIA’s on-the-ground commander of Jawbreaker, the team missioned to kill OBL. Gary is back on the show, alongside Ralph Pazullo, to tell us about what they've dug up about a very serious national security threat to the USA and other democracies. It involves stolen elections in Venezuela and elsewhere, and there are a lot of big players involved!Book: Stolen Elections: The Takedown of Democracies Worldwide

NOTE: This is show #2 of 2 recognizing the 2nd anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel that took place on 7Oct2023.Spot Reports: 7Oct and 11Sep historical date coincidences, Trump's authority to deploy Nat'l Guard in Portland and elsewhere.Special Guest: Brig Gen Amir Avivi, IDF (ret) is the founder and chairman of the Israeli Defense and Security Forum (IDSF). On this week's show, he and Gen Ernie Audino discuss the hopeful end of the war in Gaza, the influence of Iran and others in the region, what the future of Israel and Gaza will likely look like, and more.Website: idsf.org

NOTE: October 7th marks the 2nd anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel that left 1,200 Israelis dead and more than 250 taken as hostages.Spot Report: Sec. of War Hegseth's recent meeting with 800 flag officers at Quantico.Look Back: Gen. Ernie Audino recounts his trip to Israel 3 years ago.Special Guest: Lt. Col. (Res.) Yaron Buskila serves as the Operations Officer of the Gaza Division in the IDF reserves. On 7Oct23, he ran toward the sound of gunfire, going toe to toe with Hamas militants during the attack on Israel. He also helped coordinate IDF response teams and rescued countless civilians. He shares the events of that day with us.Website: idsf.org

Spot Reports: Mike Waltz confirmed as US Ambassador to the UN, NATO allies bolstering their defenses against Russia.Funnies: Gen Ernie Audino shares his own George S. Patton stories.Special Guest: Benjamin Patton is the grandson of the famous WWII General, George S. Patton. Plus, he's the son of decorated US Major General George S. Patton, who fought in Korea and Vietnam. Benjamin is also an author, historian, filmmaker, and veterans advocate. He joins us to discuss the Patton legacy as well as how he's serving our country's veterans through the Patton Veterans Project.Website: pattonvets.orgBook: Growing Up Patton

First: What are many veterans missing in the civilian world?Spot Reports: Venezuelan narco-terrorists, sanctions and attacks on Russian oil.Tribute: The loss of a Kurdish comrade.Special Guest: Dean Wegner is a West Point grad, Army Ranger, aviator, and founder of Authentically American. After he hung up his uniform, he found purpose building American jobs, American-made products, and by giving back to veteran organizations. He and General Ernie Audino also discuss how to lead a team and how to improve as a leader, whether in the military or the civilian world.

NOTE: This is show #3 of our 3-part series commemorating the events surrounding September 11, 2001.Spot Report: How to defeat Russia and collapse its economy. Can drones win a war?Special Guest: Gary Bernsten was the CIA's on-the-ground commander of Jawbreaker, the operation to kill Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan in late September 2001. Gary details the mission that left over a thousand al-Qaeda dead and an injured bin Laden running for his life. The former CIA field commander holds nothing back when he recounts the attack as well as explaining who allowed bin Laden to get away!Books: Jawbreaker: The Attack on Bin Laden and Al QaedaStolen Elections: The Takedown of Democracies Worldwide