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Stories of Special Forces Operators — 218 episodes
America’s New Maritime Hunters: Inside the U.S. Coast Guard’s Special Missions Command
Act of Valor: Real Operators, Scripted War
Poland Just Ran the Drill Ukraine Invented the Hard Way
Polar Dagger: Green Berets on an Island You Can See Russia From
Bob "The Ninja" Porras: Inside a Career in Delta Force's "The Unit"
The Badge Nobody Can Take From You Twice- Navy Seals
The Death of Imad Mughniyeh: How a Car Bomb in Damascus Ended a 25-Year Manhunt
Loughgall: The Ambush That Broke the IRA’s East Tyrone Brigade
The Villa in Mosul: The Hunt for Uday and Qusay Hussein
De Oppresso Liber: How a Beret Became a Legend”
Seventeen Seconds Near Ramadi: The Delta Force Rescue That Ended Without a Shot
The Kill That Broke Zarqawi: How Delta and the SAS Finally Got Him
The Uranium Option: SEALs, Rangers, and the Iran Contingency
Operation Cactus: The Night India Airlifted a Parachute Brigade 2,000 Kilometers and Ended a Coup in Hours
Under Fire: Navy Airman Ryan Blackwell’s Tactical Survival
Hormuz Under Fire: CENTCOM Precision Strikes, IRGC Boats, and the Special Operations Edge in the Strait
Egypt’s Sa’ka Forces: The Thunderbolts Behind the Middle East’s Most Underrated Special Operations Unit
Smashing the Cartels: The 22nd MEU’s Secret War in the Caribbean
JSOC at the Border: Sicario-Style Interagency Ops, Convoy Tactics & Escalation Control Against Cartels
Avispas Negras: Cuba’s Black Wasps – Elite Special Operations in a Resource-Constrained Environment
The Scytale and the Spartan Crypto-State
From the Green Berets to SWAT: Wil Ravelo on What Special Forces Training Really Prepares You For After the Military
Reading the Field in Real Time: Ciryl Gane’s Spatial Intelligence and Lessons for Special Forces Operators
Threat Profile: Neutralizing Iran's Quds Force
Behind the World Cup: How Colombian Cartels Turned the Beautiful Game into a Narco Battlefield
Ghost Protocol: How America Hunted El Chapo
Lone Survivor: Marcus Luttrell, Operation Red Wings, and the Weight of Brotherhood
The Arctic Guardians: Denmark’s Sirius Dog Sled Patrol – Elite Warriors on the Frozen Edge
Jungle Shadows – Special Forces Operators in the Lush Hell of Vietnam and Beyond
The Flow State in the Shadows: Invasion Sports, OODA Loops, and Elite Tradecraft
Into the Canopy: A Navy SEAL’s Baptism by Fire in the Jungle
: Echoes of Remembrance: The History and Meaning of Memorial Day
Blades in the Shadows: The Exploitation Forces and Hatchet Teams of MACV-SOG
Shadows of the Secret War: The Untold History of MACV-SOG
Controlled Chaos: The Elite Psychology of Michael Jordan, the Chicago Bulls, NHL Warriors, and Special Forces Operators
Extreme Survival Tactics: Aron Ralston’s Masterclass in Crisis Decision-Making
Elite Decision-Making: Special Forces Secrets to Performance Under Pressure
The Delta Force Leadership Protocol: Elite Tactics for Business, Resilience, and Mission Success
Under the Gun: Cognitive Processing in High-Stakes Engagements
No Fail Mission: The Real Tactics Behind the Bin Laden Raid
The Selection Illusion: Why Special Forces Don’t Pick the Strongest – Psychological Filtering Versus Physical Prowess
Project Green Light: The Secret Nuclear Paratroopers
Behind the Shadows: Special Ops & Tactical Resilience
Hijacked at Altitude: Government Authority, Tactical Precision, and the Psychology Behind the Lufthansa Flight 181 Rescue
Language as a Weapon System: Why Green Berets Prioritize Linguistics Over Firepower
The Alpine Ghosts: Central Europe’s Elite Mountain Warriors
The Unconventional Brain: A Green Beret’s Journey from Combat to Neuroscience
Beyond the X: When the Cartel Goes Digital
Operational Disruption: How the Treasury Cuts Cartel Lines of Communication
Yemen Mercenaries: Old News, Free-Market Warriors—Why the Outrage Is Peak Hypocrisy
We chat with Green Beret Jay
How the GPS theory relates to special forces operators
Why Situational Awareness Is a Leadership Superpower – and Why Special Forces Operators Keep Showing Up in the C-Suite
WE CHAT WITH NAVY SWCC AND IFBB PRO GUY SMITH
Navy Seal is heading to Mexico to train their special forces
DELTA FORCE OPERATOR DISCUSSES SELF DEFENSE
FRENCH SPECIAL FORCES OPERATOR CHARLES RAMON SHARES HIS EXPERIENCE WITH THE FRENCH SAS
AI and special forces
It appears that may be a special forces are heading to fight the drug cartels in Mexico
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Project Eldest Son: America’s Secret Ammunition Gambit
Rock Ape Attacks in Vietnam: Encounters by United States, Allied Forces, and Special Forces
The Kandahar Giant: A Psychological Lens on an Enigmatic Military Encounter
LT. COL MANN FORMER GREEN BERET SHARES HIS STORY
Chuck Pfarrer: From SEAL Operator to Controversial Storyteller
The Ghosts of Rhodesia
WE CHAT WITH NAVY SEAL REMI ADELEKE
FOUR BRITISH SPECIAL FORCES OPERATORS MAKE EVEREST HISTORY WITH A NOVEL METHOD
160TH SPECIAL OPERATIONS AVIATION REGIMENT (SOAR) HELICOPTER PILOT GREG COKER
OPERATION PHOENIX
WE CHAT WITH WITH NAVY SEAL MARK GREENE
FROM GREEN BERETS TO LOS ZETAS AND THE CIA SHADOW WAR
A BRIEF LOOK AT RICHARD MEADOWS AND DELTA
SPECIAL FORCES NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
FORMER GREEN BERET ANALYZES RAMBO FIRST BLOOD MOVIE
WE CHAT WITH ROYAL MARINE ROBIN HUNTING
NAVY SEAL, AUTHOR, AND FOUNDER OF SOFREP BRANDON WEBB SHARES HIS JOURNEY BEFORE, DURING & AFTER THE SEALS
WEAPONS AND EQUIPMENT USED BY THE GREEN BERETS
HOW AN OCTOPUS CAN PROVIDE INSIGHT TO SPECIAL FORCES OPERATORS
GREEN BERET SELECTION PROCESS
BOB THE NINJA PORRAS OF THE UNIT DISCUSSES HIS CAREER
TIER ONE OPERATOR CHATS WITH MACV SOG DICK THOMPSON
WE CHATWITH RETIRED GREEN BERET 18 DELTA (MEDIC) JOHN MARTIN
OPERATION BARRAS
WE CHAT WITH AUSTRALIAN SAS MARK WALES
WE CHAT WITH DELTA FORCE OPERATOR ABOUT MINDSET
GREEN BERET JAY DORLEUS SHARES HIS EXPERIENCE
A BRIEF STORY OF CIA OFFICER MIKE SPANN1
WE CHAT WITH GREEN BERET JEFF BOSLEY
WE CHAT WITH ROYAL MARINE TIP CULLEN
WE CHAT WITH NAVY SWCC AND IFBB PRO GUY SMITH
TIER ONE OPERATOR SHAUN TAYLOR JOINS ME TO CHAT WITH GREEN BERET RYAN HENDRICKSON ON RESILIENCE
WE CHAT WITH GREEN BERET DEREK NALADINI
ROD GRAHAM DISCUSSES HIS EXPERIENCE AS A GREEN BERET AND HIS UNIQUE JOURNEY AFTER
DR. FRUEH DISCUSSES OPERATOR SYNDROME 1
MATT MURPHY GREEN BERET DISCUSSES HIS EXPERIENCES AND NOW HIS BATTLE AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING
GREEN LIGHT- DID GREEN BERETS STRAP NUKES TO THEIR BODIES WHILE PARACHUTING
WE CHAT WITH NAVY SEAL JIMMY WATSON THE MIGHTY WARRIOR
FRENCH SPECIAL FORCES OPERATOR CHARLES RAMON SHARES HIS EXPERIENCE WITH THE FRENCH SAS
PART 2 ON TIPS TO SUCCEED IN THE NAVY SEAL SELECTION PROCESS
HISTORY OF SAS AND OPERATION BARRAS
WE LOOK AT THE NAVY SEALS AND DEVGRU
IBOGAINE AND PTSD STUDIES
ARCHETYPES OF THE NAVY SEALS, GREEN BERETS AND DELTA FORCE
SPECIAL FORCES OPERATOR DISCUSSES TO PASS SELECTION
WE CHAT WITH NAVY SEAL RAY 'CASH' CARE
FORMER GREEN BERET AND JUJISTU INSTRUCTOR ALAN SHEBARO ON COMBAT GRAPPLING
BRITISH SPECIAL FORCES SOLDIER DEAN STOTT SHARES HIS INCREDIBLE JOURNEY
SPECIAL OPERATORS SYNDROME
FORMER DELTA FORCE OPERATOR PETE BLABER DISCUSSES MINDSET BY SHARING HIS EXPERIENCES IN THE UNIT
160TH SPECIAL OPERATIONS AVIATION REGIMENT (SOAR) HELICOPTER PILOT GREG COKER
LT. COL MANN FORMER GREEN BERET SHARES HIS STORY
WE CHAT WITH DELTA FORCE OPERATOR KYLE LAMB
SPECIAL EPISODE WITH MACV SOG JOHN 'TILT' MEYER AND HIS EXPERIENCES IN VIETNAM AS A SPECIAL FORCES
SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMBAT CONTROLLER DAN SCHILLING
NAVY SEAL, AUTHOR, AND FOUNDER OF SOFREP BRANDON WEBB SHARES HIS JOURNEY BEFORE, DURING & AFTER THE SEALS
FORMER GREEN BERET TU LAM DISCUSSES HIS STORY AND HIS TRAINING PROGRAM
GREAT DISCUSSION WITH NAVY SEAL MARK GREENE
FORMER GREEN BERET RYAN HENDRICKSON SHARES HIS INCREDIBLE STORY
A PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE OF THE SPECIAL FORCES OPERATORS
PART 2 ON THE EVOLUTION OF SPECIAL FORCES
WE CHAT WITH ITALIAN SPECIAL FORCES CLAUDIO SPINELLI
INSIDE THE MIND OF DELTA OPERATOR KYLE MORGAN
WE DISCUSS THE HISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF THE SPECIAL FORCES WITH KEITH NIGHTINGALE PART 1
WE CHATWITH RETIRED GREEN BERET 18 DELTA (MEDIC) JOHN MARTIN-
WE CHAT WITH GREEN BERET AND CHEF
WE CHAT WITH SPECIALFORCES K9 DOG TRAINER KEN LICKLIDER
FORMER GREEN BERET INSTRUCTOR ZEE SHARES HIS EXPERIENCE IN SPECIAL FORCES AND MORE
WE CHAT WITH AUSTRALIAN SAS MARK WALES
WE CHAT WITH GREEN BERET FRED FUSCO
TIER ONE OPERATOR CHATS WITH MACV SOG DICK THOMPSON
WE CHAT WITH DELTA FORCE OPERATOR ABOUT MINDSET
TIERONE OPERATOR SHAUN TAYLOR JOINS ME WITH MACV SOG JOHN STRYKER MEYER
WE CHAT WITH ROYAL MARINE TIP CULLEN
TIER ONE OPERATOR SHAUN TAYLOR JOINS ME TO CHAT WITH GREEN BERET RYAN HENDRICKSON ON RESILIENCE
WE CHAT WITH CANADIAN TIER ONE OPERATOR AND MASTER CORPORAL BURLES ABOUT SOF MINDSET
WE CHAT WITH GREEN BERET EM BURLINGAME ON HIS CAREER AND NEUROSCIENCE
THE BATTLE BETWEEN GREEN BERETS AND ALIENS IN AN UNDERGROUND BASE IN DULCE NEW MEXICO1
WE CHAT WITH GREEN BERET JEFF BOSLEY
GREEN BERET DARRELL UTT DISCUSSES SPECIAL FORCES
GREEN BERET SAL ROSSANO DISCUSSES HIS JOURNEY
ELITE SPECIAL FORCES OPERATOR DUTCH CHRIS MOYER
ROD GRAHAM DISCUSSES HIS EXPERIENCE AS A GREEN BERET AND HIS UNIQUE JOURNEY AFTER
DR. COLLURA DISCUSSES HOW HE WORKS WITH THE SPECIAL FORCES COMMUNITY1
GREEN BERET TO POLICE OFFICER TO SWAT- WIL RAVELO
GREEN BERET RUBEN AYALA DISCUSSES HIS STORY
SWEDISH SPECIAL FORCES AND MMA FIGHTER DISCUSSES SELF DEFENSE AND MARTIAL ARTS2
INSIDE THE MIND OF DELTA OPERATOR KYLE MORGAN
GREEN BERET JAY DORLEUS SHARES HIS EXPERIENCE AND PROVIDES TIPS ON BECOMING A GREEN BERET
3 DELTA FORCE OPERATORS SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES
DELTA FORCE OPERATOR DISCUSSES SELF DEFENSE
GREEN BERET ALAN SHEBARO SHARES HIS STORY
WE CHAT WITH NAVY SEAL RAY 'CASH' CARE
GREEN BERET STEVE BALESTRIERI DISCUSSES SERE TRAINING
A POWERFUL DISCUSSION-WE SPEAK WITH WAR HOGG TACTICAL AND HIS EXPERIENCES IN SPECIAL FORCES WITH K9
SPECIAL FORCES OPERATOR ANDREW COUSSENS DISCUSSES HIS EXPERIENCES AND HIS BOOK A FAILED STATE
FORMER GREEN BERET AND FOUNDER OF ADVANCED OPERATION CONCEPTS SHARES HIS STORY & SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
FORMER NAVY SEAL CLARK IMPASTATO SHARES HIS STORY IN SPECIAL FORCES AND HIS FIRST TIME IN THE JUNGLE
SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMBAT CONTROLLER DAN SCHILLING
SPECIAL EPISODE-KEGAN GILL FORMER NAVY PILOT SURVIVES THE FASTEST EJECTION1
MAJOR GALVIN ASSIGNED TO MARSOC DISCUSSES THE STORY OF AN ELITE TEAM OF MARINES WHO WERE SETUP
LT. COL MANN FORMER GREEN BERET SHARES HIS STORY
WE DISCUSS EVERYTHING WITH DELTA FORCE OPERATOR KYLE LAMB
INCREDIBLE CONVERSATION WITH DELTA FORCE OPERATOR DUTCH MOYER
MATT MURPHY GREEN BERET DISCUSSES HIS EXPERIENCES AND NOW HIS BATTLE AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING
NAVY SEAL REMI ADELEKE TELLS HIS AMAZIING STORY
THE INCREDIBLE AND INSPIRING STORY OF ROYAL MARINE MARK ORMROD
RETIRED SAS UK SPECIAL FORCES DISCUSSES HIS EXPERIENCES AND OPERATION NIMROD
MACV SOG JOHN 'TILT' MEYER AND HIS EXPERIENCES IN VIETNAM AS A SPECIAL FORCES
MARINE RAIDER NICK KOUMALATSOS DISCUSSES HIS LIFE AND CHALLENGES
WE CHAT WITH ITALIAN SPECIAL FORCES CLAUDIO SPINELLI
AN AMAZING WARRIOR FORMER GREEN BERET RYAN HENDRICKSON SHARES HIS INCREDIBLE STORY
PART 2 ON THE EVOLUTION OF SPECIAL FORCES
WE DISCUSS THE HISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF THE SPECIAL FORCES WITH KEITH NIGHTINGALE PART 1
NAVY SEAL JEFF GUM DISCUSSES HIS EXPERIENCES AND MORE
WE CHAT WITH FORMER GREEN BERET FRED FUSCO
WE CHAT WITH DELTA FORCE OPERATOR DALE COMSTOCK
Ep41- A GREEN BERET AND A MACV SOG SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES DURING VIETNAM
EP40-FORMER GREEN BERET INSTRUCTOR ZEE SHARES HIS EXPERIENCE IN SPECIAL FORCES AND MORE
EP39-FORMER GREEN BERET DR. MIKE SIMPSON
EP38-WE CHAT WITH FORMER DELTA FORCE OPERATOR BRAD THOMAS
EP37-WE CHAT WITH TACTICAL RIFLEMAN- SPECIAL CO-HOST TIER ONE TACTICS MATT ESTRIDGE JOINS US
EP36-FORMER GREEN BERET MATT PECH SHARES HIS EXPERIENCES IN SOF AND MORE
EP35-TWO GREEN BERETS WHO WERE ON THE SAME ODA SHARE THEIR STORIES
EP34-NAVY SEAL EDDIE PENNY DISCUSSES HIS EXPERIENCES AND RISK MITIGATION
EP33-GREEN BERET PETE 'DOC' CHAMBERS DISCUSSES HIS EXPERIENCES
EP32-ARSOF JTAC DREW DUGGINS SHARES HIS EXPERIENCES IN AFGHANISTAN
EP31-FORMER ISRAELI SPECIAL FORCES NIR 300
EP30-WILLIAM BRANUM FORMER NAVY SEAL DISCUSSES MINDSET IN COMBAT AND OUT OF COMBAT
EP29-160TH SPECIAL OPERATIONS AVIATION REGIMENT (SOAR) HELICOPTER PILOT GREG COKER
EP28-DELTA FORCE OPERATOR TOM SATTERLY SHARES HIS EXPERIENCE DURING BLACKHAWN DOWN AND MORE
EP27-FRENCH SPECIAL FORCES OPERATOR CHARLES RAMON SHARES HIS EXPERIENCE WITH THE FRENCH SAS
EP-26 FORMER DELTA FORCE OPERATOR PETE BLABER DISCUSSES MINDSET BY SHARING HIS EXPERIENCES IN THE UNIT
EP25-WE CHAT WITH IRAQI COUNTER TERRORIST FORCES OMAR ALSHAMMARI TRAINED BY US SPECIAL FORCES
Ep.24-WE SPEAK WITH MACV SOG DR. DICK THOMPSON WHO SHARES SOME AMAZING STORIES DURING VIETNAMAND INSIGHT
Ep.23 EXCLUSIVE! 3 DELTA FORCE OPERATORS SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES WHILE ON THE SAME TEAM
EP.22-FORMER SAS BRITISH SPECIAL FORCES ANDY MCNAB DISCUSSES HIS CAREER AND NEW BOOK-SAS:RED NOTICE
EP.21 NAVY SEAL, AUTHOR, AND FOUNDER OF SOFREP BRANDON WEBB SHARES HIS JOURNEY BEFORE, DURING & AFTER THE SEALS
Ep.20 FORMER GREEN BERET AND JUJISTU INSTRUCTOR ALAN SHEBARO ON COMBAT GRAPPLING
Ep. 19 FORMER NAVY SEAL EDDIE GALLAGHER SHARES HIS STORY WHEN THE WORLD IS AGAINST YOU AND MORE
Ep.18 BRITISH SPECIAL FORCES SOLDIER DEAN STOTT SHARES HIS INCREDIBLE JOURNEY
Ep. 17 A POWERFUL DISCUSSION-WE SPEAK WITH WAR HOGG TACTICAL AND HIS EXPERIENCES IN SPECIAL FORCES WITH K9
Ep.16 DELTA FORCE OPERATOR BOB KELLER TALKS ABOUT GUNFIGHTS, THE MINDSET OF A GUN BATTLE AND MORE
Ep.15 SPECIAL FORCES OPERATOR ANDREW COUSSENS DISCUSSES HIS EXPERIENCES AND HIS BOOK A FAILED STATE
Ep. 14 FORMER GREEN BERET DISCUSSES SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, GUNS, AND MORE
Ep.13 WE DISCUSS EVERYTHING WITH DELTA FORCE OPERATOR KYLE LAMB
Ep.12 A FASCINATING CONVERSATION WITH AUSTRALIAN SAS SPECIAL OPERATOR MARK WALES
Ep.11 SPECIAL EPISODE WITH MACV SOG JOHN 'TILT' MEYER AND HIS EXPERIENCES IN VIETNAM AS A SPECIAL FORCES
Ep.10 FORMER GREEN BERET AND FOUNDER OF ADVANCED OPERATION CONCEPTS SHARES HIS STORY AND GREAT SITUATIONAL1
Ep.9 WE CHATWITH RETIRED GREEN BERET 18 DELTA (MEDIC) JOHN MARTIN-
Ep.8 INCREDIBLE CONVERSATION WITH SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMANDJSOC OPERATOR DUTCH MOYER
Ep. 7 GREAT CONVERSATION WITH RETIRED TEAM SIX NAVY SEAL DON MANN AS HE SHARES HIS STORIES
Ep. 6 FORMER NAVY SEAL CLARK IMPASTATO SHARES HIS STORY IN SPECIAL FORCES AND HIS FIRST TIME IN THE JUNGLE
Ep. 5 AN AMAZING WARRIOR FORMER GREEN BERET RYAN HENDRICKSON SHARES HIS INCREDIBLE STORY
Ep. 4 We chat with Former Green Beret STEVE BALESTRIERI on SERE training
Ep.3 WE SIT DOWN WITH FORMER GREEN BERET SEAN BUCK RODGERS AND HOW HE OVERCAME CHALLENGES IN LIFE AND SHARES SOME COMBAT STORIES
WE SIT DOWN WITH RETIRED DELTA FORCE OPERATOR DALE AMERICAN BADASS COMSTOCK Ep.2
FORMER GREEN BERET TU LAM DISCUSSES HIS STORY AND HIS TRAINING PROGRAM Ep.1