How do you hunt the Taliban? For USMC Veteran Ryan Rogers it all comes down to intuition, trust, and being a man of your word, no matter the cost. Ryan talks nearly getting taken out on deployment - and how often he was made to be a man of his…
Can you really start over at the French Foreign Legion? French Foreign Legionnaire Taylor Cavanaugh wasn't always set to serve in France - in a past life he was a Navy SEAL at Team 7 before he decided to pull chocks and find a new life overseas. Taylor escaping Hawaii,…
Running, gunning, operating, infiltrating - Special Operators do it all, all the time, at the highest possible levels. In this week's special Veteran's Day episode Mike shares his five favorite stories from Special Operations - including French Foreign Legionnaire Taylor Cavanaugh, Delta Force Operator John 'Shrek' McPhee, Delta Force Op…
From the Navy SEALs, to Delta Force, Marines, and the French Foreign Legion—this Veteran's Day, we're honoring all America’s warriors with five unforgettable stories from former Mike Drop guests. Every November 11th, America celebrates its service men and women, reflecting on the heroism of those who have selflessly served our…
You've all heard Ryan Rogers and the chow hall story. Here's a little something different for you - the softer side and the innocence of children. Veteran's Day episode drops tonight at 6p CST, or catch it live NOW on Patreon. #MikeRitland #NavySEALs #VeteransDay
Tom Satterly, Delta Force Operator and Founder of the All Secure Foundation, dives into the reality of war and inexplicable human behavior.
Elite operators from around the world have enlisted at the French Foreign Legion, but is it true that you get a new name when you sign up? Legendary French Foreign Legionnaire and former SEAL Team 7 Operator Taylor Cavanaugh talks getting his new name - Trent Clayson! - and starting…
Sheriff of Baghdad John 'Shrek' McPhee has taken part in a countless number of incredible operations, from going solo in country undercover to helping to take down Saddam Hussein's deck-of-card-target sons Uday and Qusay. John talks close combatives, knife fights, and shares a few K9 stories from deployment in this…
Have our elections been compromised? Lately it seems hard to believe that anything's legitimate with the media frenzy around election integrity - that's why Mike's sitting down to talk electoral confidence with ret. SEAL Team 6 operator Clint Emerson and ret. SEAL Team 5 operator Clark Impastato in this exclusive…
How confident are you in our election systems? Do you think it's always fair play, or is there a chance something more nefarious is happening? Mike sits down with ret. SEAL Team 6's Clint Emerson and ret. SEAL Team 5's Clark Impastato to talk election integrity, fraudulent electors, and the…
How do you start to point out all the flaws in the U.S. election system? Between corporate interests, disenfranchised voters, social media shadowbanning, and fraudulent electors, it's no wonder folks are less confident now than ever before - that's why Mike's sitting down with ret. SEAL Team 6's Clint Emerson…
How confident are we in our election integrity? Do we believe that our votes are counted fairly - and that the people we're electing to office are truly there to represent us? And between the political lobbying, allocated tax dollars, social media shadowbanning, and widespread fears of national voter fraud,…
When corporate political lobbying is at an all time high, how do we get money out of politics? Fact is, there's problems on both sides of the aisle - that's why Mike's sitting down with ret. SEAL Team 6's Clint Emerson and rete. SEAL Team 5's Clark Impastato to talk…
Is our military spending out of control? Ret. SEAL Team 5 operator Clark Impastato recalls seeing just how much money gets spent in just one deployment - and whether or not there may be better places to spend that cash - in this exclusive look at Episode 212 of the…
Former SEAL Jocko Willink has a reputation for never losing his cool - so how does he keep his temper in check? Fellow Echelon Front leader and former SEAL OIC Sean Glass reveals the secret behind the man - and how Jocko always keeps his business in order - in…
Everybody expects aspiring SEAL students to be a little rough around the edges, but Third Phase is the LAST place you'd expect to see these kind of shenanigans. SEAL OIC Sean Glass recalls a particular moment of zen when they granted amnesty to a particular group of students - and…
Why did the U.S. leave everything during the Afghanistan withdrawal - Black Hawk Helicopters, Munitions, and even aid forces like interpreters? The official answer - it cost too much to ship back! - is a convenient one, but many of the ground forces see things differently. SEAL Team OIC Sean…
Sean Glass is a former U.S. Navy SEAL officer, combat leader, and now a leadership instructor with Echelon Front. Sean spent 13 years in the SEAL Teams with three combat deployments to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Eastern Africa. He led five SEAL platoons in Iraq against Islamic State forces during some…
Every SEAL hopes for a kinetic deployment, but Sean Glass had no idea what he was in for when he finally landed in Afghanistan. Sean talks serving on SEAL Team 7 with a few combat stories - including one dicey vineyard at the top of a Wadi - in this…
Leadership at the Tip of the Spear isn't an easy gig - just take it from SEAL Team OIC Sean Glass. Sean talks deploying into Mosul before moving up the officer ladder in this exclusive look at Episode 211 of the Mike Drop Podcast, dropping this Monday at 6pm CST.…
SEAL Teams are known today to be one of the fiercest fighting forces in the world, but where did they come from? SEAL Historian Ben Milligan recalls the myth of SEAL Teams - and why their origin isn't all that different from the very foundations of our country - in…
4 AK-47's versus 10,000 Rounds out of a SEAL Team Gunboat - who do you think wins? SEAL Team 5 Operator Ben Milligan recalls getting some real life action out of the scene that inspired a pivotal chase in the film 'Act of Valor' - and why 10k rounds may…
Many Navy SEALs may tell you that Hell Week is the hardest part of earning the Trident, but is Hell Week hard simply to test the mettle of every man through - or is there a bigger reason? Retired SEAL Historian and 'By The Water Beneath the Walls: The Rise…
Benjamin H. Milligan is a former US Navy SEAL, author, and military historian that served in SEAL Teams from 2001 to 2009. A native of Indianapolis, he received a BA in History at Purdue University before deploying with SEAL Team 4 in Europe and deploying into combat at SEAL Team…
