If only the strongest warriors are chosen to serve at the Tip of the Spear, then surely the toughest dogs are too, right? SEAL Team Seven Canine Handler Chris Cappa talks tough assignments with a scrappy pup named Mickey that turned into a hero in this exclusive clip from Episode…
If only the strongest warriors are chosen to serve at the Tip of the Spear, then surely the toughest dogs are too, right? SEAL Team Seven Canine Handler Chris Cappa talks tough assignments with a scrappy pup named Mickey that turned into a hero in this exclusive clip from Episode…
What was SEAL Team Seven doing in West Africa? Canine Handler Chris Cappa talks Night Ops in Cameroon and the pleasures of a job well done in this exclusive clip from Episode #173 of the Mike Drop Podcast. Full Discussion: https://youtu.be/jAwY-5c0Eco ---------- Support Chris Cappa - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_chriscappa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WarriorDog/videos/warrior-dog-home-whandler-program/380732714475128/…
Every warrior has a different reason for going over the wire. For Chris Cappa, it was almost destiny; a chance encounter at a local gym turned into a series of relationships that were suddenly severed in a 2011 Afghanistan Boeing Chinook shootdown - otherwise known as Extortion 17. Soon after,…
What was SEAL Team Seven doing in West Africa? Canine Handler Chris Cappa talks Night Ops in Cameroon and the pleasures of a job well done in this exclusive clip from Episode #173 of the Mike Drop Podcast. Full Discussion: https://youtu.be/jAwY-5c0Eco ---------- Support Chris Cappa - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_chriscappa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WarriorDog/videos/warrior-dog-home-whandler-program/380732714475128/…
Hitting a stationary mortar target is hard enough - hitting one at range that's driving AWAY from you is even harder. Marine Infantry Squad Leader and Lions of Marjah author Ryan Rogers recalls the most incredible mortar shot he's ever seen in this exclusive clip from Episode #172 of The…
It takes all sorts to make the world - even more so in the Marine corps. USMC Squad Infantry Leader and 'Lions of Marjah' author Ryan Rogers talks getting into it over a messy meal in this exclusive clip from Episode #172 of the Mike Drop Podcast. Full Discussion: https://youtu.be/wBEe7A6hlRQ…
In 'Lions of Marjah', author Ryan Rogers digs deep into his experiences leading his USMC Infantry Squad into the dark, but it's not his only tale from overseas. In this exclusive clip from Episode 172 of the Mike Drop podcast, Ryan digs into his experiences around the Five-Day war, and…
It's never easy to deliver bad news, especially when you feel like you're a part of the problem. Marine Infantry Squad Leader and Lions of Marjah author Ryan Rogers talks telling his guys some of the most difficult news anyone can deliver, and why it's never an easy transaction on…
There's more to being a Marine Squad Infantry Leader than simply telling other Marines what to do. You're not only responsible for your squad's successes, but you also feel the weight of the most devastating of failures. But The Battle of Marjah isn't where Lions of Marjah author Ryan Rogers'…
HERE COMES THE BIG ONE! It's a story from Marine Infantry Squad Leader Ryan Rogers that's too unorthodox to ignore - how an entire line of infantry lost sight of the target in an instant, and the natural result of that deadly misdirection. Mike reflects on the nature of war…
The Marine Corps. has always been a fighting force, in more ways than one! Lions of Marjah author Ryan Rogers talks boxing for the USMC and going up against a Golden Gloves Army fighter in this exclusive clip from Episode #171 of the Mike Drop podcast. Full Discussion: https://youtu.be/f2JUToZJQSA ----------…
Night Ops are never easy. No matter how much planning you put in, no matter how many resources you allocate, you simply can't account for what you can't see. Lions of Marjah author Ryan Rogers recalls landing in a flooded LZ the morning of the Marjah operation, and why a…
Wait a second - you can box for the Marines? In this exclusive clip from Episode #171 of the Mike Drop Podcast, Marine Infantry Squad Leader and 'Lions of Marjah' author Ryan Rogers talks about joining the USMC Boxing Team out of Camp Lejeune, traveling the northeast circuit (and going…
Growing to understand the horrors of war is hard enough for any one soldier - even more so for young Marine Infantry Squad Leader Ryan Rogers. In this exclusive clip from Episode #171 of Mike Drop, Ryan shares his experience realizing just how harrowing things could be on deployment in…
The Battle of Marjah. A knock-down, drag-out, world class brawl. Featuring over 15,000 soldiers from all over the world, it was the largest joint operation in Afghanistan up to that point. And Ryan Rogers knows it better than most - he was a Marine Infantry Squad Leader for the whole…
Operation Moshtarak, or 'The Battle of Marjah', constituted the largest joint operation of the War of Afghanistan until 2011. It involved Afghan, American, British, Canadian, Danish, and Estonian troops - over 15,000 all told - to remove the Taliban from Marja and eliminate the last Taliban stronghold in the central…
Can Army Apache Helicopter Pilots bring a bottle of water with them on their flights? What about snacks? And most importantly - what happens when nature calls? Retired Apache Helicopter pilot Ryan Fugit talks snacks, drinks, and bathroom habits (at the worst possible time) in this exclusive clip from Episode…
Nothing can really prepare you for the realities of war - so what happens when you're finally in it? Retired Navy SEAL Mike Ritland weighs in on truly understanding the gravity of the situation shortly after nabbing his first confirmed in this exclusive clip from Episode #169 of Mike Drop.…
Aliens? Shadow Organizations? Just what could the U.S. Government be hiding from us? Retired CIA Operative Ryan Fugit and Retired Navy SEAL Mike Ritland reveal why the U.S. Government simply couldn't be capable of some of America's most hairbrained conspiracy theories - even if they wanted to. Full Discussion: https://youtu.be/_oUV_a07Mfw…
Does your spouse know you work for the CIA? What about your kids? In this exclusive clip from Episode #170 of Mike Drop, retired CIA operative and Combat Story podcast host Ryan Fugit weighs in on the perils of working at the most secretive organization in the world - and…
How has working at the CIA changed in the last 15 years? Turns out, ever-evolving technology isn't always a good thing when it comes to spy craft. Retired CIA Officer Ryan Fugit weighs in on just how challenging working at The Agency is now, and how his experience helped shape…
After 7 years of flying as an Apache Helicopter Pilot for the Army, Ryan Fugit knew it was time to settle down. So naturally, he moved back to the States, settled in with his family, and immediately joined the CIA as a Collection Management Officer. But working at The Agency…
Every minute, thousands of hours of content are uploaded to the internet. Videos, text messages, images - everything's fair game on the World Wide Web, right? Retired CIA Officer Ryan Fugit talks content moderation at companies like Google and Facebook, and why the most dangerous people are always the ones…
