The Debrief with Jon Becker

The Debrief with Jon Becker


Latest Episodes

2024 Summer Flashback | The California Association of Tactical Officers
August 21, 2024

For our final episode of 2024's "Summer Lookback" series, we revisit episode 4 featuring Brent Stratton and Marcus Sprague. Brent is the Assistant Chief at a Southern California Police Department and the President of the California Tactic

2024 Summer Flashback | Lt. Lee McMillion
August 14, 2024

This episode in our summer lookback series features Lt. Lee McMillion. Lee is currently one of the two Lieutenants leading the Los Angeles Police Departments Metropolitan Division D-Platoon. Which is also known as LAPD SWAT. In total, Lee has spent 33

2024 Summer Flashback | Buddy Brown
August 07, 2024

The third episode in our 2024 Summer lookback series features Buddy Brown. Buddy works for the York County Sherriffs Office in South Carolina. Buddy has worked patrol, narcotics and training and spent more than 18 years on the York County regional SWAT

2024 Summer Flashback | Mike Hillman
July 31, 2024

The second episode in our "2024 Summer Flashback" series features a legend in the tactical community with a list of career accomplishments that would take an entire podcast of their own. Mike Hillman was one of the original founders of LAPD SWAT

2024 Summer Flashback | Sid Heal
July 24, 2024

The first episode in our "2024 Summer Flashback" series features not just the first episode of this podcast, but the man who inspired the project as a whole. Not only was Sid Heale a legend in the special tactics community, he was a retired CW

The Debrief | Season 3 Wrap Up
July 18, 2024

Season 3 of The Debrief featured an impressive roster of guests, including: Andy Stumpf of Cleared Hot Podcast, former Delta Force operator Pete Blaber, and Lionel D. of Belgiums elite Group Dianne (DSU). These guests, and others, provided an extensive b

Building Elite Tactical Performance - Dr. Brittany Loney
June 06, 2024

My guest today is Brittany Loney the founder and CEO of Elite Cognition. Brittany has almost 20 years of experience training high performing operators from communities as diverse as elite SOF warriors, professional and Olympic athletes, high-level coaches

Inside the NYPD Emergency Service Unit (ESU)
May 08, 2024

There may be no US tactical and rescue unit more well known than the NYPDs Emergency Service Unit or ESU. Featuring a mission set that ranges from high angle ropes work to water rescue, from high-risk search warrants to hostage rescue, and from CBRN resp

The History of SWAT in Texas and TTPOA
April 24, 2024

The evolution of special tactics in the United States is a complicated story whose roots lie in the violent social and political environment of the late 1960s. Highly unusual and televised events like the Texas tower sniper in 1966 and the Munich Massacr

Verviers Terrorist Raid & OIS - Belgian Group Diane - Lio D.
April 10, 2024

My guest today is Lionel D. Lio is a retired team leader who spent 15 years with the Belgian National Police - Directorate of Special Units, or DSU, also know as GroupDiane. I am excited to have Lio on The Debrief because his former unit is a fantastic te