Former Action Guys Podcast

Former Action Guys Podcast


Latest Episodes

Ep. 210 | Nick Aicardi | Military Police and Afghan Advisor
April 30, 2024

Nick Aicardi is a former US Marine who was Military Police and an Afghan Police Advisor. Nick also hosts the Hard to Kill Podcast where he interviews veterans from all backgrounds and it's available o

Clip 032 | Marjah Combat Operations | 1st Battalion 6th Marines | Brandon Harris
April 25, 2024

Brandon Harris is a Marine infantryman that deployed to Afghanistan three times. He served with 1/6 during the Battle of Marjah and describes some of his experiences in this clip taken from Ep. 163.

Clip 031 | Ambush of April 7th | 1st Recon Marines Rise to the Challenge | Jason Lilley
April 11, 2024

Jason Lilley and other Recon Marines of 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Recon Battalion were ambushed while moving on the dangerous roads around Fallujah, Iraq. The fight that ensued would end with bo

Ep. 209 | Isaac Lee | CH-53 Weapons and Tactics Instructor
April 09, 2024

Isaac Lee is back for round two of our conversation. We talk about his 3 other deployments to Iraq, working with the special operations task force, and some leadership lessons learned along the way.

Clip 030 | Attack on One Tree Hill | Tommy Kerley
April 05, 2024

Tommy Kerley is a former Marine fire support man and Joint Fires Observer (JFO) that served in Afghanistan with 1st Battalion 2nd Marines. Tommy describes an attack on their second day in country in t

Ep. 208 | Jeremy Stalnecker | 1st Battalion 5th Marine CAAT Platoon Commander | Iraq Invasion
April 02, 2024

Jeremy Stalnecker is a former United States Marine Corps Infantry Officer that served with 1st Battalion 5th Marines during the invasion of Iraq. He speaks bluntly about his deployment. From the first

Ep. 207 | Michael Golembesky | MARSOC JTAC and Level Zero Hero Author
March 26, 2024

Michael Golembesky is a former Marine JTAC that served with Kilo Battery 2nd Battalion 10th Marines and 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion. After serving with Marine Special Operations Team 8222,

Clip 029 | Prisoner of War | Michael Durant and the Black Hawk Down Incident
March 09, 2024

Michael Durant is a former pilot with the 160th Special Operation Aviation Regiment and flew Super 64 during the Black Hawk Down incident of Operation Gothic Serpent. Mike was briefly held as a Prison

Ep. 206 | Isaac Lee | CH-53E Pilot and WTI
March 05, 2024

Isaac Lee is a retired CH-53 pilot and WTI that served in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Following his retirement, Lee wrote his memoir Hanger 4 based on his more than two decades of service as a Naval Av

Ep. 205 | Jeff Bodell | Marine Corps Military Police | Afghan Police Advisor
February 21, 2024

Jeff Bodell is a Marine Corps military police officer that wrote The Warfighter's Lounge about a single patrol during his time as an Afghan police advisor in Marjah. He and his team were ambushed by T