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Top Gun Fighter Pilot Instructor Jack Stewart Part One | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 166
December 24, 2023

Jack Stewart always wanted to fly. Following in his pilot father's footsteps, he pursued a career in aviation at the U.S. Naval Academy before serving 23 years as a fighter pilot, flying combat missions from three different aircraft carriers and deploying

French Foreign Legion Navy SEAL Taylor Cavanaugh | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 165
December 16, 2023

The French Foreign Legion - a unique corps of the French Army that, unlike nearly any other army in the world, allows foregin nationals to enlist at will. It's a diverse fighting force, deploying all over the world into any conditions necessary. They're a

Nuclear Missile Technician Dillon Nelson | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 165
December 03, 2023

The Nuclear Warhead - an atomic force of such incredible magnitude that it dare not be used by world powers. Fears of mutually-assured destruction may have stemmed the tides of global thermonuclear war for now, but for Dillon Nelson, nuclear capabilities

Knife-Forging SEAL Nomad Shane Hiatt Part Two | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 164
November 26, 2023

Mike Ritland and Shane Hiatt have been friends for a long time. Which is a surprisingly rare thing in the veteran community - the odds that two SEAL Team guys would run into each other again and again aren't quite as high as you might think. But Shane's a

Knife-Forging SEAL Nomad Shane Hiatt Part One | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 163
November 19, 2023

It takes all sorts to make the world, but only a select few are chosen to lead. Just ask Shane Hiatt - he's a former Point Man for SEAL Team 3, where he met and served together with our very own Mike Ritland. Since then they've been good friends for over

Navy SEAL Immigrant Drago Dzieran Part Two | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 162
November 12, 2023

Retired Navy SEAL Drago Dzieran has a complicated past. Before serving twenty years at the Tip of the Spear, he was a political prisoner in his home country of Poland after they assumed Communist rule. After immigrating to America, he became a citizen, jo

Navy SEAL Immigrant Drago Dzieran Part One | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 161
November 05, 2023

Drago Dzieran was born in Poland while under Communist rule. After spending time in a Communist prison (also known as a Gulag) as a political prisoner for his activism against against censorship, he immigrated to the United States in 1984, becoming a full

Ranger BORSTAR Actor Vince 'Rocco' Vargas Part Two | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 160
October 29, 2023

Nobody understands the border crisis quite like Vince 'Rocco' Vargas. Though most know him now as the actor behind Gilly Lopez on FX's 'Mayans M.C.', Vince is also a retired specialized law enforcement BORSTAR agent, where he operated for years on both si

Ranger BORSTAR Actor Vince 'Rocco' Vargas Part One | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 159
October 22, 2023

'Going Hollywood'. It's a phrase that's all too familiar to Vince 'Rocco' Vargas - a veteran turned actor, Vinny's appeared in FX's Mayans M.C. along with a handful of features that have had a surprisingly large impact online. He's also a former Army Rang

Retired CIA Operative Instructor Jason Hanson | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 158
October 15, 2023

Jason Hanson knows how to keep a secret. It's part of his job, actually - he's a former officer of the CIA, or 'The Agency' as insiders call it - along with an instructor in escape and evasion via his his tactical spy school, a frequent media guest on tel