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Green Beret to Civilian: Rod Graham's Journey After Special Forces Sep 27, 2026

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In this episode, Green Beret veteran Rod Graham sits down to talk through his time in Army Special Forces and what came after leaving that world behind. He shares firsthand insight into the training, mindset, and demands of operating in an elite combat unit. The conversation moves into how that experience shaped his path once the uniform came off, and what the transition out of special operations actually looks like. It's a candid, personal account from someone who lived that world from the inside.

The Angostura Files-Colombian special forces Sep 23, 2026

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For years, the second-most-wanted man in the Western Hemisphere ran a rebel state from inside the Amazon, protected by two borders and a government that looked the other way. Colombian intelligence spent months building a picture of his movements, his habits, and the camp he thought was untouchable. This is the story of how they found him.

From Sensor to Weapon: The Small Drone Joins the Team Sep 20, 2026

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Imagery released Sept. 17 showed Green Berets from 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, preparing an explosive payload on a small drone during training on Aug. 14. Officials said the event tested the capabilities and effects of explosive-ordnance small attack drones flown with first-person-view feeds. Technical details were withheld for operational security. The release fits a wider Army special operations push to treat low-cost drones as lethal tools, not just surveillance sensors.

Dude 44’: How Air Force PJs and SEAL Team 6 Elements Helped Pull an F-15E Crew Out of Iran Sep 16, 2026

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After an F-15E Strike Eagle nicknamed “Dude 44” was shot down over Iran in April 2026, the weapons systems officer known as “Bravo” spent roughly 50 hours injured in the Zagros Mountains before rescue. CENTCOM later said about 92 U.S. troops operated on Iranian soil for the recovery — including Air Force pararescue and elements of SEAL Team 6, supported by MC-130s and 160th SOAR MH-6 Little Birds. In a September 2026 *60 Minutes* interview, Bravo publicly described the shootdown, the wait, and the moment PJs reached him on a ridgeline.

Behind the Uniform: Claudio Spinelli on Life in Italian Special Forces Sep 15, 2026

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In this conversation, we sit down with Claudio Spinelli, a veteran of Italy's special forces community, for an inside look at the world of elite military operations. He walks us through the mindset, training, and demands that come with serving in some of Italy's most selective combat units. The conversation covers what drew him to that path and the realities of operating at the highest level of military readiness. It's a rare, candid window into a side of special operations rarely heard outside Italy.

America’s New Maritime Hunters: Inside the U.S. Coast Guard’s Special Missions Command Sep 13, 2026

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In May 2026, the United States Coast Guard announced the creation of a new Special Missions Command — a major restructuring designed to unify elite maritime units responsible for counterterrorism, drug interdiction, port security, disaster response, and high-risk operations. In this episode, we examine why the Coast Guard believes future threats will increasingly emerge through oceans, ports, shipping lanes, and gray-zone maritime conflict. Through the lens of special operations, geopolitical strategy, and modern asymmetric warfare, we explore how this new command may transform America’s maritime security posture for decades to come.

Act of Valor: Real Operators, Scripted War Sep 08, 2026

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Act of Valor put active-duty SEALs and SWCC crews in front of the camera and filmed live-fire training as if it were the mission. The CQB flow and small-boat work look like the Teams because, in a lot of those frames, they are the Teams. This is what survived Naval Special Warfare’s TTP review—and what the script still forced through.

Poland Just Ran the Drill Ukraine Invented the Hard Way Sep 06, 2026

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late August, Green Berets put Polish special forces through a new U.S. exercise at Hohenfels: cross a simulated front, move about sixty miles, and hit a target with a drone while the “enemy” hunts them with more than a hundred aircraft. It is the first time a NATO ally has run the scenario. The story is not that drones exist. It is that NATO is finally training as if the sky is an opponent.

Polar Dagger: Green Berets on an Island You Can See Russia From Sep 03, 2026

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mid-August, 10th Special Forces Group inserted men and ATVs by Chinook onto St. Lawrence Island as part of Operation Polar Dagger 2026. The exercise was not a photo op. It was a rehearsal for putting a mobile special-operations presence into the Bering Strait with almost no infrastructure, within sight of Russian territory, and it tells you more about what U.S. special forces are being rebuilt to do than another raid anecdote ever will.

Bob "The Ninja" Porras: Inside a Career in Delta Force's "The Unit" Aug 30, 2026

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Carlos sits down with Bob "The Ninja" Porras for a wide-ranging look back at a career spent in the world of Delta Force and "The Unit." The conversation covers what it actually takes to make it through selection, the mindset required to operate at the highest level of special operations, and the lessons carried forward after the uniform comes off. It's a rare, candid window into the culture and psychology behind America's most elite units.

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