Stay ConnectedHosted by former Delta Force Operator, Brent Tucker, Tier1 Podcast delivers firsthand insight into elite missions, leadership under pressure, and the realities of service. Each episode features in-depth conversations with special operations veterans, first responders, and top-tier individuals operating at the highest levels within their respective fields, breaking down historic operations, global events, and real-world decision making with clarity and credibility.
Producer, Drew Tucker
Brent Tucker welcomes his old friend Kris Hasenauer. Kris is a former 18D and Special Forces PA. He recently wrote a book, A Journey To Post-Traumatic Strength. He sits down with Brent and answers tough questions from you the viewers on this Wednesday night live!
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Jay Wadsworth with Effective Fitness Combatives sits down with Brent Tucker to talk about the current state of police training and the importance of quality combative training.
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Dusty Turner was granted parole in January 2026 after spending more than 30 years behind bars for a murder he has always maintained he did not commit. Growing up in a military family, Dusty achieved his dream of becoming a Navy SEAL at just 19 years old and joined SEAL Team 4 in Virginia. But in 1995, one night in Virginia Beach changed the course of his life forever, setting off a chain of events that would take him from one of the most elite military units in the world to an 82-year sentence in Virginia state prison. More than three decades later, Dusty is finally out and telling the complete story of what happened that night, the decisions that followed, the evidence that emerged years later, his fight for freedom, and what it feels like to rebuild his life after losing more than 30 years behind bars.
To learn more about Dusty’s case, watch the 2015 documentary, Target of Opportunity, and follow Dusty’s official social media accounts: https://linktr.ee/freedustyturner
To learn more about Dusty’s work as an Ambassador for Veterans Healing Veterans From the Inside Out, and to support its programs helping incarcerated and formerly incarcerated veterans heal, rebuild, and move forward: https://linktr.ee/VHVFTIO
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Dusty Turner was wrongfully accused of murder and abduction and sit down with Brent Tucker to tell his story!
Former Delta Force Operator Brent Tucker sits down with investigative journalist Ross Schneiderman to take a deep dive into Operation Red Wings and the story that became Lone Survivor.
Ross spent years investigating the mission, interviewing more than 100 people connected to it and reviewing official documents, mission records and other primary-source material. He brought that research with him.
Could Operation Red Wings have been prevented? What warnings were raised before the mission? How accurate is the story most of us know? And what does newly examined evidence tell us about what actually happened on that mountain?
Brent and Ross walk through the mission from planning and insertion to the compromised reconnaissance team, the firefight, the rescue attempt, Marcus Luttrell’s survival and evidence discovered afterward.
More than 20 years later, there are still questions about Operation Red Wings. This episode takes a hard look at the evidence behind them.
Watch the full episode and decide for yourself.
For more of Ross' work see:
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/03/20/operation-red-wings-lone-survivor-luttrell-00833548?nid=0000018f-3124-de07-a98f-3be4d1400000&nname=politico-toplines&nrid=ed269508-603a-435c-bde5-ae05cee015ec
https://www.newsweek.com/2016/05/20/mohammad-gulab-marcus-luttrell-navy-seal-lone-survivor-operation-red-wings-458139.html
https://www.hearourheroes.com
https://www.opredwings.com
https://www.keepsakebluefoundation.org
https://www.worldvoiceproject.org
https://youtube.com/@ceremony_tv?si=EGf8A6usILVqMXAa
Ross can be reached at rmschneiderman@protonmail.com
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Ross Schneiderman is an investigative reporter that did a deep dive into Operation Red Wings and challenges the Navy's story about what happened on the mountain that day. With the Andy Stumpfs latest episode on Roberts Ridge that debate has resurfaced, Brent Tucker addresses this head on. Tune in and enjoy!
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Former Green Beret and Delta Force operator Brent Tucker sits down with former 75th Ranger Regiment member Trent McDonald, who spent 9½ years in the Regiment and completed eight combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.
At the center of Trent’s story are two extraordinary military working dogs: Benno and Layka. Benno went from nearly being written off as untrainable to becoming Trent’s trusted teammate in combat. After Benno was killed on his eighth deployment, Layka became the next chapter of Trent’s remarkable journey with military working dogs.
This is a conversation about Rangers, war dogs, sacrifice, loyalty, and the bond between a handler and the dogs who serve beside them.
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Trent McDonald joins the team room on a Thursday night and sits down with Brent Tucker. Trent served with the 75th Ranger Regiment . His dog Benno has seen and done things most soldiers have not, tune in and hear the story!
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Chris Robinson sits down with Brent Tucker to share his research on the pullout of Afghanistan. Chris has interviewed high ranking officials as well as the men on the ground and had to carry out the impossible task. Join us and find out how this all transpired.
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