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At the moment now we have the second spherical of our two half Fight Story with Mike Edwards, a former Regimental Reconnaissance Firm (RRC) operator and longtime Ranger with 18 fight deployments.
Mike was one of many few to serve within the Omega Program, which the Washington Publish described as “models comprising CIA personnel and troops with JSOC…utilizing co-mingled bases in Iraq, Afghanistan and Yemen” and “largely designed towards particular high-value targets.” Successfully, Omega was among the greatest and most elite operators and intelligence officers paired up downrange to deliver the complete weight of each JSOC and the Company.
Mike served alongside former Fight Story visitor Rodney Brown, a former Navy SEAL and member of the Navy’s Particular Warfare Growth Group (or DEVGRU which is usually referred to within the press as SEAL Staff Six). On this episode, Mike describes an operation taking up a complete Taliban camp with Rodney that Rodney additionally described in his interview. Be sure you return and take heed to Rodney’s and Mike’s account of this identical operation to get a extra full image of the occasion from two vantage factors!
For those who missed spherical one I might extremely suggest listening to listen to about Mike’s begin as an 11M and transition into Ranger Regiment, his fight bounce into Iraq, and the way he earned a Purple Coronary heart and Silver Star.
As soon as once more, particular because of our brothers Jack, Dave, and Dee on the Staff Home for introducing us to Mike! And with that, please get pleasure from this second interview with Mike Edwards.
For extra info on the Omega program, try the Washington Publish (https://www.washingtonpost.com/information/checkpoint/wp/2015/06/06/seal-team-6-the-cia-and-the-secret-history-of-u-s-kill-missions/) or Wired Journal (https://www.wired.com/2011/09/cia-killing-machine/).
👇 Present Notes:
00:00 – Introduction
00:57 – Visitor Profile: Mike Edwards Spherical 2
02:33 – Begin of Interview
02:41 – Path to Regimental Reconnaissance Firm
06:43 – Powerful Ops. in Rangers
07:51 – Coaching and Choice for (RRC)
12:30 – Difficulties Throughout Choice
20:14 – Skydiving and Freefalling
23:31 – Human Monitoring
28:23 – Relationship with Rodney Brown
37:30 – Mike’s MI-47 Helicopter Crash
41:54 – Interrogations
44:08 – Distinction Deploying With A Baby
46:39 – Mike’s MP7 Op.
58:06 – Challenges With Psychological Well being and Faith
01:04:40 – A Powerful Op.
01:12:15 – Battlefield Interrogations
01:17:20 – Most Brave Act
01:20:58 – Publish Service Restoration
01:23:46 – Spiritual Group
01:26:54 – Exedous Aid
01:30:01 – Plans for the Future
01:34:18 – Sentimental Gadgets
01:36:00 – Would You Do It All Once more?
01:36:38 – Listener Feedback and Suggestions
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