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At the moment we now have half one in every of a two half Fight Story with Mike Edwards, a former particular operations soldier and chief with 18 fight deployments with the Ranger Regiment, Regimental Reconnaissance Firm (RRC), and as a part of the Omega Program the place JSOC and CIA personnel had been paired collectively to type deadly operational models downrange.
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The Washington Publish described the Omega Program as “models comprising CIA personnel and troops with JSOC…utilizing co-mingled bases in Iraq, Afghanistan and Yemen” and “largely designed in opposition to particular high-value targets.”
On this first interview, we dive into Mike’s entry into the army as an 11M and his first spherical of deployments with Ranger Regiment post-9/11, together with incomes what’s sometimes called the mustard stain on his bounce wings after a static line bounce to grab an airfield on the outset of the Iraq warfare (he finally ends up very very similar to Shrek did on his first fight bounce!). We dig into searching the deck of playing cards, incomes an EIB, then CIB, shedding mates to a feminine suicide bomber, after which the extraordinary operation during which Mike was awarded a Purple Coronary heart and Silver Star.
Keep tuned for half two with Mike the place we dive into a few of Mike’s extra intense fight experiences, low vis tactical work, and combating in Omega and RRC.
Particular due to our brothers Jack, Dave, and Dee on the Staff Home for introducing us to Mike! And with that, please get pleasure from this primary episode with Mike Edwards.
👇 Present Notes:
00:00 – Introduction
00:48 – Visitor Profile: Mike Edwards
02:06 – Begin of Interview
02:38 – Childhood
05:15 – Serving with Household
09:53 – Path to the Army
10:55 – Determination to Enlist
14:50 – Begin of Profession and Korea
22:35 – HelloFresh Advert
23:50 – Switching to Ranger Battalion
27:06 – Overlap of Special Forces and Regiment
30:35 – Welcome into the Ranger Group
36:40 – Welcome into the Unit
41:42 – First Deployment
47:57 – First Fight
52:30 – Coming Again After First Deployment
54:07 – Damage Throughout Operation
01:08:25 – Realizing Invinciblity
01:15:25 – Studying from Gunfights
01:17:25 – Strykers
01:18:30 – Snot Story
01:20:46 – Listener Feedback and Suggestions
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