How confident are we in our election integrity? Do we believe that our votes are counted fairly - and that the people we're electing to office are truly there to represent us? And between the political lobbying, allocated tax dollars, social media shadowbanning, and widespread fears of national voter fraud,…
When corporate political lobbying is at an all time high, how do we get money out of politics? Fact is, there's problems on both sides of the aisle - that's why Mike's sitting down with ret. SEAL Team 6's Clint Emerson and rete. SEAL Team 5's Clark Impastato to talk…
Is our military spending out of control? Ret. SEAL Team 5 operator Clark Impastato recalls seeing just how much money gets spent in just one deployment - and whether or not there may be better places to spend that cash - in this exclusive look at Episode 212 of the…
Former SEAL Jocko Willink has a reputation for never losing his cool - so how does he keep his temper in check? Fellow Echelon Front leader and former SEAL OIC Sean Glass reveals the secret behind the man - and how Jocko always keeps his business in order - in…
Everybody expects aspiring SEAL students to be a little rough around the edges, but Third Phase is the LAST place you'd expect to see these kind of shenanigans. SEAL OIC Sean Glass recalls a particular moment of zen when they granted amnesty to a particular group of students - and…
Why did the U.S. leave everything during the Afghanistan withdrawal - Black Hawk Helicopters, Munitions, and even aid forces like interpreters? The official answer - it cost too much to ship back! - is a convenient one, but many of the ground forces see things differently. SEAL Team OIC Sean…
Sean Glass is a former U.S. Navy SEAL officer, combat leader, and now a leadership instructor with Echelon Front. Sean spent 13 years in the SEAL Teams with three combat deployments to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Eastern Africa. He led five SEAL platoons in Iraq against Islamic State forces during some…
Every SEAL hopes for a kinetic deployment, but Sean Glass had no idea what he was in for when he finally landed in Afghanistan. Sean talks serving on SEAL Team 7 with a few combat stories - including one dicey vineyard at the top of a Wadi - in this…
Leadership at the Tip of the Spear isn't an easy gig - just take it from SEAL Team OIC Sean Glass. Sean talks deploying into Mosul before moving up the officer ladder in this exclusive look at Episode 211 of the Mike Drop Podcast, dropping this Monday at 6pm CST.…
SEAL Teams are known today to be one of the fiercest fighting forces in the world, but where did they come from? SEAL Historian Ben Milligan recalls the myth of SEAL Teams - and why their origin isn't all that different from the very foundations of our country - in…
4 AK-47's versus 10,000 Rounds out of a SEAL Team Gunboat - who do you think wins? SEAL Team 5 Operator Ben Milligan recalls getting some real life action out of the scene that inspired a pivotal chase in the film 'Act of Valor' - and why 10k rounds may…
Many Navy SEALs may tell you that Hell Week is the hardest part of earning the Trident, but is Hell Week hard simply to test the mettle of every man through - or is there a bigger reason? Retired SEAL Historian and 'By The Water Beneath the Walls: The Rise…
Benjamin H. Milligan is a former US Navy SEAL, author, and military historian that served in SEAL Teams from 2001 to 2009. A native of Indianapolis, he received a BA in History at Purdue University before deploying with SEAL Team 4 in Europe and deploying into combat at SEAL Team…
Why did the Navy create SEAL Teams? Retired SEAL and Military Historian Ben Milligan recalls getting to the Tip of the Spear - and the radical steps that led him to penning the book 'By Water Beneath the Walls: The Rise of the Navy SEALs' - in this exclusive look…
While SEAL Team 5 Operator Ben Milligan was supporting a Marine unit east of Ramadi, things took a turn for the worst. Ben recalls engaging the enemy - and how a certain PKM round managed to land in the worst way - in this exclusive look at Episode 210 of…
Human Shields are one of the biggest atrocities of war - just take it from Johnny Glenn. 21-year Green Beret vet Johnny Glenn talks seeing women and children taken as shields on deployment - and how he and his squad managed to engage around them - in this exclusive look…
IED's are one of the most dangerous elements of any deployment - an unseen danger, right up until it's nearly too late. 21-Year Green Beret Johnny MF Glenn talks nearly getting blown up in Tikrit - and how he and his squad managed to make it out alive - in…
Engaging the enemy is a give-in on deployment - Green Beret Johnny Glenn should know - but fighting an enemy behind a human shield is an entirely different story. Johnny talks seeing human shields in Tikrit - and how his unit did their best to engage without collateral damage -…
Johnny MF Glenn is a former Green Beret with over a dozen combat deployments - more than 21 years of back-to-back, nonstop, kinetic action in Iraq, Afghanistan, Africa, and parts unknown. He's seen gunfights, IED's, combat dressings, and human shields - he's been blown up five times, shot once, and…
Green Beret Johnny MF Glenn was riding escort on a Humvee on deployment when everything wen sideways. Johnny talks getting blown up on the IED Highway - and how everybody involved miraculously survived - in this exclusive look at Episode 209 of the Mike Drop Podcast, dropping this Monday at…
Johnny MF Glenn has shot, blown up, and nearly run through countless times on deployment. And after 21 years as a Green Beret, who wouldn't? Johnny talks kinetic action, getting it on EVERY day, ALL day - and a few precarious moments when he almost didn't make it home -…
Do real cops ever get mistaken for strippers? Officer TJ Webb recalls the time that a typical house party turned into a hilarious case of mistaken identity - along with a few key tips for aspiring officers - in this exclusive look at Episode 208 of the Mike Drop Podcast,…
TJ Webb was shot 6 times while attempting to subdue an attempted homicide suspect, but the impact of the bullets wasn't the most surprising thing he saw that day. In this exclusive look at Episode 208 of the Mike Drop Podcast, TJ recalls looking inward as he hit the ground…
After Officer TJ Webb was shot 6 times while apprehending an attempted homicide suspect, the outcome was not looking good. TJ talks waking up in the hospital, reviewing the injuries, and how he managed to recover faster than anybody expected - in part due to a certain sign of inspiration…
