The U.S. Border Patrol Tactical Unit - BORTAC - was originally formed in 1984 to assist with the riots happening inside detention centers operated by the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Now, they travel the length of America's borders, catching criminals, busting smuggling rings, and even responding to threats like the…
BORTAC: Border Patrol Tactical Unit. An elite arm of the United States Border Patrol, BORTAC works in conjunction with other law enforcement departments to stop criminals, catch smugglers, and protect the U.S. from dangers at home and away. Just take it from Erin 'Jammer' Switzer - he's been a part…
Call of Duty. The Terminal List. In the entertainment world, Erin 'Jammer' Switzer is already a stud - and that's without mentioning his service record. Throughout his career, Erin spent 23 years in the special operations community after serving as a Reconnaissance Marine, where he worked alongside several K9 teams…
The word 'Caim' is Gaelic for 'Protection'. It's at the center of everything Jeremy Mahugh's doing at Caim Technology, an organization dedicated to preventing fraud and human trafficking. And Jeremy's perfect for the job - as a retired Navy SEAL sniper with Spec Ops and Intelligence Community experience, he's seen…
There's a lot of speculation about what exactly is happening at the border - guns, drugs, and crime are reported to be traveling into the southern United States every day. Just take it from Christian Holloway - after a turn as a Texas State Trooper, he's seen enough of the…
MARSOC - an elite component command of the United States Special Operations Command that comprises the Marine Corps' contribution to SOCOM. Just take it from Christian - he was one of the first Marines admitted into the Corps' elite program. Since his days in deployment, he's pivoted; a turn as…
Christian Holloway was just a mild mannered, all-American, belt-fed marine, right up until he found himself being deployed as infantry to the second battle of Fallujah. It was far from the only time he'd find himself in a tough spot - Christian's got more than one story of close calls,…
Greg Anderson didn't exactly anticipate going viral. When he recorded an Instagram video from the inside of his Seattle Police Department squad car during the height of the COVID lockdown in Washington, he had no idea just how much those 9 minutes of footage would change the course of his…
Last week on the podcast, Mike talked to Greg Anderson about his background and military service - after a turn as an Army Ranger with 14 overseas deployments and some additional work in private contracting, Greg stepped into law enforcement as a U.S. Marshall, and later a Police Officer for…
'No one is coming to save you.' It's not quite as dour as it sounds - to Greg Andseron, it's a phrase that he says all the time at his Electric North Jiu Jitsu Academy in Washington. It reminds him to chart his own course; that you yourself are truly…
Necrotizing Fasciitis: A serious bacterial infection that destroys tissue under the skin. It's a deadly disease if not treated quickly - just take it from Zach Garner, a retired Green Beret that nearly lost his leg to the illness in 2020. To look at Zach now, you'd have no idea…
Zach Garner's career as a Green Beret was on thin ice. Following his first seizure, he quickly discovered that something deeper was beginning to rise to the surface - a cavalcade of medical maladies that nobody could've predicted. Fortunately, Zach's no quitter, so he shifted gears, transitioning seamlessly into contract…
Resilience is a word that gets thrown around a lot when it comes to describing the warriors and veterans that fight for our freedom, but few embody the term moreso than Zach Garner. On the surface, he's a retired Green Beret from 7th Special Forces Group that completed multiple deployments…
How many Americans suffer from depression? Are all those pharmaceutical ads actually reaching anybody, or is it all just a smokescreen for real solutions? In this exclusive clip from Episode 136, retired Navy SEAL Micah Fink digs into the problem of a medicated society, and why America's veterans deserve better…
Know thyself - that's what Micah Fink says. And out on his Double-H Ranch deep in the backcountry of Montana, that's exactly what he's teaching combat veterans to do - providing a solution that doesn't include prescription medications or even traditional psychotherapy, but rather the opportunity to use tools to…
Micah Fink is on a mission - to un-program the programmed. Deep in the backcountry of Montana, out on the Double-H Ranch, that's exactly what's happening - every year, 32 male applicants are hand-picked from a pool of thousands to join Micah at Heroes & Horses to unpack the human…
Why's our country so split? Are we headed towards civil war? Where exactly is the line when it comes to moral injury, and why's it so easy for people to step over it? In this clip from Episode 134 of Mike Drop, retired Green Beret author Scott Mann and Mike…
On Episode 134, Scott Mann talked about his humble beginnings - enlisting in the Army, working his way up to Special Ops, and discovering some of the most untold parts of the world in a way only a good soldier can. But Scott's leadership, and the struggles that came with…
Lt. Col. Scott Mann is a retired Green Beret with over twenty-two years of Army and Special Operations experience around the world. Over the course of his career he's deployed to Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Iraq, and Afghanistan. He's also an award-winning author, speaker, CEO, playwright, and actor, and that's all…
Providing medical resources, support, and humanitarian relief in conflict zones isn't easy. Take it from retired Navy SEAL Ephraim Mattos - he's the founder of Stronghold Rescue & Relief, a humanitarian aid organization that's been more than once on the podcast. But on one of his more recent trips to…
Venezuela. Ukraine. Burma. Africa. A former Navy SEAL Sniper, Ephraim Mattos is the founder of Stronghold Rescue & Relief, a humanitarian aid organization dedicated to protecting families in conflict zones all over the world. Keen listeners of the show may recall that Ephraim's actually been in the studio before -…
Bryan Ray may be a lot of things - a father, a husband, a veteran, and even a mountaineer - but he is not, nor has he ever been, a bad person. But sometimes even the best of intentions can lead to unfortunate outcomes - and sometimes those outcomes can…
Towards the peak of his military career, Bryan Ray had achieved nearly everything he'd set out to do. He'd excelled as a solider, embraced command, and been entrusted with the kind of decision-making that only the bravest dare to reach. But as any mountaineer knows, with the highest highs come…
Bryan Ray always wanted to be the best soldier. He served 20 years in the U.S. Army, 15 of which were in Special Forces. He's deployed to Afghanistan, Africa, and Iraq, going from the most inexperienced infantry to ultimately running teams as command. He's also a mountain man, schooling amateurs…
