"It could not have been much more different."

Mike Ritland breaks down his first real-world operation compared to everything he trained for. His team had drilled the same scenarios over and over, done a takedown on the USS Cole that ended up being nothing much, but this was the first legitimate, real-world test.

The gap between training and reality reshaped his entire approach from there.

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