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Nick Kaldas is an Australian law enforcement legend with a career spanning over 40 years. From undercover ops and hostage negotiations, to rebuilding Iraq’s police force post Saddam Hussein, Nick has seen it all. In this episode of Crime Insiders Detectives, Nick shares jaw-dropping stories from the front lines with host Brent Sanders. He'll reveal the emotional toll of policing, the brutal reality of insurgency, and the silent crisis of veteran mental health. This episode has descriptions of violent crime and suicide. If you or anyone you know needs assistance, contact Lifeline on 13 11 14.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nick Kaldas' life as an undercover cop saw him play a drug baron in the market for vast quantities of hemp oil, track a fugitive with a penchant for hair transplants, and pose as a hit man for a spurned lover.Nick was a 21-year-old immigrant lad from Egypt when he decided to join the NSW Police Force.He soon rose up the ranks from working as a junior constable on the beat, then as one of the first Arab-Australian undercover cops, to becoming one of the most senior police officers in Australia.While undercover, Nick tracked a fugitive with a hair transplant, bought hemp oil and heroin at the Sydney Hilton, and was hired as a hit man by a spurned lover.He then had stints as the head of the homicide squad, the gangs squad and led some of NSW's biggest criminal investigations as Deputy Police Commissioner. Nick's work also took him to Iraq to rebuild the police force after the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime.Since leaving the NSW Police, Nick has continued his work in international law enforcement.This episode of Conversations explores crime, gangs, Egypt, migration, the Arab world, Syria, Iraq, Saddam Hussein, policing, law enforcement, corruption, inquiry, undercover cops, films, Batman.Behind the Badge is published by Angus and Robertson.

Welcome to The Gun Experiment. On this episode we sit down with a former Marine who saved countless lives during a Mass Shooting and talk about defending our 2A rights in the ongoing modern culture war. We release new content every Tuesday morning so be sure to subscribe and share the show with friends. Subscribe hereI spoke to Matt Riker from Kings River Custom's today and he shared some really cool news with me: They are collaborating with Jim Shockey, the famed hunter and host of Outdoor Channel's show Uncharted. They are working on a custom 1911 in 10mm with a 6” slide They will be collaborating with master engraver Alex Surmak, who is a once in a lifetime talent, to make some truly unique pieces.Matt had a personal message for our listeners. He doesn't care what stage of the thought process you are in, just call him. It isn't a waste of his time because he wants KRC to build you your dream gun, if it can be built, they are the ones to do it. Head to KingsRiverCustom.com, look at the eye candy and then call Matt at (479)-244-6243 Be sure to tell him that Mike and Keith sent you.Ways to support the show:1. Join our mailing list: Thegunexperiment.com 2. Subscribe and leave us a comment on Apple or Spotify3. Follow us on all of our social media: Instagram Twitter Youtube Facebook4. Be a part of our growing community, join our Discord page!5. Be sure to support the sponsors of the show. They are an integral part of making the show possible.Ask us anything at AskMikeandKeith@gmail.comGet Your Gun Experiment Merch HereI want to briefly talk about training and our friends at Onsight Firearms Training. Over the years, we've talked to so many elite door kickers and high level competitors and they all say the same thing, training over gear. We want you to get the best training around, so head over to oftllc.us and find a class in your area. Ben, Rachel, Sean and the rest of the OFT crew will have you shooting your best in a friendly and safe environment.I. Interview Today's guest joined the Marine Corp in 2006 at the age of 17, where he worked as a mentor to the Iraqi Police. In 2011, after...

Lynx Brutality 2024 is an international two-gun competition similar to other "Brutality" events found across the globe. Inspired and derived from two gun action challenge matches organized by Karl Kasarda and Ian McCollum of InRnageTV, Lynx Brutality is the Slovenian variant of the match that invites all competitors to demonstrate both their shooting skill and their grit through a grueling two-day, 10-stage match. Competitors at Lynx Brutality of course need a whole lot of gear if they're to participate in the Armored division and one such competitor is one we've spoken to before on the TFB Podcast, Mr. Mike Burns aka Bloke On The Range. While Mike has contributed to TFB and TFBTV in the past, these days Mike focuses entirely on his own channel where he primarily talks about historical weapons and their practical application. Mike has some interesting thoughts on his setup this year which was a "LARP" of an Iraqi National Policeman. Today we'll get his full gear breakdown as well as what some of his best and worst moments were from Lynx Brutality 2024. Please welcome Bloke On The Range back to the program!  Lynx Brutality 2024 Live Match Coverage Mike - Bloke On The Range YouTube  

This edition features stories on the winner of the National Image Meritorious Service Award, the Cadet of the Year Award, dismounted patrols with the Iraqi police in Baghdad, threat training for Whitemen Military Base. Hosted by Airman 1st Class Alina Richard.

This edition features stories on Airman killed in a helicopter accident near Forward Operating Base Jackson, Afghanistan, service members from the 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron - Detachment 3 and Iraqi police instructors graduating students from the Taji Law Enforcement Academy, a combat simulator called the Engagement Skills Trainer being used to train Airmen at Osan Air Base, Korea and the remains of nine service members killed in action during the Vietnam War being returned home for burial. Hosted by Airman 1st Class Alina Richard.

This week we talk to Edmundo Mireles, Jr.. We discuss the 1986 Miami Firefight and how that event change law enforcement. Mr. Mireles was born in Alice, Texas and raised in Beeville, TX. In 1971 he enlisted in the US Marines. He served as a Marine Security Guard at the US Embassy's in Sophia, Bulgaria; Reykjavik, Iceland; Brussels, Belgium and Madrid, Spain.After graduating from the University of Maryland in 1979, Mr. Mireles entered on duty with the FBI. He is a 25-year veteran of the FBI with experience as an FBI Street Agent, Supervisor and Manager in a wide range of investigative and administrative areas, as well as extensive Undercover (UC) work. Mr. Mireles served as the primary Undercover Agent in scores of high level and high-risk narcotics, criminal and national security investigations.He has been involved in two deadly force confrontations with armed adversaries and has been wounded twice. He is married to Elizabeth who was also an FBI Agent.On April 11, 1986 eight FBI Agents and two Para-military bank robbers faced off on a quiet street in South Miami. This face off was the culmination of a seven-month investigation into several armored truck and bank robberies perpetrated by two unknown men. The stage was set for what has been called the FBI Miami Firefight. Eight FBI Agents and two bank robbers faced off in a small area in front of a residence. Ten men faced off for five minutes in that small area. There were approximately 150 shots fired in that short span of time. At the end of the gunfight, nine out of the ten participants were wounded or killed. That is a 90% causality rate. The two bank robbers were dead as well as FBI Special Agents Ben Grogan and Jerry Dove. Five other agents were wounded including FBI Special Agent Mireles who was shot twice. The five-minute gunfight between eight FBI agents and two murderous bank robbers changed law enforcement training, equipment and tactics throughout the U.S.FBI Special Agent Mireles is nationally and internationally recognized by law enforcement officers, journalists and hand gun enthusiasts as the last man standing in this historic gunfight. It is a monumental event that has been referred to as “Five Minutes that Changed the Bureau.”In October 1986 the International Association of Chiefs of Police awarded Mr. Mireles its National Police Officer of the Year Award for the Year 1986.  The US Department of Justice recognized Mr. Mireles as the Federal Law Enforcement Officer of the Year and awarded him the Attorney Generals Award for Exceptional Heroism. He was awarded the FBI Medal of Valor.  The Texas Department of Criminal Justice honored Mr. Mireles by dedicating the Edmundo Mireles Criminal Justice Training Academy in his name. The academy is located in Beeville, Texas.Mr. Mireles retired in March of 2004. He spent four years working in Iraq as a Law Enforcement Professional and advisor to the Iraqi Police. One-year (in uniform) embedded with the 1st (MEF) Marines in Fallujah, the 10th Mountain Division in Baghdad and Basrah. Mr. Mireles also worked with the U.S. Department of State in Baghdad. He later worked for a year with the State Department helping train police in Mexico and a year helping to train police in Belize.Mr. Mireles has published his account of what happened on April 11, 1986 in a recently released book “FBI Miami Firefight, Five Minutes that Changed the Bureau.” Mr. Mireles has sold thousands of copies of his book which can be purchased at www.edmireles.com, Amazon or Kindle.Connect with Lorenzo Valdivia:Facebook: Click HereEmail: forcemultiplierDS@gmail.comSupport the show

Photo:  March 10, 2007, Iraqi civilians conduct a nonviolent demonstration in front of the 7th street Security Station in Ramadi, Iraq. Iraqi Police along with Marines from st Battalion, 6th Marines (/6), Second Marine Division, and Iraqi Army Soldiers communicate with the crowd using the buildings broadcast speakers located on the roof. /6 is deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar province of Iraq MNF-W to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. Ramadi, Iraq. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SGT. Michael...   Iraq shows evidence of sovereignty.  Michael Knights, @WashInstitute @FikraForum;   Jill and Jay Bernstein Fellow at The Washington Institute.   Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1 ·         https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/harrowing-mustafa-kadhimi ·         https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-backed-militia-launched-drone-attack-targeting-iraqs-pm-report/ ·         https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/5/iraq-protesters-take-to-the-streets-and-clash-with-police ·         https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/11/08/attempted-assassination-iraqs-prime-minister-backfired-spectacularly/ ·         https://www.chathamhouse.org/2021/10/explaining-iraqs-election-results

Website: www.douglasbrandspeaking.comBio: Douglas Brand OBE is a British criminologist and retired police officer who formerly ran the Public Order Training Center, was a traffic cop, handled IRA bombings in London and coal miner riots in the north of England. He was the UK rep to the European Union and led creation of the EU Police Conflict Management Handbook. He was tasked with assisting with the establishment of the newly formed Iraqi Police in the aftermath of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. For this he received the OBE/Order of the British Empire Medal from Queen Elizabeth I at Buckingham Palace. He has since been involved in numerous countries assisting with post-conflict stabilization and establishment of rule-of-law. Currently he is undertaking a Doctorate of Philosophy at Oxford University exploring Police Reform in Kenya.

Ryan served our country in Ramadi and Fallujah with the U.S. Marine Corps in some of the most intense fighting of the Iraq war. Ryan reached platoon sergeant status and received combat promotions and awards as an infantryman as well as being recognized as Marine of the year in 2005 and Non-Commissioned Officer of the year in 2006. He also trained Iraqi Police and Navy Corpsmen in infantry tactics. He earned a Naval Achievement Medal for his Combat Valor. Ryan has been with the Department of State for four years. He served on the Ambassador Susan Rice's Protective Detail for three years and currently serves as a General Services Specialist. In addition to his service Ryan Tate has always been an animal lover. After returning from one of his tours in Iraq he was deeply affected by a program he watched on TV that showed an African rhino still alive and suffering greatly with half its face hacked off solely for its horn. Tate, realizing that criminal poaching networks operate very much like the intricate terrorist networks in the Middle East, set out to repurpose his skills into an effort to stop the slaughter of these magnificent endangered animals. Many Post 9-11 U.S. veterans often have difficulty leveraging their combat skills in a conventional civilian vocation. Ryan realized these vets could benefit profoundly from the opportunity to utilize their valuable military skills in combat-related areas protecting endangered wildlife in Africa and saving lives. With Tate's military experience and savvy navigating the tumultuous world of “boots on the ground” conservation, he's able to speak directly to the unique skills that veterans can bring to anti-poaching efforts making a vital difference for endangered species and veterans that now have a renewed sense of purpose. “take negative criticism as just criticism or as just help. Don't look over all look past negativity it's happening for a reason and so it should be focused on but it shouldn't be taken to heart. You have got to grow a thick-skinned, you have got to be able to take a punch, you have got to be able to take several punches to the mouth over and over and over again. But if you don't get up you are not an entrepreneur – you are not. So be prepared to take a hit, grow thick skin, don't let it alter your direction, let it improve your direction and the efficiency and the speed that you are headed in. And just take everything as a learning lesson. It's all part of the journey. The Quicker that you can take criticism as a learning lesson instead of negativity the quicker that you are going to get your mission done and certainly the less years are going to be taken off of your life from the stress that comes with that negativity. So as negative as it is try to just take it in stride and build off of it.”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-7cX

Retired agent Ed Mireles served in the FBI for 25 years. During his career, he worked as a street agent, supervisor and manager in a wide range of investigative and administrative areas, as well as an undercover agent in hundreds of high level, high-risk narcotics, criminal and national security investigations. In this episode of FBI Retired Case File Review, he reviews the April 11, 1986, fatal FBI Miami shootout where, during the pursuit of two extremely dangerous criminals, two special agents were killed, and several others, including Ed Mireles, were wounded. Although severely injured, Ed Mireles fired his shotgun one handed to prevent the suspects from escaping, then charged the suspects, fatally wounding both. His heroic actions prevented further injury to his fellow Agents and innocent citizens. He has received numerous awards and commendations honoring him for his heroism and bravery that day. After retiring from the Bureau, Ed Mireles, a former Marine, worked as a defense contractor in Iraq as a law enforcement professional and adviser to the Iraqi Police, including one year embedded (in uniform) with the Marines. He also worked with the U.S. Department of State in helping to train police in Mexico and Belize. He is the author of  FBI Miami Firefight: Five Minutes that Changed the Bureau his story of survival and the fight to save the lives of his brother agents on that fateful day. The true crime book is available exclusively on his website EdMireles.com.   Join my reader team and keep up to date on the FBI in books, TV, and movies. Jerri Williams, a retired FBI agent, author and podcaster, attempts to relive her glory days by writing crime fiction about greed and hosting FBI Retired Case File Review, a true crime/history podcast. Her novels—Pay To Play and Greedy Givers—inspired by actual true crime FBI cases and featuring temptation, corruption, and redemption, are available at amazon.com. 

Retired agent Ed Mireles served in the FBI for 25 years. During his career, he worked as a street agent, supervisor and manager in a wide range of investigative and administrative areas, as well as an undercover agent in hundreds of high level, high-risk narcotics, criminal and national security investigations. In this episode of FBI Retired Case File Review, he reviews the April 11, 1986, fatal FBI Miami shootout where, during the pursuit of two extremely dangerous criminals, two special agents were killed, and several others, including Ed Mireles, were wounded. Although severely injured, Ed Mireles fired his shotgun one handed to prevent the suspects from escaping, then charged the suspects, fatally wounding both. His heroic actions prevented further injury to his fellow Agents and innocent citizens. He has received numerous awards and commendations honoring him for his heroism and bravery that day. After retiring from the Bureau, Ed Mireles, a former Marine, worked as a defense contractor in Iraq as a law enforcement professional and adviser to the Iraqi Police, including one year embedded (in uniform) with the Marines. He also worked with the U.S. Department of State in helping to train police in Mexico and Belize. He is the author of  FBI Miami Firefight: Five Minutes that Changed the Bureau his story of survival and the fight to save the lives of his brother agents on that fateful day. The true crime book is available exclusively on his website EdMireles.com.   Join my reader team and keep up to date on the FBI in books, TV, and movies. Jerri Williams, a retired FBI agent, author and podcaster, attempts to relive her glory days by writing crime fiction about greed and hosting FBI Retired Case File Review, a true crime/history podcast. Her novels—Pay To Play and Greedy Givers—inspired by actual true crime FBI cases and featuring temptation, corruption, and redemption, are available at amazon.com. 

ACTUALIDAD DX.COM.AR No. 5Welcome to a new edition of the DX program on RAE - Argentina to the World.Remember that your messages are welcomed at actualidaddx.com.ar@gmail.comCORTINA MUSICALLet’s start with some great news: RAE-ARGENTINA TO THE WORLD is back on the SW, and with a special QSL card.We’ll appreciate if you help us spread this information and we await your reception reports with technical details that help us know how our broadcast is reaching you.Here’s the schedule on SW starting on May 2, 2017: Spanish: Mon-Fri 2200 to 2300 on 5950 KHZ, 49-meter band.English: Tue-Sat 0100 to 0200 UTC on 9395 KHZ on 31-meter band.And all this is via a relay by WRMI. Reception reports sent will be replied with a numbered, special QSL card: RAE-ARGENTINA TO THE WORLDCC5551000 CABAArgentinaCORTINA MUSICALToday we have a special show on the violent conflict surrounding the city of Mosul, In Iraq, that directly or indirectly affects the Middle East.AUDIO N.1In the small city of Hassan Sham, some 30 kilometers northeast from Mosul, the scars left by the heavy fighting with ISIS are evident.The city was recently liberated by the Iraqi Army and the Kurdish Peshmerga, at the cost of its total destruction.The landscape is terrifying, and it’s very hard to get into. At control posts, just before reaching Hassan Sham from Erbil, the military advice never to drive away from the asphalt line, as there’re still many mines to deactivate.Once through, one reaches a massive refugee camp.Al Ghad is an independent radio station that provokes the Islamic State by airing anything from pop music to beauty advice and football news.It broadcasts from Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. All staff prefer to keep their location secret for security reasons.AUDIO No. 2“The project of the radio, one of its directors say started in 2015, few months after Daesh took over Mosul. Radio became one of the few ways of communicating for those who remain in the city...Al Ghad is the only of its kind...we faced many risks to reach areas where relay stations were placed...many times we successfully blocked Al-Bayan, the Califate’s radio and we even used their frequencies. It wasn’t a very continuous broadcast at first, but with success, came 24-hour constant broadcasting”.The program “I Am A Citizen”, allows listeners to inform what is happening in the areas under control of the Islamic State...here are some of the phone calls made women to the Station:-I can’t sleep no more...they died right in front of me, everything leads to death here, three brothers died on the same day...where something like that happens??-In our neighborhood Daesh bombs houses of the civilian population...today a house with two families was blasted…AUDIO No. 3The director says he thinks people believes in the station: “I notice due to the way they talk to us...I feel they have a lot of trust in us”. And we received also some threats by jihadists, but this only boosts our listenership’s numbers.CORTINA MUSICALAnd we continue in the region of Mosul.The Islamic State has lost propaganda capacity after losing several media outlets to Iraqi troops advancing into their territory.According to sources, 70% of ISIS media centers were destroyed in Mosul.Omar Salahaldin, an information expert from the Baghdad University, assured that propaganda was a vital part in the Islamic State’s plan to control the area and establish a caliphate.Some of that propaganda system included Al Bayan Radio, weekly magazine Al Nabaa, and had giant screens in the streets of Mosul where their propaganda was also disseminated.AUDIO No. 4Al Bayan has been practically set apart by the military, but it still airs some content every now and then.ISIS was just about to set up a TV channel, but Iraki bombings supported by the US-led international coalition prevented that from happening.They have a news-gathering agency, Amaq, that keeps vindicating terrorist acts around the world, but they have to change internet suppliers as companies keep shutting down their website.The Iraqis deem a priority to control those communication centers, as they want to cut off contacts between ISIS and their cells.AUDIO No. 5On February 27, ISIS suspended the broadcast of their radio AL Bayan in Mosul, due to the advance of the Iraqis in the western part of the city.Nonetheless, that radio station has again broadcast on and off, with content encouraging Jihad and verses of the Koran.Iraqi Police said Al Bayan was seized a month ago, and its gear captured.Terrorists still broadcast via a mobile transmission device, but Al Mahmadaui promised the Iraqi troops will locate and bomb that also.The offensive began last October 17, and has the goal of capturing Mosul and the other lands controlled by the radical group that began its dominion by taking over Ninive province in mid 2014.

ACTUALIDAD DX.COM.AR No. 5Welcome to a new edition of the DX program on RAE - Argentina to the World.Remember that your messages are welcomed at actualidaddx.com.ar@gmail.comCORTINA MUSICALLet’s start with some great news: RAE-ARGENTINA TO THE WORLD is back on the SW, and with a special QSL card.We’ll appreciate if you help us spread this information and we await your reception reports with technical details that help us know how our broadcast is reaching you.Here’s the schedule on SW starting on May 2, 2017: Spanish: Mon-Fri 2200 to 2300 on 5950 KHZ, 49-meter band.English: Tue-Sat 0100 to 0200 UTC on 9395 KHZ on 31-meter band.And all this is via a relay by WRMI. Reception reports sent will be replied with a numbered, special QSL card: RAE-ARGENTINA TO THE WORLDCC5551000 CABAArgentinaCORTINA MUSICALToday we have a special show on the violent conflict surrounding the city of Mosul, In Iraq, that directly or indirectly affects the Middle East.AUDIO N.1In the small city of Hassan Sham, some 30 kilometers northeast from Mosul, the scars left by the heavy fighting with ISIS are evident.The city was recently liberated by the Iraqi Army and the Kurdish Peshmerga, at the cost of its total destruction.The landscape is terrifying, and it’s very hard to get into. At control posts, just before reaching Hassan Sham from Erbil, the military advice never to drive away from the asphalt line, as there’re still many mines to deactivate.Once through, one reaches a massive refugee camp.Al Ghad is an independent radio station that provokes the Islamic State by airing anything from pop music to beauty advice and football news.It broadcasts from Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. All staff prefer to keep their location secret for security reasons.AUDIO No. 2“The project of the radio, one of its directors say started in 2015, few months after Daesh took over Mosul. Radio became one of the few ways of communicating for those who remain in the city...Al Ghad is the only of its kind...we faced many risks to reach areas where relay stations were placed...many times we successfully blocked Al-Bayan, the Califate’s radio and we even used their frequencies. It wasn’t a very continuous broadcast at first, but with success, came 24-hour constant broadcasting”.The program “I Am A Citizen”, allows listeners to inform what is happening in the areas under control of the Islamic State...here are some of the phone calls made women to the Station:-I can’t sleep no more...they died right in front of me, everything leads to death here, three brothers died on the same day...where something like that happens??-In our neighborhood Daesh bombs houses of the civilian population...today a house with two families was blasted…AUDIO No. 3The director says he thinks people believes in the station: “I notice due to the way they talk to us...I feel they have a lot of trust in us”. And we received also some threats by jihadists, but this only boosts our listenership’s numbers.CORTINA MUSICALAnd we continue in the region of Mosul.The Islamic State has lost propaganda capacity after losing several media outlets to Iraqi troops advancing into their territory.According to sources, 70% of ISIS media centers were destroyed in Mosul.Omar Salahaldin, an information expert from the Baghdad University, assured that propaganda was a vital part in the Islamic State’s plan to control the area and establish a caliphate.Some of that propaganda system included Al Bayan Radio, weekly magazine Al Nabaa, and had giant screens in the streets of Mosul where their propaganda was also disseminated.AUDIO No. 4Al Bayan has been practically set apart by the military, but it still airs some content every now and then.ISIS was just about to set up a TV channel, but Iraki bombings supported by the US-led international coalition prevented that from happening.They have a news-gathering agency, Amaq, that keeps vindicating terrorist acts around the world, but they have to change internet suppliers as companies keep shutting down their website.The Iraqis deem a priority to control those communication centers, as they want to cut off contacts between ISIS and their cells.AUDIO No. 5On February 27, ISIS suspended the broadcast of their radio AL Bayan in Mosul, due to the advance of the Iraqis in the western part of the city.Nonetheless, that radio station has again broadcast on and off, with content encouraging Jihad and verses of the Koran.Iraqi Police said Al Bayan was seized a month ago, and its gear captured.Terrorists still broadcast via a mobile transmission device, but Al Mahmadaui promised the Iraqi troops will locate and bomb that also.The offensive began last October 17, and has the goal of capturing Mosul and the other lands controlled by the radical group that began its dominion by taking over Ninive province in mid 2014.

Green on blue attacks — attacks by Afghan soldiers on Coalition forces — are one of the many dangers our troops in the Middle East face every day. These deadly morale-sapping attacks are difficult to predict and leave lasting negative trust issues between the locals and American forces. As many as 91 incidents resulted in 148 Coalition troops killed and as many 186 wounded between 2008 and 2015. In this episode of the Mandatory Fun podcast, Marine infantry officer turned Army Green Beret Chase Millsap, and our Navy corpsman smartass Tim Kirkpatrick share their experiences working with the locals. Millsap with the Iraqi Police and Kirkpatrick with the Afghan National Army. As you'll listen, their experiences differ.

GRP 68- We have a very special episode for you this week. Co-hosting is British Army Combat Medic Chantel Taylor. Our special guest is Johnny Walker. Johnny is an Iraqi who served with the Navy SEAL Teams in Iraq for a 6-year period during the height of the Iraq war. He worked as an interpreter going on over 1000 combat operations during his operational service. We discussed his upbringing in Mosul, how he ended up working with Naval Special Warfare. Johnny shared a few stories during his time with the SEALs. We discussed terrorism in the region and the proxy war that is currently being fought in Iraq and Syria. My good friends at the Global Surgical Medical Support Group who have been on the podcast previously have been doing incredible work providing top tier surgical support for communities battling against ISIS. From very reliable sources we now know that critically injured US personnel on an intelligence collection deployment in Iraq would not have survived if it wasn't for the swift intervention of GSMSG trauma surgeons. They were able to stop otherwise lethal hemorrhaging and other severe injuries by providing Role 4 level care right at the tip of the spear. They were also able to return the less critically injured US personnel to service right away after medically clearing them in the field. This is probably a first in history that a US-based non-profit humanitarian organization provided life-saving surgery in an austere environment that saved the lives of US service members and personnel. One way you can support them is by buying one of their few remaining T-shirts from their website at www.GSMSG.org/shop. If you insert promo code "IGRecon" you will get 20% off your order. So if you want to directly save US lives. If you want to support the only nonprofit group in history to be there at the tip of the spear saving American lives, then help the good guys at GSMSG out. Lastly, they are always recruiting SOF veterans, medics, nurses and physicians. Go check out their website and do something for our boys downrange. Below is an excerpt from the podcast: Johnny Walker: I went to the base and met with one of the officers. He says you have to be careful. I said why whats up? He says the terrorist killed an interpreter with the same name was me. What he didn't know was I was heading to the base and an assassination attempt was made on me by a foreign terrorist. I saw a guy with a long beard driving a car with a male in his 20's as the passenger. In our tradition this is unusual. We always respect the religious man by driving the car and taking care of him. So I assumed the worst case scenario was playing out. I was ahead of them in my car and I pressed the break and they drove passed me. The passenger pulled out a pistol and shot me. I stopped completely. I took my AK-47, shot and killed both of them. I started to yell Allah Akbar those guys work with the Americans they are interpreters. The Iraqi Police came and conducted an investigation with the results of those investigations were sent to the American base. So they thought I was killed. John: After you killed these two guys you made it seem like they were working for the Americans in order to get out of there right? Johnny Walker: Yes. Click the link below to support the Global Surgical Medical Support Group. Enter the code “IgRecon” which is my Instagram handle to receive a 20 percent discount. http://www.gsmsg.org/shop Johnny Walker’s book: https://www.amazon.com/Code-Name-Johnny-Extraordinary-Everything/dp/0062267566/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488418317&sr=1-1&keywords=johnny+walker+book Chantel Taylor: Facebook-Battleworn Instagram: Mission_Critical Book: https://www.amazon.com/Battleworn-Chantelle-Taylor/dp/1532003854/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1488418274&sr=8-1&keywords=battleworn Introduction audio: Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis Music provided by Caspian: www.caspianmusic.net

How did the US Marine Corps and local tribal leaders turn the corner in Fallujah?  Who were the people on the ground, Iraqi and American, who were the catalyst for the change that brought about a sea change in the tactical, operational, and strategic direction in Iraq?Our guest for the full hour to discuss that and more will be author Bill Ardolino. We will use as a base of our discussion his new book, Fallujah Awakens: Marines, Sheikhs, and the Battle Against al Qaeda.Bill is the associate editor of The Long War Journal. He was embedded with the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Army, the Iraqi Army, and the Iraqi Police in Fallujah, Habbaniyah, and Baghdad in 2006, 2007, and 2008, and later with U.S. and Afghan forces in Kabul, Helmand and Khost provinces in Afghanistan. His reports, columns, and photographs have received wide media exposure and have been cited in a number of academic publications. He lives in Washington, DC.This episode first aired in May of 2013.

How did the US Marine Corps and local tribal leaders turn the corner in Fallujah?  Who were the people on the ground, Iraqi and American, who were the catalyst for the change that brought about a sea change in the tactical, operational, and strategic direction in Iraq?Our guest for the full hour to discuss that and more will be author Bill Ardolino. We will use as a base of our discussion his new book, Fallujah Awakens: Marines, Sheikhs, and the Battle Against al Qaeda.Bill is the associate editor of The Long War Journal. He was embedded with the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Army, the Iraqi Army, and the Iraqi Police in Fallujah, Habbaniyah, and Baghdad in 2006, 2007, and 2008, and later with U.S. and Afghan forces in Kabul, Helmand and Khost provinces in Afghanistan. His reports, columns, and photographs have received wide media exposure and have been cited in a number of academic publications. He lives in Washington, DC.

How did the US Marine Corps and local tribal leaders turn the corner in Fallujah?  Who were the people on the ground, Iraqi and American, who were the catalyst for the change that brought about a sea change in the tactical, operational, and strategic direction in Iraq? Our guest for the full hour to discuss that and more will be author Bill Ardolino. We will use as a base of our discussion his new book, Fallujah Awakens: Marines, Sheikhs, and the Battle Against al Qaeda. Bill is the associate editor of The Long War Journal. He was embedded with the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Army, the Iraqi Army, and the Iraqi Police in Fallujah, Habbaniyah, and Baghdad in 2006, 2007, and 2008, and later with U.S. and Afghan forces in Kabul, Helmand and Khost provinces in Afghanistan. His reports, columns, and photographs have received wide media exposure and have been cited in a number of academic publications. He lives in Washington, DC.

Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Brigade partnered with the Iraqi Police to coordinate the renovation of the Al-Fadallah Elementary School in Aruba, Kirkuk. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held to officially re-open the school where US Soldiers and Iraqi Police handed out school supplies, new coats, soccer balls and other toys to the students. Also available in high definition