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Chief Al Richmond was the first PJ Chief of the 129 RQS.  Chief joined the Marine Corps in 1954, 3 years later after the Marines wouldn't let him jump he joined the Army. Finally that he joined the Air Force as a Pararescueman.  He was a Reservist and Guardsman at the 301 RQS, 302 RQS and 129 RQS.  He retired in 1981 after a legendary career.  All of Al's literary works can be found on amazon, but here are a couple of them!   https://www.amazon.com/Story-Grand-Canyon-Railway-Presidents/dp/1934656917/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.OXmgQRUCQ8WvV-GiIWxwPNJ0sELhB-CZFkzg3Ze3bQfgvcMIhSZD61aoLgKwXItLkGnheIHBLoFAKlldZqNhYdx10zVzITKoHwTWSZnscoAEeF6qMgNz3siao2K3-wI7NfD9El5f42yGBGyOtFh-PyYdDLAJFDb1F5Ym79GK2U5MMszwJt6eXVmhnpyap2E_d1E-QKzQv2oxy7PCZXXl6NGF01Ksu_GStd5tchVTn_k.wMyrBuDsgdbR4DiVd4ttttlCOJ5NDAbafPdpEQOLk-c&dib_tag=se&qid=1745769682&refinements=p_27%3AAl+Richmond&s=books&sr=1-1&text=Al+Richmondhttps://www.amazon.com/Rails-Rim-Milepost-Canyon-Railway/dp/B0030LV942/ref=sr_1_8?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.OXmgQRUCQ8WvV-GiIWxwPNJ0sELhB-CZFkzg3Ze3bQfgvcMIhSZD61aoLgKwXItLkGnheIHBLoFAKlldZqNhYdx10zVzITKoHwTWSZnscoAEeF6qMgNz3siao2K3-wI7NfD9El5f42yGBGyOtFh-PyYdDLAJFDb1F5Ym79GK2U5MMszwJt6eXVmhnpyap2E_d1E-QKzQv2oxy7PCZXXl6NGF01Ksu_GStd5tchVTn_k.wMyrBuDsgdbR4DiVd4ttttlCOJ5NDAbafPdpEQOLk-c&dib_tag=se&qid=1745769930&refinements=p_27%3AAl+Richmond&s=books&sr=1-8&text=Al+RichmondEnjoy! 

Subscriber-only episodeSend us a textStrap in, team—we're back in the team room with retired Chief Ivan Ruiz, legendary PJ, Katrina rescuer, INDOC instructor, and all-around certified badass. We're talking about the upcoming PJ Rodeo, but let's be honest, this episode quickly turns into a firestorm of nostalgia, brutal honesty, and unapologetic takes on what's going right—and VERY wrong—with Air Force Special Warfare.From the high-angle ropes event at South Point Casino to shooting comps, Monster Mash med drills, and jump events open to the public, this year's rodeo isn't just a reunion—it's a mission. We highlight why the Association and Foundation still matter, why the new pipeline model might be wrecking community culture, and why having your mom at your recruiter meeting might be the red flag of the century.We also get real about silent professionals, the identity crisis in AFSPECWAR, and the gut punch of watching “toughness” get traded for lab coats and PowerPoints.

Carey spoke with Mike Sarraille, a retired Navy SEAL officer and the co-author of Scarlett's Big Shot. Mike co-authored this children's book about resilience, perseverance, and optimism with retired Pararescueman and the 4th senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (SEAC), Ramon Colon-Lopez. Mike is also the host of Sports Illustrated's Everyday Warrior Podcast and the founder of Legacy Expeditions and Talent War Group. This episode is sponsored by Go Pills. Use "VM15" at checkout for 15% off your order. Intro Song composed and produced by Cleod9. SOCIALS: https://www.instagram.com/veteranmade.ck/ http://x.com/veteranmade.ck https://www.instagram.com/mr.sarraille/ https://x.com/MJSarraille https://www.instagram.com/therealczcolonlopez/  

Send us a Text Message.In this dynamic episode of the Ones Ready Podcast, we're thrilled to have an all-star lineup of Air Force recruiters who know what it takes to get into the elite ranks of Special Warfare. Join us as we sit down with MSgt Kris Tomes, MSgt Gerald Romo, and Master Sergeant Select Mark "Funky" Bunkley for an in-depth conversation that pulls back the curtain on the recruitment process and offers invaluable insights for anyone aspiring to join the Air Force.These seasoned recruiters share their unique perspectives and experiences, breaking down the dos and don'ts of the recruitment process, the qualities they're looking for in candidates, and how you can set yourself apart from the competition. Whether you're just starting to consider a career in the Air Force or you're already deep into your preparation, this episode is packed with the guidance and advice you need to succeed.MSgt Kris Tomes, a veteran recruiter with a wealth of knowledge, discusses what it takes to meet the rigorous standards of Special Warfare. MSgt Gerald Romo shares his expertise on navigating the challenges and opportunities of the recruitment journey, while Master Sergeant Select Mark "Funky" Bunkley brings his signature energy and insight, offering tips on how to stay motivated and focused throughout the process.But it's not just about recruitment—our guests dive into the broader picture of what it means to be part of the Air Force Special Warfare community. From the mental toughness required to excel, to the importance of physical preparation, to the camaraderie that comes with being part of an elite team, this conversation is a must-listen for anyone serious about making it in Special Warfare.We also explore the latest trends and updates in the recruitment world, including changes in policies and how they might affect your path to becoming a Special Warfare Airman. Our guests provide an insider's look at what's happening behind the scenes and what you can do to stay ahead of the curve.Get ready for an episode that's as informative as it is motivating. Whether you're aiming to be the next Combat Controller, Pararescueman, or Tactical Air Control Party Specialist, this conversation with MSgt Kris Tomes, MSgt Gerald Romo, and Master Sergeant Select Mark "Funky" Bunkley is your roadmap to success. Tune in, take notes, and get ready to launch your Air Force career to new heights!Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9aFBBZoBcQk8UUN_pO7nDA/joinCollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: 1ReadyATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteCardoMax - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESREADYThe content provided is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. The host, guests, and affiliated entities do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information provided. The use of this podcast does not create an attorney-client relationship, and the podcast is not liable for any damages resulting from its use. Any mention of products or individuals does not constitute an endorsement. All content is protected by intellectual property laws. By accessing or using this you agree to these terms and conditions.

Episode 94!  Hold onto your hats for this episode, as I sit down with US Air Force special operations Pararescueman and CIA operative, Nic McKinley.  After leaving the Air Force and joining the CIA, Nic saw the power of technology in targeting the bad guys, and after a combined 30 deployments as both a PJ and The Agency, Nic describes how he took his knowledge and skillset onto the battlefield of human trafficking.  Nic founded the DeliverFund, the only donor-funded solution to human trafficking that provides proprietary data and technology to law enforcement, enabling them to take down human traffickers more effectively.  Tune in to hear how this "real-life Jack Ryan" gets it done and join the fight with Nic by supporting DeliverFund. Enjoy!===========================================================Connect with Nic here:Website: https://www.nicmckinley.com/Instagram: @the.nic.mckinleyhttps://www.instagram.com/the.nic.mckinley/LinkedIn: The Nic Mckinleyhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/thenicmckinley/DeliverFund: (Donor-funded tech to take down human traffickers) https://deliverfund.org/Thanks for listening! Eric Sardina Executive Life Coaching Feeling stuck, empty or out-of-sync at work, at home, or in your relationships? As a business and life coach, I help individuals work through these feelings towards authentic lives of meaning and purpose. I also work with organizations to optimize their teams and individual contributors. Interested in working with me or learning more? Connect with me below: Website: https://www.ericsardina.com - book a free, 15-minute strategy session. https://calendly.com/ericsardina/8-session-authentically-you-discovery-call-website-linkFollow me on: Instagram: @Eric_sardina26.2 Facebook: Eric SardinaLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericsardina/ Affiliate: LMNT hydration drink mix: get a free sample pack with your first order by using this link: http://elementallabs.refr.cc/ericsardina

Nurses Out Loud with Kimberly Overton, BSN, RN – We explore the vibrant resurgence of patriotism among the younger generation, highlighting the profound impact of national pride. We delve into the story of Tyler Shepard, a Pararescueman turned entrepreneur, whose life and ventures embody the enduring spirit of American values and the transformative power of dedicated citizenship in the 21st century...

Nurses Out Loud with Kimberly Overton, BSN, RN – We explore the vibrant resurgence of patriotism among the younger generation, highlighting the profound impact of national pride. We delve into the story of Tyler Shepard, a Pararescueman turned entrepreneur, whose life and ventures embody the enduring spirit of American values and the transformative power of dedicated citizenship in the 21st century...

Air Force Pararescuemen, also known as PJ's, are the only elite combat force in the Department of Defense that are trained and equipped to perform personnel recovery. PJs are highly trained special operators who rescue, recover, and return American or allied forces in times of danger or extreme duress. It's a dangerous position from any angle - air, land, or sea, PJ's are there when others are not. Just take it from Brandon Daugherty.  With seven back-to-back deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, Africa, and a few classified missions in parts unknown, Brandon knows a thing or two about flying into the dark. And after 10 years in Pararescue, he's since pivoted to rescuing astronauts with his company at Operator Solutions that we covered in his previous episode. But what makes PJ's so special? Where's Brandon seen the most action? And most importantly - what kind of situations has he seen that the rest of us never even heard about?  ---------- Support Brandon Daugherty and Operator Solutions -  https://os-rescue.com/ Support Project Alpha 5 and the Special Operations Warrior Foundation -  https://specialops.org/alpha5 ---------- Sponsors:  Beam Take advantage of Beam's biggest sale of the year and get up to 40% off for a limited time when you go to https://www.shopbeam.com/MIKEDROP and use promo code MIKEDROP at checkout! ---------- BUBS Naturals  The BUBS namesake derives from Glen ‘BUB' Doherty, who was heroically killed in Benghazi, Libya in 2012. In addition to remembering Glen for the patriot he is, the BUBS ethos centers around the passionate and adventure seeking life that Glen lived.  BUBS Naturals products are rooted in sustainably sourced ingredients and controlled consistency to provide our customers with the highest quality Collagen Protein & MCT Oil Powder that help you feel amazing and live a fuller life. Our mission is simple. FEEL GREAT. DO GOOD. 10% always goes back to charity, helping military men and women transition back into civilian life.  Go to https://www.bubsnaturals.com/mike and use code MIKE for 20% off your order.  ---------- Black Buffalo Go to blackbuffalo.com/discount/MIKEDROP for 20% off your first order! Black Buffalo products are intended for adults aged 21 and older who are consumers of nicotine or tobacco. ---------- Fueled by TeamDog | www.mikeritlandco.com | @Teamdog.pet ALL THINGS MIKE RITLAND: SHOP for Fueled By Team Dog Performance Dog Food, Treats, Apparel, Accessories, and Protection dogs - MikeRitlandCo.com - https://www.MikeRitlandCo.com Team Dog Online dog training - TeamDog.pet - https://www.TeamDog.pet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Take any emergency or disaster and you will find that communications is the key ingredient that needs to be present to have a successful outcome. Communications systems are changing rapidly to become lighter with more capabilities, including linking people and organizations with satellites. This is the topic for this podcast. Note, during the recording of this podcast we had our own “communications issues” that we had to work through by using a redundant communications system.Ivan Ruiz, the podcast guest is the Mission Operations Manager at Somewear Labs, a critical communications platform empowering the world's most important organizations to communicate and coordinate during dynamic operations. Ivan works directly with Somewear Labs' customers, from Special Operations Forces to first responders across the country.Prior to Somewear Labs, Ivan spent over 26 years as a Pararescueman in the United States Air Force, retiring at the highest enlisted rank, Chief Master Sergeant. Through his extraordinary heroism, valor, and bravery in combat, Ivan was awarded the Air Force Cross, the second highest military decoration, and three Bronze Stars with Valor. Ivan is a graduate of Grand Canyon University where he received his Bachelors of Science in Emergency Management. Ivan also received his Masters at Arkansas State University in Emergency Management and Disaster Preparedness.Merit is a first-of-its-kind, all-hazards, digital credentialing platform that equips emergency responders with innovative tools to securely manage their personnel on-site, no matter the situation. Merit's platform is relied on in mission-critical situations such as the Surfside building collapse and at secure Health and Human Service facilities and is trusted by a growing network of thousands of partners.Eric Holdeman is a professional emergency manager who is passionate about providing information that can help families, businesses & governments become better prepared for disasters of all types. Hear first hand expert insights from Eric on his Podcast, Blog & EricHoldeman.com.

This week we welcome Steven Nisbet! Steve served 15 years as a U.S. Special Warfare Airman (Pararescueman), Technician in Combat Rescue, Combat Medicine, Technical Rescue, and Crisis Management. After the intense life of the military his transition to civilian life was anything but easy. These experiences led him to his current mission and he is now the President and Co-founder of Shields and stripes!I really enjoyed this episode as Steve shares a lot of hard things that so many of us can relate to. Here's his website: http://shieldsandstripes.orgThank you for pressing play on this small veteran podcast. If you enjoyed leave a little love with a review. It would not only help me reach more veterans but also make my whole week!

In this episode prepare to embark on a journey through John's vast experiences, from the intense heat of desert operations to the cruel cold of high-altitude rescues. Learn why a simple survival blanket or a strip of duct tape can make the difference between life and death. John will bring us into the heart of collaboration efforts with the Anchorage Fire Department, to save lives amidst the perils of Cook Inlet. John will enlighten us with his awe-inspiring sightings of the Northern Lights from plane altitudes and discuss mysterious unidentified flying objects. Dive deep into the physiological challenges faced during rescues on the world's highest peaks, reflecting on the striking difference between Denali and Everest. Listen in as we cover harrowing tales, like the 2010 plane crash involving Senator Stevens, intense weather conditions in western Alaska, and gruelling 18-hour high-altitude operations. We'll also delve into the remarkable transitions John experienced throughout his career, his vital role as a Pararescueman in Afghanistan, and the mental resilience required to cope with PTSD and traumatic stress injuries. As we talk about shifts in military practices and the brave response to a bear mauling in Alaska, John will also impart invaluable advice for those aspiring to follow in his footsteps, emphasising commitment, teamwork, and a relentless drive to improve.

This is part 2 of our interview with Chris Klaftenegger. Chris was a special operations medic in two different military branches, and he has been to selection courses in the US Navy, Marines, and Air Force. He began his career as a SARC - a Special Amphibious Recon Corpsman at 1st Recon Battalion. After that, he transferred to a reserve unit of the Air Force and went through selection and training to become a Pararescueman, also known as a PJ. He also attended countless other schools, ranging from the Coast Guard's Advanced Rescue Swimmer school to avalanche and tactical structural collapse search and rescue schools. Chris then worked in private security as an emergency response medic, personal security specialist, and medical instructor. Following that, he transitioned to the world of business and technology. He is currently the Chief Operating Officer of Onyx Industries, a company of former special operators making intelligent unmanned systems and airborne solutions for the defense industry. In this episode, we talk about Chris transitioning out of his role as a special operations medic and into entrepreneurship, developing advanced defense technology with Onyx Industries. Time Stamps:00:00:22 Clipping Tridents00:03:11 Incrementally Harder Courses00:05:03 Leadership by Example00:07:01 What is Chris Doing Now?00:14:41 PJ to Building Robots00:19:13 Tandem Barrels00:24:44 Barrel Improvements in 15 Years00:27:29 Mitigating Open Shock00:31:44 Rough Openings00:33:00 Get in Touch with Chris Klaftenegger00:35:32 Outro

Chris Klaftenegger was a special operations medic in two different military branches, and he has been to selection courses in the US Navy, Marines, and Air Force. He began his career as a SARC - a Special Amphibious Recon Corpsman at 1st Recon Battalion. After that, he transferred to a reserve unit of the Air Force and went through selection and training to become a Pararescueman, also known as a PJ. He also attended countless other schools, ranging from the Coast Guard's Advanced Rescue Swimmer school to avalanche and tactical structural collapse search and rescue schools. Chris then worked in private security as an emergency response medic, personal security specialist, and medical instructor. Following that, he transitioned to the world of business and technology. He is currently the Chief Operating Officer of Onyx Industries, a company of former special operators making intelligent unmanned systems and airborne solutions for the defense industry. In this episode, we talk about Chris' career, his experiences in various selection courses, and his time as a Marine Recon instructor. We're splitting this conversation into two parts and will run the second half in a few days. Time Stamps: 00:00:22 Intro to Chris Klaftenegger00:01:26 Military Journey00:08:44 BUD/S vs BRC00:12:08 Learning to Regulate00:18:58 Recon and PJ Community Differences00:20:30 Evolution of Combat Medicine00:27:32 Recon Instructor00:36:32 Weakest Person in the Class00:40:05 Sponsor00:40:57 Common Signals of the "X Factor"00:44:01 Selection is More Than Finding the Best Exercisers00:46:50 Outro

Matt Schollard, a prior Pararescueman and founder of Session X Coaching, has always found purpose at the intersection of extreme sports and peak performance. Well in this adrenaline-pumping and downright inspiring episode of the Ones Ready Podcast, the "Official UNofficial Podcast of the United States Air Force", we are going to find out exactly where that intersection lies.  In this week's exhilarating episode, we are thrilled to introduce you to a remarkable individual, Matt Schollard. Strap in, because this conversation takes you on a gripping journey from the moment Matt made the life-altering decision to join the Air Force, all the way through his awe-inspiring transition to post-military life.Matt, a former Pararescueman, shares his heart-pounding tale of self-discovery, resilience, and unwavering dedication. Prepare to be captivated as we delve into his experiences during grueling training, where he learned the art of saving lives in the most treacherous conditions.But it doesn't stop there! Matt opens up about the formidable challenges he faced upon joining his first unit, the untold stories of camaraderie and courage among his fellow PJs, and the stark generational contrasts within the pararescue community. You'll feel the pulse of his journey as we explore the need for relatability and understanding in leadership, the impact of deployments on mental health, and the enduring spirit that propels us all forward.Find Matt at  @_sessionX or on Instagram at _sessionx . Make sure to check out the SessionX Podcast here - https://www.sessionxcoaching.com/podcast - and follow Matt wherever his path leads! Chapters00:00 Introduction and Background08:11 Indoc and Training, and the importance of having a pager 09:15 Beneath the Surface Foundation and time is a flat circle 15:15 Transition to First Unit23:41 Disconnect with Older Generation30:47 Transition to Post-Military Work35:00 Paddling from Molochi to Oahu and just giving up 42:00 Up-regulating, down-regulating, and finding ways to reach vets 1:07:50 Reel for finding your whyCollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: 1ReadyAlpha Brew Coffee Company - Promo Code: ONESREADYATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteCardoMax - Promo Code: ONESREADYDread River - Promo Code: ONESREADY Eberlestock - Promo Code: OR10Hoist - Promo Code: ONESREADYTrench Coffee Company - Promo Code: ONESREADYThe content provided is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. The host, guests, and affiliated entities do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information provided. The use of this podcast does not create an attorney-client relationship, and the podcast is not liable for any damages resulting from its use. Any mention of products or individuals does not consti...

Welcome back to this week's episode of the Ones Ready Podcast! This week, Aaron and Peaches engage in a thought-provoking conversation with Chris, a former Recon Marine, Pararescueman, and now Chief Operating Officer of Onyx-Ind. In this dynamic discussion, Aaron and Chris venture beyond the battlefield, offering a comprehensive look at Pararescue history, the pivotal moments, and some of their failures within the pipeline. However, the podcast doesn't end there. Chris shares the insights he's acquired during his time in the National Guard, shedding light on the training, camaraderie, and sense of purpose that are intrinsic to this elite group of warriors. His experiences in the guard have significantly shaped his journey and contributed to his remarkable problem-solving skills.Throughout the episode, Aaron and Peaches underscore the importance of identifying gaps and implementing solutions, drawing parallels between military missions and civilian life. Chris offers a personal perspective on the undervaluing of one's skills and the need to pivot when circumstances demand it, a valuable lesson for anyone navigating their own career path.Make sure you're subscribed and following everything Ones Ready does, so you can be successful in whatever you want to do!00:00 Aaron Steals the Intro 00:40 Chris' background05:30 BUD/S and Making a mistake with the Navy 0755 Recon Corpsman to Cali team10:00 Generational differences of PJs15:15 Different Medicines through the service20:15 Prior Service Experience 26:45 The Draw to Guard31:00 Civilian Rescues vs Combat Rescue35:00 The Fever Mission43:00 Caring for Sailors46:30 Change of Mission with Rank (shitty title)52:00 Transitioning Veteran01:13:23 Onyx-Ind: Supporting Veterans and the MissionCollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: 1ReadyAlpha Brew Coffee Company - Promo Code: ONESREADYATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteCardoMax - Promo Code: ONESREADYDread River - Promo Code: ONESREADY Eberlestock - Promo Code: OR10Hoist - Promo Code: ONESREADYTrench Coffee Company - Promo Code: ONESREADYThe content provided is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. The host, guests, and affiliated entities do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information provided. The use of this podcast does not create an attorney-client relationship, and the podcast is not liable for any damages resulting from its use. Any mention of products or individuals does not consti...

In this episode of the Madcat Podcast, we sit down with Ken Fournier, a 14-year Pararescueman whose remarkable journey led him from high-stakes GRS missions to a career as a Hollywood stuntman. Ken shares memorable missions from his time as a PJ and his experience as an Eco-Challenge competitor. Join us for an inspiring look at Ken's extraordinary journey. 

Leif Arvidson, a former Pararescueman, served his country from 1967 to 1993. In this episode, Arvidson recounts his experience that led to his Silver Star award during his first tour in Vietnam. Beyond the battlefield, Lief shares his contributions to the Pararescue community, including his role in establishing the Special Tactics Squadrons (STS) and the Paramedic Certification for PJs. Enjoy!

Adam Getty found his way into the Air Force and Pararescue career field prior to September 11th, 2001. As a late 90's Indoc team graduate, Adam has seen many changes in the career field, the nation, and the world. After 10 years of service and ending as an instructor, Adam wanted to prioritize his family and find a new way to serve. He spent another decade as a paramedic before starting Traverse Training Group, a project focused on preparedness for the everyday citizen. Check out his site at www.https://www.traversetraininggroup.com/ where you can find all his class schedules and training programs. From wilderness medicine to small arms training, Adam is here to help. Thanks to Adam for coming on and discussing everything from his experience as a PJ to holistic remedies and everything in between! 00:00 Aaron steals the intro, check out OnesReady.com for all your needs and TraverseTrainingGroup03:20 Adam Getty's background 14:55 Time at Kirtland, stationed at Nellis 20:00 Great Jason Cunningham story about keeping your head about you23:30 Fat Instructors and Being Disciplined 32:30 Lyme disease and figuring out an unknown illness for a family member42:00 The Gut is the second brain except Peaches eats Papa John's like a goblin49:00 The Biggest difference in civilians, PJs, and your time in the military1:02:30 Adam's advice Collabs:18A Fitness - Promo Code: 1ReadyAlpha Brew Coffee Company - Promo Code: ONESREADYATAC Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY10CardoMax - Promo Code: ONESREADYEberlestock - Promo Code: OR10Hoist - Promo Code: ONESREADYStrike Force Energy - Promo Code: ONESREADYTrench Coffee Company - Promo Code: ONESREADYGrey Man Gear - Promo Code: ONESREADY The content provided is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. The host, guests, and affiliated entities do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information provided. The use of this podcast does not create an attorney-client relationship, and the podcast is not liable for any damages resulting from its use. Any mention of products or individuals does not constitute an endorsement. All content is protected by intellectual property laws. By accessing or using this you agree to these terms and conditions.

    Get ready to experience a gripping journey to the intersection of combat and Military Medicine as we share an enriching conversation with Chad McCoy, a seasoned Air Force Pararescueman (PJ) with an astounding 17 combat deployments around the globe. Chad offers us a look at his life through a raw and authentic lens, recounting high-profile rescue missions, medical care under fire in challenging environments, and the profound journey to becoming a PJ. Buckle up and join us as we uncover the realities of combat, the complexities of military medicine, and the importance of high integrity and ethical standards in the PJ selection process. Chad's gripping tales of high-profile rescue missions and providing medical care in high-stress environments will keep you on the edge of your seat.    We highlight Chad's unique career as a PJ where an U2 rescue mission early in his career shed light on his exceptional skills and how he could support complex missions. From deployments to the Philippines in the wake of 9/11 to the rigorous training required to join the elite 24th Special Tactics Squadron. He recounts some of his most challenging missions, including treating a Somali pirate with a hand injury during a hijacking attempt of a civilian vessel off the coast of East Africa.  Chad's riveting anecdotes provide an in-depth understanding of the diverse opportunities and experiences within the military healthcare team.  As we dig deeper, Chad unveils his most challenging missions, emphasizing the crucial role of contingency planning for medical supplies, team dynamics in providing medical care, and the ethical dilemmas that come with the territory.    As we transition into Chad's post-military life, he enlightens us about his role as a co-founder of Firestorm Labs. We discuss his transition from military life, the importance of finding a new purpose, and the role technology plays in military operations. Chad's insights testify to his commitment to innovation, entrepreneurship, and his enduring legacy in military medicine. Join us for an engaging conversation that promises a rare glimpse into the life of a true war hero. Let Chad's insights into resilience, purpose, and the realities of combat inspire you.   Chapters: (0:00:00) - Rescue Missions and Combat Experiences (0:09:43) - Career in Special Tactics Squadron (0:19:12) - Challenges and Lessons Learned in Combat (0:29:03) - Military Medicine Pain Control and Equipment (0:32:17) - Ethics and Challenges in Tactical Medicine (0:42:05) - Medical Care in Challenging Environments (0:49:23) - Military Life to New Purpose Transition   Chapter Summaries: (0:00:00) - Rescue Missions and Combat Experiences (10 Minutes) Chad McCoy, an Air Force Pararescueman (PJ) with 17 combat deployments around the globe, discusses his journey to becoming a PJ, his experiences providing medical care under fire in austere locations, and his passion for innovation and entrepreneurship in the military and civilian sectors. We also learn about the comprehensive medical training Chad went through to become a PJ and how the process has evolved since then. Tune in to learn more about Chad McCoy and gain insight into the mission, unique opportunities, and deployed experiences of the entire military healthcare team.   (0:09:43) - Career in Special Tactics Squadron (9 Minutes) Chad speaks about his journey to becoming a PJ and the challenges he faced along the way. One of his formative missions was a U2 pilot rescue, and it was an experience that showed him the amazing skills he brought to the table. After 9/11, Chad was deployed to the Philippines where he performed search and rescue mission with the Filipinos. However, he decided he wanted to do more and experience combat.  He describes his pathway to joining the elite 24th Special Tactics Squadron.   (0:19:12) - Challenges and Lessons Learned in Combat (10 Minutes) Chad McCoy, with 17 combat deployments, shares his experience of an intense mission where he discovers the limitations of poleless litters, where he encountered multiple casualties and had to treat and egress a soldier with a gunshot wound. He talks about the challenges of this mission and the lessons he learned from it. We discuss the utility of 360-degree evaluation usage and how it can be used to reduce the bias out of selection, and the importance of looking for people with different ways of thinking and diverse skill sets. The importance of having high integrity and ethical standards in the selection process for PJs is also discussed.   (0:29:03) - Military Medicine Pain Control and Equipment (3 Minutes) Chad McCoy shares his experiences with Skedcos, pole litters, and the importance of pain control. He also sheds light on the differences between formal US training opportunities and on-the-job learning and how his personal experience with the jaws of life provided a unique perspective on the use of pain control medications following trauma.   (0:32:17) - Ethics and Challenges in Tactical Medicine (10 Minutes) Chad McCoy shares his experience of a mission that challenged his skills where he had to life saving procedures for a combatant who had been shot over 20 times. He also talks about the challenges of using pain medications in a tactical environment, team dynamics when providing medical care, the ropes aspect of being a PJ, the dilemma of having to provide for both American and partner forces, and the importance of contingency planning for medical supplies. Chad also discusses the most challenging military combat task he found as a PJ.   (0:42:05) - Medical Care in Challenging Environments (7 Minutes) Chad shares his experience treating a Somali pirate with a hand injury during a marine vessel hijacking. He reflects on the preparedness of PJs for prolonged field care scenarios and how he had to improvise in order to provide the best care. He also discusses the resilience of the local population and the importance of relying on training and experience to succeed in tough scenarios. He highlights the differences between US training and the local host-nation medical practice and how he used telemedicine for advice on surgical procedures.   (0:49:23) - Military Life to New Purpose Transition (7 Minutes) Chad discusses his transition from the military to civilian life and his work as a co-founder of Firestorm Labs. He emphasizes the importance of recognizing the loss one feels during transition and finding purpose in something different. He also explains how technology is the differentiator for military operations and how Firestorm Labs is part of the solution. Lastly, Chad reflects on his legacy in military and military medicine, expressing his gratitude for his experience and his commitment to sharing his knowledge.      Take Home Messages: Being an Air Force Pararescueman involves not only physically demanding tasks but also requires rigorous medical training and high ethical standards. High-stakes rescue missions often involve providing medical care in extremely challenging and high-stress environments. Transitioning from a military career to civilian life can be a difficult process, but finding new purpose and applying military skills in innovative ways can ease this transition. The role of technology in military operations is critical, highlighting the need for continuous innovation and adaptation. Being a war hero extends beyond the battlefield; it includes sharing experiences, knowledge, and insights to inspire and guide others. Pararescuemen undergo comprehensive medical training that continues to evolve and improve over time, preparing them for the various challenges they may encounter in the field. Pain control and the ethical use of medications in combat situations are vital skills for Pararescuemen. Contingency planning for medical supplies is a crucial aspect of their role, often dealing with limited resources in high-pressure situations. The importance of maintaining high ethical standards, integrity, and team dynamics when providing medical care in the field cannot be overstated. The transition from military to civilian life often involves a search for new purpose, and entrepreneurship can provide a fulfilling path for veterans.   Episode Keywords: Air Force Pararescueman, Chad McCoy, Combat Deployments, Medical Training, High-Profile Rescue Missions, Medical Care, Technology in Military Operations, Contingency Planning, Post-Military Experiences, Co-Founding Firestorm Labs, Resilience, Purpose, Combat Experiences, Special Tactics Squadron, Pain Control, Equipment, Ethics, Challenges, Tactical Medicine, Prolonged Field Care, Telemedicine, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Military Life, New Purpose Transition, Legacy in Military Medicine Hashtags: #wardocs #military #medicine #podcast #MilMed #MedEd #AirForceMedicine #AirForcePararescueman #CombatLife #ChadMcCoy #MilitaryMedicine #HighStakesRescue #BattlefieldStories #TransitioningToCivilianLife #FirestormLabs #SurvivingTheSkies #ResilienceInCombat   Honoring the Legacy and Preserving the History of Military Medicine   The WarDocs Mission is to honor the legacy, preserve the oral history, and showcase career opportunities, unique expeditionary experiences, and achievements of Military Medicine. We foster patriotism and pride in Who we are, What we do, and, most importantly, How we serve Our Patients, the DoD, and Our Nation.   Find out more and join Team WarDocs at https://www.wardocspodcast.com/ Check our list of previous guest episodes at https://www.wardocspodcast.com/episodes  Listen to the “What We Are For” Episode 47. https://bit.ly/3r87Afm WarDocs- The Military Medicine Podcast is a Non-Profit, Tax-exempt-501(c)(3) Veteran Run Organization run by volunteers. All donations are tax-deductible and go to honoring and preserving the history, experiences, successes, and lessons learned in Military Medicine. 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Paul Miller, a career Pararescueman who left a significant impact on the community. From his time as an operator to his role at the Pentagon during the 9/11 attack, Paul shares gripping firsthand accounts. He played a major role in establishing the CRO career field and securing the Medal of Honor upgrade for William H. Pitsenbarger. Today, Paul serves as the director of the nonprofit "That Others May Rise," supporting those in need.https://thatothersmayrise.org/

Jacob Garel, a Senior Master Sergeant, began his Air Force journey as a Tactical Air Control Party Airman. He later cross-trained as a Pararescueman and spent his entire career at the Moffett Guard unit, the 129th Rescue Wing. In our conversation with Jacob, he shares valuable insights into the Guard's hiring process, your first year at the unit, and how to prepare for deployment. He guides us through the entire gamut of a full career in the Guard. However, Jacob's story does not end there. When it was time for him to transition out of the military, he utilized skill bridge and became a marriage/family life counselor. He joins Aaron and Peaches to discuss the entire process of transitioning out of the military and pursuing a career as a counselor. We extend our immense gratitude to Jacob for enlightening us on all things Guard and the diverse career paths available to those who are ready to take the next step.00:00 Check out Ataclete.com or our page at onesready.com for all your training gear! 01:05 Drinkhoist.com because it works03:05 SMSgt (ret) Jacob Garel's background 08:20 GDeep diving the Guard hiring process22:17 Open Ocean Moffet Rescues and the first year at the unit, getting ready to deploy41:30 Feeling different than the normal population and finding purpose as a marriage counselor49:25 Skill Bridge Explained, Vocational Rehab, the GI Bill56:30 Heroic Hearts and plant based medicine for PTSD59:00 "The Body Keeps the Score", Bessel van der Kolk1:01:00 Jacob's advice Collabs:18A Fitness - Promo Code: 1ReadyAlpha Brew Coffee Company - Promo Code: ONESREADYATAC Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY10CardoMax - Promo Code: ONESREADYEberlestock - Promo Code: OR10Hoist - Promo Code: ONESREADYStrike Force Energy - Promo Code: ONESREADYTrench Coffee Company - Promo Code: ONESREADYGrey Man Gear - Promo Code: ONESREADY The content provided is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. The host, guests, and affiliated entities do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information provided. The use of this podcast does not create an attorney-client relationship, and the podcast is not liable for any damages resulting from its use. Any mention of products or individuals does not constitute an endorsement. All content is protected by intellectual property laws. By accessing or using this you agree to these terms and conditions.

In the covert world of intelligence and espionage, where shadows merge with reality, there exists a select group of individuals who operate on the razor's edge between life and death. Among them is a man named Ric Prado, AKA the "Shadow Warrior."Ric's story is a testament to the indomitable human spirit and the unyielding pursuit of justice in the face of adversity. A true warrior with a heart of steel, Ric has spent his entire life on the frontlines of some of the most dangerous and classified missions the world has ever seen. His esteemed career spans over three decades, defined by his unwavering commitment to national security and counterterrorism. From his early years as a military officer to his exceptional service in the CIA, Ric's expertise in counterterrorism and intel operations is unparalleled.TIMESTAMPS:0:03:09 - Impact of the Cuban Revolution on Private Businesses and Education 0:05:38 - Operation Peter Pan and Ric's journey to the US 0:10:46 - Transition from an Orphanage to Hialeah, FL 0:12:34 - From High School Troublemaker to Elite Pararescueman 0:14:47 - A Professional Diver's Journey to Becoming a Pararescueman and Joining the Central Intelligence Agency 0:16:26 - CIA Recruitment and President Reagan's Latin American Policy 0:22:27 - Ric's Journey from Miami to Honduras and Beyond 0:29:09 - Entry into the Counterterrorist Center 0:31:08 - Plank Owner of the Bin Laden Task Force 0:34:35 - Billy Waugh: Legendary Green Beret and CIA Paramilitary Operations Officer 0:36:10 - Ric's Experiences in North Africa and Korea with the Bin Laden Task Force 0:40:38 - The Mental and Physical Fortitude Required for High-Risk Missions 0:42:21 - Recounting Near-Death Experiences 0:46:07 - CIA Operations Officer's Dedication to the Mission 0:47:37 - Unwavering Love of Country: The Challenges of Counterterrorism in the 21st Century 0:52:31 - Private Military Contractors and the Rise of ISIS 0:56:31 - Blackwater's Role in Saving the Polish Ambassador's Life 0:57:44 - The Use of Private Military Contractors in the Ukraine Conflict 1:02:06 - Cybersecurity and His New Book "Black Ops: The Life of a CIA Shadow Warrior 1:07:53 - The Benefits of Responsible Training 1:14:00 - The Proper Usage of Handguns for Effective SecuritySYMLINKSLinkedInRic Prado - Black OpsBlack Ops: Life of a CIA Shadow WarriorOperation Peter PanCofer BlackBilly WaughBuzzy KrongardErik PrinceBlackwaterFour BranchesDRINK INSTRUCTION4 BRANCHES BOURBONFounder's BlendPour 2 oz of Bourbon into a whiskey glass. Swirl, smell the aromas, take small sip, savor the flavors, swallow and then exhale.Enjoy slowly.INTERVIEWERSChris GlandenDoug GotayEPISODE SPONSORN/ACONNECT WITH USBecome a SponsorSupport us on PatreonFollow us on LinkedInTweet us at @BarCodeSecurityEmail us at info@barcodesecurity.com

Enrique "Ric" Prado is widely regarded as one of the most deadly operatives in the history of the CIA. What many people don't know is that Ric started his career in the Air Force00:00 Eberlestock and Ricprado.com 03:46 Intro and enlisting Looking for violence and Ric's background09:38 Going through the pipeline as a team, SCUBA jumps, and intentional tree jumps18:15 Leaving Pararescue for the CIA 23:15 Living in the jungle and the Russians and Trent gets excited 31:46 The Dive Rescue operation and Spy School and the UBL Task Force46:40 How to lead in a political environment 57:35 - Writing the book1:03:00 - Closing adviceThe views and opinions expressed by the OnesReady team and all guests are those of the team and themselves, and do not reflect the official policy or position of the DoD. Any content provided by our Podcast guests, bloggers, sponsors, or authors is their opinion and is not intended to malign the DoD, any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone.Collabs:18A Fitness - Promo Code: 1ReadyAlpha Brew Coffee Company - Promo Code: ONESREADYATAC Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADYCardoMax - Promo Code: ONESREADYEberlestock - Promo Code: OR10Hoist - Promo Code: ONESREADYStrike Force Energy - Promo Code: ONESREADYTrench Coffee Company - Promo Code: ONESREADYGrey Man Gear - Promo Code: ONESREADY The content provided is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. The host, guests, and affiliated entities do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information provided. The use of this podcast does not create an attorney-client relationship, and the podcast is not liable for any damages resulting from its use. Any mention of products or individuals does not constitute an endorsement. All content is protected by intellectual property laws. By accessing or using this you agree to these terms and conditions.

Former Air Force Para-Rescueman Jason Sweet joins David Hookstead to talk about his time in war, earning an Air Medal with Valor, and the transition from the military to playing football at the University of Arizona. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have prepared a step-by-step guide to help you successfully pass the Air Force's Special Warfare Assessment and Selection Course. The key to success is to be a good individual and dedicated to your goals. Our team has created an entire episode to provide you with detailed information and ensure that you understand what it takes to achieve success.We want to clarify that the term "dude" is completely gender-neutral and can be used to refer to anyone, just like the term "cone."It doesn't matter whether you aspire to be a Combat Controller, Special Reconnaissance Airman, Pararescueman, TACP Airman, firefighter, police officer, or park ranger. The qualities required for success in all these fields are quite similar.Our Ones Ready team is always available to provide you with guidance, mentorship, and the necessary experience to help you become a great individual and achieve your goals.So there you have it- just be a good dude, put out, and you'll succeed! 00:00 - Intro, Trent doesn't care and the 82nd Jump Capability isn't needed02:51- Be a good dude, and don't be like kids these days12:50 - Who's in your circle? You can't fly with the eagles if you hang with the turkeys21:00 - Be a good dude in DEP, and a sweet Discord Shoutout33:20 - Be a good dude at BMT, do this, don't do this42:40 - ATACLete Use code ONESREADY44:40 - Bears can PID weapons- get the Bando bag- Eberlestock Use code OR1045:00 - Hoist Use code ONESREADY47:00 - Be a good dude in the pipeline, even though it's statistically unlikely, mind yourself TDY51:45 - Stuff that never gets old about the job, and the best of times54:00 - Trent rants about interstellar travel and conspiracy theories, and a dumb Aaron fact56:41 - The funniest Peaches moment in the history of the podcastAs always, THANK YOU for your support, we truly appreciate it.DISCLAIMER:The content provided is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. The host, guests, and affiliated entities do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information provided. The use of this podcast does not create an attorney-client relationship, and the podcast is not liable for any damages resulting from its use. Any mention of products or individuals does not constitute an endorsement. All content is protected by intellectual property laws. By accessing or using this you agree to these terms and conditions.Collabs:18A Fitness - Promo Code: 1ReadyAlpha Brew Coffee Company - Promo Code: ONESREADYATAC Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADYCardoMax - Promo Code: ONESREADYEberlestock - Promo Code: OR10Hoist - Promo Code: ONESREADYStrike Force Energy - Promo Code: ONESREADYTrench Coffee Company - Promo Code: ONESREADYGrey Man Gear - Promo Code: ONESREADY The content provided is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. The host, guests, and affiliated entities do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information provided. The use of this podcast does not create an attorney-client relationship, and the podcast is not liable for any damages resulting from its use. Any mention of products or individuals does not constitute an endorsement. All content is protected by intellectual property laws. By accessing or using this you agree to these terms and conditions.

John has spent years training to become a Pararescueman, a member of Air Force Special Warfare tasked with recovering downed military personnel around the globe. He has pushed himself past countless obstacles and trials, except one — holding his breath in the pool. On this episode of How To!, co-host Carvell Wallace is joined by free diving expert and founder of the Performance Free Dive Academy Kirk Krack. Kirk has spent decades mastering the art of lowering his heart rate and increasing his capacity to hold his breath. He has advised everyone from Navy SEALs to the cast members of Avatar 2: The Way of Water. He even helped Sigourney Weaver go without a gulp of air for over 6 minutes! Kirk gives John tips for extending his breathholds under water and explains why all of us should be more conscious of how we breathe. If you liked this episode, check out: “How To Withstand Pain” Do you wonder how to push yourself past your limits? Send us a note at howto@slate.com or leave us a voicemail at 646-495-4001 and we might have you on the show. Subscribe for free on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen. Podcast production by Derek John, Rosemary Belson, Kevin Bendis and Jabari Butler. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows—you'll also be supporting the work we do here on How To!. Sign up now at slate.com/howtoplus to help support our work. Make an impact this Earth Month by helping Macy's on their mission to bring more parks to more people across the country. Go to macys.com/purpose to learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John has spent years training to become a Pararescueman, a member of Air Force Special Warfare tasked with recovering downed military personnel around the globe. He has pushed himself past countless obstacles and trials, except one — holding his breath in the pool. On this episode of How To!, co-host Carvell Wallace is joined by free diving expert and founder of the Performance Free Dive Academy Kirk Krack. Kirk has spent decades mastering the art of lowering his heart rate and increasing his capacity to hold his breath. He has advised everyone from Navy SEALs to the cast members of Avatar 2: The Way of Water. He even helped Sigourney Weaver go without a gulp of air for over 6 minutes! Kirk gives John tips for extending his breathholds under water and explains why all of us should be more conscious of how we breathe. If you liked this episode, check out: “How To Withstand Pain” Do you wonder how to push yourself past your limits? Send us a note at howto@slate.com or leave us a voicemail at 646-495-4001 and we might have you on the show. Subscribe for free on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen. Podcast production by Derek John, Rosemary Belson, Kevin Bendis and Jabari Butler. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows—you'll also be supporting the work we do here on How To!. Sign up now at slate.com/howtoplus to help support our work. Make an impact this Earth Month by helping Macy's on their mission to bring more parks to more people across the country. Go to macys.com/purpose to learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John has spent years training to become a Pararescueman, a member of Air Force Special Warfare tasked with recovering downed military personnel around the globe. He has pushed himself past countless obstacles and trials, except one — holding his breath in the pool. On this episode of How To!, co-host Carvell Wallace is joined by free diving expert and founder of the Performance Free Dive Academy Kirk Krack. Kirk has spent decades mastering the art of lowering his heart rate and increasing his capacity to hold his breath. He has advised everyone from Navy SEALs to the cast members of Avatar 2: The Way of Water. He even helped Sigourney Weaver go without a gulp of air for over 6 minutes! Kirk gives John tips for extending his breathholds under water and explains why all of us should be more conscious of how we breathe. If you liked this episode, check out: “How To Withstand Pain” Do you wonder how to push yourself past your limits? Send us a note at howto@slate.com or leave us a voicemail at 646-495-4001 and we might have you on the show. Subscribe for free on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen. Podcast production by Derek John, Rosemary Belson, Kevin Bendis and Jabari Butler. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows—you'll also be supporting the work we do here on How To!. Sign up now at slate.com/howtoplus to help support our work. Make an impact this Earth Month by helping Macy's on their mission to bring more parks to more people across the country. Go to macys.com/purpose to learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The mental health stigma in the military has been worn away in recent years- but there is still a lot left to accomplish. In this episode, we are joined by Steve Nisbet, a Pararescueman and President/Co-founder of Shields and Stripes, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving first responders' and veterans' mental and physical health. Steve shares his journey as a PJ and his mental health struggles after serving in combat. We dive deep into PTSD and its impact on individuals and their families- and this one gets very real.Aaron and Steve discuss the stigma surrounding mental health in the first responder and military communities and how Steve and his team are working to break down those barriers through Shields and Stripes. This episode is an inspiring and informative conversation about the challenges of PTSD and the hope that can be found through support and advocacy.Make sure to go check out Shields and Stripes at shieldsandstripes.org, and if you can donate to this fantastic organization, please do so. #onesready #mentalhealth #firstresponders 00:00 Peach calls his shot and kills the Ad Reads - 18A Fitness and Hoist Codes Below02:15 Aaron says "ya boi" unironically for whatever reason and Steve's background20:10 The Worst Spin Up Ever and Getting Shot at the first time45:56 Another deployment and starting to show cracks in the foundation1:17:00 Getting Ready for Selection Again1:25:00 The foundation starts to crumble and recognizing serious problems1:32:00 The final loss1:51:00 The birth of Shields and StripesDon't forget to subscribe to the Podcast on your favorite player! http://bit.ly/2OG2OlfHave a question?  Email us at info@onesready.comFollow us on Instagram http://bit.ly/2OeNoFIAs always, THANK YOU for your support, we truly appreciate it.#shieldsandstripes #onesready #mentalhealth Collabs:18A Fitness - Promo Code: 1ReadyAlpha Brew Coffee Company - Promo Code: ONESREADYATAC Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADYCardoMax - Promo Code: ONESREADYEberlestock - Promo Code: OR10Hoist - Promo Code: ONESREADYStrike Force Energy - Promo Code: ONESREADYTrench Coffee Company - Promo Code: ONESREADYGrey Man Gear - Promo Code: ONESREADY

Tyler Mace, the Pararescueman behind Guardian Fitness, had a ten-year career and multiple combat deployments behind him when he decided to answer another calling. Tyler's desire to guide, coach, mentor, and give his experience to the next generation led him to start Guardian Fitness. At Guardian Fitness, Tyler's only goal is to find the next generation and give them the tools they need before that need arises. From psychological support to nutrition, to physical preparation, to individualized coaching, Tyler is doing his best to ensure the future special operators of today live up to the history that's made them so famous. Most importantly, Guardian Fitness and Shields and Stripes are teaming up in March to go the extra mile, raise awareness, and provide world-class support to first responders and military personnel suffering from the invisible wounds of their lifetime of service. Follow Guardian Fitness on Instagram and check them out at www.guardianfitness.us. Head over to Sheilds and Stripes on IG, at Sheilds_and_Stripes, and at https://shieldsandstripes.org/ to ensure you track the massive March push/project- and please, this month, go the extra mile for these great organizations. 00:00 Ataclete and CardoMax Use Code ONESREADY02:00 Tyler's intro09:30 Getting to your first unit15:10 Know your Mission, deployments, and staying motivated29:30 Tyler's instructor duty and impression of the students33:30 The Start of Guardian Fitness41:26 Shields and Stripes/Guardian Fitness "The Extra Mile" Don't forget to subscribe to the Podcast on your favorite player! http://bit.ly/2OG2OlfHave a question?  Email us at info@onesready.comFollow us on Instagram http://bit.ly/2OeNoFIAs always, THANK YOU for your support; we truly appreciate it.#onesready #guardianfitness #podcast Collabs:18A Fitness - Promo Code: 1ReadyAlpha Brew Coffee Company - Promo Code: ONESREADYATAC Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADYCardoMax - Promo Code: ONESREADYEberlestock - Promo Code: OR10Hoist - Promo Code: ONESREADYOut of Regs Pomade - Promo Code: ONESREADYStrike Force Energy - Promo Code: ONESREADYTrench Coffee Company - Promo Code: ONESREADY

We have had Pararescue Chief Master Sergeant (CMSgt) Ivan Ruiz on a couple times before- he's a close friend to all of us here at Ones Ready, and has always been an example of "how to do it the right way." Now, as Ivan is making his way into the next phase of his life, he sits down and reflects mid-stream about what all that means. You heard his awesome advice in part one- but we had to split this one up into a special two-part series so Ivan could dig into some real talk for the next generation. Huge thanks to Ivan for coming on and being real, he has an open invite and can come on whenever he wants. Let us know if you have questions for Ivan in the comments! 00:00 Hit up Eberlestock for every bag and piece of tech gear you could need 01:55 Have the career fields changed that much?04:30 Aaron traps Ivan and makes him King for a Day and the Enabler Mission15:40 Pararescue and the future22:20 Ivan's advice for Pipeline students35:10 Aaron and Trent talk about lessons learned from the podDon't forget to subscribe to the Podcast on your favorite player! http://bit.ly/2OG2OlfHave a question?  Email us at info@onesready.comFollow us on Instagram http://bit.ly/2OeNoFIAs always, THANK YOU for your support, we truly appreciate it.#pararescue #onesready #military Collabs:18A Fitness - Promo Code: 1ReadyAlpha Brew Coffee Company - Promo Code: ONESREADYATAC Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADYCardoMax - Promo Code: ONESREADYEberlestock - Promo Code: OR10Hoist - Promo Code: ONESREADYOut of Regs Pomade - Promo Code: ONESREADYStrike Force Energy - Promo Code: ONESREADYTrench Coffee Company - Promo Code: ONESREADY

We have had Chief Master Sergeant (CMSgt) Ivan Ruiz on a couple times before- he's a close friend to all of us here at Ones Ready, and has always been an example of "how do to it the right way." Now, as Ivan is making his way into the next phase of his life, he sits down and reflects mid-stream about what all that means. This is part of a much larger conversation that we had to break up, it was so good. We got Ivan to talk about the "next generation" of PJ and what he is gonna miss most about the career field in a Part 2, coming out soon. Huge thanks to Ivan for coming on and being real, he has an open invite and can come on whenever he wants. Let us know if you have questions for Ivan in the comments! 00:00 Hit up Eberlestock for every bag and piece of tech gear you could need 01:40 The intro no one wanted but we got a Deliliah after dark reference 02:55 Ivan calls Peaches out for setting him up03:47 Tranisitioning out of the Military with Ivan's nuggets05:28 How important is a network and when should you start20:45 One Deep Mentality32:45 Who you are vs what you do and time management 35:20 The Truth About Staff Meetings and what that means at that level39:00 What's happening currently in the world? Don't forget to subscribe to the Podcast on your favorite player! http://bit.ly/2OG2OlfHave a question?  Email us at info@onesready.comFollow us on Instagram http://bit.ly/2OeNoFIAs always, THANK YOU for your support, we truly appreciate it.#pararescue #onesready #military Collabs:18A Fitness - Promo Code: 1ReadyAlpha Brew Coffee Company - Promo Code: ONESREADYATAC Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADYCardoMax - Promo Code: ONESREADYEberlestock - Promo Code: OR10Hoist - Promo Code: ONESREADYOut of Regs Pomade - Promo Code: ONESREADYStrike Force Energy - Promo Code: ONESREADYTrench Coffee Company - Promo Code: ONESREADY

Dr. Mike Lauria is an emergency physician with a background as a paramedic, flight paramedic, and an elite special forces Pararescueman in the Air Force. In this amazing 7 Things, Dr. Lauria combines this experience into 7 Things that will help you be a better EMT or paramedic on the street. Don't miss it!Get CE for listening! 1 hour CAPCE-approved F3 CE (basic). Purchase here: https://www.lc-ready.com/store/details/88-7_things_street_medicine

In the final episode of season 2, Chief Richardson travels to the 106th Rescue Wing to interview PJ Samuel Roda.The two talk about his journey to becoming a PJ and how surrounding yourself with motivated, high achieving people can help you live up to what they believe you can be.The two also discuss the importance of prioritizing family and Roda shares his thoughts that there are always a lot of opportunities, the hard part is deciding what you want- that you can do anything you want if you decide the sacrifice is worth it.

Michael Lauria was a Pararescueman or PJ in the US Air Force and Critical Care/Flight Paramedic for the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Advanced Response Team. Now, he is an Emergency Medicine Physician at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Centre, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Fellow and Flight Physician for Lifeguard Air Emergency Services. Michael has published a number of research papers on human factors that affect clinical performance. His mission is to draw from the fields of psychology, cognitive science, organisational behaviour, performance science, and Human Factors to improve the way that we provide emergency medical care. Follow me on Instagram and YouTube. For more, go to https://www.paramedicmindset.com.au/

Doug Kechijian is a physical therapist and CEO and co-founder of Resilient Performance Systems. Resilient's clientele includes athletes and operators from Major League Baseball (MLB), National Basketball Association (NBA), mixed martial arts, X Games, Olympics, Major League Lacrosse (MLL), National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), federal law enforcement tactical teams, and military special operations forces. Doug was a Pararescueman in the U.S. Air force where he deployed throughout the world to help provide technical rescue capability and emergency medical care to U.S and allied forces. In 2015, he was selected as one of the U.S. Air Force's Outstanding Airmen of the Year. Doug received his AB in Biology from Brown University and MA in Exercise Physiology/Doctor of Physical Therapy from Columbia University.In this episode we discuss:How do you build and maintain physical resiliency as you age?Ways to create sustainable fitness routinesWhy “normal” standards for movement and fitness are too lowHow much training do you really need for good health?This episode is brought to you by OneFarm, Paleovalley, 1stPhorm, InsideTrackerDoug's TwitterResilient Performance YouTubeFollow Resilient PerformanceResilient Performance Physical Therapy | NYC, Chatham NJ, Darien CTMentioned in this episode:Visit 1st Phorm Website for Free Shippinghttp://www.1stphorm.com/drlyonInside Tracker 34% Off the Entire Storehttps://info.insidetracker.com/drlyon$20 Credit with code LYON20https://onefarm.com/cbd-specials/15% Off Your Purchasehttp://paleovalley.com/drlyon

Tyler has the honor of chatting with Steven Nisbet, a 16 year U.S. Air Force Special Warfare Pararescueman, Veteran Entrepreneur and Co-Founder/President of Shields and Stripes Inc, about providing first line defenders the opportunity to heal visible and non-visible wounds so they can live the lives they deserve to live.The Shield and Stripes vision: Shields and Stripes are bringing Special Operations resilience experience to care for our first-line defenders. Our innovative solution treats a sub-population suffering in silence to increased levels of mental health issues. Additionally, Shields and Stripes encourages help-seeking culture change among the service members, veterans, and first responder community. Our compassion and determination decreases negative perceptions, minimizes bias and eliminates discrimination against those isolated and in pain so they don't get left behind.To learn more about Shields and Stripes Visit their websites at https://shieldsandstripes.org/Instagram @shields_and_stripesLinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/shields-and-stripes/Facebook at Shields and StripesSteve's BioSteven Nisbet is a Veteran Entrepreneur. He served nearly 16 years and medically retired in June 2021 from the U.S. Air Force as a Special Warfare Pararescueman. Steven is the Co-Founder and current President of Shields and Stripes Inc. Steven grew up in Tucson Arizona with aspirations to go to college and play soccer.  After graduating high school and attending a local community college studying Astronomy, Steven decided to enlist in the military to become a Pararescueman in October of 2005. Steven always had a drive and passion to help others, which made his decision to become a Pararescueman a no brainer. Steven served in 10 combat deployments in various operating areas to include Afghanistan, Africa, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen.  Over this period, Steven has lost over 15 team mates to combat or combat related circumstances and has himself experienced mental health injuries due to sustained combat operations.As Steven transfers from military to civilian life, his passion to help others is just as strong as when he began. His personal experiences with PTSD and other trauma related symptoms have made him acutely aware of those groups that are in need of the very treatment he received.  Steven identified a lack of mental and physical health support within the Law Enforcement and First Responder communities, thus creating Shields and Stripes.He is the son of a 30 year Law Enforcement veteran and knows first hand how these careers can affect the individual. Steven's mission with Shields and Stripes is to change the way public service professionals are cared for when they sustain mental and physical injuries caused by the career path they have chosen.“Make your team follow you because they want to, not because they have to.”Stay up to date and gain early access to new podcasts and upcoming events by signing up for our newsletter at Coming Home Well NewsletterCheck out our other podcasts: Beyond The Frontline, Be Crazy Well, Veteran Et CeteraFollow us on IG @cominghomwell_bts and @behindtheservicepodcastFacebook at Coming Home Well or Behind The ServiceLinkedIn at Coming Home WellSupport the show

We have a special episode drop of Chasin' Birdies today with Mark Brant. We need to pay homage to the troops and those who protect this great Country, and no better way to show that love than with a guy whose golf career came AFTER the military. We open up the episode and discuss with Mark his college days at Murray State and how he transitioned over to the Air Force Special Warfare division. A Pararescueman (aka PJ) is not the route everyone wants to take. For Mark, it was in his blood, and he took on the role without any questions.The episode transitions into some battle stories, and we ask Mark about what it's like jumping out of a plane in the middle of nowhere. We also can't help but ask novice questions like, “Do you carry your cell phone when jumping?”After some military talk, we turn over to the golf side of things, where we learn about where Mark is right now relative to where he wants to be with his professional golf career. We talk about his qualifiers and his love for Pinehurst, NC, where he was stationed not too far from there.We end the episode with our standard tap-in segment where we ask Mark questions that demand his quick reply. Watch out for Mark to see if he breaks through! Thanks for your service, Mark, and good luck chasing your dream. This episode is a feel-good episode that will go well with a nice chocolate brownie. Key Links:Visit hbgolf.com for great golf apparel now repped by Chasin' Birdies. Stay tuned for more info on winning custom headcovers from WinstonCollection.comOur Tap-in segment is sponsored by Bettinardi GolfPartners with Nemacolin Resort.This episode is presented by LinksBrewing-----Follow Chasin' Birdies on Instagram @chasin_birdies.Chasin' Birdies is hosted by Ryan Bashour and Jonathan Pepe and is proudly recorded in West Virginia. Produced by Simpler Media.

  Check out the Big sale at PerformBetter.com The Summits are back this year, Check out the lineups here Highlights of Episode 340 Naamly "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Build Lasting Relationships Through Personalized Communication Doug Kechijian, former Pararescueman in the US Air Force, current physical therapist and CEO and co-founder of Resilient Performance Systems We spoke about: Defining mental toughness How the sporting world takes practices from the military in the name of mental toughness How sports confuses military selection with training What are some of the practices that we CAN take in the gym to replicate the things we should take from the military How do we transfer the stress response? Can we mimic the stress response? Emotional Control The professional development program at Resilient Performance Systems much more Get 20% off InsideTracker plans with the code RENNAPRO20 Shop the right plan for your goal at InsideTracker.com!   The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle We spoke about: A conversation he had with Mick Hughes about ACL Rehab Justifying the 1RM with some of his young athletes  Max Effort is not always pretty Partner Offer from AG1 by Athletic Greens Subscribe and get a 1 year supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel packs and 20% off   The KISS Marketing "Business Secrets for Gym Owners" Segment with Vince Gabriele Vince discusses "What to Do If Someone Complains" If you need some help with your marketing head over to www.kissmarketing.net to book a FREE coaching call with Will “The Tech Nerd” Matheson…Also known as…Vince Gabriele's secret marketing weapon.  The Tech Nerd will take a look at your current marketing plan and give you some real time profit boosting advice…so you can stop stressing about your marketing and start seeing more money in your checking account. "Getting Started with Velocity Based Training (VBT)" Brought to you by Perch, a 3D camera based weight room technology solution bringing VBT into the 21st century. Nika Ouellette, head of marketing and education for Perch, discusses "Velocity Drop and VBT" Check out the Perch website for deals, tips and some great videos showing the cameras and how to use it. This is a game changer! The Fit to Speak Segment with Jenny Rearick Jenny is going to share with you a "3 Simple Techniques You Can Use to be a Better Listener" Fit to Speak is where Great Coaches Go to be Great Speakers. The Speakers League is a 12-week virtual cohort where she teaches coaches and trainers how to create and deliver great presentations. It starts on Aug. 22.   About "Be Like the Best" During the last 12 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession. This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you'll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following. After each interview, you'll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession. As a fitness professional, you're already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success. Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info Thanks for Listening!

Evenings Kingdom: the Conversations. Wide-ranging conversations with artists and thinkers on their work, their life; their adventures, processes and routines. Kind of an ‘Inside the Actor's Studio' meets ‘The Tim Ferriss Show,' these Conversations will, no doubt, wend their ways into my writing. In stories from me in years to come, you may well recognize characters and ideas first discussed here.  ​Accordingly, today's episode features my dear friend Pat Gault. He is an artist and waymaker, and a military veteran.  In this conversation, we consider the many different kinds of possible cognizance - that of trees, rivers, mountains, even rocks - how this informs the worldviews of many traditional cultures like the Alaskan Dena'ina, who recognize these multiple dimensions of consciousness, all of which thoughts and the wind could traverse…  Pat became a Pararescueman (a PJ) at 18. He is also a writer, exploring alternative treatment methods for PTSD and depression, such as meditation and psychedelics. But it is his growing relationship with the Alaskan backcountry which has truly transformed his life. Accordingly, he founded the Alaska Institute of Curiosity and Exploration or ALICE to help redefine our understanding of nature as the original entheogen.  You can visit him at AliceQuest.com to learn more about the Alaskan quests he guides - and I do recommend it to your attention! :) Recently Pat was connected with the Heroic Hearts Project, which offers veterans psychedelic treatment options to heal their PTSD. The Heroic Heart's program guides veterans to help them get the most out of their time on retreats, while also setting them up for success when they return home.    This is Pat's story. Please share and please enjoy!  ​ Love, Paula

Doug Kechijian is a physical therapist and CEO and co-founder of Resilient Performance Systems. Resilient seeks to systematically explore the continuum between acute rehabilitation and athletic performance. Resilient's clientele includes athletes and operators from Major League Baseball (MLB), National Basketball Association (NBA), professional mixed martial arts, X Games, Winter and Summer Olympics, collegiate athletes as well as those in federal law enforcement tactical teams and military special operations units. Before beginning his sports medicine practice, Doug was a Pararescueman in the U.S. Air force where he deployed throughout the world to help provide technical rescue capability and emergency medical care to U.S and allied forces. He is a nationally certified paramedic with advanced training in emergency, trauma, and wilderness medicine. In 2015, he was selected as one of the U.S. Air Force's Outstanding Airmen of the Year. Doug received his AB in Biology from Brown University and MA in Exercise Physiology/Doctor of Physical Therapy from Columbia University.

-Jake Kauffman is a O2X Business Development Manager. In this role, he leverages his tactical background and subject matter expertise to implement comprehensive performance programs into agencies within his area of responsibility. His daily focus is on forging new relationships, as well as client retention and management, ensuring each O2X client gets the highest impact program in support of their mission. -He recently retired from the United States Air Force as a Pararescueman. Jake completed basic training in 2006 and went through the Pararescue Pipeline where he graduated from Kirtland AFB in 2008.  He served at the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron before being selected for the Air Forces Tier 1 unit, the 24th Special Tactics Squadron at Fort Bragg, NC, where he served for over 10 years.  -Throughout his career, he completed 10+ combat deployments in support of numerous worldwide operations, to include Operation Enduring Freedom. His awards include the Silver Star, 3 Bronze Stars, 2 with Valor, 2 Purple Hearts, and 5 Joint Service Commendation Medals along with numerous unit and campaign awards.FirstNet Built with AT&T:http://www.firstnet.com/healthandwellnessDownload the O2X Tactical Performance App:app.o2x.comLet us know what you think:Website: http://o2x.comIG: https://instagram.com/o2xhumanperformance?igshid=1kicimx55xt4f 

In 2018 Robert Owens was declared “The Fittest and Mentally Toughest 66-Year-Old in the World” by Joe De Senna of Spartan Games. Robert says, “Everyone wants to be an overcomer, but nobody wants the battle. Everybody wants to be victorious, but nobody wants to fight through. If you can tolerate it in your life, you won't change it. Everything we want it life lies outside our comfort zone, and you have far more potential than you ever thought existed.” In other words, you can go far beyond average. Special Guest: Robert Owens.

Men and women who return from combat may or may not have external, physical scars, but they always carry internal scars. Donovan Chapman served for 11 years in the US Air Force, much of the time as an elite Pararescueman.PJ's are the most highly-trained Special Operations Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) operators in all environments, and Chapman served in some of the harshest conditions imaginable. When he completed his service, he had healed many others, but then he realized he had his own wounds to recover from.You'll hear:How his Louisiana farm upbringing prepared him for a career in the militaryVivid stories of training and rescue missionsAbout his professional music career that took off after his military serviceWhen he discovered he was suffering from PTSD and needed helpHis “Three S's” of advice for all servicemen and women struggling to recoverPlus, you'll hear him sing a song dedicated to brothers who have served in Special Operations.**AND on a lighter note, Jeff and Donovan share the top five most ridiculous pieces of medical advice they ever heard in the military.Find out more about Donovan, his story, and his music HEREFollow him HERELeave a review of this podcast on your favorite platform; it helps us get these stories out to more people who need to hear them!To give specific feedback directly to us on what you like about the podcast and what you don't, fill out this 5-minute survey.Don't let fear win. Get your FREE copy of the Unbeatable Army Survival Guide HERE

On this episode of the Ones Ready podcast the crew sits down with a former Pararescueman and INDOC instructor Jason AT Attinger.  AT was a well known PJ among the community, crushed cones at INDOC, then decided to take the leap to go fly the baddest machine on the planet...the USAF A-10 (ATTACK!).  These days he's driving the Hawg around killing terrorist, but when he's not doing that he's motivating you on social media with his brand Team Madman.  You can see AT and his crew slinging weight around in their gyms everyday on the Gram, so make sure you go check them out!  The podcast is a way for us to give back, serve each one of you, and build our community up with the most educated and well-train members.  Please enjoy the episode and give us your feedback. If you liked it and feel so inclined, please leave us a review.  If we didn't answer your questions, please let us know, and thank you for your support!Want to watch this episode on Youtube? https://www.youtube.com/OnesReadyHave a question?  Email us at info@onesready.comFollow us on Instagram @onesreadyFollow us on YoutubeFollow us on FacebookCollabs:Alpha Brew Coffee Company - Promo Code:  ONESREADYTrench Coffee Company - Promo Code:  ONESREADYEberlestock - Promo Code:  OR10Hoist - Promo Code:  ONESREADYStrike Force Energy - Promo Code:  ONESREADYCardoMax - Promo Code:  ONESREADYOut of Regs Pomade - Promo Code:  ONESREADY

On this episode of the Ones Ready podcast Peaches sits down with his longtime friend Ivan Ruiz. They had a litany of topics going back to some of their time at some schools, rescues during Hurricane Katrina, and the events that took place in which he was awarded the Air Force Cross. We were pretty excited to have Ivan join us and we look forward to sitting down with him again to talk about his time as an Indoc instructor. The podcast is a way for us to give back, serve each one of you, and build our community up with the most educated and well-train members.  Please enjoy the episode and give us your feedback. If you liked it and feel so inclined, please leave us a review.  If we didn't answer your questions, please let us know, and thank you for your support!Want to watch this episode on Youtube? https://youtu.be/pBno8d7rb2QNeed the show notes? onesready.com/episode/102Have a question?  Email us at info@onesready.comFollow us on Instagram @onesreadyFollow us on YoutubeFollow us on FacebookCollabs:Alpha Brew Coffee Company - Promo Code:  ONESREADYTrench Coffee Company - Promo Code:  ONESREADYEberlestock - Promo Code:  OR10Hoist - Promo Code:  ONESREADYStrike Force Energy - Promo Code:  ONESREADYCardoMax - Promo Code:  ONESREADYOut of Regs Pomade - Promo Code:  ONESREADY

https://chng.it/YThsphSL7rManolo Lopez is an emergency medical technician (EMT), who is originally from Mexico, but he grew up in Azusa, CA (More on that later). Throughout our conversation, we tackled progressively harder climbs and topics as we talked about Manolo's progression out of high school into his current career as an EMT, the best and worst moments he's had on the job, and where he wants to go, and how YOU can help him get there. If you want the full of it, you can watch or listen to this episode, or if you don't have the time, I'll just ask for you to please check out the petition below. Thanks! And please welcome my guest, Manolo Lopez.https://chng.it/YThsphSL7r

We're back baby!  It's been a few months, but we've been a little busy and haven't gotten a chance to link up and record.  On this episode of the Ones Ready podcast, we sit down with retired CMSgt Chad McCoy to discuss his role as a Pararescueman, but more importantly how he views strategic competition as well as leadership moving into the next battle-space which is presumably unknown at this point.  Chief McCoy is extremely decorated and has many cool stories to tell.  Don't quote me on this, but he'll be another guest that we have on in the future...promise!  Please enjoy the episode and give us your feedback. If you liked it and feel so inclined, please leave us a review.  If we didn't answer your questions, please let us know, and thank you for your support!Want to watch this episode on Youtube? https://youtu.be/LyKfNGbeFXANeed the show notes? onesready.com/episode/80Have a question?  Email us at info@onesready.comFollow us on Instagram @onesreadyFollow us on YoutubeFollow us on Facebook

Hello beautiful people  On today's podcast we have the absolutely phenomenal Robert Hamilton Owens. Robert is a radio and television personality, keynote speaker, adventurer, 12 x Ironman triathlete, philanthropist, former Pararescueman, father of 5 and author of the book, ‘Beyond Average: Developing Yourself Through The 20X Principle'. He was referred to as the fittest and mentally toughest 66-year-old in the world. This was labeled after Robert decided at the age of 65 to complete 5 endurance challenges in one year. What I personally love about this podcast is the way in which Robert really inspired me to reflect on the idea that it is never too late to start the life you truly want to live. After looking after his elderly father for 10 years, Robert had to re-create himself, and the way in which he did at an age that most people begin to wind down, is awe-inspiring. His goal is to be the ‘longest active Ironman in the world', and it really gets you thinking. What do I want to be doing in my 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, even my 100s? Robert was the oldest man to complete the Sealfit Kokoro; a 50-hour event modelled after the US Navy Seal Hell Week; one I have personally been keeping my eye on for quite some years now. I asked him what was his why to get through such a brutal experience and he said; it was to prove them wrong, when most told him he could not, and it was his decision to die before he quit. Now this may seem extreme to some, but it really inspires the question, whatever it is that you want for you and your life, how bad do you really want it? Robert made a special request in this episode, that if you enjoyed this podcast, leave a review, particularly if you listen on Apple that would be wonderful, and reach out to me, let me know your feedback. I think Robert will definitely be a multiple times guest on this podcast, so if you have any further questions on him and his life, certainly share them. And as per usual, share this with friends and family, this one is a great one for all ages, become part of the To Be Human Collective, and I'm excited for what you will learn from the lovely Robert Hamilton Owens.Connect with MeMindset Coaching | https://www.jennahlouise.com.auInstagram Personal | https://www.instagram.com/jennah_louiseConnect with RobertInstagram | https://www.instagram.com/roberthamiltonowens Website | https://www.roberthamiltonowens.com

Major "AT" is an A-10C Instructor Pilot and Intelligence Formal Training Instructor.  AT enlisted in the Air Force in the Sumer of 1998.  After Basic Military Training, he entered the Pararescue Indoctrination and completed the demanding 18 month training pipeline.  He graduated the Pararescue Apprentice Course, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, in July of 2000 and was assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida.  There he quickly competed upgrade training and gained experience through joint exercises, and real-world missions.  Immediately after September 11, 2001, he deployed in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM where flew over 80 combat sorties, logged more than 2,400 hours of Combat Search and Rescue alert, and was credited with five lives saved following the Taliban Prison uprising in Mazar-I-Sharif, Afghanistan in November 2001.  It was at this time that Major AT finished his degree Magna Cum Lauda, and began fulfilling a lifelong dream of becoming an Air Force Officer and Fighter Pilot.  Accepted simultaneously to active duty and national guard flight training programs, Major AT chose to join the Idaho Air National Guard in 2007.  He then attended the Academy of Military Science finishing Distinguished Graduate and receiving a commission.  Next, he attended the prestigious Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, gaining his pilot wings in September of 2009.Military Deployments: OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM (INFINITE JUSTICE) -2001OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM-2003OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM-HORN OF AFRICA-2003OPERATION IRAQI FREEOM -2004OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -2012OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE – 2016OPERATION RESOLUTE SUPORT – 2020Listen for more!Lets Go!

Mike Maroney was a Pararescueman in the United States Air Force from 1996 to 2017. He enlisted on September 11, 1996, after 2 years in the Pararescue/Combat Control Pipeline. He graduated in 1998, was assigned to his first duty station at Moody Air Force Base in Georgia and was stationed there from 1998 to 2002 with the 41st  RQS (Rescue Sqadron) which would later become the 38th RQS.  During his time at Moody Air Force Base he deployed to Operations Northern and Southern Watch in Turkey and Kuwait enforcing the Northern and Southern No Fly Zones. Following his year 2000 deployment to Turkey, he was redeployed while enroute home to a super typhoon in Mozambique.  When the War on Terror began he was in Pakistan during the invasion of Afghanistan. In 2002, Mike pcs'd (permanent change of station) to the 320th  STS (Special Tactics Squadron) at Kadena Air Force Base on Okinawa. While there he deployed to Mindanao in the Philippines in the War Against Terror where he was on the Quick Reaction Force attached to an Operational Detachment Alpha fighting Abu Sayyaf.  Mike also trained Thai Pararescuemen and Combat Controllers in Thailand. In 2004, he was stationed at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas with the 66th RQS, where he deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan twice. In 2006, Mike took an assignment as a Civilian Instructor at the Pararescue CRO Indoctrination Course, joining the 308th RQS, relieving himself from active duty choosing to raise his two young sons as a single parent. Mike was deployed to Afghanistan as well as North and South America for numerous training assignments during this time. Due to pararescue related injuries, accumulated over multiple years, Mike retired in March 2017 as a Master Sergeant with the 308th RQS. Mike is currently working at the Defense Language Institute at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.   Mike is credited with having saved 5,324 lives during his career. Although each of his rescues are equally important, he is most famously known for his rescue during Hurricane Katrina, of LaShay Brown, who he was reunited with on the daytime show, The Real, in 2015 after a long search for her.  In 2017, Mike was featured in People Magazine honoring his service and rescue. Mike naturally shy's away from the press and media and chooses to use his talents and wisdom to train future military and civilian leaders in his free time.  Mike is a motivational speaker, to private and military sector professionals. He uses his experiences in theater as well as his life journeys to teach others the practice of learning, resiliency, follow through and how to maintain a positive, never quit attitude in the most dire of circumstances.  Mike has a passion for surfing, having grown up in Southern California, and travels the world riding waves whenever possible. He has a strict fitness routine of yoga, pilates and swimming. He desires to share his message with as many people as possible showing that a life a service, whether military or  otherwise will contribute to making our world a better place, while building character, a rising tide that raises all ships. Let's Go!!!!!

On this episode of the Ones Ready podcast we sit down with Kris Tomes who is a Pararescueman, prior INDOC instructor, and now a Special Operations Recruiter.  After speaking with Kris, it's clear that he epitomizes motivation and he's absolutely the type of person I would have wanted to have as an A&S instructor.  He's motivational, positive, and wants to see you succeed.  Kris touches on some of the requirements to join, character traits he's seen that are successful and also what not to do, what motivates him, and some frequently asked questions of candidates.  It was a pleasure speaking with him and if you're not motivated after this episode, there is no hope for you.  We promise you don't want to skip through any of this episode!  Please enjoy the episode and give us your feedback. If you liked it and feel so inclined, please leave us a review.  If we didn’t answer your questions, please let us know, and thank you for your support!Want to watch this episode on Youtube? https://youtu.be/1DlXsV0KENsNeed the show notes? onesready.com/episode/75Have a question?  Email us at info@onesready.comFollow us on Instagram @onesreadyFollow us on YoutubeFollow us on Facebook

Wil Willis is a former Army Ranger and Pararescueman as well as a tv show host of military shows such as Special Ops Mission, and Triggers: Weapons That Changed the World. Most recently, he was the host of the History channel program Forged In Fire for seven seasons. Willis was born into a military family and raised on a military base until his father's retirement in 1991. Willis enlisted in the United States Army after he graduated from high school in 1993, serving with the Army's 3rd Ranger Battalion on active duty from October 1993 until February 1998, then in active duty as an Air Force Pararescueman from June 1998 until March 2007. Better Help Helix Sleep

"These Things We Do, That Others May Live." Dr. Doug Kechijian (Dr. K) is a former Pararescueman, or PJ, in the US Air Force and now a Doctor of Physical Therapy and CEO / co-founder of Resilient Systems; he talks professionalism, procedure, self discipline, human performance and getting the call with Jason and Rich for Episode 036.  In his senior year at Brown -- not a typical military feeder school -- the events of 9/11 steered Doug onto a different path in medicine than the one he had been planning. He was particularly drawn to the mission of the PJs. Through his 13-year military service in the “911 of the military,” including being named as the Air National Guard's 2015 Outstanding Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, Doug learned the importance of smart training, being really really prepared and strategies to cope with challenges (medical and otherwise).  Dr. K now works with athletes and operators at every level from Major League Baseball to the NCAA to Special Operations Forces. He has been featured in Men’s Health advocating for rucking along with other items from his “menu” of training (mobility, structure, power and capacity -- all with variety). He shares his philosophy of human performance and approach to physical therapy -- which is informed by his time at the tip of the spear so is grounded, accessible and a little different than most.  Links: Resilient Performance Systems Episode 035 with fellow PJ Roger Sparks and Bulldog Bite Explainer Episode 026 with Kelly Starrett Learn more about GORUCK Glorious Professionals Website

Silver Star Recipient Roger Sparks joins Jason in Jacksonville for a raw Episode 035 about resolve and intentions. From his wild upbringing and early struggles with his physical limits, through diverse experiences in the tip of the spear of two military branches pushing his body and mind to aid and train others, Roger’s life focus has been to “grow mentally, physically and spiritually as much as possible.”  He used early struggles as fuel and with a learned perspective of both being a grunt and then training and leading men in the grey areas of war, Roger shares his stories about the “sex, violence and intimacy” of the military -- not to glorify war, but to understand it. He speaks about how in his 15-year career as a PJ, helping rescue and save others in both Alaska and deployed to Afghanistan, was deeply personal to and tied to saving his own son Oz. Now as a father and tattoo artist, GORUCK Tribe Cadre and Force Blue volunteer, he seeks to heal others to help heal himself. A gifted storyteller in his own right, author of A Warrior’s Creed, his current project is Backbone, a documentary series which strives to give “a voice to the struggle and hope for better healthcare for military veterans and civilians alike.” Links: Roger Sparks Instagram and more about Bulldog Bite Backbone Docuseries Warrior’s Creed by Roger Sparks and Don Reardon Chondromalacia Force Blue and GP016 with Will Hinkson (also on Force Blue) Papillon In Search of the Warrior Spirit The Way of the Peaceful Warrior Learn more about GORUCK and GORUCK Tribe Glorious Professionals podcast website

In Episode 006, we are joined by Doug Kechijian to talk about the lessons learned through his education in both the military and the more conventional academic path for physical therapy school. We discuss the roles of both a practical based, hands-on education and one involving a conventional classroom setting and more theoretical approaches. With the last year of lockdowns and limiting social gathering, education has taken a more distanced approach with less hands-on learning involved. We ask Doug if we can integrate the best of both worlds to make sure that students receive a complete education under these circumstances and in the near future. We also wonder if this can be accomplished using ‘virtual' techniques and technology, with brick and mortar educational setups being a thing of the past. This interview is a must listen for anyone involved in education and professional development for agile professionals.Doug Kechijian is a physical therapist and CEO and co-founder of Resilient Performance Systems. Resilient seeks to systematically explore the continuum between acute rehabilitation and athletic performance. Resilient's clientele includes athletes and operators from Major League Baseball (MLB), National Basketball Association (NBA), professional mixed martial arts, X Games, Winter and Summer Olympics, Major League Lacrosse (MLL), National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), federal law enforcement tactical teams, military special operations forces, and those with a history of persistent pain and extensive surgical backgrounds. Resilient also advises organizations about medical and performance staffing, program development, and injury risk mitigation strategies. Before beginning his sports medicine practice, Doug was a Pararescueman in the U.S. Air force where he deployed throughout the world to help provide technical rescue capability and emergency medical care to U.S and allied forces. He is a nationally certified paramedic with advanced training in emergency, trauma, and wilderness medicine. In 2015, he was selected as one of the U.S. Air Force's Outstanding Airmen of the Year. Doug received his AB in Biology from Brown University and MA in Exercise Physiology/Doctor of Physical Therapy from Columbia University.You can find out more information on Doug Kechijian via the following links:Website: https://www.resilientperformance.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/greenfeetPTInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/resilientppt/Hansen PREP Talks podcast is currently available at the following locations for downloadable audio, including: Spreaker.com – https://www.spreaker.com/show/hansen-prep-talksApple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hansen-prep-talks/id1546480493?uo=4Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4O8UUEFBL8gZhRADzQLdELGoogle Podcasts - https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL3Nob3cvNDcyMDcxNC9lcGlzb2Rlcy9mZWVkYou can reach and follow Derek M. Hansen at the following locations: http://www.SprintCoach.comhttp://www.RunningMechanics.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/derekmhansen/Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/derekmhansen/YouTube - http://youtube.com/derekmhansen

On this week’s episode of the Ones Ready podcast we sit down with the infamous SAR-Pup, Callie...and her handler Rudy. Rudy has been a Pararescueman for 13 years and served in Active Duty first and then transitioned to the Guard at the 123rd STS. His teammate Callie is a 3.5 year Dutch Sheppard who is specially trained in search and rescue. She has additional qualifications as well such as repelling, fast roping, jumping, and avalanche training. Rudy and Callie train together in the gym everyday and have modified their workouts to maximize each other. As as team they have worked the tornado recovery efforts in Tennessee searching rumble that would have taken rescue crews days or weeks to go through. Please enjoy the episode and give us your feedback. If you liked it and feel so inclined, please leave us a review. If we didn’t answer your questions, please let us know, and thank you for your support!Want to watch this episode on Youtube? https://youtu.be/DrgxY8Op1gcNeed the show notes? onesready.com/episode/55Have a question? Email us at info@onesready.comFollow us on Instagram @onesreadyFollow us on YoutubeFollow us on Facebook

Today’s guest is Doug Kechijian, a private practice physical therapist, former Pararescueman in the U.S. Air Force, and co-founder and CEO of Resilient Performance Systems. His practice “seeks to systematically explore the continuum between acute rehabilitation and athletic performance.” Doug graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Biology at Brown University, and at Columbia University he graduated with a Master’s Degree in Exercise Physiology and, afterwards, a DPT. We originally intended to focus today’s conversation with Doug on how he practices; but we ended up covering all things knowledge, learning, and competition in the PT journey, as well as the need for apprenticeship to come back again. We do a deep dive into the many realities we don’t like about the current education model and how we would approach certain things differently. In particular, we talk about how the challenges presented by COVID-19 have fully exposed the modern U.S. university’s many flaws, including burying people in student debt, outdated modes of teaching, measuring performance, the fact that “free” doesn’t actually mean free, and the over-prioritization of theory over practice while undergoing apprenticeship. Listen in as Doug explains what makes Resilient Performance Systems stand out in the PT industry; flaws in the education system regarding prerequisites, accessibility, tests and exams, and loans; and how apprenticeships in today’s world should have a different approach compared to traditional methods of teaching. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: [02:21] An introduction to Doug and Resilient Performance Systems [15:41] Problems with today’s universities in the U.S. [32:34] A case for a rehauled apprenticeship model [42:25] The ever-mounting student debt crisis and alternatives to the university [45:00] Why going straight to college after high school may be a bad idea [42:28] A primer on nasal breathing [51:24] Nasal breathing versus mouth breathing [58:14] Mike and Tommy’s parting advice Get in touch with Doug: Explore Resilient Performance Systems here: https://www.resilientperformance.com/ (https://www.resilientperformance.com/) Follow Resilient Performance Systems on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/resilientppt/ (https://www.instagram.com/resilientppt/) Follow Resilient Performance Systems on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/resilientppt/ (https://www.facebook.com/resilientppt/) Follow Doug Kechijian on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/greenfeetpt?lang=en (https://twitter.com/greenfeetpt?lang=en)

Today's guest is one of my jiu-jitsu teammates, Tony Negron. After a highly decorated 26-year career in the Air Force, Tony has dedicated his post-military career to aiding both active duty veterans as well as those who have separated from the military through business ventures and charitable organizations. While on active duty, Tony served as a Pararescueman and rose to the level of Pararescue Functional Manager of Air Combat Command, overseeing policy, manpower, and readiness. His work as an operator with Joint Special Operations Command saw him overseeing some of the most critical and strategic missions in our War on Terror from 2000 to 2006. After leaving the military in 2015, Tony took over the SEI business. In leading SEI, Tony works directly with the Department of Defense in providing training to active duty special operations personnel through customized Leadership, Medical, Tactical, and Mountaineering courses. Tony is also a Principal at Fusion Cell, a Windham, NH based company whose mission is to assist transitioning veterans with job placement by matching their unique skill set and talents to the civilian workforce. Lastly, Tony serves on the Board of Directors of the Pararescue Foundation and helps lead their mission in preserving and supporting the Pararescue community. In this interview, we get into Tony's decision to join the Air Force and become a Pararescueman, his career in the Air Force, his current work in aiding both active duty veterans and those who have transitioned out, and his thoughts on leadership and managing high performance teams. Timestamps 00:03:20 Growing up in Indiana and interest in the military 00:09:50 Road to becoming a Pararescueman 00:12:25 What is a Pararescueman? 00:15:25 Pararescue training 00:20:40 Moving up the ranks in the Air Force 00:22:48 His journey in the Air Force 00:25:46 Lessons learned about leading teams from his time in the Air Force 00:29:35 Applying those lessons to business 00:33:50 His experience transitioning out 00:38:06 Opportunity to own SEI 00:41:11 SEI overview 00:44:18 What makes SEI trainings unique? 00:45:51 Professor Kevin Landry's role in SEI 00:48:03 Growing SEI over the coming years 00:50:25 Inspiration to start Fusion Cell 00:56:38 The name "Fusion Cell" 00:59:53 How they help veterans more easily find jobs 01:05:18 Ultimate vision for Fusion Cell 01:07:43 Formalizing the relationship between the military and companies 01:17:06 Some of the keys to becoming a high performer 01:20:59 His daily routine 01:23:41 His driving force 01:27:45 Parting words of wisdom around leading teams

Jimmy Settle is a retired Air Force Pararescueman (“PJ”) credited with saving 38 lives and assisting in saving 28 others in combat, in addition to saves in the Alaskan wilderness. He racked up over 270 combat search and rescue hours in Afghanistan, where he earned an Air Medal with Valor for his life saving heroics and a Purple Heart after being shot in the head (and returning to combat 24 hours later). Jimmy catalogues these and other near death experiences in his book, “Never Quit: From Alaska Wilderness Rescues to Afghanistan Firefights as an Elite Special Ops PJ,” where he shares the friendships, hardships, pranks, and events that changed his life, from being an elite athlete competing at the Naval Academy to completing the daunting PJ pipeline to live saving ops in the most austere environments. 5:47 - What is a PJ and the military's pararescue. 13:33 - Introduced to PJ by Chris Robertson. 19:43 - “Cardiac Event” aka the first (of many) near death experience. 27:56 - “19 year old decision” to leave the Naval Academy after invasive surgery on the heart. 30:46 - The PJ “Pipeline” of elite training, INDOC (80%+ attrition rate), Combat Divers Course, Airborne, Free Fall, SERE, Pararescue EMT and Apprenticeship. 48:05 - “Cones” aka unfortunate trainees going through the pipeline (better than a Toad, not yet a Maroon Beret). 50:17 - Covertly free climbing Fort Benning's 250' Jump Towers for a prank. 52:48 - The “Green Feet” image used by PJs, an homage to Vietnam helos. 58:13 - The first time working on a live patient (intubation) in Philadelphia in a paramedic apprentice program. 1:05:51 - The first rescue from an aircraft as a PJ in Alaska at night in the wilderness to help a woman who had an accident with an ATV, chainsaw, and a scalping. 1:09:51 - Another near death experience while training in Alaska's Cook Inlet at night. 1:27:29 - Supporting Operation Bulldog Bite in Kunar province, Afghanistan in November 2010. 1:29:21 - Another near death experience getting shot in the head. 1:36:29 - Going back into combat 24 hours after being shot in the head to rescue dozens of people. 1:48:48 - Saving two soldiers on a chopper and thinking, “This is my purpose in life.” 1:49:17 - Losing memory after getting shot in the head and how it creeped in “insidiously.” 1:53:12 - Describing the difficulty in transitioning from the service to the civilian world and the loss of identity. 1:56:36 - Living in a car in the Commissary parking lot until a senior enlisted airmen intervened. 2:02:06 - “Without hesitation” would do it again.

Aaron Love joined the Air Force shortly after 9/11 to become a Pararescueman, or “PJ” as they are more commonly known. PJs are expert combat medical professionals capable of providing life-saving measures in hostile areas, as part of the Air Force's special operations force. A few missteps along the way though, nearly derailed Aaron’s pursuit of becoming a PJ. But Aaron’s desire to succeed in one the military’s most difficult training and qualification pipelines, ultimately led him to earning the title of Air Force PJ and deploying in support of the Global War on Terror. In this episode, Aaron talks about operating as a PJ in combat; the highs and lows, and what it’s like when the reality of war sets in and there’s one fellow soldier you can’t bring home alive. Today, in the true spirit and path of a Warrior, Aaron also continues to prepare the next generation of special warfare servicemembers through his own podcast and website, called "Ones Ready", while still serving on active duty. Aaron has led an inspiring career as a PJ, and the only way to dig into it is to listen to Aaron talk about it firsthand, on this latest edition of HAZARD GROUND! www.onesready.com Support the podcast by supporting our sponsors at www.hazardground.com/sponsors! Shop Amazon! As an Amazon Associate We Earn From Qualifying Purchases...You Know The Deal! (Paid Link) Help grow the show! Spread the word, tell a friend!! Subscribe, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts!

Joe is a cool dude. He served over 33 years in the Air Force as a Pararescueman and deployed 13 separate times. Sky diver, surfer, adventure seeker. Joe has been married for 29 years and has two sons. " Once you're the guy in charge, it becomes less about you."

Join us for a special episode of SOCOM Athlete's podcast as we hear the story of retired Chief Master Sergeant "Super" Sanchez. A former 212 RQS & 306 RQS PJ, JSOC/Tier 1 Operator who served on SEAL Team 6, PJ Schoolhouse Director of training, and retired Chief Master Sergeant Pararescueman (PJ), Chief has done it all. Chief is the SOCOM Athlete director of training, and is interviewed by his former PJ teammate/SOCOM Athlete's podcast host, Jason Sweet. The two speak to us from Colorado Springs, Co starting around midnight after running the 9-hour long Hell Day Co. Springs II Event, conducted at the United States Air Force Academy. From a night-time freefall jump mission parachuting into the Pacific Ocean, to telling childhood stories, Chief has more stories than we could ever squeeze into one episode.Check Chief "Super" Sanchez out on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/pjchief/Got what it takes!? Read more at the SOCOM Athlete website, and join us for the next Hell Day weekend near YOU.• Become a Patreon Donor to support us & keep the podcast going: https://www.patreon.com/socomathlete• SOCOM Athlete Website: https://www.socomathlete.com/• Follow SOCOM Athlete Instagram: https://instagram.com/socomathlete/• Subscribe to our YouTube Channel:(With One Click!): http://www.youtube.com/c/SOCOMAthlete?sub_confirmation=1• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/socomathlete/reviews

In Episode 12, Lance has a deep conversation with Pararescueman and SOCOM Athlete founder Jason Sweet. As a Pararescueman in the Air Force, Jason conducted Combat Search and Rescue. Now, Jason is mentoring the next generation of SpecOps hopefuls to help them prepare physically and mentally for the rigors of the Special Operations community.

On this week's episode the Ones Ready team sits down with Gavin Fisher. Gavin Fisher is a Pararescueman that was Active Duty for several assignments and then decided to transition to a Rescue Unit in the USAF Reserves in Florida. He spent time training and deploying at his first unit and Las Vegas and then was identified to go teach and pass on his knowledge to aspiring PJs, CCTs, and SR dudes. Gavin provided some good insight from what he experiences from an instructor stand point at A&S. He'll also discuss what his Active Duty to Reserve transition was like and the two different options; Palace Front and Palace Chase. Please enjoy the episode and give us your feedback. If you liked it and feel so inclined, please leave us a review. If we didn’t answer your questions, please let us know, and thank you for your support!Want to watch this episode on Youtube? https://youtu.be/VEmMBJtY9okNeed the show notes? onesready.com/episode/30Have a question? Email us at info@onesready.comFollow us on Instagram @onesreadyFollow us on YoutubeFollow us on Facebook

Robert Hamilton Owens is a man of many hats. He’s been and done a lot – mountain climbing, radio and TV personality, keynote speaker, minister, Ironman, philanthropist, triathlete, Special Ops Pararescueman, and father of five – to name a few. But of all the pursuits he’s undertaken, there’s one title that best describes this literal force of nature: Robert is The Fittest 66-Year-Old in the World. Period.Robert was born and raised in Orange County, California without ever having met his parents. Adopted by a California judge, Robert was raised as a special-needs child who was unable to play kickball with his classmate due to the corrective shoes he was required to wear through sixth grade.In high school, Robert trained under legendary US Olympic swim coach Jon Urbanchek in Anaheim, and later raced outrigger canoes from Long Beach to Catalina with the Dana Point Outrigger Club on his off time from lifeguarding in San Clemente. In 1973, he entered the U.S. Air Force Special Operations School with a class of 157 men to train as a Pararescueman, the Air Force equivalent of a Navy SEAL. Of those 157, only seven made the through and graduated, one of which was Robert, who was designated Team Leader.

Mike Mahroney is credited with having saved 5,324 lives with his teammates over the course of his career as a PJ. An iconic INDOC (Pararescue Indoctrination Course) instructor for many years, Mike earned the nickname “The Abyss” from his students for his brilliant, unconventional techniques of mentoring & teaching. Mike was one of Jason's PJ INDOC instructors in 2009, and the two have remained close friends since. Mike & Jason have collaborated via SOCOM Athlete to host training & development courses over the past 2 years for special operations candidates, as Mike continues his passion for developing & mentoring students. Enjoy this especially entertaining episode of SOCOM Athlete's podcast "Send Me" as Mike & Jason share experiences, advice, & stories.• Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/socomathlete/• Subscribe to our YouTube Channel:(With One Click!): http://www.youtube.com/c/SOCOMAthlete?sub_confirmation=1• Website: https://www.socomathlete.com/• Become a Patreon Donor to support us & keep the podcast going: https://www.patreon.com/socomathlete• Listen to our new Podcast on any platform: https://sendme.buzzsprout.com/• Check out our Reviews on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/socomathlete/SOCOM Athlete is a special operations veteran-owned, nation-wide program & vast online community providing individuals of all ages in pursuit of various Special Operations career-fields a full-spectrum resource to maximize readiness via: nation-wide hosting of events, nation-wide online training groups, leadership skills & team communication development, workout programming, elite physical training/mentoring, career information/Q&A, and curriculum development.We have many former students that have accomplished their goals, and are now serving as Special Operators in the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Army Special Operations community. Will YOU be next? Contact us via email or social media today!

This week, the PragMedics rerelease the sit down with Dr. Michael Lauria to discuss Situational Awareness and the EMS provider.  Dr. Lauria is an accomplished provider who has volunteered as an EMT while in college, became a Pararescueman in the Air Force, then a flight paramedic with DHART, and now a current medical resident in New Mexico. We discussed how situational awareness pertains to the EMS provider and variety of other topics, to include his thoughts checklists and simulation training. Thanks for listening! Check out Dr. Lauria at his website and on Facebook and Twitter! Also be sure to check out our website and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! As always, check out the supporters of the show MyMedic, RTIC, BlackWolf Helicopters, and our new supporter Say Again Over! Check out Say Again Over for all your morale patch needs and keep an eye out for the PragMedics line of patches!

This week, the PragMedics sit down with Dr. Michael Lauria to discuss Situational Awareness and the EMS provider.  Dr. Lauria is an accomplished provider who has volunteered as an EMT while in college, became a Pararescueman in the Air Force, then a flight paramedic with DHART, and now a current medical resident in New Mexico. We discussed how situational awareness pertains to the EMS provider and variety of other topics, to include his thoughts checklists and simulation training. Thanks for listening! Check out Dr. Lauria at his website and on Facebook and Twitter! Also be sure to check out our website and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! As always, check out the supporters of the show MyMedic, RTIC, BlackWolf Helicopters, and our new supporter Say Again Over! Check out Say Again Over for you morale patch needs and keep an out for the PragMedics line of patches!

My guest this week is truly the definition of Unstoppable. If you’ve ever wanted to develop grit, resilience, discipline, and learn how to manage your emotions to break through any obstacles holding you back, then you can’t miss this massive episode with the fittest 67-year-old in the world, Robert Hamilton Owens! Completed 12 Ironmans, SEALFIT’s 50 Hour Challenge, 300 of Sparta Endurance Race, The World Marathon Challenge 777 and more, graduated from the U.S. Special Ops School for Pararescueman and is a father of five. This is how to become Unstoppable.   Timestamps: 4:21 - The extraordinary story of Robert Owens 10:52 - “You can outsmart and outwork talent” 19:51 - The mental training before physical training 29:50 - How to control your emotions 45:56 - Grit, motivation, and pushing past your limits 1:09:40 - Why discipline and humility are fundamental to success

Join Mark & Emma as they talk to Master Sergeant Rudy Parsons who is a Pararescueman in the US Air Force. Rudy is pioneering the Search and Rescue K9 capability within his current role with K9 Callie. This is a brand new initiative that Rudy is working hard to achieve so that the US Air Force can work smarter and faster to save lives. Listen in and learn all about K9 Callie and Rudy's exciting adventures of jumping out of planes, how they do it and so much more in with the exciting capability.

The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-417 – Robert Owen Hamilton – Beyond Average (Audio: link) audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi4417.mp3] Link MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Hello and welcome to episode 4-417 of the RunRunLive Podcast.  Welcome to all my endurance friends as the summer winds down up here in the northern hemisphere.  Maybe you're wrapping up your season or deep into training for that last fall marathon.  The September weather we've been having is more like August weather.  It's been warm this week and dry for quite a while.  The days are getting precipitously short, it's dark in the morning and dark in the afternoon and soon it will be dark all the time here in New England like the bottom of some deep, cold well with a small circle of sunlight at the top peeking in to signal the long lonesome memory of sunny days past and the long winter ahead.  In the old, farming days this would be the time of plenty.  The crops are in the larders are full and the new beer and wine are fermenting.  This is the time of Thanksgiving and Oktoberfest.  Before the slow march into the winter solstice.  The ancients saw it, literally, as the death of the world.  I have just started running again after taking two weeks off.  I came out of that last marathon really beat up and decided to give it a bit of a rest.  I looked back over the Spring and Summer and realized that I've run 10 races over the last few months.  It was what I wanted to do after spending so much time heads down training.  But it does leave you a bit beat up I've been getting OllieDog the border collie puppy out with me more often as well.  He's going to be a big dog. Today we have an interview with Robert Hamilton Owens who reached out to me to talk about aging and fitness.  Robert is one of those guys with an agenda or passion.  His passion is convincing people that age is no excuse to not do stuff.  You can do more than you think.  Robert has written a book and speaks on this topic.  He's circulates in that hard core ‘we can do anything group' with Joe DeSena from Spartan and David Goggins.  He is a retired Special Ops Pararescue guy.  He's an ironman.  He's had a TV show and been a minister.  He did that 7 marathons in 7 days thing with McGillivray last year.  He is known as ‘the fittest 66 year old in the world'.  Most recently he went through the equivalent of the BUDS SEAL training Hell Week.  That's the thing you see with them shivering in the surf and carrying logs around.  Interesting guy.  A bit of a force of nature.  The kind of guy you want on your side in a fight.  One thing you may or may not notice is me getting a bit less interactive towards the end on the interview.  I had set myself up in a conference room to take the call and someone found me towards the end and was sitting there waiting for me to finish which kinda cramped my style.  That whole separating work from hobby thing again. Today I decided to wrap the whole episode around the concepts of aging and what we are really capable of.  In section one I talk about what the current thinking is on age and fitness.  In section two we delve into that ‘giving more than you think you are capable of' topic and try to weed out truth from magical thinking.   That's the question my friends.  How much more can you get out of yourself and why aren't you getting it?  Can you live up to or beyond your potential?  Do you even want to? Let's find out. On with the show! … I'll remind you that the RunRunLive podcast is ad free and listener supported.  What does that mean? It means you don't have to listen to me trying to sound sincere about Stamps.com or Audible.. (although, fyi, my MarathonBQ book is on audible) We do have a membership option where you can become a member and as a special thank you, you will get access to member's only audio. There are book reviews, odd philosophical thoughts, zombie stories and I curate old episodes for you to listen to.  I recently added that guy who cut off is foot so he could keep training and my first call with Geoff Galloway.   “Curated” means I add some introductory comments and edit them up a bit.  So anyhow – become a member so I can keep paying my bills.   … The RunRunLive podcast is Ad Free and listener supported.  We do this by offering a membership option where members get Access to Exclusive Members Only audio and articles. Member only race reports, essays and other bits just for you! Links are in the show notes and at RunRunLive.com … Section one – The effect of age on fitness - http://runrunlive.com/the-boston-problem   Voices of reason – the conversation Robert Hamilton Owens ABOUT ROBERT Robert Hamilton Owens is a man of many hats. He's been and done a lot – mountain climbing, radio and TV personality, keynote speaker, minister, Ironman, philanthropist, triathlete, Special Ops Pararescueman, and father of five – to name a few. But of all the pursuits he's undertaken, there's one title that best describes this literal force of nature: Robert is The Fittest 66-Year-Old in the World. Period. Robert was born and raised in Orange County, California without ever having met his parents. Adopted by a California judge, Robert was raised as a special-needs child who was unable to play kickball with his classmate due to the corrective shoes he was required to wear through sixth grade. In high school, Robert trained under legendary US Olympic swim coach Jon Urbanchek in Anaheim, and later raced outrigger canoes from Long Beach to Catalina with the Dana Point Outrigger Club on his off time from lifeguarding in San Clemente.  In 1973, he entered the U.S. Air Force Special Operations School with a class of 157 men to train as a Pararescueman, the Air Force equivalent of a Navy SEAL. Of those 157, only seven made the through and graduated, one of which was Robert, who was designated Team Leader. As an Air Force Pararescueman, Robert was routinely called upon to risk his life to rescue those in perilous situations, such as climbers stranded on Denali, the highest mountain in North America. As a climber himself, Robert later attempted a winter ascent up the mountain, making it nearly three quarters of the way up before being blown off by 80-mile-per-hour, -100-degree winds. But to his credit, and to Robert's understanding to this day, no one has ever made it to the top in those conditions. After Robert left the military, he began smuggling literature into the old Soviet Union, and smuggling official documents back out. The documents were violations of the Helsinki Peace Accords under the Carter administration. Robert Hamilton Owens In total, Robert has completed 12 Ironman Triathlons – from Florida to Oahu to South Africa – and is one of the few Ironmen to complete both Honolulu in 1980 as well as Kona in 2003. “My goal is to be the longest active Ironman in the world,” he says. The 140.6-mile Ironman (2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bicycle ride and 26.3-mile run, all done without a break) is among the shorter competitions Robert's put himself through. At age 65 he embarked on the 238 mile “300 of Sparta Endurance Race,” an eight-day endurance race in Greece to help raise over $315,000 for the families of fallen Navy SEAL contractors who died at Benghazi. A mere four days before his 66th birthday, Robert took on the SEALFIT's Kokoro 50-Hour Challenge, originally created to train Special Operations Candidates. He was the oldest of the group by 25 years to finish, and at the same time became the oldest to ever complete the challenge, for which he was awarded the “Most Advanced Age Ever Award” by SEALFIT. And then without any training, he took on the Ironman Mexico – his 12th Ironman. And in January, 2018, Robert took on and completed "The World Marathon Challenge – 7 Marathons 7 Continents 7 Days.” But for Robert, a father of five, none of this is done for self-aggrandizement. While he loves the challenge, he derives his greatest pleasure from helping others – motivating, educating, and inspiring them. He does it for one, such as helping a ready-to-quit Ironman competitor and cancer survivor to continue and finish the race, and he does it for many. For more than 25 years, Robert has been speaking before audiences as large as 50,000, from San Diego to Moscow on motivational and leadership topics. His past clients include the Navy SEALs, New York Jets, The Baltimore Ravens, The Philadelphia Eagles, South African Parliament, the Vietnamese Department of Foreign Affairs, and the Philippines Joint Chiefs of Staff. He's been invited to address the South African Parliament, and has made five trips teaching officials in the Vietnamese Department of Foreign Affairs. During 22 of those years, he hosted the regional Fox network television program “Leadership for Changing Times” in Reno, Nevada where, by two separate Governor's appointments, he also served for eight years on the Nevada State Judicial Ethics Committee. While it takes extraordinary physical condition to be in the Air Force Special Ops or to best the many Ironmans he's bested, Robert will readily affirm that success in these physical endeavors – and in life in general – is as much a matter of will and mental attitude as it is physical conditioning. When most have long since slowed as they approach their golden years, The Fittest 66-Year-Old in the World continues to routinely take on unprecedented challenges, and to help others see what can be achieved in their own lives.   Section two – 40% more– Outro Well, my friends, You have used your willpower to rise above the limitations of age and poor thinking to strive valiantly, giving 140% to the end of the RunRunLive Podcast episode 4-417.  Since we talked I took some time off.  I was really beat up after that BeanTown marathon try.  I shut it down for the better part of two weeks.  I started up again this week.  The tendonitis in my butt still hurts but I feel relatively fit.  I've only got a couple weeks of training before I have to taper for BayState.  We'll see what I can do but I'm not mortgaging the house on this one.  I counted up the races I ran this summer and it turns out there were somewhere around 10.  That's a lot for an old boy.  They released the statistics for Boston today.  Even with making the cutoffs 5 minutes faster you would have needed to beat the qualification standard by 1:39 to get in for 2020, or about 3200 runner who qualified and didn't get in.  It's a brave new world.  I'll tell you a couple Ollie dog stories to take you out.  I'm getting tried and I need to wrap this up.  First, I had him out yesterday on a trail run with me.  My day got hosed so I couldn't get out until it was almost dark and it was pissing rain.  There's a point, about 3 miles in where it opens up and you can get to the pond off of the trail.  There's an opening.  I usually stop here to let the dog drink or swim, not this dog, the last dog, Buddy.  I pulled out to the opening and told Ollie to go get a drink.  Now, this late in the day, with a full heavy rain going, the surface of the pond looked solid as a cement floor.  He went running into it as if he wa going to run out onto this floor pretty much full tilt scamper…and went right under.  He was quite surprised and managed to dog paddle himself back to dry land.  This morning I got up and he had been sick.  He left me a fairly disgusting mess in his crate.  I toweled him off and took his blanket out.  I carried the hard-plastic liner out and hosed it off outside.  I went upstairs and through the towel and blanket in the washer and turned it on.  That's how my day started.  Then my wife gets up and starts yelling at me for running the washing machine at 6:00 AM!  I explained the situation and she asks me one of those questions that I can't answer.  “Did he eat anything he wasn't supposed to?”  He's a 4-month old, high-energy, border collie pup.  If he's awake he's trying to eat something and it's usually something he's not supposed to.  That's it.  I've reverted to being a beginner parent again.  My life is wrapped around picking up bodily fluids and trying to keep my young friend from killing himself.  I'm not sure I'm equipped for it anymore! May the gods lend me patience. And I'll see you out there. MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Rachel -> Coach Jeff ->  

The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-417 – Robert Owen Hamilton – Beyond Average (Audio: link) audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi4417.mp3] Link MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Hello and welcome to episode 4-417 of the RunRunLive Podcast.  Welcome to all my endurance friends as the summer winds down up here in the northern hemisphere.  Maybe you’re wrapping up your season or deep into training for that last fall marathon.  The September weather we’ve been having is more like August weather.  It’s been warm this week and dry for quite a while.  The days are getting precipitously short, it’s dark in the morning and dark in the afternoon and soon it will be dark all the time here in New England like the bottom of some deep, cold well with a small circle of sunlight at the top peeking in to signal the long lonesome memory of sunny days past and the long winter ahead.  In the old, farming days this would be the time of plenty.  The crops are in the larders are full and the new beer and wine are fermenting.  This is the time of Thanksgiving and Oktoberfest.  Before the slow march into the winter solstice.  The ancients saw it, literally, as the death of the world.  I have just started running again after taking two weeks off.  I came out of that last marathon really beat up and decided to give it a bit of a rest.  I looked back over the Spring and Summer and realized that I’ve run 10 races over the last few months.  It was what I wanted to do after spending so much time heads down training.  But it does leave you a bit beat up I’ve been getting OllieDog the border collie puppy out with me more often as well.  He’s going to be a big dog. Today we have an interview with Robert Hamilton Owens who reached out to me to talk about aging and fitness.  Robert is one of those guys with an agenda or passion.  His passion is convincing people that age is no excuse to not do stuff.  You can do more than you think.  Robert has written a book and speaks on this topic.  He’s circulates in that hard core ‘we can do anything group’ with Joe DeSena from Spartan and David Goggins.  He is a retired Special Ops Pararescue guy.  He’s an ironman.  He’s had a TV show and been a minister.  He did that 7 marathons in 7 days thing with McGillivray last year.  He is known as ‘the fittest 66 year old in the world’.  Most recently he went through the equivalent of the BUDS SEAL training Hell Week.  That’s the thing you see with them shivering in the surf and carrying logs around.  Interesting guy.  A bit of a force of nature.  The kind of guy you want on your side in a fight.  One thing you may or may not notice is me getting a bit less interactive towards the end on the interview.  I had set myself up in a conference room to take the call and someone found me towards the end and was sitting there waiting for me to finish which kinda cramped my style.  That whole separating work from hobby thing again. Today I decided to wrap the whole episode around the concepts of aging and what we are really capable of.  In section one I talk about what the current thinking is on age and fitness.  In section two we delve into that ‘giving more than you think you are capable of’ topic and try to weed out truth from magical thinking.   That’s the question my friends.  How much more can you get out of yourself and why aren’t you getting it?  Can you live up to or beyond your potential?  Do you even want to? Let’s find out. On with the show! … I’ll remind you that the RunRunLive podcast is ad free and listener supported.  What does that mean? It means you don’t have to listen to me trying to sound sincere about Stamps.com or Audible.. (although, fyi, my MarathonBQ book is on audible) We do have a membership option where you can become a member and as a special thank you, you will get access to member’s only audio. There are book reviews, odd philosophical thoughts, zombie stories and I curate old episodes for you to listen to.  I recently added that guy who cut off is foot so he could keep training and my first call with Geoff Galloway.   “Curated” means I add some introductory comments and edit them up a bit.  So anyhow – become a member so I can keep paying my bills.   … The RunRunLive podcast is Ad Free and listener supported.  We do this by offering a membership option where members get Access to Exclusive Members Only audio and articles. Member only race reports, essays and other bits just for you! Links are in the show notes and at RunRunLive.com … Section one – The effect of age on fitness - http://runrunlive.com/the-boston-problem   Voices of reason – the conversation Robert Hamilton Owens ABOUT ROBERT Robert Hamilton Owens is a man of many hats. He’s been and done a lot – mountain climbing, radio and TV personality, keynote speaker, minister, Ironman, philanthropist, triathlete, Special Ops Pararescueman, and father of five – to name a few. But of all the pursuits he’s undertaken, there’s one title that best describes this literal force of nature: Robert is The Fittest 66-Year-Old in the World. Period. Robert was born and raised in Orange County, California without ever having met his parents. Adopted by a California judge, Robert was raised as a special-needs child who was unable to play kickball with his classmate due to the corrective shoes he was required to wear through sixth grade. In high school, Robert trained under legendary US Olympic swim coach Jon Urbanchek in Anaheim, and later raced outrigger canoes from Long Beach to Catalina with the Dana Point Outrigger Club on his off time from lifeguarding in San Clemente.  In 1973, he entered the U.S. Air Force Special Operations School with a class of 157 men to train as a Pararescueman, the Air Force equivalent of a Navy SEAL. Of those 157, only seven made the through and graduated, one of which was Robert, who was designated Team Leader. As an Air Force Pararescueman, Robert was routinely called upon to risk his life to rescue those in perilous situations, such as climbers stranded on Denali, the highest mountain in North America. As a climber himself, Robert later attempted a winter ascent up the mountain, making it nearly three quarters of the way up before being blown off by 80-mile-per-hour, -100-degree winds. But to his credit, and to Robert’s understanding to this day, no one has ever made it to the top in those conditions. After Robert left the military, he began smuggling literature into the old Soviet Union, and smuggling official documents back out. The documents were violations of the Helsinki Peace Accords under the Carter administration. Robert Hamilton Owens In total, Robert has completed 12 Ironman Triathlons – from Florida to Oahu to South Africa – and is one of the few Ironmen to complete both Honolulu in 1980 as well as Kona in 2003. “My goal is to be the longest active Ironman in the world,” he says. The 140.6-mile Ironman (2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bicycle ride and 26.3-mile run, all done without a break) is among the shorter competitions Robert’s put himself through. At age 65 he embarked on the 238 mile “300 of Sparta Endurance Race,” an eight-day endurance race in Greece to help raise over $315,000 for the families of fallen Navy SEAL contractors who died at Benghazi. A mere four days before his 66th birthday, Robert took on the SEALFIT’s Kokoro 50-Hour Challenge, originally created to train Special Operations Candidates. He was the oldest of the group by 25 years to finish, and at the same time became the oldest to ever complete the challenge, for which he was awarded the “Most Advanced Age Ever Award” by SEALFIT. And then without any training, he took on the Ironman Mexico – his 12th Ironman. And in January, 2018, Robert took on and completed "The World Marathon Challenge – 7 Marathons 7 Continents 7 Days.” But for Robert, a father of five, none of this is done for self-aggrandizement. While he loves the challenge, he derives his greatest pleasure from helping others – motivating, educating, and inspiring them. He does it for one, such as helping a ready-to-quit Ironman competitor and cancer survivor to continue and finish the race, and he does it for many. For more than 25 years, Robert has been speaking before audiences as large as 50,000, from San Diego to Moscow on motivational and leadership topics. His past clients include the Navy SEALs, New York Jets, The Baltimore Ravens, The Philadelphia Eagles, South African Parliament, the Vietnamese Department of Foreign Affairs, and the Philippines Joint Chiefs of Staff. He’s been invited to address the South African Parliament, and has made five trips teaching officials in the Vietnamese Department of Foreign Affairs. During 22 of those years, he hosted the regional Fox network television program “Leadership for Changing Times” in Reno, Nevada where, by two separate Governor’s appointments, he also served for eight years on the Nevada State Judicial Ethics Committee. While it takes extraordinary physical condition to be in the Air Force Special Ops or to best the many Ironmans he’s bested, Robert will readily affirm that success in these physical endeavors – and in life in general – is as much a matter of will and mental attitude as it is physical conditioning. When most have long since slowed as they approach their golden years, The Fittest 66-Year-Old in the World continues to routinely take on unprecedented challenges, and to help others see what can be achieved in their own lives.   Section two – 40% more– Outro Well, my friends, You have used your willpower to rise above the limitations of age and poor thinking to strive valiantly, giving 140% to the end of the RunRunLive Podcast episode 4-417.  Since we talked I took some time off.  I was really beat up after that BeanTown marathon try.  I shut it down for the better part of two weeks.  I started up again this week.  The tendonitis in my butt still hurts but I feel relatively fit.  I’ve only got a couple weeks of training before I have to taper for BayState.  We’ll see what I can do but I’m not mortgaging the house on this one.  I counted up the races I ran this summer and it turns out there were somewhere around 10.  That’s a lot for an old boy.  They released the statistics for Boston today.  Even with making the cutoffs 5 minutes faster you would have needed to beat the qualification standard by 1:39 to get in for 2020, or about 3200 runner who qualified and didn’t get in.  It’s a brave new world.  I’ll tell you a couple Ollie dog stories to take you out.  I’m getting tried and I need to wrap this up.  First, I had him out yesterday on a trail run with me.  My day got hosed so I couldn’t get out until it was almost dark and it was pissing rain.  There’s a point, about 3 miles in where it opens up and you can get to the pond off of the trail.  There’s an opening.  I usually stop here to let the dog drink or swim, not this dog, the last dog, Buddy.  I pulled out to the opening and told Ollie to go get a drink.  Now, this late in the day, with a full heavy rain going, the surface of the pond looked solid as a cement floor.  He went running into it as if he wa going to run out onto this floor pretty much full tilt scamper…and went right under.  He was quite surprised and managed to dog paddle himself back to dry land.  This morning I got up and he had been sick.  He left me a fairly disgusting mess in his crate.  I toweled him off and took his blanket out.  I carried the hard-plastic liner out and hosed it off outside.  I went upstairs and through the towel and blanket in the washer and turned it on.  That’s how my day started.  Then my wife gets up and starts yelling at me for running the washing machine at 6:00 AM!  I explained the situation and she asks me one of those questions that I can’t answer.  “Did he eat anything he wasn’t supposed to?”  He’s a 4-month old, high-energy, border collie pup.  If he’s awake he’s trying to eat something and it’s usually something he’s not supposed to.  That’s it.  I’ve reverted to being a beginner parent again.  My life is wrapped around picking up bodily fluids and trying to keep my young friend from killing himself.  I’m not sure I’m equipped for it anymore! May the gods lend me patience. And I’ll see you out there. MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Rachel -> Coach Jeff ->  

Today’s episode features Doug Kechijian, therapist, coach and owner of Resilient Performance Systems.  Resilient’s clientele includes athletes and operators from a variety of professional and collegiate sports, as well as, federal law enforcement tactical teams, military special operations forces, and those with a history of persistent pain and extensive surgical backgrounds Before beginning his sports medicine practice, Doug was a Pararescueman in the U.S. Air force where he deployed throughout the world to help provide technical rescue capability and emergency medical care to U.S and allied forces.  Additionally, Doug is the host of the “Resilient Performance Podcast” featuring a number of thought leaders. Doug is introspective, humble, and transparent.  His diverse experience and education, as well as his own practice of learning and reading has given him an wide lens perspective on many domains of the human performance sector.  As a field (and with anything) it’s easy to make noise, or get noticed, based on extreme viewpoints, often talking about avoiding a common practice in coaching, such as “don’t squat”, “don’t lift weights”, “don’t internal cue”, “don’t do drills”, “don’t foam roll”, etc. Doug is a coach who really makes me think in his drive to find the truth in things, and avoid the tribe mentality in coaching stances.  In the spirit of that, I wanted to tackle some facets of the field that tend to be looked at in a black and white frame, but in reality are more grey, which is in the realms of rotational core training, self-organization and when to intervene in coaching versus letting athletes figure things out themselves unimpeded. Today’s episode is brought to you by SimpliFaster, supplier of high-end athletic development tools, such as the Freelap timing system, kBox, Sprint 1080, and more. Key Points Doug’s transition from the military to physical therapy and his approach to learning and growing in the field Concepts on core-bracing and anti-rotation versus a more fluid and dynamic view on trunk training Ideas on self-organization in athletics: when and how to intervene “When you prepare to be good enough at a lot of different things, you recognize patterns and commonalities across these skillsets, across these diverse fields” “When it comes to learning, people love formulas… but now I realize that learning is a lot more messy” “There is always this range between being a specialist and a generalist” “I think reading outside your field is what helps you to connect dots and see the bigger picture” “Scientists and all us of want to prove certain things, and often times, just confirm our biases” “If you don’t see the bigger picture, then that’s where we get these silos between strength and conditioning, and physical therapy, and sport coaches, and all of these things exist on a continuum” “For most people, I don’t know if a palloff press is dynamic enough or challenging enough… you want to integrate that stiffness in a contextually specific way” “I don’t teach people specific bracing techniques, because people do that stuff reflexively well, with the caveat that you’re putting them in a good position” “We’ve made lifting weights way too difficult, it’s not calculus” “Every intervention has un-intended consequences” “If the key to rotational performance is to relax and get really stiff…. If that’s what we are really chasing from a rotational performance standpoint, if we are tell people when they do these activities to deliberately brace, are we inhibiting their ability to relax?” “If you only have one way to do something, then under stress, you have no options!” “I think it’s dangerous to assume that every movement that emerges organically is best for the athlete, because it might not be a choice, so you want to give people choices and at least give them the requisite foundational joint positions or motor skills,

A Pararescueman and his wife are put to the test when an ill fated jump leads to manslaughter chargesJoe Barnard a former Lt Colonel in the Airforce and Pararescueman. He and his wife Meghan counsel spec forces couples on how to maintain healthy marriages. AboutTOOWi creates movie-like podcasts wrapped around epic life storiesFollowTwitter: toowi_mediaFacebook: @pioneersofinsightInstagram: toowi_mediaWatch trailers, download episode soundtracks & more at toowimedia.com

A Pararescueman and his wife are put to the test when an ill fated jump leads to manslaughter chargesJoe Barnard is a retired Lt Colonel Airforce Pararescueman. He and his wife Meghan counsel active spec forces couples on how to maintain healthy marriages. About:TOOWi creates movies like podcasts wrapped around epic life storiesFollow usTwitter: toowi_mediaFacebook: @pioneersofinsightInstagram: toowi_mediaVisit toowimedia.com to learn more

Daniel Zerbe was born on June 27, 1983, in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force on August 21, 2001, and completed basic training at Lackland AFB, Texas, in October 2001. After completing the U.S. Air Force Pararescue training pipeline, Sgt Zerbe served as a Pararescueman with the 38th Rescue Squadron at Moody AFB, Georgia, from March 2003 to May 2006. He then served as a Pararescueman and Special Tactics Team Member with the 24th Special Tactics Squadron at Pope AFB, North Carolina, from May 2006 until he was killed in action when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was aboard was shot down in Afghanistan on August 6, 2011. During this time, TSgt Zerbe deployed multiple times to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, and to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Daniel Zerbe was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

A Pararescueman and his wife are put to the test when an ill fated jump leads to manslaughter chargesAboutTOOWi creates movie-like podcasts wrapped around epic life storiesFollowTwitter: toowi_mediaFacebook: @pioneersofinsightInstagram: toowi_mediaWatch trailers, download episode soundtracks & more at toowimedia.com

A Pararescueman and his wife are put to the test when an ill fated jump leads to disasterJoe Barnard is a retired Lt Colonel Airforce Pararescueman. He and his wife Meghan counsel active spec forces couples on how to maintain healthy marriages. About:TOOWi creates movies like podcasts wrapped around epic life storiesFollow usTwitter: toowi_mediaFacebook: @pioneersofinsightInstagram: toowi_mediaVisit toowimedia.com to learn more

This week we are talking about the Air Force PJ leadership style. Leading a dynamic organization such as an office of emergency management can be challenging. I had the opportunity to Lt.Col Joseph Barnard who worked his way from enlisted to lead the highly trained Air Force Para Jumpers Rescue Team (PJ). The insights that Joseph shares with us in this interview will change your paradigm on leadership. Guest BioBio - Joe Barnard is a retired USAF Lt Colonel. His 33 year military career started in1982 when he joined the Army as infantryman at the age of 17 from his parentshome in Pembroke Pines, FL. After his Army career, which included living in VicenzaItaly for two years, Joe returned to South Florida and worked varying warehouseand delivery driver jobs as well as being a lifeguard atseveral South Florida beaches.In 1988, Joe joined the USAF, 301 st Rescue Squadron atHomestead AFB as a Pararescueman. He remained inthe 301 st through Hurricane Andrew, and helpedfacilitate the unit’s move to Patrick AFB. Joe marriedMeghan in 1991. With a one-year-old son and anotheron the way, in 1997, he took a position as a PararescueInstructor at Kirtland AFB, NM. Joe was qualified toteach and lead all blocks of instruction: Aircraft and Jump Ops, Weapons-Tactics,Technical Rope, C2 and Dirt Medicine. He was also a member of the Special Tacticsand Recovery Specialist (STaRS) Parachute Demonstration Team.With a stern push from a young wife who wanted a better life for her family, in 1998Joe started college and received his bachelor’s degree in 2000 by attending classesevery weekend from 7-5 both Saturday and Sunday, ultimately leading to hiscommission as an officer in February of 2001. Joe was selected out of OTS as the 4thCombat Rescue Officer, a new career field the Air Force created to lead andcommand Pararescueman and SERE specialist. Joe completes his masters degree in2007.His last 15 years as an officer were a blur except for those two tours in Hawaii. Lotsof surfing and SEA travel. When not in the Pacific, multiple deployments presentedcomplex leadership challenges which he took head on. Post 9/11 years werebookend by death of teammates and success in harrowing missions. In the middlewas a tour as the first CRO to command the Pararescue School, where he was firedafter a year. That assignment is a book in itself.During his entire career, Joe unapologetically took on the overwhelming briefcaseattitude of the conventional Air Force with his backpack mentality on behalf of hismission and men. Ultimate career satisfaction came as Joe was selected for and hadtwo amazing years as the 38 th Rescue Squadron Commander. He and his team did itright, pushing forward many progressive training methods that are still in placetoday.As Joe turned 52, and his youngest son was a year away from College. It was time.He had done all he could do. Admittedly, he grew dissatisfied with DoD directionand with the vice grip sequestration and continuing resolution put on the force. Hepurposely retired without fan fair. Fully satisfied that he left it all on the table andenergized to be a capitalist in his next life. But first…A sabbatical at the end of 2016 and throughout 2017 was well deserved. As Joe haddone with his oldest son, he taught his youngest son to skydive and they took acouple of surf trips to Costa Rica and Baja. Once he was in in college, Meghan and Joeput their household belongings in storage and traveled Southeast Asia – Singapore,Bali and Thailand for four months.Back in the states, his job search started in early 2018. “It was fun, I interviewedthem more than they interviewed me. I want my second life to be epic.”Joe settled on a small company that installs wireless infrastructure for Verizon andTMobile. He loves it, its complex. He has daily influence over 32m in revenue, as hequickly took to running the sales pipeline, P&L of three divisions, HR, logistics andall operations. Likely not Joe’s final resting place.“I desire more responsibility, complexity and a more progressive executive team towork with, but I started in a great place for my capitalistic journey. I validated thatmy military leadership traits and problem solving abilities absolutely transfer to afor profit organization. I love every minute of it. Meghan and I have big plans for ourfuture.”Joe and Meghan reside in Neptune Beach, a costal community in Jacksonville FL.Concerned by the high divorce rate and broken families a military life can create.They are developing a program to help young married Special Operation couples notonly stay, but thrive together during and after their service to this great nation.Links LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephbarnard/Email: Joe.bd.33@gmail.comAdvertisersTitan HST https://www.titanhst.com/

Human trafficking exists in your town. Young female slaves being sold for their bodies. This is happening right now near you and your family. The TNQ Podcast is honored to welcome former CIA operative turned non-profit warrior, Nic McKinley, to this week's incredible show. Join former Navy SEALs, Marcus Luttrell, David Rutherford, and Wizard as they welcome fellow special operations brother Nic to share his greatest #neverquit stories. Nic has taken his incredible military and intelligence experience and turned his profound insight into yet another noble career of servitude. Nic and his devoted team are transforming the battlefield of the human trafficking war here at home. He shines light into the darkest crevices of our society and roots out evil every day. The TNQ Podcast once again brings insight and positive clarity to a cruel world. Stand by to have Nic and the TNQP crew inspire you to serve your community at the highest levels. #greatstoriesignitelegends Support the show.

Selection and indoctrination. Underwater Egress Training. Combat Diver Course. Advanced Paramedic Training. Airborne Training. Military Free Fall. Survival and Rescue. Rope Climbing. Pararescuemen (also known as PJs) are United States Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) and Air Combat Command (ACC) operators tasked with recovery and medical treatment of personnel in humanitarian and combat environments. The pipeline to become a PJ is long and arduous. The maroon beret worn by Pararescuemen and Combat Rescue Officers was authorized by HQ USAF in 1966 and is the second beret to be authorized for universal wear, after the US Army Special Forces Beret. The beret symbolizes the blood sacrificed by fellow Pararescuemen and their devotion to duty by aiding others in distress. Brian Silva is a former PJ Team Leader and Indoc Instructor. He enlisted in the USAF to be a PJ in 2005 because he wanted more out of his life and felt like he was called to give more. He decided to join Pararescue because he loved the mission, no matter what... you are going to save lives. In this episode Brian shares what it takes to be a PJ and what he's seen from students arriving at Indoc unprepared. Robert is a retired US Army Armor and Recruiter/Retention MSG turned Fortune 50 executive. Learn More About The Warrior Path Pro: http://www.warriorpathpro.com Visit https://www.patreon.com/join/Mentors4mil? to become a patron of our podcast. Join our new closed Facebook Team Room at https://www.facebook.com/groups/mentors4mil Follow Mentors for Military: iTunes: https://apple.co/1WaEvbB Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3w4RiZBxBS8EDy6cuOlbUl PodBean: https://mentorsformilitary.podbean.com/ SoundCloud: www.soundcloud.com/mentors4mil Instagram: www.instagram.com/mentors4mil Twitter: www.twitter.com/mentors4mil Facebook: www.facebook.com/mentors4mil Homepage: www.mentorsformilitary.com Use Code Mentors4mil at www.SkeletonOptics.com to receive your discount.

When an Airman needs saving, it’s the PJs duty to do everything they can to bring them home. As members of Air Force Special Operations, Pararescue (PJ) specialists rescue and recover downed aircrews from hostile or otherwise unreachable areas. These highly trained experts perform rescues in every type of terrain and partake in every part of the mission, from search and rescue, to combat support to providing emergency medical treatment, in order to ensure that every mission is a successful one. A lifelong student of living, Matt Schollard believes the purpose of existence is experience, exploration of Self, and evolution. Raised globally, his exposure to a multitude of cultures at an early age left a lasting impact on his quest to find 'meaning' in life. Inspired by Eastern philosophies, punk rock, yoga, windsurfing, and the overwhelming commonalities he identified in the people of Earth, Matt shaped his own unique guiding principles that have lit the way along a diverse and inspiring path. Upon reaching legal adulthood, after an unfortunate skateboarding misunderstanding forced him to leave Australia, Matt decided that he needed to seek out the 'hardest job in the world' to test his potential. Following his will & wind, he found himself in the years-long quest to become a US Air Force Pararescueman (PJ). Robert Gowin is a retired US Army Armor and Recruiter/Retention MSG turned Fortune 50 executive; Scott Johnson is a former British Army Engineer/Sapper & EOD NCO Visit https://www.patreon.com/join/Mentors4mil? to become a patron of our podcast. Join our new closed Facebook Team Room at https://www.facebook.com/groups/mentors4mil Follow Mentors for Military: iTunes: https://apple.co/1WaEvbB Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3w4RiZBxBS8EDy6cuOlbUl PodBean: https://mentorsformilitary.podbean.com/ SoundCloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/mentors4mil Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/mentors4mil Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mentors4mil Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mentors4mil Homepage: http://www.mentorsformilitary.com Use Code Mentors4mil at http://www.SkeletonOptics.com to receive your discount.

My buddy Jason stops by... We go thru his background as a son of a PJ, talk about his life in special operations and an Arizona Wildcat football player. Then he stuck around for the local news; so we hit the troops going to the border, the Brazil election, prisoners from Bergdahl swap rejoin Taliban, dude cuts off his arm and does stolen valor. Plus a guy smeared himself with peanut butter and gets his dick bit off. Music: Soulfly/"Ritual"

Michael Lauria is currently completing his final semester at the Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine. Outside of school, he works as a critical care flight paramedic and provides training to multiple emergency service organizations. Prior to medical school, Michael served in the U.S. Air Force as a Pararescueman at the 321st Special Tactics Squadron, RAF Mildenhall, UK, Air Force Special Operations Command. During this assignment he deployed to OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM as part of a Combat Search and Rescue Team and in support of the C Company, 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne). In 2009, Michael was named Air Force Special Operations Command Outstanding Airman of the Year and Pararescue Airman of the Year. Topics Covered: How can civilian medicine and military medicine learn from one another The extent to which combat and medicine present similar systemic challenges in terms of interpersonal dynamics, leadership, and stress management How mental models to facilitate communication without oversimplifying complex phenomena What is cognitive bias and how can we better refine our models without falling prey to it Intuitive vs. analytical thinking- truly dichotomous or more of a spectrum?   How to identify if a failed outcome in medicine is the result of poor individual skill or something more systemic  Part/whole training The low hanging fruit in medical education Conflating selection with training Teaching practices that maximize retention of information

On Episode 116 of the Doc and Jock Podcast we site down with Doug Kechijian to talk postural restoration, good positions and pararescue. Doug is a Physical Therapist at his own practice Resilient Performance in NYC as well as a Pararescueman in US Air Force.

On Episode 116 of the Doc and Jock Podcast we site down with Doug Kechijian to talk postural restoration, good positions and drown proofing. Doug is a Physical Therapist at his own practice Resilient Performance in NYC as well as a Pararescueman in US Air Force.

Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, who in 2007 was one of six airmen to be awarded the first Air Force Combat Action Medal, discuss the Global War on Terror from the perspective of a special tactics pararescueman.

Roger has been a Pararescueman in Alaska for almost a decade. At the center of Roger’s life is his family and the love for the art of tattooing. He considers himself very lucky to be alive and is happy to share some of his colorful experiences with you tonight.