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Miami in the 80’s was a wild scene and former FBI Special Agent Ed Mireles joins the show to share some of his experiences being a special agent in Miami during that time. He shares how he went from a Marine to becoming involved in the FBI dealing with anti-terrorism and eventually making his way […]
For the first time on the show, we welcome on a former Special Agent of the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service, Cody Perron. He is also a former Marine as well as an author of the book “Agent Unknown” detailing his time as a DSS agent. Cody shares what exactly a DSS Agent […]
The anticipated return of Jeff Kirkham and his nearly 30 years of service in the Army Special Forces to share his expertise on the Kalashnikov. First Jeff shares some thoughts on Jack’s book “Murphy’s Law” after just completing it, and the guys wrap about some topics included in the novel. Once “The AK-47” episode truly […]
Ben Blum joins SOFREP Radio to share the story of his cousin, former Army Ranger Alex Blum’s story in Ben’s novel “Ranger Games.” The book details Alex’s involvement in the 2006 bank robbery in Tacoma, Washington where Alex, Luke Elliott Sommer, another former Ranger, and two other men stole over $54,000. Ben explains why Rangers […]
Former Marine, Alex Hollings is welcomed back to the program and after a brief conversation about life as a reporter and reviewing military gear the conversation quickly goes off the rails. Jack and Alex continue to plan their “epic comic book podcast” with no date set, They quickly divert into topics such as – how […]
Greg Walker, an investigative journalist on the NewsRep.com, author, and former member of several Special Forces Groups joins Jack for a breakdown of former Green Beret turned Sandinista David Baez along with an in depth conversation regarding mental health in the military. Walker gives a complete breakdown of the fascinating story how a Nicaraguan turned […]
Jeffrey Hess, author of “No Salvation” speaks with Jack & Ian about his novel inspired by actual events that took place in 1972 aboard the USS Kitty Hawk. The novel details how African-American sailors faced difficulties while trying to obtain higher ranked positions within the Navy, despite a lower requirement for enlistment. Hess describes the […]
Remi Adeleke, author of “Transformed: A Navy SEAL’s Unlikely Journey from the Throne of Africa, to the Streets of the Bronx, to Defying All Odds” joins the show to discuss his life from birth to now. How he assimilated going from Nigerian royalty to hustling on the streets of the Bronx. What movie peaked his […]
“War Story” is a novel about a U.S. Marine and an Iraqi Defense Forces Lieutenant Colonel coming together to achieve the same goal. Author and painter David Richardson, a Marine combat veteran, gets into the inspiration behind this book with us, and the deeper themes he hopes to present to the reader about man’s fascination […]
We start off this show with Vicki Behenna, mother of 1st Lt. Michael Behenna, reacting to the recent news of the pardoning of her son by President Donald Trump. Behenna served slightly under 5 years of a 15 year sentence in Ft. Leavenworth for the killing of terrorist Ali Mansur Mohamed. Michael has always maintained […]
Last week, many of you heard our interview with Michael Ames discussing his book “American Cipher: Bowe Bergdahl and the U.S. Tragedy in Afghanistan.” Well, so did Matt Vierkant, a man who personally got to know Bowe Bergdahl when they served together in Afghanistan prior to Bowe’s sudden disappearance. Matt decided to read the book […]
Retired CIA Officer Thomas Pecora is back on with us this episode as we celebrate the release of his book, “Guardian: Life in the Crosshairs of the CIA’s War on Terror.” If you haven’t already listened to Thomas on Episode 410, you’ll get a refresher on what the book is about, and from there we […]