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64K to 223K🎙 ~2x weekly·44 episodes·Last published 5d ago - Monthly Reach
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129K to 445K🇺🇸67%🇦🇺7%🇨🇦7%+8 more - Active Followers
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51K to 178K
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The Most Dangerous Flying Job in Vietnam | Hugh Mills
Jun 19, 2026
7h 05m 40s
Marine to Green Beret to Delta to CIA: The Man Who Hunted bin Laden | Gary Harrington
Jun 7, 2026
7h 47m 05s
Air Force PJ: He Was Told to Stand Down. Cole Condiff Was Never Found. | Aaron Love
May 22, 2026
8h 16m 09s
From Selling Plasma to 8 Figures: Marine Vet Johnny Raushi's American Comeback
May 8, 2026
7h 05m 43s
The Last Plane Out of Kabul: Air Mission Commander Reveals What Really Happened | Col(r) Alex Pelbath
Apr 27, 2026
6h 45m 11s
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| 6/19/26 | The Most Dangerous Flying Job in Vietnam | Hugh Mills | Send us Fan Mail Hugh Mills flew the OH-6 “Loach” as a low-level aeroscout in Vietnam — statistically the most dangerous flying job of the war. Shot down 16 times, three Silver Stars, four Distinguished Flying Crosses, three Purple Hearts. Author of the classic memoir Low Level Hell. 📖 Low Level Hell: https://a.co/d/0glrcnww CHAPTERS 00:00:00 Introduction — how Greg Coker connected them + “Low Level Hell” 00:02:59 Growing up across the street from Bill Clinton 00:29:49 Officer Candidat... | 7h 05m 40s | ||||||
| 6/7/26 | Marine to Green Beret to Delta to CIA: The Man Who Hunted bin Laden | Gary Harrington | Send us Fan Mail At Tora Bora in December 2001, Gary Harrington sat on one of the closest American observation posts to Osama bin Laden — close enough, he says, to watch the bombs he was calling in streak past the ridge sideways. Then the war handed him to the CIA, and he spent the next decade hunting the same enemy from the inside. Harrington is the rare operator who wore the uniform six different ways: Marine Corps infantry officer, Marine Recon, the second officer ever to graduate the Mari... | 7h 47m 05s | ||||||
| 5/22/26 | Air Force PJ: He Was Told to Stand Down. Cole Condiff Was Never Found. | Aaron Love | Send us Fan Mail Senior Master Sergeant Aaron Love — Air Force Pararescueman, 22 years, five combat deployments — is the first PJ ever on The Vanguard Wall. Fewer than 500 people have earned the maroon beret. The pipeline carries a 91% attrition rate — the longest special operations selection pipeline in the DoD. In 2002, Aaron quit on a pool deck at Indoc. He'd made it through Hell Night. He said three words to an instructor and walked out. What followed was five years in aerospace physiolo... | 8h 16m 09s | ||||||
| 5/8/26 | From Selling Plasma to 8 Figures: Marine Vet Johnny Raushi's American Comeback | Send us Fan Mail Marine vet Johnny Raushi joined the Corps at 17 for a free skateboard sticker. Four years later he came home broke, picked up change in a gas station parking lot, and sold his plasma twice a week to fund the first batches of a pomade he was perfecting on his stovetop. That pomade became Johnny Slicks — an 8-figure American manufacturing company employing 30+ people out of a North Carolina facility, fully U.S.-sourced. Asher and Raushi cover boot camp, the in-unit suicide that... | 7h 05m 43s | ||||||
| 4/27/26 | The Last Plane Out of Kabul: Air Mission Commander Reveals What Really Happened | Col(r) Alex Pelbath | Send us Fan Mail The last C-17 lifted off Kabul's runway at 11:59 PM on August 30, 2021. The man who gave the order — and made the radio call "Math Safe" that officially ended America's longest war — tells the full story for the first time. Colonel Alex Pelbath (USAF, Ret.) commanded SOUL-2, the only C-17 Special Operations unit in the world, and served as Air Mission Commander for the final flight out of Afghanistan. In this episode, he reveals the moment the Abbey Gate bomb went off, the s... | 6h 45m 11s | ||||||
| 4/8/26 | They Said "We've Been Fine Without You." He Proved Them Wrong. | Dr. Nick Barringer | Send us Fan Mail Thinking about buying a home or refinancing? Nuwave built a dedicated page specifically for Vanguard Wall listeners so you can connect directly with the team assigned to our audience: https://nuwaveanchor.com/i/thevanguardwall If this episode brought you value, drop a comment below — we'd love to know what you're implementing. What does it take to fuel the most elite light infantry unit in the U.S. Army — and earn their respect doing it? Dr. Nick Barringer didn't just study... | 4h 31m 20s | ||||||
| 3/30/26 | MACV-SOG | How One Man Built the Most Dangerous Training Program in Vietnam | Travis Mills | Send us Fan Mail Thinking about buying a home or refinancing? Nuwave built a dedicated page specifically for Vanguard Wall listeners so you can connect directly with the team assigned to our audience: https://nuwaveanchor.com/i/thevanguardwall In August of 1968, Travis W. Mills was shot five times in a single engagement at FOB 4 — the deadliest night in the history of U.S. Army Special Forces. He survived. And then he went back to Vietnam. A Green Beret who served with one of the most classi... | 5h 45m 47s | ||||||
| 3/11/26 | Kyle Steiner: Korengal Survivor, Green Beret, and the Fight to Be a Good Father | Send us Fan Mail Thinking about buying a home or refinancing? Nuwave built a dedicated page specifically for Vanguard Wall listeners so you can connect directly with the team assigned to our audience: https://nuwaveanchor.com/i/thevanguardwall CW2 Kyle Steiner — 173rd Airborne, Korengal Valley combat veteran, and 7th Special Forces Group operator — joins The Vanguard Wall for a full-length documentary-style interview covering combat, resilience, and legacy. Kyle Steiner was 20 years old whe... | 7h 05m 15s | ||||||
| 3/8/26 | He Survived Fallujah… Then Walked Away From Everything | Eric Shelvy (Part 2) | Send us Fan Mail He fought in Fallujah at 21. He carried a diplomatic passport in Moscow. He investigated explosives for the ATF. And then he walked away from all of it — sold his house, pulled his kids out of school, flew to Panama, and bought a sailboat. In Part 2 of this conversation, Eric Shlevy picks up where the war ended and takes us through every chapter most people never get to hear: embassy life, the State Department, the ATF fugitive task force, and ultimately the decision to sail... | 4h 25m 58s | ||||||
| 2/22/26 | He Refused to Be Put in a Box | Marine, Diplomat, Then Gone | Eric Shelvy (Part 1) | Send us Fan Mail On November 22nd, 2004, a photograph appeared on the cover of Time Magazine — a young Marine, 21 years old, face locked in a primal scream in the middle of the push on Fallujah, Iraq. That Marine was Eric Shelvy. And if you think you know where his story goes from there, you're wrong. Eric grew up in St. Louis — Catholic schools, divorced parents, weekends riding in his father's police cruiser. He was the one kid in his elite Jesuit high school who didn't go to college. He e... | 5h 15m 16s | ||||||
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| 2/9/26 | From Failing Middle School to Special Forces Commander | LTC Chane Jackson | Send us Fan Mail Chane Jackson was told he'd never make it past eighth grade. A teacher gave him an "H" on a paper because an F wasn't low enough. He never made honor roll once.Fast forward: West Point graduate. 75th Ranger Regiment. Green Beret commander. Five combat deployments. Over 100 direct action missions in Afghanistan and Iraq. Three Bronze Stars. Fluent in Arabic. And he never lost a soldier under his command—never fell back in a firefight. Not once.After retiring, Chane taught hims... | 7h 39m 39s | ||||||
| 1/29/26 | Special Forces Officer Reveals Why He Chose Seminary Over the Military | Evan Perperis | Send us Fan Mail What does it take to go from a self-described "nerdy drama club kid" to leading Green Beret teams in Iraq? And what kind of man walks away from a 20-year Special Forces career to pursue seminary? This is the story of Major Evan Perperis.Evan spent two decades in the US Army — Ranger School, SEER, Pathfinder, Special Forces Qualification Course, and four combat deployments to Iraq and the Middle East. As a Green Beret team leader with 5th Special Forces Group, he trained elite... | 6h 57m 19s | ||||||
| 1/19/26 | Navy Veteran Opens Up About Depression, Faith & Hollywood | Cody Bobay | Send us Fan Mail 🔥 This is the story Hollywood doesn't want you to hear. Cody Bobay went from being an alcoholic 13-year-old in a broken home to encountering God in a Navy barracks—and his entire life changed in ONE SECOND. Now he's fighting to take back Hollywood one film at a time. From nuclear warfare missions to battling depression, from marriage crisis to standing up against church criticism, from devastating rejection to launching a studio that refuses to bow to Hollywood's agenda—this... | 4h 36m 46s | ||||||
| 1/2/26 | Breaking Addiction & Building Desert Plunge: Matt Kuiper's Recovery Journey | Send us Fan Mail What do you do when you've lost everything—your family, your future, your will to live? For Matt Kuiper, founder of Desert Plunge, the answer came in the form of 38-degree water. This is the story of a man who went from two DUIs and jail time to building one of the fastest-growing cold plunge companies in America—and how he discovered that our darkest moments can become our greatest purpose. Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 4:00 - Early Childhood & Christian Reform Upbring... | 3h 32m 48s | ||||||
| 12/17/25 | CIA Operator: The Sacrifices Nobody Talks About | Bob "Ninja" Porras Interview (Part 2) | Send us Fan Mail Bob Porras served 20 years in Delta Force before joining the CIA's Global Response Staff, where he spent another decade protecting intelligence operations in the world's most dangerous places. In this conversation, Bob shares the reality behind the headlines—from the Benghazi aftermath to evacuating the Tripoli embassy in 2014, earning the CIA's highest medal in the process. This interview covers the sacrifices that come with a life in service, the broken training pipelines ... | 4h 05m 59s | ||||||
| 12/15/25 | From Engineer to Delta Force: The Untold Journey Nobody Expected | Bob "Ninja" Porras (Part 1) | Send us Fan Mail Few operators earn the right to walk away from Delta Force on their own terms. Bob "Ninja" Porras did exactly that—after building a legendary career from nothing. This episode covers Bob's journey from Los Angeles to becoming one of Delta Force's most respected operators. Starting as an Army engineer, he battled bureaucracy, survived Panama combat operations, earned his Green Beret, and fought his way into the Unit—the most selective special operations force in the world. B... | 5h 36m 05s | ||||||
| 11/11/25 | There's People Who Need You That Haven't Met You Yet" - Ranger CSM Michael Burke on His Darkest Day & Recovery (Part 2) | Send us Fan Mail From a 12-year-old kid in Montana wearing hand-me-downs to Command Sergeant Major—this is the story of what happens when you almost lose everything, and the fallen hero who saved you one last time. Command Sergeant Major Michael Burke (Ret.) served 14 deployments, completed 1,000+ combat operations, and rose from struggling private to the top enlisted ranks. But on October 22, 2015, when he learned his mentor MSG Joshua Wheeler was killed in action, everything came crashing d... | 4h 15m 21s | ||||||
| 11/10/25 | I Almost Quit Rangers... Until This Delta Operator Changed Everything | CSM Michael Burke (Part 1) | Send us Fan Mail A 16-year-old mom. No father. A troubled Montana kid who didn't fit anywhere. Three days after graduation, he shipped out to become an Army Ranger—and almost quit before the war even started. Retired Command Sergeant Major Mike Burke takes us inside the pre-9/11 Ranger Regiment—when money was tight, morale was low, and the mission wasn't clear. He shares the brutal truth about toxic leadership, nearly throwing his rifle at his platoon leader, and the moment Delta Force legen... | 4h 20m 31s | ||||||
| 11/4/25 | 7 of 7 | Kevin Robbins | From Detroit Streets to Green Beret: CSM Robbins Honors MSG Gregory Trent | Send us Fan Mail The Vanguard Wall Podcast Presents: The Quiet Professional - The MSG Gregory Trent Series (Final Episode) In this emotional series finale, Command Sergeant Major Kevin Robbins (ODA 3422) shares his perspective as a member of the sister team that fought alongside MSG Gregory Trent's ODA 3424 during their 2012 deployment to Afghanistan's Herat Province. The Sister Team's Story: While MSG Trent's ODA 3424 conducted Village Stability Operations, Kevin Robbins' ODA 3422 ran Afgh... | 1h 46m 13s | ||||||
| 10/30/25 | 6 of 7 | Mike Swenson | Green Beret Warrant Officer Reveals What Really Happened When His Brother Was Shot in Afghanistan | Send us Fan Mail 🎯 THE UNTOLD STORY FROM THE BATTLEFIELD Former Green Beret Warrant Officer Mike Swenson breaks his silence about one of the most devastating days in Special Operations history. On July 31st, 2012, his team leader and brother-in-arms Master Sergeant Gregory Trent was shot in Afghanistan. 💥 WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER: The moment everything changed on that July day in 2012 What it's really like to call in a medevac for your wounded brother How elite warriors cope with losing someone... | 1h 36m 51s | ||||||
| 10/29/25 | 5 of 7 | Dovid Berg | Green Beret Fights to Save Brother-in-Arms During Ambush | Send us Fan Mail 🎖️ BROTHERHOOD BEYOND DEATH 🎖️ When Master Sergeant Gregory Trent was shot in Afghanistan in 2012, his teammate Dovid risked everything to save him. What happened next will restore your faith in American heroes. This is the untold story of ODA 3424 - the Special Forces team that epitomized what it means to be a "quiet professional." For over a decade, these Green Berets carried the weight of July 31st, 2012 in silence... until now. In this episode: How Dovid ran back into ... | 1h 22m 42s | ||||||
| 10/27/25 | From Green Beret to Wildlife Warrior: British Vet Trades Iraq Combat for African Bush Survival | Kevin Garrad | Send us Fan Mail This Episode is sponsored by Dr Taylor Bosley Precision Wellness Group Full Hormone Optimization https://www.precisionwellnessgroup.com/contact Mention Vanguard20 for 20% off initial consultation A British kid lands in America 24 hours before 9/11. One month later, he's enlisting in the US Army. This is Kevin Garrad's story. Born in London, Kevin arrived in the United States just one day before the towers fell. While most foreign nationals were fleeing America, he ran towar... | 6h 02m 10s | ||||||
| 10/23/25 | 4 of 7 | CSM David Waldo | The Green Beret Who Broke the Internet Opens Up: CSM David Waldo's Most Raw Interview Yet | Send us Fan Mail 🎖️ The voice you've heard across the internet. The heart you've never seen. Command Sergeant Major David Waldo - the top enlisted leader overseeing ALL five active duty Green Beret groups and two National Guard groups - delivers his most powerful interview yet in honor of Master Sergeant Gregory Trent, KIA Afghanistan 2012. What CSM Waldo reveals: His viral definition: "You're brilliant and you're compassionate. And you're lethal. But above all you love deeply... Sometimes ... | 43m 07s | ||||||
| 10/22/25 | 3 of 7 | Carl Hoover | Special Forces Medic Couldn't Save His Best Friend - The Day Everything Changed | Send us Fan Mail 🎖️ THE HARDEST STORY A SPECIAL FORCES MEDIC EVER HAD TO TELL Carl Hoover was the Team Sergeant and Special Forces medic who held his dying teammate in his arms. Master Sergeant Gregory Trent was shot in the head during a firefight in Afghanistan, and Carl - despite all his training - couldn't save him. This is Carl's story. Raw. Unfiltered. Heartbreaking. Carl was blown off a roof by an RPG earlier that deployment, suffered 7 days of amnesia, and earned a Purple Heart. But no... | 2h 21m 18s | ||||||
| 10/16/25 | 2 of 7 | Tim Bostion | Green Beret's Promise: A Warrior's Ultimate Tribute | Send us Fan Mail Episode 2 of 7 in the series of The Quiet Professional: The Master Sergeant Gregory Trent Story In this deeply moving episode, we sit down with Tim Bostion, best friend and teammate of Master Gregory Trent, as he shares intimate stories of their unbreakable bond forged through service, sacrifice, and brotherhood. Tim opens up about their friendship that began in 2010, their life-changing conversations under the Afghan stars during their 2012 deployment, and the devastating l... | 1h 35m 32s | ||||||
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Chart Positions
11 placements across 11 markets.
Chart Positions
11 placements across 11 markets.