Green Beret, CIA, and Deadliest Man in the Desert | Tony Cowden | JP Dinnell Podcast 037

JP sits down with real life Jason Bourne, Tony Cowden. Tony talks about his time in the Green Beret, working as a CIA operative, and what it takes to teach the next generation of soldiers.

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JP Dinnell is a former U.S. Navy SEAL and now a Leadership Instructor, Speaker and Strategic Advisor with Echelon Front, where he serves as Director of Experiential Leadership Training Programs.

J.P. is also a pro team athlete and spokesperson for Origin Maine and Jocko Fuel, an American clothing and supplement company.

J.P. has a signature Energy Drink flavor “Sour Apple Sniper” with Jocko Fuel. Jeremiah spent nearly a decade in the SEAL Teams with three combat deployments. Sent to the violent terrorist stronghold of Ar Ramadi, Iraq in 2006 with SEAL Team Three’s Task Unit Bruiser, J.P. served as point man, machine gunner, and lead sniper for Delta Platoon opposite the American Sniper, Chris Kyle, who was in Charlie Platoon.

For his leadership and courage under fire, JP was awarded a Silver Star, 2 Bronze Stars with Valor and the Army Commendation Medal with Valor helping Task Unit Bruiser to become the most highly decorated special operations unit of the Iraq War.

He worked closely with SEAL Officers Jocko Willink, his Task Unit Commander, and Leif Babin, and was the driving force on many of the daring combat operations Jocko and Leif wrote about in Extreme Ownership.

Upon his return, J.P. again worked directly for Jocko as a training instructor at Naval Special Warfare Group One Training Detachment, where he orchestrated realistic and challenging training scenarios for Special Operations Urban Combat training and Close Quarters Combat training to better prepare SEAL units for the real-world battlefield. He also served as a Combatives Instructor, Marksmanship Instructor and earned his Master Trainer Specialist qualification while helping Jocko rebuild and enhance these training programs into the highly effective platforms they are today.

J.P. brings exceptional experience and frontline leadership perspective from the winning mindset and culture of Task Unit Bruiser.

00:00:00 Intro 00:05:38 Shout Out to the NCC's 00:07:27 The Need for Bold Christians 00:09:35 Attack on the Next Generation 00:13:06 Failure of Anti-Bullying Campaigns 00:14:50 Life in Small Town USA 00:19:10 The Pent Up Anger in Our Culture 00:21:38 M.I.T. Student Goes Country 00:24:19 The Reason Outdoors 00:28:30 Angelo's Story 00:36:00 Hunting for a Cause 00:48:59 SERE School (Survival and Evasion) 00:54:50 Becoming Tony Cowden 01:02:54 Getting Into the Green Berets 01:17:20 Long Rang Shooting Course 01:21:46 Graduating Selection 01:29:13 RedCell Training and 9/11 01:43:10 Sniper Comps and 200mi Runs 01:47:40 Afghanistan 01:51:47 Disenchantment with Iraq 01:58:21 Eli Crane 02:00:24 Running for Congress 02:13:20 Gunfighting In a Car 02:18:48 Deadliest Man in the Desert 02:42:55 Physical Fitness Saved My Life 03:05:37 Sobriety  03:11:12 Final Thoughts