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Ben Wallick, known as the "Vanilla Gorilla," a former Navy SEAL team 2 lead and CIA GRS Operator, as he breaks down his his storied career in combat and security. The CIA GRS group, a group of elite special forces operators (Delta Force, Navy Seal, Green Beret) who operate security and target missions for CIA case officers. This group may be best known for its role in Benghazi and the movie 13 hours. Join us as Ben breaks down what the reality of this role is truly like. Support Ben: Check out Ben: https://vanillagorillasecurity.com/?page_id=843 Patreon and enjoy exclusive content! Support the Show/Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/@ReedMorinShow 00:00 Intro 00:30 Martial Arts in Navy Seal Training 14:52 Ben Wallicks Early Life 27:10 Paintball as a Navy Seal 30:00 Old Navy Seal Military Tactics 45:49 Navy Seal BUD/s 54:40 Navy Seal Hell Week 1:42:00 Joining Seal Team 2 1:45:03 Ben’s First Time Getting Shot At 2:12:38 The Reality of War 2:20:40 USA/WW3 potential 2:25:52 How to be a Navy Seal Team Lead (What Leadership Takes) 2:34:42 CIA GRS 2:47:56 Relationship with CIA Spies (Case Officers) 3:14:40 What People Get Wrong about CIA 3:18:24 Support Ben! 3:30:40 Outro 🔗 Don't forget to subscribe for more thought-provoking conversations and too learn a little about a lot! Please leave us a 5 star review on Apple/Spotify Podcasts: Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-aftermath-daily/id1653324768 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2Dzr5Xoov2oqrW9y2vVLWh?si=1167e15bc1fd4082 Reed Morin Show Links: Twitter - https://twitter.com/@ReedMorinShow Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/@reedmorinshow/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thereedmorinshow #military #specialforces #podcast

In this podcast episode of the Reed Morin Show, Daniel Corbett III, who served as an elite Navy SEAL operator, part of SEAL Teams 5, 6, and 17, delves into going through Navy seal BUD/s at 20 years old, joining Seal Team 6 (DEVGRU) and what it was like to be a tier 1 operator in the US military, and finally his time served as a mercenary. In 2017, Daniel made international news when he was thrown in jail in Belgrade, Serbia, for eighteen months after traveling there as a private contractor to track a terrorist financier. Support the Show/Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/@ReedMorinShow Support Daniel: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/contributor/daniel-corbett/ 00:00 Intro 00:48 Daniels Background 9:10 Interest in Navy Seals 21:07 Support the show! 24:09 Navy SEAL BUD/s Training 36:07 Joining Seal Team 5 46:43 SEAL Team 6 (DEVGRU) Recruiting & Training 1:29:23 What Is A Mercenary 1:30:27 What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Mercenaries 1:36:20 Life as a Mercenary 1:46:29 Daniels Arrest & Accused of Presidential Assassination in Serbia 2:18:20 What's Next For Daniel? 2:20:42 Outro 📌 Key Topics: - Navy Seal BUD/s Training - Seal Team 6 (DEVGRU) selection process & Combat Stories - Life as a mercenary as a Tier 1 operator - Daniel Corbetts Story of Arrest in Serbia Keywords: Navy SEAL, SEAL Team 6, BUD/s, DEVGRU, Mercenary, US Military, Tier 1 Operator, Shawn Ryan Show, Lex Fridman, spy training, Special Forces, Daniel Corbett #navyseals #military #mercenary #podcast #reedmorinshow

James Lawler as a member of CIA's Senior Intelligence Service (SIS-3) and specialist in the recruitment of CIA spies. In this episode we discuss CIA recruiting process, the Farm (CIA Training Facility), how CIA recruits foreign spies, A.Q. Khan Nuclear Takedown Team, CIA/UFOs and much more! 00:00 Intro 01:03 How CIA Spies get into Character 04:35 How James got Recruited by CIA 13:20 What did the CIA See in James 16:11 Support our Patreon 16:50 9 Characteristics of a CIA spy 30:45 Can you Train Someone to be a CIA Spy? 51:55 How CIA Spies Handle Negotiations 57:55 CIA Agent Process of Picking a Target 1:06:04 Types of CIA Pitches 1:22:30 Losing a CIA Spy 1:27:16 CIA "The Farm" Training 1:40:00 A.Q. Khan Nuclear Takedown Team 1:52:00 Iran & Israel Nuclear Weapons Risk 1:54:57 CIA vs MOSSAD vs KGB 1:56:13 Threat of China 2:01:20 Effects of AI on Espionage 2:06:22 Outro ~ Please leave us a 5 star review on Apple/Spotify Podcasts ~ Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-aftermath-daily/id1653324768 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2Dzr5Xoov2oqrW9y2vVLWh?si=1167e15bc1fd4082 ~ Reed Morin Show Links ~ Twitter - https://twitter.com/@ReedMorinShow Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/@reedmorinshow/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thereedmorinshow' #podcast #spy #military

In part 2 of our interview with former Green Beret and a Delta Force Operator Brent Tucker, we dive into Delta Force selection, the fall of Afghanistan through his eyes, the differences between Navy SEALs and Delta Operators, Combat stories against ISIS in Syria, and his intense and harrowing 1 v 4 gunfight while tracking a Delta Force High Valued Al Qaeda target. Brent reveals what it takes to be among the elite. Please leave us a 5 star review! Support Brent: Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@theantiheropodcast/ The BEST Coffee Around: https://frccoffee.com/ Patreon and enjoy exclusive content! Support the Show/Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/@ReedMorinShow 00:00 Intro 00:54 What makes a Delta Force Operator 04:40 Why Brent Tucker joined Delta Force 10:14 Delta Operator Speaks on Fall of Afghanistan 16:13 How hard is Delta Force Selection? 19:00 Join our Patreon! 19:39 Navy SEALs vs Delta Operators 21:10 What Delta Force Selection is Like 29:15 What Separates Tier 1 Special Force From Everyone Else? 36:07 First Deployment with Delta Force 38:40 Whats a HVT for Delta Force? 41:30 Fighting ISIS in Syria 45:15 Difference In Combat between ISIS & Al Qaeda 48:20 2014 HVT Mission 52:40 Delta Force Takes a Vote 59:20 Sneaking Up on Insurgents 1:07:12 INTENSE Combat Story 1:13:24 1 vs 4 Gun Fight 1:25:27 FRCC Coffee & Support Brent! 1:31:10 Outro 🔗 Don't forget to subscribe for more thought-provoking conversations and too learn a little about a lot! Reed Morin Show Links: Twitter - https://twitter.com/@ReedMorinShow Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/@reedmorinshow/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thereedmorinshow #specialforces #podcast #military

Brent Tucker served 20 years in US Army Special Operations as both a Green Beret and a Delta Force Operator. He is a purple heart recipient with 13 combat deployments to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. Brent has an incredible story and in Part 1 of this 2 Part interview, we cove rhis time as a Green Beret, the Green Beret selection and training process, his first combat deployment in Afghanistan and how he felt about combat, and how he deals with the dark reality that is War. 00:00 Intro 00:54 Trump Using Delta/Special Forces Against Cartels 06:15 9/11 13:14 Starting of Brent Military Career 18:55 Join our Patreon Page! 23:10 Becoming a Green Beret 35:10 Green Beret Q Course & OTC (Training) 41:01 Type of person to be a Green Beret 43:29 SERE Special Operation School 01:03:10 Brent's First Mission & 1:10:00 Brent's First Engagement & Intense Gunfight 1:15:20 Dealing with the Realities of War 1:27:29 "Its War" 1:39:10 Outro & Part 2 🔗 Don't forget to subscribe for more thought-provoking conversations and too learn a little about a lot! ~ Please leave us a 5 star review on Apple/Spotify Podcasts ~ Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-aftermath-daily/id1653324768 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2Dzr5Xoov2oqrW9y2vVLWh?si=1167e15bc1fd4082 ~ Reed Morin Show Links ~ Twitter - https://twitter.com/@ReedMorinShow Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/@reedmorinshow/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thereedmorinshow #podcast #military #deltaforce

On episode 35 of the Reed Morin Show, we are joined by Kevin Donaldson, a former police officer and podcaster. In 2013, he nearly lost his life in the line of duty when a bullet grazed his head. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:45 What Makes a Good Police Officer/Cop 06:45 Growing Up in Mafia Ran Atlantic City 15:46 Kevin’s Family Relationship as a Child 31:00 Struggling to Find an Identity 42:06 Should Cops do MMA/BJJ? 54:07 How Kevin Changed his Identity 1:00:00 Was Kevin Religious as a Child 1:10:45 Becoming a Cop 1:18:30 Are we training Police Right? 1:33:08 How 9/11 Changed Everything 1:52:52 First Few Months as a Cop After 9/11 2:05:24 Why Military & First Responders Use Dark Humor 2:15:35 Why the Thing Blue Line is a Myth 2:36:16 Kevins Near Death Experience 2:53:00 The Post Traumatic Stress After 3:02:40 Kevin’s Attempt to take his own life 3:10:00 Turning the Corner and Finding his Identity 3:16:20 How Kevin Found God & Saved His life 3:26:15 Kevin Living Psalm 23:4 & The Suffering Podcast Kevins links: Kevin Soft White Underbelly Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kORNKnIFZQY&t=332s Website: https://www.realkevindonaldson.com/ Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@UCOGDxHh-YMFhKQ17L0_8PWA 🔗 Don't forget to subscribe for more thought-provoking conversations and too learn a little about a lot! ~ Please leave us a 5 star review ~ ~ Reed Morin Show Links ~ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ReedMorinShow Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/reedmorinshow/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thereedmorinshow

On episode 34 of the Reed Morin Show, physicist and UFO researcher Ryan S. Wood talks about his book Majic Eyes Only, which details over 104 UFO/UAP crash retrievals from all around the world, one of which happened in 1897 and was allegedly the earliest crash retrieval by the US Government. Timestamps: 00:00 Aurora Texas 1987 00:00:37 Alien Disclosure is Beginning 04:42 Majestic Documents & the Majic 12 13:42 UFO Crash Retrieval & Recovery Operations 23:58 What UFO Crash Retrieval Looks Like 37:37 David Grouch Testimony & Joe Rogan Episode 38:33 CIA Investigating Mount Ararat 39:31 Aurora Texas 1897 UFO Crash 45:49 Why Are Alien/UFO Ships Crashing? 53:24 CIA Killing JFK Over UFO Disclosure? 1:01:33 Einstein & Oppenheimer Discuss UFOs 1:09:31 Technology Recovered from UFO Crashes 1:47:27 Are the UFO/UAP’s Human or Alien? 2:03:57 Outro & Subscribe! ~ Please leave us a 5 star review on Apple/Spotify Podcasts ~ Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-aftermath-daily/id1653324768 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2Dzr5Xoov2oqrW9y2vVLWh?si=1167e15bc1fd4082 ~ Reed Morin Show Links ~ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ReedMorinShow Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/reedmorinshow/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thereedmorinshow Music via Artlist.io #reedmorinshow #alien #ufo #uap #alien

Ken Strange is a former FBI agent with the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF), who operated in NYC during the rise of Al-Qaeda operatives. 🎧 The Reed Morin Show is a podcast dedicated to interviewing people with unique experiences and perspectives on the world's most complex and compelling issues. If you want to know a little about a lot, you came to the right place. 🔗 Don't forget to subscribe for more thought-provoking conversations and too learn a little about a lot! ~ Please leave us a 5 star review on Apple/Spotify Podcasts ~ Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-aftermath-daily/id1653324768 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2Dzr5Xoov2oqrW9y2vVLWh?si=1167e15bc1fd4082 ~ Reed Morin Show Links ~ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ReedMorinShow Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/reedmorinshow/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thereedmorinshow #podcast #crime #reedmorinshow Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:41 Saddam Hussein Spys in the USA 01:29 The First Gulf War 13:16 Iraqi Says & Al-Qaeda Sleeper Cells 25:28 Ignoring the Rise of Jihadist in NYC 27:05: World Trade Center Bombings & Mohammed A. Salameh 33:36 Spying on Castro Brothers in Cuba 44:36 Publishing Story from Time in FBI 48:10 Moving to the UAID 50:03 Ken on a Hezbollah Hitlist 54:20 Moving into White Collar Crime 1:00:00 Moving to DOJ & Fighting Cartels 1:03:00 Vicente Carrillo Fuentes | Leader of the Juarez Cartel 1:10:00 Visiting the Prison El Chapo Escaped 1:12:23 Meeting Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo & Cartel Leaders 1:22:30 Corruption in the Prison System 1:24:48 Kens Closing Remarks/Buy A Cops Son! 1:27:50 Outro Music via Epidemic Sound

Ken Strange is a Former FBI agent, who was a apart joint terrorism task force (JTTF) in New York City. He worked closely with CIA on many operations, one of which was protecting Soviet Spy Nikolai, all while he was crossing paths with a FBI double agent Robert Hanssen. He also worked to prevent presidential assignations, terror attacks, and much more. In part 1 we dive into his backstory. **Timestamps** (00:00) Intro (00:39) A NYPD Cops Son (07:40) Dealing with New York Mafia as a Cop (16:11) Ken Interest in Law Enforcement (18:10) Like & Subscribe (18:40) Kens Teaching Career (22:33) Teaching the Saudi King's Family (26:23) Adjusting to Middle Eastern Culture (37:05) Moving towards the FBI (40:34) FBI Recruiting (42:47) Kens time at Quantico (53:02) Getting Assigned to FBI JTTF 58:03 Guarding a Soviet Spy (1:04:36) Robert Hanssen: Soviet FBI Spy (1:06:53) First Few Months on JTTF (1:13:35) Finding Spy for Saddam Hussein (1:17:00) Subscribe for Part 2! ~ Please leave us a 5 star review on Apple/Spotify Podcasts ~ Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-aftermath-daily/id1653324768 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2Dzr5Xoov2oqrW9y2vVLWh?si=1167e15bc1fd4082 ~ Reed Morin Show Links ~ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ReedMorinShow Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/reedmorinshow/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thereedmorinshow Music via Artlist.io

Taylor Cavanaugh is a former Navy Seal and French Legionnaire. Learn about his unbelievable path from jail, to United States Navy SEAL, back to jail, then kicked out of the United States Military, to joining the French Foreign Legion, and now finding redemption and inner peace, and starting his personal brand as a life coach to help other through the journey. "The wise learn from the mistakes of others. Listen and understand so you don't have to learn the hard way." - Taylor Cavanaugh Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - Taylor’s Childhood in San Diego 02:10 - Impact of Sports & Lacrosse Culture 10:40 - Military & Navy Seal Team Dreams 11:20 - Getting Kicked out of High School 12:40 - Going to College 17:33 - Dropping out of college 19:03 Community College 19:40 Arrest, Selling Drugs, Hitting rock bottom 23:19 Navy Seal Get Advice from Homeless Man 25:11 Rain means change 27:04 Turning his life around 29:30 Martial Arts and Fighting MMA 33:34 Getting Arrested Again & DUI 36:19 Joining the Military 38:25 Marine Deny over Tattoos 40:10 Welcome to the Navy 42:31 Going to Jail to join the Navy 47:03 Did navy seal dreams help in Jail? 54:44 Training for Navy Seals 58:00 Navy Seal BUDS 1:01:40 Getting a Navy Seal Contract 1:17:06 Joining Seal team 7 1:20:17 Being deployed to Yemen 1:25:01 Arrested on Military Leave 1:28:51 Navy Seal Goes to Iraq on Bail 1:32:53 Iraqi Deployment & Jail back home 1:42:22 Arrested, Warrants, Going to Jail &Honorable Discharge over drug test 1:49:40 Drugs and Fentanyl 1:55:17 Kicking Fentanyl in Hawaii 1:59:13 What prevented Suicide 2:00:00 Does Taylor Cavanaugh believe god? 2:05:03 Welcome to The French Foreign Legion 2:06:47 Navy Seal vs French Foreign Legion 2:11:15 Process of joining French Foreign Legion 2:15:05 Did French Foreign Legion try to get intel? 2:21:50 Outro 2:28:50 Until Next Time 🎧 The Reed Morin Show is a podcast dedicated to interviewing people with unique experiences and perspectives on the world's most complex and compelling issues. Topics include: Real Stories, Current Events, Geopolitics, Philosophy, Politics, True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Tech, Investigative Journalism and much, much more. If you want to know a little about a lot, you came to the right place. 🔗 Don't forget to subscribe for more thought-provoking conversations and too learn a little about a lot! ~ Please leave us a 5 star review ~ ~ Reed Morin Show Links ~ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ReedMorinShow Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/reedmorinshow/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thereedmorinshow Music via Artlist.io #military #specialforces #TaylorCavanaugh #reedmorinshow #podcast #interview