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Welcome to “Stories of Special Forces Operators,” where we bring you into the world of the bravest and toughest individuals on the planet. Join us as we chat with elite special forces operatives and hear their incredible stories of courage, resilience, and extraordinary missions. Each episode features firsthand accounts of the challenges and triumphs faced by these remarkable warriors. Tune in for an inspiring journey into the lives and experiences of those who operate in the shadows, performing feats that most can only imagine.
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- Today2 min
From Sensor to Weapon: The Small Drone Joins the Team
Imagery released Sept. 17 showed Green Berets from 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, preparing an explosive payload on a small drone during training on Aug. 14. Officials said the event tested the capabilities and effects of explosive-ordnance small attack drones flown with first-person-view feeds. Technical details were withheld for operational security. The release fits a wider Army special operations push to treat low-cost drones as lethal tools, not just surveillance sensors.
- 4 days ago2 min
Dude 44’: How Air Force PJs and SEAL Team 6 Elements Helped Pull an F-15E Crew Out of Iran
After an F-15E Strike Eagle nicknamed “Dude 44” was shot down over Iran in April 2026, the weapons systems officer known as “Bravo” spent roughly 50 hours injured in the Zagros Mountains before rescue. CENTCOM later said about 92 U.S. troops operated on Iranian soil for the recovery — including Air Force pararescue and elements of SEAL Team 6, supported by MC-130s and 160th SOAR MH-6 Little Birds. In a September 2026 *60 Minutes* interview, Bravo publicly described the shootdown, the wait, and the moment PJs reached him on a ridgeline.
- 5 days ago53 min
Behind the Uniform: Claudio Spinelli on Life in Italian Special Forces
In this conversation, we sit down with Claudio Spinelli, a veteran of Italy's special forces community, for an inside look at the world of elite military operations. He walks us through the mindset, training, and demands that come with serving in some of Italy's most selective combat units. The conversation covers what drew him to that path and the realities of operating at the highest level of military readiness. It's a rare, candid window into a side of special operations rarely heard outside Italy.
- 1 weeks ago6 min
America’s New Maritime Hunters: Inside the U.S. Coast Guard’s Special Missions Command
In May 2026, the United States Coast Guard announced the creation of a new Special Missions Command — a major restructuring designed to unify elite maritime units responsible for counterterrorism, drug interdiction, port security, disaster response, and high-risk operations. In this episode, we examine why the Coast Guard believes future threats will increasingly emerge through oceans, ports, shipping lanes, and gray-zone maritime conflict. Through the lens of special operations, geopolitical strategy, and modern asymmetric warfare, we explore how this new command may transform America’s maritime security posture for decades to come.
- 1 weeks ago3 min
Act of Valor: Real Operators, Scripted War
Act of Valor put active-duty SEALs and SWCC crews in front of the camera and filmed live-fire training as if it were the mission. The CQB flow and small-boat work look like the Teams because, in a lot of those frames, they are the Teams. This is what survived Naval Special Warfare’s TTP review—and what the script still forced through.
- 2 weeks ago2 min
Poland Just Ran the Drill Ukraine Invented the Hard Way
late August, Green Berets put Polish special forces through a new U.S. exercise at Hohenfels: cross a simulated front, move about sixty miles, and hit a target with a drone while the “enemy” hunts them with more than a hundred aircraft. It is the first time a NATO ally has run the scenario. The story is not that drones exist. It is that NATO is finally training as if the sky is an opponent.
- 2 weeks ago2 min
Polar Dagger: Green Berets on an Island You Can See Russia From
mid-August, 10th Special Forces Group inserted men and ATVs by Chinook onto St. Lawrence Island as part of Operation Polar Dagger 2026. The exercise was not a photo op. It was a rehearsal for putting a mobile special-operations presence into the Bering Strait with almost no infrastructure, within sight of Russian territory, and it tells you more about what U.S. special forces are being rebuilt to do than another raid anecdote ever will.
- 3 weeks ago1h 17m
Bob "The Ninja" Porras: Inside a Career in Delta Force's "The Unit"
Carlos sits down with Bob "The Ninja" Porras for a wide-ranging look back at a career spent in the world of Delta Force and "The Unit." The conversation covers what it actually takes to make it through selection, the mindset required to operate at the highest level of special operations, and the lessons carried forward after the uniform comes off. It's a rare, candid window into the culture and psychology behind America's most elite units.
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Welcome to “Stories of Special Forces Operators,” where we bring you into the world of the bravest and toughest individuals on the planet. Join us as we chat with elite special forces operatives and hear their incredible stories of courage, resilience, and extraordinary missions. Each episode features firsthand accounts of the challenges and triumphs faced by these remarkable warriors. Tune in for an inspiring journey into the lives and experiences of those who operate in the shadows, performing feats that most can only imagine.
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