Former Action Guys Podcast

Joshua Shores is a Marine Infantryman who served with 1st Battalion 5th Marines in Ramadi then a MEU. He went on to MARSOC and was part of the first Bravo Company to stand up after the unit's formation. Check out his book Counting on Death at the link below.

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https://www.patreon.com/formeractionguys

Josh's links
Website: https://www.countingondeath.com
Book: https://a.co/d/03jtRhfB

00:00:00 Intro | Tracy Offutt
00:01:51 The Infantry | Joining After High School
00:17:42 Infantry and Pre-Deployment Training
00:23:38 Friendly Fire | Hand Grenades
00:32:51 Ramadi
00:38:22 IEDs and Drones
00:43:22 The Façade of Safety
00:45:07 M249 SAW | First Firefight
00:48:33 Afghanistan vs Iraq
00:52:14 Military vs Civilian
00:59:58 Journalism and Fire Fighters
01:10:36 Security Contractor Opportunities
01:13:43 1st MSOB Bravo Co
01:16:51 The Cost of Awards | Professional Warfighters
01:30:02 Stay In or Get Out

Morgan Lerette is former Airman, and Army intelligence officer, and Blackwater Contractor. We talk about what's happening in Iran as of March 3rd.

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https://www.jcramergraphics.com
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Buy Morgan's Book
https://www.amazon.com/Guns-Girls-Greed-Blackwater-Mercenary/dp/B0C7P83DL6

00:00:00 Intro
00:05:18 TikTok Wars | OSINT
00:09:44 Target Identification
00:12:40 Boots on the Ground
00:15:42 Government Succesion | Who Takes Over?
00:21:44 Bombing Campaign
00:29:56 Anti-Drone Tech
00:36:33 Intelligence Wafare
00:40:18 OSINT
00:43:35 Why Did We Attack?
00:52:18 Geo Politics | Cutting off China's Oil Supply
00:56:33 What Happens Next?
01:06:21 US Troops on the Ground
01:22:09 Erik Prince

Kowshon Ye is a Combat Camera Marine who worked as a videographer and photographer for Marine Corps Installations Pacific in Okinawa before assignment to 1st Marine Division. He supported B Company 1st Battalion 5th Marines and 7th Marine Regiment during two separate deployments to Afghanistan.

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Kowshon's site
https://kowshonye.com/welcome

00:00:00 Intro | Combat Footage
00:02:09 Joining the Marines | Okinawa
00:12:03 Defense Information School
00:18:36 1st Battalion 5th Marines
00:25:37 First Patrol in Sangin
00:28:44 Patrol Loadout
00:31:44 Role in the Patrol
00:39:04 The Battlefield Gets Active
00:52:27 Warrant Officer Program
00:57:43 Photography Setup
00:59:41 Military Social Media

Neal Fauver is a former Marine Rifleman who served with 3rd Battalion 6th Marines in Iraq. Neal is also the co-host of the Tales from the Corps Podcast.

Support the show
https://www.jcramergraphics.com
https://www.ANGLICOshop.com
https://www.patreon.com/formeractionguys

Neal's links
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3pIOrn5w9pk4YtERb83Kww
https://www.facebook.com/share/1ACVRp858R/?mibextid=wwXIfr
https://www.wwiibeyondthecall.com/s/order#most-popular

Mike Francis is a former Marine Assaultman who deployed three times with 3rd Battalion 6th Marines to Afghanistan and Iraq. Mike is also a host of the Tales of the Corps podcast and founder of the Shakker professional networking app. 

Support the show
https://www.jcramergraphics.com
https://www.ANGLICOshop.com
https://www.patreon.com/formeractionguys

Mike's links

https://Shakker.co
https://youtube.com/@talesfromthecorpspodcast?si=7BlL697sedAPpb_K
https://open.spotify.com/show/00VJzfAINq7Lofbd8LBw8g?si=1MKPoY5wS0ekW93APxGOOA
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tales-from-the-corps/id1702224913