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Matthew Betley served ten years in the Marine Corps as an officer, and is now fulfilling his dream and what he describes as his life's purpose as a military thriller writer. He's now three books into the Logan West series, the latest of which is "Field of Valor." He hopes to see the Logan West series receive similar critical acclaim to Brad Thor's Scot Harvath series as he keeps putting out qualit...

2017-2018 thus far has marked some excellent in-studio appearances on SOFREP Radio by some of America's best known military thriller writers. So we figured we'd spotlight some of these on this special episode. Clips on here include: - Brad Thor telling us the inspiration behind Scot Harvath, the protagonist of his novels. Also, his origin story and what drove him to become a writer - A.J. Tata get...

In 1964, journalist and Army veteran Daniel Ford embedded himself with the Green Berets in Vietnam, and in the process met some remarkable men. One of the men who stood out was military interpreter Philippe Drouin, best known as “Cowboy,” who was the inspiration for Daniel’s latest book. We discuss Ford’s experience with Cowboy, the story of Cowboy’s life, the influence of John Wayne to his person...

There's a lot of laughs to be had this episode, and that's likely because we're joined by the often times hilarious Leo Jenkins. From serving as an Army Ranger medic, participating and sometimes competing in a wide array of athletics, and travelling around the country and even internationally in a van, to say Leo Jenkins stays active would be a massive understatement. His latest undertaking though...

Dan Gordon is no doubt a favorite guest on the show. We receive a great response every time he joins us, but it's been 2 years since he was last on the podcast. An appearance from the IDF Captain and Hollywood screenwriter was long overdue, but most especially because he's still active in working with the IDF, and just got back from Gaza. Dan was there in the thick of the action, and gives us a ve...

You'd be hard pressed to find someone more well versed on African national security than Eeben Barlow. We've covered Barlow's history on this site for years, and now for the first time get the chance to speak with him on this two-hour episode. As a former South African Defense Force Lieutenant-Colonel, co-founder of private military company Executive Outcomes, and an expert author, Barlow has been...

Emerson Knives is a brand that's trusted by everyone from Navy SEALs to NASA astronauts, and that's why you've seen their products in the Crate Club and receiving rave reviews on The Loadout Room. The story of how the company's founder Ernest Emerson got into crafting these knives is fascinating, and you won't want to miss it. Ernie is also a skilled martial artist, and was there when mixed martia...

The title of this episode may have some of you puzzled, wondering if we've gone off the deep end. However, there is some surprising research being done using MDMA (ecstasy) therapy on combat veterans, and it's in the early stages of proving to be very effective. Pulitzer prize winning writer on veterans affairs David Philipps recently put out a piece titled "Ecstasy as a Remedy for PTSD? You Proba...

John Robb is a former Air Force Special Operations pilot and author. What many know him best for though, is his expertise on technological trends. We go very in-depth this interview regarding social media's impact on major world events since it's existence, especially in recent years. These events include things like the Arab Spring, the #MeToo movement, and of course the election of President Don...

John Stryker Meyer was most recently on with us back in July of last year, and he has since put out another new book titled "SOG Chronicles: Volume One." The book details the story of him and the Special Forces teammates of his who served as MACV-SOG in Vietnam. As John says, he hopes to keep writing more of these books, and this first one in the series is getting a tremendous response. John also...

Paul Scharre served in combat beside Jack Murphy in the Army's 3rd Ranger Battalion, and he has just put out a truly thought provoking book that will leave you questioning how far the capability of weaponized machines will go in years to come. It's titled "Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War," and it's available now. We dive into questions that include, will there be a future wh...

Switching it up this episode, Jack Murphy along with myself (Ian Scotto) took a dive into some news stories of the week, and livestreamed this one with you the fans, answering any questions on your mind.  We cover the death of a Vietnam veteran Special Forces legend, Michael Healy.  As we often say, we're losing more of these guys each week, so we must cherish the time we have with them.  We talk...

This one is a truly in-depth interview with more subject matter covered than I can list. Jim Morris tells us about being a Green Beret during an era where it wasn't looked at with the reverence that it is today. He shares stories of the Tet Offensive, seen by the men he served with as a great victory, and portrayed in the opposite light by the media. Jim talks coming home, and transitioning to med...

We're excited to bring on Amber Smith for this episode, not only a former Army helicopter pilot who served in Iraq and Afghanistan flying the Kiowa Warrior, but also former Deputy Assistant for Outreach to none of than General Mattis, and we get into all of that.  We also get Smith's take on fellow pilot Tammie Jo Shults emergency one engine landing on Southwest Airlines this past week.  Though it...

We begin this episode with the most important topic at hand right now, last week's bombings of Syria.  Jack comes from an interesting perspective on this because as some of you may remember, two years back he was invited along with a group of select journalists to sit down with President Assad in Syria and have a discussion which we covered.  We also cover two recent articles on SOFREP.com by Jack...

On June 25th, 1996 the terrorist organization Hezbollah Al-Hejaz, translated to English as "Party of God" perpetrated a bombing on Air Force personnel stationed at Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia.  The truck bomb detonation killed 19 service members, a Saudi local, and resulted in 498 injuries as well.  One of the men stationed with the Air Force in Saudi Arabia at that time was Air Force EOD David...

Episode 322 with SGM Mike Vining was one of our most well-received shows to date, and we promised a part two that many of you have been anticipating heavily.  As promised, we delivered, and went very in-depth with one of the true pioneers of Army special operations.  We pick up right where we left off and dive into SGM Vining's military career after Vietnam.  We cover operations Mike was a part of...

We've recorded some awesome shows with SOFREP writer George Hand discussing his heroic work in combating human trafficking (you can check those out on episodes 302 and 334.)  However, as we hinted at on his last appearance, it's about damn time we got him to talk about his years with 1st Special Forces Group and Delta Force.  After all, a 20 year military career is a hell of a lot more than just a...

Every special operations veteran has a unique path that led them to pursue their time in the community.  SOFREP writer Luke Ryan is no different, and his origin story is one that you won't want to miss.  What's of particular interest, is Luke's experience growing up in Pakistan as a kid.  His dad worked as an ophthalmologist in Gilgit running his own eye clinic.  Seeing some of the global conflict...

We've teamed up with our friends at Harley Davidson this episode in compiling some of our best moments from the show.  If you love hearing some thrilling combat stories, you're in for some action with this one.  We even kick it off with some never before heard audio from Robert O'Neill, best known as the UBL shooter from SEAL Team 6.  You'll hear why Harley Davidson is such a highly regarded brand...

Hugh Slatter has a story that you may not have heard before, but we feel you need to.  That's why he's our feature guest here on Episode 338.  Serving in Zimbabwe's Air Force and earning the rank of Air Vice Marshal, Slatter saw the tyrannical governments in Africa in a light that few ever have, and none would ever wish to.  He details his story of imprisonment and torture with us, and eventually...

*Note: This episode was previously released in May to our members.* For several years now, we’ve heard the outcry from SOFREP members to add a second show a week, and we have finally delivered!  This one does not disappoint.  SOFREP writer The Odyssean, who served doing intelligence for the Army, and went on to do data collection and analysis in the private sector working in countries like Japan,...

Never in the history of SOFREP Radio has there been a more requested guest in my experience than Pat McNamara.  We were glad to deliver.  On this episode, the former Delta Force operator and tactical shooting Youtube sensation gets down and dirty.  We get some stories out of him including a HALO jump right before his retirement where a woman crossed his line and Pat was not happy about it; as well...

Benni and Jack make for an interesting couple I have to say.  I mean, how many couples do you know where both parties voluntarily go into the most dangerous of war zones in the world to document and report on what's going on?  One piece of news many of you will be excited to hear here, Argentieri's directorial debut, "Our War" is now available on Amazon, and it's even free to view for Amazon Prime...

Former Delta Force operator George E. Hand IV has become a favorite of SOFREP readers.  Truly a wealth of knowledge, hearing George share his current work in helping law enforcement to fight human trafficking is not only interesting, but informative in a way that you the listener may find yourself helpful in joining the fight.  He lays out some of the signs he sees from the tattoos these women hav...