Former Action Guys Podcast

Col Tucker Hamilton is an F-35 test pilot who started his flying career in an F-15. He has also flown the MC-12 Liberty; an unarmed intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance platform (ISR). In addition, Hamilton is the Director of the Artificial Intelligence Accelerator at MIT. Insightful interview with someone that has flown multiple aircraft to the limit. Want to be on the Former Action Guy...

Sgt Erik Goodge was a United States Marine Corps Fire Support Man that hails from Evansville, IN. He is a veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom and, with other members of 2nd Battalion 8th Marine Regiment, deployed in support of President Obama's surge in Afghanistan. During Goodge's discussion about his deployment, the listener hears what difficulties faced the Marines that were new to the area a...

Before Jason Angell took on the role of Marine Artillery Officer in 2000, he was a Marine Rifleman in the mid-90s. After joining 11th Marines, Jason was billeted as a forward observer and deployed with 1st Battalion 5th Marines with his fire support team during the invasion of Iraq. This was an interesting interview with an in-depth description of multiple combat events during the invasion. I look...

Jack Murphy is a former Army Ranger and Special Forces soldier that now hosts the Team House Podcast.  After leaving the military, Murphy attended Columbia University and made a name for himself as an investigative journalist who has reported from Iraq, Syria, and other countries.  In addition, Jack has authored his memoir, Murphy’s Law, and multiple fiction books like Reflexive Fire, Gray Matter...

Round 2 with Dustin Real! SSgt Dustin Real was a United States Marine Corps Fire Support Man and Joint Terminal Attack Controller that served with 5th ANGLICO, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Battalion 5th Marine Regiment, and 1st ANGLICO. In addition, Real served as an instructor at the Marine Artillery Scout Observer Course aboard the Army's Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. In 2012, Real deployed with his Supporti...

SSgt Dustin Real was a United States Marine Corps Fire Support Man and Joint Terminal Attack Controller that served with 5th ANGLICO, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Battalion 5th Marine Regiment, and 1st ANGLICO. In addition, Real served as an instructor at the Marine Artillery Scout Observer Course aboard the Army's Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. In 2012, Real deployed with his Supporting Arms Liaison Team (SALT...

This week's guest on the Former Action Guys Podcast is Marine Combat Engineer Justin Eggen. Eggen is a veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom with two deployments to Afghanistan to his name. On his first, he supported combat operations in Marjah as a combat replacement in 2010. After cutting his teeth and picking up some experience in Marjah, Eggen returned to Afghanistan in 2011 to support operati...

Matt Koetting served in the United States Marine Corps in various roles, including assaultman, machine gunner, JTAC, MCIWS, and Reconnaissance Marine. He was deployed with the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, to Iraq twice and Afghanistan once. During Operation Moshtarak in Afghanistan, aimed at taking control of Marjah from the Taliban, Matt was severely wounded by an IED. He was evacuated and...

Maj Charles Benbow is a Marine Infantry officer that has completed nine deployments; including the invasion of Iraq. Benbow was formerly an enlisted Marine engineer assigned to the 4th Marine Division, served with ANGLICO and attended the Virginia Military Institute. Support the show https://www.jcramergraphics.com https://www. ANGLICOshop.com https://www.patreon.com/formeractionguys

Blake Flannery is a Reconnaissance Man in the United States Marine Corps and has been serving since July 2001. In addition to passing the grueling Basic Reconnaissance Course (BRC), Flannery has also completed Military Free Fall (MFF), Marine Combatant Diver, SERE, Foreign Weapons Instructor, and more. The attacks on September 11th occurred while Flannery was in boot camp at Parris Island, SC and...

Lucas Merritt was a communications specialist in the United States Marine Corps and served with 1st ANGLICO and a Fleet Anti-Terrorism Team from the Marine Corps Security Force Regiment. Merritt deployed with 1st ANGLICO during their Operation Enduring Freedom tour and his Support Arms Liaison Team supported American and coalition forces during combat operations. Support the show https://www.jcram...

SSgt Tony Musselman was a United States Marine JTAC and Fire Support Man that worked with 5th ANGLICO, 2D Battalion 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Battalion 6th Marine Regiment and Marine Raider Regiment. Musselman deployed to Iraq with 5th ANGLICO before heading to 2/10 where he was selected to go to Tactical Air Control Party school to earn his Joint Terminal Attack Controller certification. Immediat...

Blake Flannery is a Reconnaissance Man in the United States Marine Corps and has been serving since July 2001. In addition to passing the grueling Basic Reconnaissance Course (BRC), Flannery has also completed Military Free Fall (MFF), Marine Combatant Diver, SERE, Foreign Weapons Instructor, and more. The attacks on September 11th occurred while Flannery was in boot camp at Parris Island, SC and...

Rob Saale is a retired FBI Special Agent with 23 years of service. He is also the former director of the FBI's Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell, a U.S. Government Interagency organization directly responsible to the President of the United States for coordinating recovery efforts for U.S. hostages held abroad. Prior to the FBI, Saale flew UH-60s for the United States Army. in 23 years at the FBI, Saal...

Maj Thomas Schueman is a Marine Corps infantry officer and deployed as a platoon commander with Kilo Company of 3rd Battalion 5th Marine Regiment during their hard-fought 2010 deployment to the Sangin Valley. 3/5 lost 25 men killed and had almost 200 wounded during the deployment. Schueman teaches English at the United States Naval Academy and manages the Instagram page @kill.z0n3. His Instagram p...

Julio Rosas has been witness to many of the country's more infamous events over the last year and joined me for a livestream on YouTube to discuss his coverage of riots in Portland, Kenosha, Capitol Hill, and more. Support the show https://www.jcramergraphics.com https://www. ANGLICOshop.com https://www.patreon.com/formeractionguys

SFC Matt Tardio is a retired Army Special Forces soldier and law enforcement officer. Tardio served as an Engineer Sergeant in the United States Army Special Forces. In addition to completing the Special Forces Qualification Course (Q Course) and follow-on engineer training, Tardio is also sniper qualified and a graduate of Ranger School, among others. Tardio gives a good breakdown of his experien...

The homies Michael Farrell and Tracy Offutt are back on the show. This was originally a YouTube livestream where we sip some beer and whiskey while we catch up. Support the show https://www.jcramergraphics.com https://www. ANGLICOshop.com https://www.patreon.com/formeractionguys

Michael Cullen was a Marine Corps AH-1W Cobra pilot and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) veteran who also served with 1st ANGLICO as a Forward Air Controller. Cullen was one of the first ten guests on the podcast so hear about his entire Marine Corps career back on Ep. 006. On this episode, we talk about him flying AH-1s in the Marine Corps Reserves, the University of Southern California's Masters...

LtCol David Gurfein is a retired Marine Corps infantry officer and veteran of multiple conflicts. In this episode, we discuss Gurfein's family connection with the Marine Corps and spend a majority of the time talking about the military legal cases that his organization, United American Patriots (UAP), represents. Support the show https://www.jcramergraphics.com https://www. ANGLICOshop.com https:/...

Maj Charles Benbow is back on the show and in this episode, we talk about his second deployment with 2nd Battalion 8th Marines. Rather than return to Iraq, Benbow and the Marines of 2/8 went to Afghanistan with the battalion in the closing days of 2003. Support the show https://www.jcramergraphics.com  https://www. ANGLICOshop.com https://www.patreon.com/formeractionguys 

Nate Garens is back on the Former Action Guys Podcast for his third time and we get into college topics, transitioning into a professional career after being a combat arms Marine, and some current events. Always a great conversation with Nate and I look forward to our next one. Support the show https://www.jcramergraphics.com  https://www. ANGLICOshop.com https://www.patreon.com/formeractionguys 

Will Pounder is an award-winning adult film star (AVN Best Male Newcomer 2020) and former Marine Electronic Counter Measure Technician. Although his job field dealt with working infrared optics, Will spent little time doing that and began fighting for the all-Marine team and instructing Marines in ground fighting. Follow his career in the Marine Corps, Will worked in the local film industry in San...

Maj Charles Benbow is a Marine Infantry officer that has completed nine deployments; including the invasion of Iraq. Benbow was formerly an enlisted Marine engineer assigned to the 4th Marine Division and attend the Virginia Military Institute. In this episode, we talk about Benbow's time at VMI and his movement in the Marine Corps from being enlisted in the reserves to becoming an active-duty off...

LtCol David Gurfein is a retired Marine Corps infantry officer and veteran of multiple conflicts. In this episode, we discuss Gurfein's family connection with the Marine Corps and spend a majority of the time talking about the military legal cases that his organization, United American Patriots (UAP), represents. We specifically cover the cases of the MARSOC 3, Sgt Derrick Miller, SSgt Robert Bale...