Former Action Guys Podcast

Christian Frohlich was a radio operator with 1st ANGLICO and completed one deployment with the ANGLICO detachment attached to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). His firepower control team (FCT) was part of the first Marine element to enter Syria as part of Operation Inherent Resolve. As always, make sure to subscribe and share the show! Support the show https://patreon.com/formeractionguys...

Adam Krick was a United States Marine Corps infantryman with a military occupation specialty of 0331 (Machine Gunner). Krick completed three deployments to Iraq in support of the Global War on Terrorism, worked as part of the inspector and instructor staff for a Marine Corps Reserve unit and currently serves in the Pennsylvania National Guard. In addition to his military service, Krick owns the @g...

SPC Vittorio Dominguez is a United States Army infantryman assigned to the 10th Mountain Division at Ft. Drum and a veteran of the war in Afghanistan. In this episode, we talk about his deployment to Kunar province in Afghanistan, the battle of Barge Matal, and his unit's QRF mission during the attack on COP Keating. As always, make sure to subscribe and share the show! Support the show https://pa...

Paul Smith is the former 1st Marine Division JTAC Manager and Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) and now he teaches at the Navy and Marine Corps Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) school aboard Naval Amphibious Base Coronado. Michael Farrell is a former Marine Fire Support Man, Joint Fires Observer and Radio Operator that is now a service plumber in San Diego, We all served together at 1st ANGLIC...

SPC Vittorio Dominguez is a United States Army infantryman assigned to the 10th Mountain Division at Ft. Drum and veteran of the war in Afghanistan. In this episode, we focus on the differences in Army and Marine Corps training and talk about different training evolutions that Dominguez participated in as preparation for his unit's deployment in support of OEF. As always, make sure to subscribe an...

David Armstrong is back on the show to catch us up on what is happening with the National Museum of the Marine Corps, charity fundraising he is involved in, leadership and we end with some tales from a dusty place called Mogadishu. Great time as always! As always, make sure to subscribe and share the show! The Station Foundation: https://thestationfoundation.org/ Support the show https://patreon.c...

SSgt Christopher Herr was an east coast Marine fire support man that was part of 3rd Battalion 6th Marine Regiment's helicopter assault during the battle for Marjah, Afghanistan. Herr and Marines from multiple units conducted combat operations to clear Taliban and insurgent fighters from the town located in Helmand Province. We discuss the attack, his use of fire support assets during the battle,...

Maj Fred Galvin is an enlisted Marine infantryman turned infantry officer and reconnaissance Marine that did multiple deployments before taking command of the first MARSOC company deployment after the unit formed. Galvin and his Marines were falsely accused of murdering Afghan civilians during their reaction to a complex ambush that included a suicide car bomb and multiple enemy firing positions....

SSgt Michael Golembesky was a Marine JTAC who was assigned to the Marine Special Operations Command (MARSOC) early on in the unit's infancy and deployed with Marine Special Operations Team (MSOT) 8222 to Bala Murghab, Afghanistan. Golembesky detailed his team's deployment in the 2014 best-selling book, Level Zero Heroes. LZH was the first book to detail a MARSOC element and was followed up with th...

Yes, you read the title correctly. On top of being a Recon Marine, he was an officer with multiple specialties. Gordon has done multiple deployments and in this episode, we focus on his Iraq tour with 2nd Recon Battalion that included the second Battle of Fallujah and the work he did afterward. We discuss everything ranging from him providing ground-based laser for laser-guided bomb attacks in the...

Cpl Miles Vining is a United States Marine Corps infantryman that completed two combat deployments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. He is also an author and small arms enthusiast. We have a really good discussion covering Vining's role as an infantryman and his thoughts on the M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle. Vining's unit was one of the first to receive the new IAR and he has an interesting...

Mike Carr is back on the podcast (original: Ep. 066) to talk more about his time as an infantryman and infantry Gunner during multiple deployments. We dig deeper into his time in Somalia where he and his Marines were tasked with protecting the embassy after the Black Hawk Down events earlier that year. We also talk in-depth about his time working at the Special Operations Training Group (SOTG) as...

Yes, you read the title correctly. On top of being a Marine officer with multiple specialties, Daniel Gordon was also a bulk fuel specialist in the Marine Corps Reserves. Gordon has done multiple deployments (we focus on the invasion of Iraq and his unit's work in Mosul) and has completed a litany of schools. Extremely interesting and informative conversation. I can't wait until we sit down again...

Asa Warrington is a retired Marine Corps artillery officer that has done multiple deployments to Iraq with 2D ANGLICO and 5th ANGLICO. We also discuss his time with 11th Marines. Prior to his service in the Marine Corps, Warrington served as an enlisted airman in the United States Air Force. As always, make sure to subscribe and share the show! Support the show https://patreon.com/formeractionguys...

Friend of the show Michael Farrell and I are sharing some drinks and catching up on current events. Micheal and I served together at 1st ANGLICO and deployed on the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit in 2016. As always, make sure to subscribe and share the show! https://patreon.com/formeractionguys https://jcramergraphics.com https://ANGLICOshop.com

Julio Rosas is a MAGTF Planner in the United States Marine Corps Reserves and he's a senior writer for the conservative news outlet Townhall.com. In this interview, Rosas and I quickly discuss his Marine Corps experience before moving on to his role as a journalist covering protests and riots across the United States. Rosas has been on scene for some of the most dangerous protests in the country....

GySgt Leo Lozano is a retired Marine Fire Support Man and also served his initial enlistment as a Fire Direction Control Marine. Lozanao is a veteran of the Gulf War and Operation Iraqi Freedom. As part of 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Lozano deployed in support of the Gulf War. His observation post and the observations posts near him were overrun by Iraqi armor from the 5th Armorerd Brig...

Adrian Aizpuru is a retired border patrol agent with over 30 years of combined service between his work with the United States Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) and his service as a military police officer in the Marine Corps. Aizpuru worked in the field as an agent, horseback agent, K-9 handler, and more. He was also the supervisor of the El Paso CBP Station's Special Operations Teams. Later, he wa...

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. Maj. Schueman details the deployment in-depth and also discusses his infantry officer training prior to being assigned...

Paul Smith recently retired as the 1st Marine Division JTAC manager. Prior to holding that position, Smith served as the 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade Fire Support Chief, 1st ANGLICO 1st Brigade Chief, Advisor Team JTAC and fire support specialist, and more. Smith is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Inherent Resolve and is one of the most experienc...

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, Saa...

Tony Leal was a Marine infantryman (0311) with A Company 1st Battalion 5th Marine Regiment and completed two combat deployments with the battalion. In 2004 he began his first deployment to Iraq and took part in the first assault on the tumultuous city of Fallujah after Blackwater contractors were ambushed, killed, and hung from the city's bridge. The following year, Leal returned to Iraq and opera...

Michael Garcia's career as a fire support specialist spans almost four decades and multiple conflicts. Garcia is a veteran of multiple conflicts but we focus on the Gulf War and ANGLICO's role in supporting the invasion and specifically what occurred during the Battle of Khafji that he and his Marines were involved with. The podcast also includes general discussions detailing the differences betwe...

Old friends of the show Michael Farrell and Tracy Offutt are back for the Former Action Guys Podcast's very first live stream. We worked through some kinks and had some interesting conversations covering different current events and what the guys have been up to. As always, make sure to subscribe and share the show! Support the show https://patreon.com/formeractionguys https://jcramergraphics.com...

Michael Carr is a Marine rifleman turned Infantry Weapons Officer (Gunner). He spent the majority of his career at Camp Lejeune, NC but also deployed to Iraq, Mogadishu, Korea, and others. Carr is a graduate of the Marine Corps's famous scout sniper school and has also completed the scout sniper advanced course. Later in his career, Carr also was a reconnaissance and surveillance instructor at 2nd...