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Michael Reagan, son of President Ronald Reagan and actress Jane Wyman, is a political commentator, bestselling author, public speaker and radio talk show host. He currently serves as president of the Reagan Legacy Foundation. He has published several books including ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN, an autobiography, and TWICE ADOPTED, a personal story about his experience with adoption. Follow Michael R...

Kirk Lippold is a retired U.S. Navy Commander. Kirk was the Commanding Officer of the USS Cole on October 12, 2000, when the ship was attacked in the port of Aden, Yemen, resulting in the tragic loss of 17 American sailors. The attack and the heroic actions of the crew are detailed in Kirk’s book, Front Burner: Al-Qaeda’s Attack on the USS Cole. To learn more about Kirk, follow him on X @KirkLippo...

James Stavridis is a retired U.S. Navy Admiral and New York Times bestselling author. From 2006 to 2009 Admiral Stavridis served as Commander U.S. Southern Command, and from 2009 to 2013 he served as Supreme Allied Commander NATO, overseeing global operations in Afghanistan, Libya, the Balkans and Syria. Following his time in the military he served as the Dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Dip...

The November Book of the Month is FAT LEONARD by Craig Whitlock. Fat Leonard is the gripping account of one of the most explosive corruption scandals in American history. This is the story of how Leonard Glenn Francis, a charismatic Malaysian defense contractor, orchestrated a massive scheme of bribery, fraud, and espionage that targeted the U.S. Navy, cost American taxpayers tens of millions of d...

Dr. Matthew Levitt is a subject matter expert on Middle Eastern terrorism and has published extensively on Hezbollah and Hamas. He is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University and the Director of the Reinhard Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. He previously served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis at the...

Buck Sexton is a former CIA officer, political commentator, and co-host of The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show, a nationally syndicated talk radio program that airs on over 400 stations across the United States.  To learn more about Buck, follow him on Instagram, X, and Facebook @bucksexton SPONSORS CRY HAVOC – A Tom Reece Thriller https://www.officialjackcarr.com/books/targeted-beirut/ Bravo Compa...

In this episode of Danger Close, Jack is honored to sit down with a man who has not only touched lives through the screen but has been a tireless advocate for our nation’s veterans and their families - Gary Sinise. Known to many for his portrayal of Lt. Dan in the film Forest Gump, Gary’s connection to the veteran community is far more than a role. For over 40 years, he has stood side by side with...

Sean Glass is a former U.S. Navy SEAL officer, combat veteran, leadership instructor with Echelon Front, and CEO of Primal Beef Company. Sean spent 13 years in the SEAL Teams with deployments to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Africa. He led five SEAL platoons in Iraq against Islamic State forces where he experienced the power of leadership on the battlefield. Sean returned from Iraq to serve as Officer-in...

Kurt Schlichter is a lawyer, author, and retired Army Colonel. He served for 28 years in the Army and today is a weekly senior columnist for Townhall Media. He is also a TV commentator and the author of numerous books including the Kelly Turnbull series. His latest novel, THE ATTACK, is available now. After college, Kurt joined the United States Army and received his commission as a second lieuten...

The October Book of the Month is THE CHAMBER, written by Will Dean. Six experienced saturation divers are locked inside a hyperbaric chamber. Calm and professional, they know that rapid decompression would be fatal and so they work in shifts, breathing helium, and surviving in hot, close quarters. Then one of them is found dead in his bunk. Will Dean grew up in the East Midlands of the United King...

Congressman Mike Waltz represents Florida’s 6th Congressional district. A true warrior diplomat, he is the first Green Beret elected to Congress • He is a combat-decorated Army Special Forces Officer and served as a White House and Pentagon policy advisor between combat deployments to Afghanistan. • Congressman Waltz attended the Virginia Military Institute and served more than two decades in the...

Pete Hegseth is the FOX News Channel co-host of FOX & Friends Weekend, a FOX Nation host, a #1 New York Times bestselling author, and U.S. Army combat veteran with service in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Guantanamo Bay. Beyond broadcasting, Pete has hosted multiple Fox Nation specials including Modern Warriors and The MisEducation of America. He also spearheaded the FOX Nation Patriot Awards. Previously...

Haviv Rettig Gur is a veteran Israeli journalist and the Senior Analyst at The Times of Israel. Since 2005, he has reported on Israel's politics, foreign policy, education system, and its relationship with the Jewish diaspora, with coverage spanning over 20 countries. A former combat medic in the 50th Battalion of the IDF's airborne infantry, Haviv brings a deep understanding of the complexities f...

Trey Yingst is an American journalist based in Jerusalem, Israel serving as the chief foreign correspondent for Fox News. Yingst has reported from the Gaza Strip and war zones around the world. On October 7, 2023, Yingst reported on the Hamas attack on Israel. He covered the Kfar Aza massacre, embedded with the IDF in Gaza, and reported on the tunnel system under Gaza, earning praise for his calm...

The first of Jack’s new non-fiction series, TARGETED, is available NOW! This is the first in a new series written with Pulitzer Prize finalist James M. Scott exploring history’s most devastating terrorist attacks and their enduring global impacts. This inaugural installment of TARGETED delves into the tragic events of October 23, 1983, when terrorists struck the U.S. Marine Corps barracks and head...

The first of Jack’s new non-fiction series, TARGETED, is available NOW! This is the first in a new series written with Pulitzer Prize finalist James M. Scott exploring history’s most devastating terrorist attacks and their enduring global impacts. This inaugural installment of TARGETED delves into the tragic events of October 23, 1983, when terrorists struck the U.S. Marine Corps barracks and head...

This month, the tables are turned when New York Times bestselling author Annie Jacobsen joins the show as guest-host to interview Jack and James M. Scott to discuss TARGETED: BEIRUT - THE 1983 MARINE BARRACKS BOMBING AND THE UNTOLD ORIGIN STORY OF THE WAR ON TERROR.  BEIRUT 1983: At dawn on Sunday, October 23, 1983, a truck laden with explosives crashes into the headquarters and barracks building...

Rabbi Arnie Resnicoff’s life took a fateful turn on October 23, 1983, when he found himself amidst the chaos and devastation of the Beirut barracks bombing, a bombing that took the lives of 241 U.S. servicemembers in one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history. Rabbi Resnicoff was in Beirut to conduct a memorial service for Staff Sgt. Allen Soifert, a Jewish Marine killed by a sniper. Due...

On September 24, the first in Jack’s new non-fiction series, TARGETED, will be released. This is the first in a new series written with Pulitzer Prize finalist James M. Scott exploring history’s most devastating terrorist attacks and their enduring global impacts. This inaugural installment of TARGETED delves into the tragic events of October 23, 1983, when terrorists struck the U.S. Marine Corps...

Dr. Jimmy Ware’s life took a dramatic turn on October 23, 1983, when he found himself at the center of the medical rescue efforts following the Beirut barracks bombing, a bombing that took the lives of 241 U.S. servicemembers in one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history. As one of two dentists stationed in Beirut, Dr. Ware played a critical role in the aftermath of the attack. On the mo...

Danny Wheeler’s life was irrevocably altered on October 23, 1983, when he survived the Beirut barracks bombing, a bombing that took the lives of 241 U.S. servicemembers in one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history. As the Lutheran chaplain for the 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, Danny was responsible for the spiritual care of the Marines in Beirut. On the day of the bombing, he was in his b...

TARGETED: BEIRUT Chapter One Sneak Peek On September 24, the first in Jack’s new non-fiction series, TARGETED, will be released. This is the first in a new series written with Pulitzer Prize finalist James M. Scott exploring history’s most devastating terrorist attacks and their enduring global impacts. This inaugural installment of TARGETED delves into the tragic events of October 23, 1983, when...

Don Howell’s life took a profound turn on October 23, 1983, when he survived the devastating Beirut barracks bombing. As a young Navy corpsman, Don was stationed in Beirut where his close friend, Bryan Earle, tragically lost his life. The night before the attack that would take the lives of 241 U.S. servicemen in one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history, Don said the Lord’s Prayer befo...

Randy Gaddo’s life was forever changed on October 23, 1983, when a truck bomb destroyed the barracks where he would have been working had he not stopped for a cup of coffee. The blast claimed the lives of 241 U.S. servicemen in one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history. Today, Randy joins us to share his powerful story in the first of a limited series: Beirut Survivors. Randy is a retir...

Don Bentley is a former U.S. Army Apache helicopter pilot and the New York Times bestselling author of the Matt Drake thriller series and four books in Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, Jr. series.  His latest is Vince Flynn’s Capture or Kill.  To learn more about Don, follow him on Instagram and X @bentleydonb and visit his website: donbentleybooks.com/. SPONSORS: TARGETED: BEIRUT – The first in Jack’s new...