Podcast: The Spear – The Battle of Mogadishu, Part One
Journalist Mark Bowden’s book Black Hawk Down—and the movie by the same name—made the story...
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Podcast: The Spear – Surviving a Direct Hit
In 2007, Patrick Melton was a military police soldier on his first deployment. With his platoon...
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Podcast: The Spear – Split-Second Decision
In this episode of The Spear, MWI’s podcast about the combat experience, Capt. Jake Miraldi...
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Podcast: The Spear – An IRAM Attack in Iraq
In November 2007, a destructive new weapon appeared on the battlefield in Iraq: the improvised...
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Podcast: The Spear – An Infantry Company’s War in Afghanistan
In 2007, Chosen Company—of 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment—arrived in Afghanistan. The...
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Podcast: The Spear – Combat Outpost Keating
Next week marks the ninth anniversary of one of the fiercest battles fought during the war in...
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Podcast: The Spear – A Platoon Leader’s First Combat Missions
In this episode of The Spear, John Amble talks to Maj. (ret) John Spencer. In 2003, he was a...
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Podcast: The Spear – Surviving an IED Blast, then Returning to War, Part 2
In the second of a two-part conversation with Ryan Hendrickson, our guest shares a story from...
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