A Warrior’s Journey | From Surviving Oppression to Freeing the Oppressed

Till all are One | The Space / SOF / Cyber Triad: Join us in today's episode covering the SOF / Cyber / Space Triad where we discuss how Space and Cyber integrate with Special Operations, but also how it is taught in the pipelines and courses here at the JFK Special Warfare Center & School. We cover some of the history and significance of Space and Cyber integrating in conflict, competition, and with Special Operations Forces. by Pineland Underground

66 min listen

Soldiers Become Governors | Civil Affairs Assessment and Selection: How do Soldiers transition to become governors? Experts on the U.S. Army Civil Affairs Assessment and Selection (CAAS), join us in a conversation about how to best prepare for the mental and physical journey. by Pineland Underground

64 min listen

Secrets Behind the Special Warfare Museum | Roxanne Merrit and Living History: Roxanne Merritt is truly an institution within Army Special Operations. Her tenure as the Supervisory Curator at the JFK Special Warfare Museum predates the establishment of SOCOM, and even predates Special Forces becoming a branch in the Army. Join us as we interview her for her podcast debut! The JFK Special Warfare Museum was established in 1963 and has and continues to spotlight the history of Civil Affairs, Psychological Operations, and Special Forces, as well as Army Special Operations throughout the decades. by Pineland Underground

62 min listen

Writing About Writing | The Harding Project and the Effort to Revitalize the Army's Professional Journals: The Harding Project is an effort led by Zachary Griffiths and Leyton Summerlin as they strive to revitalize the professional military journals across the Army. This episode discusses "writing about writing," but also the efforts of The Harding Project and how Zach and Leyton are striving to both modernize and catalog the Army's professional military journals. Bonus guest Ms. Elvia Kelley also joins us to discuss the Special Warfare Magazine and the role of Public Affairs Officers. by Pineland Underground

64 min listen

Eat, Sleep, Perform | Human Performance in Special Operations: Join us in today's episode as we have Jim Arp and Steve Mannino from the Human Performance organization within the United States Army Special Operations Center and School to discuss human performance in Army Special Operations. From physical therapists to registered dieticians. Interpersonal performance coaches, strength coaches, and athletic trainers. by Pineland Underground

69 min listen

The Bone Marrow Mafia | How a single Soldier is changing the entire Army: Spc. Christian Sutton was at a punk rock concert when a random series of events propelled him to decide to change the entire Army. Chris is proof that a single Service Member can truly change the world. Join us and some of the members of his team (John, Brent, and Alex) as we discuss their grassroots efforts to save lives across the country. by Pineland Underground

57 min listen

Selling SOF | Special Operations Recruiting Battalion (SORB): This episode covers U.S. Army Special Operations recruiting. Join Lt. Col. Steven Crowe and Maj. Jim Maicke for an excellent conversation covering in-service recruiting for Special Forces, Civil Affairs, the Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Explosive Ordinance Disposal, and even Warrant Officers across the entire Army. by Pineland Underground

58 min listen

The Cutting Edge | The Robotics Unmanned Systems Integrator Course: This episode covers modern drones as they are integrated into Special Operations training at the U.S. Army JFK Special Warfare Center & School. Maj. Steve Schuerman is the Charlie Company commander within the 6th Battalion, 2nd Special Warfare Training Group. His company is responsible for implementing 18F (the Special Forces Intelligence Sergeant Course), all three Joint Exploitation training courses, and the Robotics Unmanned Systems Integrator Course (RUSIC). by Pineland Underground

42 min listen

One of Us | A Deep Dive into PSYOP Assessment & Selection: An expert on the U.S. Army Psychological Operations Assessment and Selection (POAS), joins us in a conversation about how to best prepare for the mental and physical journey. by Pineland Underground

44 min listen

Surviving Special Forces Selection | What is it? How to pass it.: The leadership in charge of Army Special Forces Assessment and Selection takes us through what it is and how to best prepare for the best chances of being successful. They answer the question of what is selection. How does someone prepare for physically and mentally? What are we looking for in candidates? Why try out for a life as a Green Beret? by Pineland Underground

97 min listen

Innovative Leadership for the Warfighter or Executive | Applied Leadership and Innovation with Clyde Seepersad: The Pineland team has the opportunity to sit down with Clyde Seepersad, the General Manager of the Linux Foundation. We dive deep into cooperative innovation and leadership and discuss how the principles for success transcend business and warfighting. Clyde Seepersad has decades of experience running successful companies and startups and shares his vast knowledge and lessons learned. by Pineland Underground

55 min listen

Special Ops Chess Theory | The power of the Special Operations Noncommissioned Officer: The must listen to final episode of the Pineland Underground podcast with Major Bobby Tuttle and Sergeant Major Chuck Ritter as the hosts/producers of the show. What sets great leaders and noncommissioned officers apart from their peers? What's expected of an officer when they arrive fresh out of the qualification course to a Special Operations Team? How do you stay relevant as you progress in rank? We dive deep into these topics and more. by Pineland Underground

76 min listen

Got new hosts. Who this? | Pineland Underground introduces its next new next level hosts and producers.: Pineland Underground officially welcomes its new hosts and producers, SGM Derek Riley and MAJ Ash Holzmann, to the show. Bobby and Chuck sit down for a quick fifteen-minute conversation covering who they are, what's to expect in future episodes, and how to best use jorts at the beach. by Pineland Underground

15 min listen

Transformation Ain’t Easy | The Army Special Warfare Center Command Team delivers the vision for Special Operations training and education geared towards 2030: The United States Army Special Warfare Center and School Command Team sits down with the Pineland Underground Podcast to discuss their vision for Army Special Operations training and education geared towards the future. They highlight the current state of the schoolhouse and the pathway forward to achieve the ARSOF of 2030. by Pineland Underground

73 min listen

Legend - Medal of Honor Recipient MSG Earl Plumlee: We sit down with Medal of Honor Recipient Special Forces Master Sergeant Earl Plumlee and discuss his life as a Marine, coming into Special Forces, his actions leading to receiving the nation's highest award, and how he continues to be a positive force of nature in life. From joining the military with a GED to overcoming impossible odds in combat, his story of perseverance and overcoming his story is truly humbling and inspiring. by Pineland Underground

93 min listen

(IWI) The Future of Army Special Operations - LTG Braga and P.W. Singer: Crossover episode from the Irregular Warfare Initiative where the USASOC Commander LTG Braga, and author P.W. Singer discuss the future of Army Special Operations within the future operating environment of Multi-Domain Operations. by Pineland Underground

56 min listen

Building Winning Teams | Hendrick Motorsports on World-Class Competition and Culture: We sit down with all the champion team leaders from Hendrick Motorsports, the most successful NASCAR Cup team in history. We deep dive into their philosophies, structure, and the fundamentals they apply to create their impressive culture of winning and excellence. We cross-level these principles and discuss how they apply to all teams across Special Operations, Army and other military units, sports, and businesses. Hands down the finest episode of Pineland Underground to date! Featuring the champion team leaders from Hendrick Motorsports: • Chad Knaus, VP of Competition, former Crew Chief #48 (Jimmie Johnson), 7-time Champion • Alan Gustafson, Crew Chief Team #9 (Chase Elliott), 2020 NASCAR Champion • Cliff Daniels, Crew Chief Team #5 (Kyle Larson), 2021 NASCAR Champion by Pineland Underground

84 min listen

The Masterplan for World Domination in 2023: Chuck and Bobby quickly cover their master plan for world domination, so you know what to expect from Pineland Underground in 2023. Prep yourself beforehand for the sheer awesomeness contained within this 15 minutes episode. by Pineland Underground

16 min listen

The Secret to Great Leadership | Combat proven, senior Special Forces leaders discuss the secret recipe: Green Beret Command Sergeant Major Chuy Almonte and Chief Warrant Officer Three Jay Connors discuss their views on how to lead effectively in the military and life in general. CSM Almonte served time in the 1st Special Forces Group as a wheel mechanic and then as a Special Forces soldier in the 7th and 3rd Special Forces Group. He currently serves as a CSM at the Army's Special Warfare Training Center and School at Fort Bragg, NC. CW3 Connors served in the 7th Special Forces Group as a Noncommission Officer and then a Warrant Officer. He currently serves as a senior Operations Officer at the Army's Special Warfare Center and School at Fort Bragg, NC. Both men have extensive combat and non-combat deployment experience in multiple theaters. by Pineland Underground

91 min listen

SFABulous | The Magical World of Security Forces Assistance Brigades with Special Forces Legend COL Mike Sullivan: Special Forces COL Mike Sullivan, Chief of Staff of the Army Special Warfare Center, and former SFAB Commander, takes us on a magical journey discussing SFABs, Special Forces, and the art of advising foreign forces. We discuss the contentious beginning of the SFABs and the roles of Special Forces and SFABs in Security Forces Assistance and Foreign Internal defense setting. We also discuss the future of the Space, Cyber, and Special Operations "Triad." by Pineland Underground

88 min listen

(Bonus Episode) The Great Equalizer | Irregular Warfare in the City: (Bonus Episode) As the world becomes more urban, planning for conventional and irregular warfare in the city becomes more important. SGM Chuck Ritter goes on the Irregular Warfare Initiative podcast to discuss the intricacies of urban combat with John Spencer, author of Connected Solders and Understanding Urban Warfare. This was previously released on multiple Modern War Institute platforms. We are releasing it on Pineland Underground because the principle discussed directly relates to Amy Special Operations students and those in force. John Spencer tackles the topics from the strategic and operational levels, while SGM Ritter discusses the pragmatic approach for the tactical and operational level practitioner. by Pineland Underground

50 min listen

SOCOM SOFcast and Pineland Underground becoming Voltron | Two podcasts are better than none: SOCOM SOFcast host Matt Parrish risks everything to come on the Pineland Underground Podcast to profess to the world that we have the best podcast in the military. SGM Parrish not only runs the SOFcast Podcast, but he also runs the SOCOM Preservation of the Force and Families Program (POTFF). We discuss SOCOM, joining as an 18X, the POTFF program, and why Pineland Underground dominates SOFcast in terms of sheer awesomeness. by Pineland Underground

87 min listen

The Day the Earth Shook | A Special Forces Team responds to the catastrophic 2015 Nepal Earthquake: Two Special Forces Teams arrive in Nepal to conduct a training exercise with the host nation's military but immediately find themselves in the middle of leading crisis response efforts after a massive earthquake hits Nepal in 2015. Luckily, one of these teams was a special skills mountaineering team already acclimatized to extreme altitudes. by Pineland Underground

99 min listen

Tip of the Spear | Special Forces, Critical Injury Recovery and a First Hand Account of the War in Ukraine: SFC(R) Ryan Hendrickson, author of Tip of the Spear, and founder of Tip of Spear Landmine Removal takes on a journey through becoming a Green Beret, being critical injured, receiving a Silver Star, retiring and then going to Ukraine multiple times during the current conflict. by Pineland Underground

121 min listen

The Masks We Wear | The dangers of compartmentalizing our mental struggles with Special Forces SGM Josh Thompson: Special Forces Sergeant Major Josh Thompson walks us through his thought process on writing The Mask We Wear. An article concerning the ease at which Special Operations personnel hide their internal struggles from their families, friends, and even themselves. The Mask We Wear was a potent and helpful piece on mental health published by the Havok Journal. Now we hear the words and personal struggles of the man who penned this article. by Pineland Underground

56 min listen

When the Wolves Come Knocking | From the brink of suicide to running a 100 mile ultra-marathon: Special Forces Soldier, Sergeant First Class Mike Fiocca, takes us through his mental struggles, which took him to the point of having a gun to his head but then persevering through an arduous recovery that culminated with him running a 100-mile ultra-marathon. He shares his personal story, hoping it may help those struggling through internal issues in silence. by Pineland Underground

107 min listen

Cry Havok and Release the Dogs of Critical Thinking | LTC Charles Faint from the Modern War Institute/Owner of the Havok Journal: A no BS, thoughtful, yet entertaining conversation on the topic of Critical Thinking between SGM Chuck Ritter and LTC Charles Faint from the Modern War Institute at West Point. by Pineland Underground

87 min listen

BCE-1 : Bobby Chuck Experience #1 | Exactly like JRE (Joe Rogan Experience) only completely different: The hosts of the Pineland Underground Podcast have themselves on the show as guests. They discuss the importance of Professional Military Education, attempt to get each other fired, the dangers of rank entitlement, proper mindset moving to a new position, life on a Special Forces Detachment, and take the time to run their mouths about countless other excellent topics. by Pineland Underground

71 min listen

From the Horse's Mouth | A no BS conversation with the Command Team of the Army's Special Warfare Center and School: Major Bobby Tuttle and Sergeant Major Chuck Ritter sit down with Major General Patrick Roberson and Chief Warrant Officer Five Stephen Frazier for a no-BS conversation on the current status of the Army's Special Warfare Center and School, Q-Course optimization, the health of the force, and the future plans for Army Special Operations. by Pineland Underground

84 min listen

Shenanigans | One man's journey from Irish Special Forces to a Mogadishu mercenary to U.S. Green Beret: Full Spectrum Special Operations (Special Forces). MSG(R) Kevin Owens takes us through his journey from joining the Irish Army, being in an Irish Counter Terrorist unit, serving as a security contractor in Mogadishu, Somalia in in 1993, joining the U.S. Army, surviving Special Forces selection, combating Al Qaeda in Iraq, the Taliban in Afghanistan as a Green Beret, retiring and then his life now running the Field Craft Survival office in North Carolina. by Pineland Underground

112 min listen

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