NOTE: In the coming weeks, Jack is releasing a series of “best of” collections from the Danger Close archives. Each episode contains portions of past interviews, all centered around a theme or topic. Today’s episode features interviews with veterans of the United Kingdom's Special Boat Service (SBS) and Special Air Service (SAS).

FEATURED INTERVIEWS:

CHRIS RYAN

Chris Ryan is a former member of the Special Air Service. He is the bestselling author of seventy fiction and non-fiction books including the Geordie Sharp series, Alpha Force, the Danny Black series, and The One That Got Away, which details his experience on E&E (Escape & Evasion) during the 1991 Gulf War.

Full Interview: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/danger-close-with-jack-carr/id1557814875?i=1000523888176

MARK “BILLY” BILLINGHAM
Billy Billingham served in the UK’s Parachute Regiment from 1983 to 1991 before joining SAS, where he was a Mountain Troop specialist conducting operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, South America, and Africa.  He is the author of The Hard Way: Adapt, Survive and Win, Call to Kill: The Enemy Is Everywhere, and Survive to Fight.

Full Interview: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/danger-close-with-jack-carr/id1557814875?i=1000539146477
 
OLLIE OLLERTON
Ollie Ollerton is a writer, entrepreneur, speaker, and veteran of the British Special Forces who served in the elite Special Boat Service (SBS).

Full Interview: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/danger-close-with-jack-carr/id1557814875?i=1000568129967

DES POWELL

Des Powell is a veteran of the SAS who served 28 years in the British military, going behind enemy lines in one of the Gulf War’s earliest and most dangerous missions. His book SAS Bravo Three Zero: The Explosive Untold Story tells the story of Des’ experience during the opening hours of the Gulf War.
Full Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/danger-close-with-jack-carr/id1557814875?i=1000568129967

ANDY MCNAB

Andy McNab is a former member of the British SAS who led Bravo Two Zero during the first Gulf War. He was captured in Iraq on a mission during the first Gulf War in 1991, an experience he recounts in his first book, Bravo Two Zero.
Full Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/danger-close-with-jack-carr/id1557814875?i=1000534670680

BEN GARWOOD

Ben served in multiple units in the British military, most notably in the SAS and as a member of the Pathfinders, an elite reconnaissance platoon for the British 16th Air Assault Brigade. The platoon was featured in the documentary Pathfinders: Into the Heart of Afghanistan.
Full Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/danger-close-with-jack-carr/id1557814875?i=1000577233745
 
DEAN STOTT
Dean Stott is a former operator in Great Britain’s Special Boat Service, a security consultant, an adventurer, an endurance athlete, and the author of the book Relentless: From SBS to World Record Breaker. 

Full Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/danger-close-with-jack-carr/id1557814875?i=1000542928193
 
Sponsors:
Navy Federal Credit Union: Today’s episode is presented by Navy Federal Credit Union. Learn more about them at navyfederal.org

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