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Ep. 185 | Ed Ford & Alan Chaisson | Private Military Contractors

Ep. 185 | Ed Ford & Alan Chaisson | Private Military Contractors

FromFormer Action Guys Podcast


Ep. 185 | Ed Ford & Alan Chaisson | Private Military Contractors

FromFormer Action Guys Podcast

ratings:
Length:
108 minutes
Released:
May 9, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Ed Ford is a Marine Recon veteran and Alan Chaisson is a veteran Navy Corpsman. Both men decided to try private military contracting during the Global War on Terror. Now, they join us to discuss their careers and their new book Pony Express about logistics runs in some of the most dangerous parts of the world.Support the showpatreon.com/formeractionguysjcramergraphics.comANGLICOshop.com00:00:00 Intro00:00:54 Ed's Recon Background00:05:08 Al's Navy Corpsman / Paramedic Background00:08:38 Post-Vietnam Military00:12:56 Infantry in the 80s00:16:04 The Marines Took His Left Nut00:20:20 Beirut Bombing00:23:20 Peacetime Military / Zero Defect Mentality00:27:12 Recon Indoc00:35:30 Recon Missions in Iraq00:39:45 Alan Leaves the Navy for the Fire Service00:43:38 Immigrating to the US00:49:02 Become a Fire Fighter00:52:37 Becoming a Private Military Contractor01:04:01 Contractor Training01:05:36 Weapons Carried by Contractors01:10:18 The Most Dangerous Areas01:16:35 Careful What You Wish For01:20:59 Taliban Punish Their Own
Released:
May 9, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Former Action Guys Podcast is a way for veterans, first responders and others to share their stories that the world has never heard in a casual, conversational format that allows a natural flow of information about their career and lives. Justin Cramer is a former Marine JTAC-E that completed 5 deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, and on the USS Makin Island. Justin served with 1st ANGLICO, 10th Marine Regiment, 3rd Battalion 6th Marine Regiment and others before leaving the military after 12 years in 2018.Some content is not appropriate for children or listeners because of the graphic description of combat and other traumatic events.