Former Action Guys Podcast

Ep. 241 | Joshua Shores | MARSOC Raider, Marine Infantry, Fire Fighter

Joshua Shores is a Marine Infantryman who served with 1st Battalion 5th Marines in Ramadi then a MEU. He went on to MARSOC and was part of the first Bravo Company to stand up after the unit's formation. Check out his book Counting on Death at the link below. Support the show https://www.jcramergraphics.com https://www.ANGLICOshop.com https://www.patreon.com/formeractionguys Josh's links Website: https://www.countingondeath.com Book: https://a.co/d/03jtRhfB 00:00:00 Intro | Tracy Offutt 00:01:51 The Infantry | Joining After High School 00:17:42 Infantry and Pre-Deployment Training 00:23:38 Friendly Fire | Hand Grenades 00:32:51 Ramadi 00:38:22 IEDs and Drones 00:43:22 The Façade of Safety 00:45:07 M249 SAW | First Firefight 00:48:33 Afghanistan vs Iraq 00:52:14 Military vs Civilian 00:59:58 Journalism and Fire Fighters 01:10:36 Security Contractor Opportunities 01:13:43 1st MSOB Bravo Co 01:16:51 The Cost of Awards | Professional Warfighters 01:30:02 Stay In or Get Out

Ep. 240 | War in Iran | Morgan Lerette

Morgan Lerette is former Airman, and Army intelligence officer, and Blackwater Contractor. We talk about what's happening in Iran as of March 3rd. Support the show https://www.patreon.com/formeractionguys https://www.jcramergraphics.com https://www.ANGLICOshop.com Buy Morgan's Book https://www.amazon.com/Guns-Girls-Greed-Blackwater-Mercenary/dp/B0C7P83DL6 00:00:00 Intro 00:05:18 TikTok Wars | OSINT 00:09:44 Target Identification 00:12:40 Boots on the Ground 00:15:42 Government Succesion | Who Takes Over? 00:21:44 Bombing Campaign 00:29:56 Anti-Drone Tech 00:36:33 Intelligence Wafare 00:40:18 OSINT 00:43:35 Why Did We Attack? 00:52:18 Geo Politics | Cutting off China's Oil Supply 00:56:33 What Happens Next? 01:06:21 US Troops on the Ground 01:22:09 Erik Prince

Ep. 239 | Kowshon Ye | Combat Camera Marine

Kowshon Ye is a Combat Camera Marine who worked as a videographer and photographer for Marine Corps Installations Pacific in Okinawa before assignment to 1st Marine Division. He supported B Company 1st Battalion 5th Marines and 7th Marine Regiment during two separate deployments to Afghanistan. Support the show https://www.patreon.com/formeractionguys https://www.jcramergrpahics.com https://www.ANGLICOshop.com Kowshon's site https://kowshonye.com/welcome 00:00:00 Intro | Combat Footage 00:02:09 Joining the Marines | Okinawa 00:12:03 Defense Information School 00:18:36 1st Battalion 5th Marines 00:25:37 First Patrol in Sangin 00:28:44 Patrol Loadout 00:31:44 Role in the Patrol 00:39:04 The Battlefield Gets Active 00:52:27 Warrant Officer Program 00:57:43 Photography Setup 00:59:41 Military Social Media

Ep. 238 | Neal Fauver | Marine Rifleman, Iraq Veteran, Podcaster

Neal Fauver is a former Marine Rifleman who served with 3rd Battalion 6th Marines in Iraq. Neal is also the co-host of the Tales from the Corps Podcast. Support the show https://www.jcramergraphics.com https://www.ANGLICOshop.com https://www.patreon.com/formeractionguys Neal's links https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3pIOrn5w9pk4YtERb83Kww https://www.facebook.com/share/1ACVRp858R/?mibextid=wwXIfr https://www.wwiibeyondthecall.com/s/order#most-popular

Ep. 237 | Mike Francis | Marine Assaultman | 3rd Battalion 6th Marines

Mike Francis is a former Marine Assaultman who deployed three times with 3rd Battalion 6th Marines to Afghanistan and Iraq. Mike is also a host of the Tales of the Corps podcast and founder of the Shakker professional networking app.  Support the show https://www.jcramergraphics.com [https://www.jcramergraphics.com] https://www.ANGLICOshop.com [https://www.ANGLICOshop.com] https://www.patreon.com/formeractionguys [https://www.patreon.com/formeractionguys] Mike's links https://Shakker.co [https://Shakker.co] https://youtube.com/ [https://youtube.com/]@talesfromthecorpspodcast?si=7BlL697sedAPpb_K https://open.spotify.com/show/00VJzfAINq7Lofbd8LBw8g?si=1MKPoY5wS0ekW93APxGOOA [https://open.spotify.com/show/00VJzfAINq7Lofbd8LBw8g?si=1MKPoY5wS0ekW93APxGOOA] https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tales-from-the-corps/id1702224913