The Ranger Regiment's Fighting Platoon Sergeant
In this episode hosted by MWI's Charlie Faint, Retired Command Sergeant Major Curt Donaldson reflects on a career shaped by the 75th Ranger...
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The Spear
The Spear is a podcast from the Modern War Institute at West Point. It aims to explore the combat experience, with each episode featuring a guest who tells a detailed and personal story, des...
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20 of 216 episodesStaying Alive in Iraq and Afghanistan
As a young platoon leader in Iraq during the 2003 invasion, John Faunce experienced the chaos of combat, including shifting missions, limite...
Ranger Missions in Iraq and Afghanistan
In this episode of The Spear , author, journalist, and former US Army Ranger Marty Skovlund sits down with Dr. Charlie Faint to discuss a jo...
Combat Interpreter in Iraq
Ayman Kafel and his family survived civil wars in Lebanon and Liberia before immigrating to the United States. Following the September 11 at...
Route Clearance and Counterbattery in Iraq
JJ Pinter graduated from West Point and was commissioned as a field artillery officer. A few short years after 9/11, JJ found himself in Ira...
Combat Surgery in Afghanistan
Fred Lough began his Army career as an engineer officer before deciding to leave military service to attend medical school and become a surg...
Recovering a Downed Marine in Afghanistan
During his service as a combat rescue officer in the US Air Force, Captain Sal Sferrazza and his team of Air Force pararescue jumpers were d...
Ranger Regiment J1 in Afghanistan
While serving as an infantry officer in the 75th Ranger Regiment, First Lieutenant Scott Filbert was deployed to Afghanistan to serve as the...
Danger in Mosul
In 2005, Jeff Marshburn was a reconnaissance platoon leader in the 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, in Mosul, Iraq. While leading his...
The Battle of Barawala Kalay
In 2010 Kevin Mott's unit arrived in Afghanistan's Kunar province for a deployment that would see months of hard fighting. At one point, he...
A Marine Platoon in Anbar Province
In 2004, Tim Strabbing was a lieutenant and platoon commander in the Marine Corps, deployed to an area just outside Fallujah in Iraq's resti...
Escort Mission Over Anbar
In 2007, United States Marine Captain Kyleanne Hunter was flying an escort mission above Marines operating in western Iraq. When the Marines...
Forward Air Controller in Ramadi
In this episode of The Spear , retired Marine officer David Berke joins to share a story from 2006, when he was a forward air controller att...
Air Force PJs at War
Air Force pararescuemen, also known as pararescue jumpers or PJs, are special operations forces known for their wide range of professional s...
Easter Offensive, 1972
During the Vietnam War, the 1972 Easter Offensive was a major operation launched by North Vietnam to destabilize South Vietnam and strengthe...
Surprise on the Kunar River
In this episode Maj. John A. Meyer shares a story from his first deployment, in 2007, to Afghanistan. On July 27, his platoon and a group of...
Rescue Mission in Kunar
This episode of The Spear features a conversation with Josh Webster. A US Army officer, he previously served as a US Air Force pararescueman...
Navy Cross in Iraq
In this episode, Brian Chontosh, a retired Marine Corps officer, details the circumstances of an intense and complex combat operation in Ira...
The MQ-9 Reaper in Combat
This episode features a story from Joe Ritter, an Air Force officer and MQ-9 Reaper pilot. The MQ-9, the largest remotely piloted aircraft i...
Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Power of "Yet"
Lieutenant Colonel Liam Walsh is currently the commander of the 4th Battalion of the 9th Infantry Regiment, "Manchu." In this episode of The...
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