Air Force Pararescueman Brandon Daugherty Part Two | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 182

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Mike Ritland

Society & Culture, Documentary, Politics, News

4.9 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2024

⏱️ 168 minutes

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Air Force Pararescuemen, also known as PJ's, are the only elite combat force in the Department of Defense that are trained and equipped to perform personnel recovery. PJs are highly trained special operators who rescue, recover, and return American or allied forces in times of danger or extreme duress. It's a dangerous position from any angle - air, land, or sea, PJ's are there when others are not. Just take it from Brandon Daugherty. With seven back-to-back deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, Africa, and a few classified missions in parts unknown, Brandon knows a thing or two about flying into the dark. And after 10 years in Pararescue, he's since pivoted to rescuing astronauts with his company at Operator Solutions that we covered in his previous episode. But what makes PJ's so special? Where's Brandon seen the most action? And most importantly - what kind of situations has he seen that the rest of us never even heard about? ---------- Support Brandon Daugherty and Operator Solutions - https://os-rescue.com/ Support Project Alpha 5 and the Special Operations Warrior Foundation - https://specialops.org/alpha5 ---------- Sponsors: Beam Take advantage of Beam's biggest sale of the year and get up to 40% off for a limited time when you go to https://www.shopbeam.com/MIKEDROP and use promo code MIKEDROP at checkout! ---------- BUBS Naturals The BUBS namesake derives from Glen ‘BUB’ Doherty, who was heroically killed in Benghazi, Libya in 2012. In addition to remembering Glen for the patriot he is, the BUBS ethos centers around the passionate and adventure seeking life that Glen lived. BUBS Naturals products are rooted in sustainably sourced ingredients and controlled consistency to provide our customers with the highest quality Collagen Protein & MCT Oil Powder that help you feel amazing and live a fuller life. Our mission is simple. FEEL GREAT. DO GOOD. 10% always goes back to charity, helping military men and women transition back into civilian life. Go to https://www.bubsnaturals.com/mike and use code MIKE for 20% off your order. ---------- Black Buffalo Go to blackbuffalo.com/discount/MIKEDROP for 20% off your first order! Black Buffalo products are intended for adults aged 21 and older who are consumers of nicotine or tobacco. ---------- Fueled by TeamDog | www.mikeritlandco.com | @Teamdog.pet ALL THINGS MIKE RITLAND: SHOP for Fueled By Team Dog Performance Dog Food, Treats, Apparel, Accessories, and Protection dogs - MikeRitlandCo.com - https://www.MikeRitlandCo.com Team Dog Online dog training - TeamDog.pet - https://www.TeamDog.pet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.0	And then the trail helicopter comes in and we're like somehow, you know, holding cover position in random areas like, I'll point this way.
0:39.0	I guess we're going to protect this helicopter with our three M4s.
0:46.7	I only wanted to be a PJ or nothing.
0:48.8	That was it for me.
0:50.3	They would test you, but it was definitely not just, you know, being drug behind a Humve at 5 miles an hour until you pass out.
0:56.0	And the war is pretty fresh, you know, like in Afghanistan especially.
1:00.0	But I was itching, like, oh man, somebody make a move move I just want to freaking smoke somebody with this
1:04.7	But in the carnage we were seeing like I said man every day was at least a double ampute and we had like 15 like gunshot wounds in the chest I mean guys dying on you left,
1:13.0	terrible stuff. In my brain there's no way this guy. But you know,
1:17.0	hindsight, that was my first deployment by deployment seven, there's no way you'd
1:20.9	get me in a damn turret. Those are the dudes.
1:23.0	Like, those are the first guys that get smoked. All right, so I've kind of conducted this interview in a little bit in reverse
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