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software radio. Special operations enough. You're listening to Software Radio, Special Operations Military News, and

straight talk with the guys in the community. Oh, I, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,

I'm, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, Well a hoi there internetsets. Welcome to Soft Rep Radio.

Now I can already hear what you're thinking.

Who the hell is this guy?

My name is Alex Hollings.

I am notably not Branten Webb, nor am I Jack Murphy Murphy but my name and my voice may sound a bit

familiar to you if you are a long-time listener I have been a frequent guest on this show

over the years I also was the senior staff writer at soft rep.com and I continued to work there.

I'm still a writer for news rep.com, but I'm also the managing editor for our sister site at the

load out room.

load out room.com.

If you're not familiar with my work from there,

you may have also seen my work in popular mechanics.

I'm a frequent contributor there.

And some other places around the internet,

like Business Insider, We Are the Mighty, and just about anybody else that talks

about warfare or how we go about doing it. I am, however, not a special operations veteran, and that's

why I was reluctant to take this show on when Brandon asked if I could step in for an episode while he's out traveling the world as Brandon has want to do.

I'm not a soft guy. I am not a Green Bereay or a Marzock guy. I am a Marine veteran, but for the most part

nowadays my claim to fame is really my defense technology and my foreign policy

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