FBI SWAT Sniper: The Shot That Saved His Team | Jeremy Rebmann
Combat Story
Ryan Fugit
4.8 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 30 March 2026
⏱️ 200 minutes
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Summary
What does it feel like to make a decision that saves your teammates… but stays with you forever?
In this episode of Combat Story, AJ sits down with Jeremy Rebmann, former FBI Special Agent, SWAT sniper, and author of Send Me, for a raw conversation about what really happens inside high-risk operations.
Jeremy spent over two decades in the FBI, including 21 years on SWAT, operating in some of the most dangerous environments in domestic law enforcement. From hostage rescues to manhunts to split-second lethal force decisions, he lived the responsibility of being the one others rely on when things go wrong.
This conversation goes beyond the action. It gets into the moments behind it.
From tracking a suspect through rugged terrain…
to the instant a rifle comes up and there's no time left to think…
to the weight that follows after the mission is over.
This is an honest look at the reality of the job.
We cover:
- What FBI SWAT operations actually look like
- The mindset of a sniper making life-or-death decisions
- How training takes over when there's no time to think
- The emotional and psychological impact after a shooting
- Brotherhood, identity, and what happens when the job ends
Jeremy also shares insights into the investigative side of the FBI, where the mission is not just to win the fight, but to find the truth and bring justice the right way.
This is a conversation about responsibility, restraint, and the cost of doing the job well.
If you've ever wondered what it's really like behind the scenes of elite law enforcement, this episode gives you a perspective few ever hear.
🎙️ Guest Information — Jeremy Rebmann
Jeremy Rebmann is a former FBI Special Agent and SWAT sniper with over 20 years of experience, including 21 years on an FBI SWAT team. He served as an operator, sniper, team leader, and instructor, working high-risk missions across the United States.
He is the author of Send Me: Chronicles of an FBI Sniper, where he shares an unfiltered look at the realities of the job, team culture, and life after service.
🔗 Find Jeremy Online:
📕 Send Me (Book): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D38DNXRN
🎧 Audiobook: https://www.audible.com/pd/Send-Me-Audiobook/B0D4WSM4V1
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fbi_sniper/
📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556807893533
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremy-rebmann-aa9191203
🔗 Website: https://www.fbisniper.com
🎙️ Host Information — AJ Pasciuti
AJ Pasciuti is a retired Marine Force Recon Scout Sniper and Infantry Weapons Officer (Marine Gunner), author of Darkhorse: Harnessing Hidden Potential in War and Life, and host of the Combat Story Podcast, where veterans share honest, unfiltered stories of service, leadership, and life after combat.
🔗 Find AJ Online:
📕 Book (Darkhorse): https://www.amazon.com/Darkhorse-Harnessing-Hidden-Potential-Life/dp/1400254973
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ajpasciuti/
📘 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelo-pasciuti/
🔗 Website: https://www.ajpasciuti.com/
🎧 Featured Combat Story Episodes with AJ
👉 Combat Story Podcast – Part 1 (USMC Sniper & Force Recon)- Battle of Fallujah | Shooting w/ Chris Kyle | American Sniper | AJ Pasciuti: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4QI-5sNeCs
👉 Combat Story Podcast – Part 2 (Sniper vs Sniper Battle) - Killing the Enemy's Most Lethal Sniper | Force Recon | AJ Pasciuti: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5Ggly1TGAU
📺 Additional Features & Media
👉 Urban Valor Podcast Feature: https://urbanvalor.com/episode/marine-snipers-eliminate-enemy-sniper-reclaim-stolen-us-sniper-rifle/
👉 DVIDS – Infantry Marine Course Feature: https://www.nationalguard.mil/Leadership/Joint-Staff/Comptroller/Innovation/?dvpTag=imc&videoid=790758
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| 0:00.0 | They told us he probably is armed with an AK-47, possibly a hunting rifle. |
| 0:07.0 | And all I can think is he's going to kill my teammates. |
| 0:11.0 | And we're hiking with nods, no light. |
| 0:14.0 | And it wasn't even a logical, I should shoot him now, it was just boom. |
| 0:19.0 | Fired the round, he goes down. The gun recoils. Almost |
| 0:22.5 | cinematically, you could see the AK firing and it's rippling and you can see like this |
| 0:27.0 | red dirt chasing up to my teammate. And then all of a sudden he goes down and have the cross |
| 0:33.1 | hair is right on the back of a skull and I think, well, I can just turn this guy off like the switch. |
| 0:37.0 | You're not killing any of us today, I'll end you. |
| 0:43.1 | Welcome to combat story. |
| 0:44.7 | I'm AJ Peschutie, a retired Marine, |
| 0:46.8 | Force Recon, Scout Sniper, and Marine Gunner |
| 0:49.3 | with 21 years of service, |
| 0:51.0 | multiple combat tours, and a lifetime of lessons learned |
| 0:53.9 | in the arena itself. |
| 0:55.0 | On this show, I sit down with warriors from every front line to uncover what combat truly |
| 1:00.0 | feels like and how it shapes the way we see life, each other, and ourselves. |
| 1:05.0 | This is Combat Story. |
| 1:07.0 | Today on Combat Story, we're joined by Jeremy Redmond, a United States Air Force Academy graduate |
| 1:12.4 | who began his career with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, before moving |
| 1:16.6 | into federal law enforcement and ultimately spending 23 years with the FBI as a special agent. |
| 1:22.2 | Most notably, Jeremy spent 21 of those years on the FBI's Oklahoma City SWAT team, serving |
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