Podcast: The Spear – Armor in Ramadi, Part 1
In 2004, Dan Gade’s armor company took over a sector of Ramadi, Iraq, then the heart of the Sunni...
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Timothy Heck | 03.03.22 | The Spear
In 2004, Dan Gade’s armor company took over a sector of Ramadi, Iraq, then the heart of the Sunni...
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In 2011, Todd Angstman and his Special Forces team deployed to Gao, Mali, to provide training and...
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