Podcast: The Spear – The Decision-Making Crucible of Combat
In 2005, Major General Pat Roberson was the ground force commander for a combined special...
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Timothy Heck | 09.23.21 | The Spear
In 2005, Major General Pat Roberson was the ground force commander for a combined special...
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In 2004, Lt. Col. Blake Schwartz was an infantry platoon leader deployed in Uruzgan province,...
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On April 10, 2003, Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment (A/1/5) was tasked with searching...
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In 2008, Major Corey Faison was a scout platoon leader at the remote Combat Outpost Lowell,...
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This episode of The Spear features a story from US Air Force Major Joe “TBar” Ritter. A remotely...
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