Episode 530: Matiyes Kinker, VET Tv

This week, we caught up with Matiyes Kinker, a former Marine and staff member of VET Tv; a fresh reminder that comedy is an important facet of celebrating the military and our experiences.

Episode 529: General Don Bolduc

General Don Bolduc served as CJSOTF commander and as Commander of the Combined Joint Special Operations Component in Afghanistan where he logged ten deployments.

Episode 528: Dan Hampton, author of ‘Operation Vengeance’

Our guest Dan Hampton is a retired United States Air Force Lieutenant Colonel who served in the U.S. Air Force from 1986 to 2006. He flew 151 combat missions in the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon and logged 726 career combat hours. Lt. Col (Ret.) Hampton is best known as a “Wild Weasel”, or Surface-to-Air […]

Episode 527: Clint Lorance, falsely imprisoned, pardoned, and now a man on a mission

In this episode, host Steve Balestrieri speaks with Clint Lorance, a former Army officer who was wrongly accused of killing Afghan civilians. The military system, the unit chain of command, and the Army committed a grave injustice and put Clint in prison for killing enemy combatants who were getting ready to attack his soldiers. Thanks […]

Episode 526: Marc Goldberg, IDF paratrooper and author

In this episode, host Steve Balestrieri speaks with Marc Goldberg, an IDF (Israel Defense Forces) paratrooper and author of the book Beyond the Green Line. If you haven’t already, be sure to join our community at SOFREP and find the best tactical equipment and apparel in our store, The Loadout Room. Support our veteran team […]

Episode 525: Ingrid Centurion, politician and former Blackhawk pilot

Our guest is Ingrid Centurion, an Iraq war veteran and a small business owner who is running for office as a State Representative in Massachusetts. She began flying airplanes at 17 years old before moving to flying as a commercial pilot at 20 years old, and then moved on to an honorable twenty year plus […]

Episode 524: Mission readiness with Bob Besal and Gary Pappas

On this show we have two incredible guests. Host Steve Balestrieri discusses national security and childhood obesity nutrition with Rear Admiral Bob Besal (U.S. Navy Retired) followed by Brigadier General Gary Pappas (Massachusetts Army National Guard Retired). If you haven’t already, be sure to join our community at SOFREP and find the best tactical equipment […]

Episode 522: Jake Lockett, actor

Our guest Jake Lockett was born and raised in central Texas, went to Texas A&M, studied Aerospace Engineering, and ended up studying German Language as well. He moved to LA in 2011 and has been acting ever since. His resume includes roles in the CBS SEAL Team series, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Community, Hawaii Five-O, and many […]