CS#57: A-10 Fighter Pilot who Survived a Surface to Air Missile Hit | 100+ Missions | Killer Chick Combat Story 2026-09-28 | CS#57: A-10 Fighter Pilot who Survived a Surface to Air Missile Hit | 100+ Missions | Killer Chick
The RPG That Changed Everything – Ivan Ingraham’s Wildest Day in Combat | Marine Raider Combat Story 2025-10-11 | Marine Raider LtCol Ivan Ingraham (USMC, Ret.) takes us deep inside one of the most intense firefights of the Afghanistan War — when his convoy rolled into the Green Zone and an RPG bounced off the hood of his Humvee before exploding behind him.In this unforgettable episode of Combat Story, Ivan shares what it really feels like when all hell breaks loose. From the chaos of a full-blown ambush to the calm, deliberate decisions that saved his Marines’ lives, this story captures the courage, clarity, and leadership forged only through combat.Ivan spent 24 years in the Marine Corps, serving as both a conventional infantry officer and later as a Special Operations Marine Raider with MARSOC. Across five combat deployments to Afghanistan, he led elite units under fire, trained the next generation of Recon Marines, and later turned his hard-won lessons into writing, speaking, and leadership coaching.This is more than just a war story. It’s about courage under fire, the weight of command, and finding purpose after the battlefield.🔗 Connect with Ivan Ingraham🌐 Official Website: ➡️ ivanfingraham.com📰 Substack Newsletter – The Log Book ➡️ ivanfingraham.substack.com📘 Books by Ivan F. Ingraham➡️ Once We Pledged Forever: A Novel of Combat, Marines and the War Withinamazon.com/Once-We-Pledged-Forever-Marines/dp/1958861669➡️ Dream Jobamazon.com/Dream-Job-Ivan-F-Ingraham-ebook/dp/B0CW18V16F➡️ Athena: Bravery Knows No Genderamazon.com/Athena-Ivan-F-Ingraham-ebook/dp/B0BLT469Y4➡️ 22: A Journey to The Edge of Darknessamazon.com/22-Darkness-Ivan-F-Ingraham/dp/B0C2RYRYFW➡️ The Patrol: A Story of MARSOC at War goodreads.com/book/show/137341905-the-patrol-a-story-of-marsoc-at-war📚 Amazon Author Page (Full Catalog): ➡️ amazon.com/stores/Ivan-F.-Ingraham/author/B0BCL7NGS3💬 Facebook: ➡️ facebook.com/IvanFIngraham📸 Instagram: ➡️ instagram.com/ifi_writerFind AJ Online:📸Instagram: / ajpasciuti instagram.com/ajpasciuti📘 LinkedIn: / angelo-pasciuti linkedin.com/in/angelo-pasciuti🔗Personal Website & Book Pre-Order (“Darkhorse”): ajpasciuti.com👉Combat Story Podcast (Part 1 – USMC Sniper & Force Recon in Fallujah): open.spotify.com/episode/4aqnKAUUOCDmJZPWrMf9NZ👉Combat Story Podcast (Part 2 – Sniper vs Sniper Battle):podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sniper-vs-sniper-battle-killing-the-enemys-most/id1537933985?i=1000633686192👉Urban Valor Facebook Feature:facebook.com/UrbanValor/posts/retired-marine-chief-warrant-officer-3-aj-pasciuti-recounts-being-in-the-middle-/602000529075284👉DVIDS Video on Infantry Marine Course:https://www.nationalguard.mil/Leadership/Joint-Staff/Comptroller/Innovation/?dvpTag=imc&videoid=790758🧭 CHAPTERS / TIMESTAMPS00:00 – Intro: RPG Ambush & Chaos in the Green Zone03:15 – Ivan Ingraham’s background and upbringing in a military family07:20 – Why he joined the Marines and the recruiting story that changed everything12:10 – Lessons from OCS and The Basic School: what makes a Marine officer different18:00 – Becoming an Infantry Officer and early deployments with 1/425:30 – Transition to Recon and the path toward Force Reconnaissance34:00 – September 11th: where Ivan was when the towers fell37:45 – Early years of the Global War on Terror and Recon’s evolving role41:00 – The creation of MARSOC and Ivan’s move to Marine Special Operations51:30 – Inside MARSOC’s first deployments: structure, culture, and combat readiness1:07:00 – The firefight: RPG hits the convoy and “all hell breaks loose”1:13:00 – What combat really sounds like and the chaos of leadership under fire1:20:00 – Calling in air support and the A-10 Warthog strafing run1:26:00 – The moment Ivan thought they wouldn’t make it out alive1:31:00 – Aftermath: reflection, loss, and lessons in leadership1:47:00 – Writing, healing, and building “The Log Book” newsletter1:54:00 – Life after MARSOC: leadership, loss, and finding purpose again2:10:00 – Ivan Ingraham’s advice on courage, humility, and leading through fear🪖 ABOUT IVAN INGRAHAMLtCol Ivan Ingraham, USMC (Ret.) is a former Marine Raider (MARSOC), combat veteran, and author. Over a 24-year career, he served in leadership roles across conventional and special operations units, deploying five times to Afghanistan and around the world.⚡ WHAT YOU’LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE✅ How a Marine Raider leads through chaos when everything falls apart✅ What it feels like to be ambushed by RPGs in Afghanistan✅ The difference between leadership in combat vs. corporate life✅ The emotional cost of war and how Ivan found meaning beyond the battlefield✅ Lessons on humility, courage, and trust from 24 years of service
💥 Surviving a Missile Strike Over Baghdad – Close Air Support Mission IQ🔥 Combat Story 2025-10-10 | On April 7th, 2003, during a close air support mission over Baghdad, my aircraft was hit by an enemy missile. In that moment, I thought I might not make it. With no hydraulics, I had to rely on training and instinct to get the jet out of danger and away from the city. This was a life-or-death moment.#CombatStory #CloseAirSupport #AirForce #MissileStrike #Baghdad #Survival #MilitaryLife #VeteranStories #WarStories #Shorts #CombatAircrew #Airpower
Pop Culture & Service: Ryans G.I. Joe Moment with Top Gun & Snake Eyes 🎬🎖️ Combat Story 2025-10-10 | In this light-hearted moment, Ryan shares how Top Gun and G.I. Joe influenced his path into service, with a funny twist about his connection to Channing Tatum. Hear about his favorite G.I. Joe (Snake Eyes, of course!) and the surprising full-circle moment with a fellow vet in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra 🕵️♂️🔥.#ChanningTatumMoment #TopGunVeteran #ActionHeroVeteran #HollywoodMeetsMilitary #VeteranVoices #GIGlobalVeteran #MilitaryLife #VeteranBrotherhood
From Band of Brothers to Combat: Ryan’s Journey with the Screaming Eagles 🦅🎖️ Combat Story 2025-10-10 | Ryan reflects on the honor of joining the 101st Airborne, known as the Screaming Eagles, and how reading Band of Brothers and studying their battles made his deployment to Afghanistan even more meaningful. With veterans from Tora Bora and Anaconda in his unit, Ryan shares the reality of his year in combat during 2008. 🏅🌍#ChanningTatumMoment #TopGunVeteran #ActionHeroVeteran #HollywoodMeetsMilitary #VeteranVoices #GIGlobalVeteran #MilitaryLife #VeteranBrotherhood
Flying Under Fire: Ryan’s Insights on Aviation Safety & Combat Lessons ✈️🔥 Combat Story 2025-10-10 | Ryan dives into aviation’s harsh realities, sharing how strict flight time rules like the four-hour cap for infrared missions were created from real-world experience. He reflects on a powerful story passed down from his dad about the first emergency procedures for water landings, developed after a tragic incident in Vietnam. Learn how life-or-death lessons shaped aviation safety and procedures. 🛑🌊#ChanningTatumMoment #TopGunVeteran #ActionHeroVeteran #HollywoodMeetsMilitary #VeteranVoices #GIGlobalVeteran #MilitaryLife #VeteranBrotherhood
⚡ Racing to the Fight | No Fear in Combat Combat Story 2025-10-10 | At the unit, nobody backed down from a fight. 💥Every time shots rang out, it turned into a race — who could get to the target first. No fear. No hesitation. Just warriors ready for the gunfight. 🔥That is the mindset of true operators. 🪖#CombatStory #SpecialForces #Gunfight #NoFear #MilitaryStories #Veterans
The Brotherhood Money Can’t Buy 🤝🎖️ Combat Story 2025-10-10 | Ryan reflects on the unshakable bond between veterans—the kind of connection you cannot buy or replicate. Unlike billionaires going to space, combat experiences and high-risk missions are earned from the ground up at a specific time in life. It is the brotherhood you cannot purchase, only live. 🔥#ChanningTatumMoment #TopGunVeteran #ActionHeroVeteran #HollywoodMeetsMilitary #VeteranVoices #GIGlobalVeteran #MilitaryLife #VeteranBrotherhood
Ryan’s First Assignment: A Coded Beginning in Pocatello 🔐📍 Combat Story 2025-10-09 | Ryan opens up about his first assignment in Pocatello, Idaho—keeping it secretive as is typical in his line of work. He shares the challenges of balancing family talks with secrecy, humorously revealing how he had to downplay his true role. A peek behind the curtain of a career shrouded in mystery. 🕵️♂️🚪#FirstAssignment #SecretService #CIA #CovertOps #ClassifiedLife #VeteranStory #Secrecy #Pocatello #MilitaryJourney #AgencyLife
✈️ The Top Gun Motto You Wouldn’t Expect Combat Story 2025-10-09 | Air Force Weapons School — the Air Force’s Top Gun — has a motto: Be humble, approachable, credible. 💡Not exactly what most people imagine when they think of fighter pilots. But the best leaders, in and out of the cockpit, live by those three traits. 💪Humility. Approachability. Credibility. That is real strength. 🦅#CombatStory #TopGun #FighterPilot #Leadership #AirForce #MilitaryStories
🔥 How Becoming an A-10 Pilot Gave Me Purpose 💪🇺🇸 Combat Story 2025-10-09 | At first, being a fighter pilot was all about the thrill and excitement ✈️💥 — it just sounded cool. But once I chose the A-10, everything changed. It became about supporting troops on the ground and finding a true sense of purpose in the mission 🙌. This is what it really means to serve.#CombatStory #FighterPilot #A10 #AirForce #VeteranStories #Purpose #MilitaryLife #WarriorMindset #Shorts #SupportTheTroops
💥 Surviving a Missile Strike Over Baghdad – Close Air Support Mission IQ🔥 Combat Story 2025-10-09 | On April 7th, 2003, during a close air support mission over Baghdad, my aircraft was hit by an enemy missile. In that moment, I thought I might not make it. With no hydraulics, I had to rely on training and instinct to get the jet out of danger and away from the city. This was a life-or-death moment.#CombatStory #CloseAirSupport #AirForce #MissileStrike #Baghdad #Survival #MilitaryLife #VeteranStories #WarStories #Shorts #CombatAircrew #Airpower
💪 True Courage on the Battlefield | A-10 Pilot’s Perspective Combat Story 2025-10-09 | An A-10 pilot reflects on what real courage looks like — and it is not in the skies. ✈️It is the ground troops, pushing through brutal terrain, under fire, day after day. They were the ones in it, and the A-10 was there to back them up. 🙌Respect to the warriors on the ground. 🪖#CombatStory #A10 #GroundTroops #Courage #Veterans #MilitaryStoriesv
Pop Culture & Service: Ryans G.I. Joe Moment with Top Gun & Snake Eyes 🎬🎖️ Combat Story 2025-10-09 | In this light-hearted moment, Ryan shares how Top Gun and G.I. Joe influenced his path into service, with a funny twist about his connection to Channing Tatum. Hear about his favorite G.I. Joe (Snake Eyes, of course!) and the surprising full-circle moment with a fellow vet in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra 🕵️♂️🔥.#ChanningTatumMoment #TopGunVeteran #ActionHeroVeteran #HollywoodMeetsMilitary #VeteranVoices #GIGlobalVeteran #MilitaryLife #VeteranBrotherhood
💥 Epic Parachute Fail: Gold Wings, Ripcord Drama, and a Heroic Save! 😱🪂 Combat Story 2025-10-08 | Waiting forever for my Gold Wings, only to have my reserve shoot out mid-jump! 😳💨 Watch how a quick-thinking jump master saves the day, and I finally earn those wings after an unforgettable moment. ✈️🎖️#CombatStory #ParachuteFail #GoldWings #JumpMaster #MC5Parachute #CombatJump #MilitaryLife #VeteranStories
From Band of Brothers to Combat: Ryan’s Journey with the Screaming Eagles 🦅🎖️ Combat Story 2025-10-08 | Ryan reflects on the honor of joining the 101st Airborne, known as the Screaming Eagles, and how reading Band of Brothers and studying their battles made his deployment to Afghanistan even more meaningful. With veterans from Tora Bora and Anaconda in his unit, Ryan shares the reality of his year in combat during 2008. 🏅🌍#ChanningTatumMoment #TopGunVeteran #ActionHeroVeteran #HollywoodMeetsMilitary #VeteranVoices #GIGlobalVeteran #MilitaryLife #VeteranBrotherhood
Flying Under Fire: Ryan’s Insights on Aviation Safety & Combat Lessons ✈️🔥 Combat Story 2025-10-08 | Ryan dives into aviation’s harsh realities, sharing how strict flight time rules like the four-hour cap for infrared missions were created from real-world experience. He reflects on a powerful story passed down from his dad about the first emergency procedures for water landings, developed after a tragic incident in Vietnam. Learn how life-or-death lessons shaped aviation safety and procedures. 🛑🌊#ChanningTatumMoment #TopGunVeteran #ActionHeroVeteran #HollywoodMeetsMilitary #VeteranVoices #GIGlobalVeteran #MilitaryLife #VeteranBrotherhood
Ryan’s First Assignment: A Coded Beginning in Pocatello 🔐📍 Combat Story 2025-10-08 | Ryan opens up about his first assignment in Pocatello, Idaho—keeping it secretive as is typical in his line of work. He shares the challenges of balancing family talks with secrecy, humorously revealing how he had to downplay his true role. A peek behind the curtain of a career shrouded in mystery. 🕵️♂️🚪#ChanningTatumMoment #TopGunVeteran #ActionHeroVeteran #HollywoodMeetsMilitary #VeteranVoices #GIGlobalVeteran #MilitaryLife #VeteranBrotherhood
💥 Marine vs. Army Recruiters: The Ultimate Showdown! 😎💣 Combat Story 2025-10-08 | The ultimate recruiter battle: Army offers big money and perks, but the Marine Corps recruiter’s response? Unforgettable. 😤🔥 Watch the intense decision-making moment when I choose the Marine Corps over all the others!#CombatStory #RecruiterShowdown #MarineCorps #Army #MilitaryLife #DecisionTime
The Brotherhood Money Can’t Buy 🤝🎖️ Combat Story 2025-10-08 | Ryan reflects on the unshakable bond between veterans—the kind of connection you cannot buy or replicate. Unlike billionaires going to space, combat experiences and high-risk missions are earned from the ground up at a specific time in life. It is the brotherhood you cannot purchase, only live. 🔥#ChanningTatumMoment #TopGunVeteran #ActionHeroVeteran #HollywoodMeetsMilitary #VeteranVoices #GIGlobalVeteran #MilitaryLife #VeteranBrotherhood
🌸 Afghanistan’s Lost Beauty – A Story of Freedom and Culture ✨ Combat Story 2025-10-05 | Many only see Afghanistan through the lens of war, but it once had a beautiful culture and a history of freedom. My mom was a free woman — no restrictions, pursuing her dreams, going to school, and living life as she pleased. This is the Afghanistan many never knew.#CombatStory #Afghanistan #WomenInHistory #Freedom #Culture #VeteranStories #LostStories #MilitaryLife #Shorts #AfghanHeritage
The Brotherhood Money Can’t Buy 🤝🎖️ Combat Story 2025-10-05 | Ryan reflects on the unshakable bond between veterans—the kind of connection you cannot buy or replicate. Unlike billionaires going to space, combat experiences and high-risk missions are earned from the ground up at a specific time in life. It is the brotherhood you cannot purchase, only live. 🔥#VeteranBrotherhood #EarnedNotBought #CombatStory #MilitaryLife #SharedExperience #HVT #ServiceAndSacrifice #GroundUp #VeteranConnection
💪 True Courage on the Battlefield | A-10 Pilot’s Perspective Combat Story 2025-10-05 | An A-10 pilot reflects on what real courage looks like — and it is not in the skies. ✈️It is the ground troops, pushing through brutal terrain, under fire, day after day. They were the ones in it, and the A-10 was there to back them up. 🙌Respect to the warriors on the ground. 🪖#CombatStory #A10 #GroundTroops #Courage #Veterans #MilitaryStoriesv
Ryan’s First Assignment: A Coded Beginning in Pocatello 🔐📍 Combat Story 2025-10-05 | Ryan opens up about his first assignment in Pocatello, Idaho—keeping it secretive as is typical in his line of work. He shares the challenges of balancing family talks with secrecy, humorously revealing how he had to downplay his true role. A peek behind the curtain of a career shrouded in mystery. 🕵️♂️🚪#FirstAssignment #SecretService #CIA #CovertOps #ClassifiedLife #VeteranStory #Secrecy #Pocatello #MilitaryJourney #AgencyLife
Ryan Fugit - The Story Behind Combat Story Combat Story 2025-10-04 | In this episode, we sit down with Ryan Fugit — former Army attack helicopter pilot, CIA Directorate of Operations officer, and host of Combat Story and Restricted Handling — for an inside look at a life spent on the front lines of America’s wars and intelligence operations.Ryan shares raw and insightful stories from his time flying AH-64 Apache helicopters in Afghanistan and from his years conducting global operations with the CIA’s Directorate of Operations. From the intensity of combat to the complexity of modern intelligence work, Ryan reflects on the lessons, challenges, and defining moments that shaped his approach to leadership, resilience, and purpose.We also discuss his transition from public service to leading trust and safety investigations in Silicon Valley, and how his experiences inform his mission to protect people from harm in the digital age.🎙️ About Ryan Fugit:Ryan is the creator and host of Combat Story, a podcast that captures the firsthand accounts of combat veterans, and Restricted Handling, which explores authoritarian activity and international security through conversations with world-class experts. Check out the Retricted Handling podcast at www.restrictedhandling.com🔔 Subscribe for more interviews with military veterans, intelligence professionals, and leaders shaping the future of national security.Find AJ Online:📸Instagram: / ajpasciuti instagram.com/ajpasciuti📘 LinkedIn: / angelo-pasciuti linkedin.com/in/angelo-pasciuti🔗Personal Website & Book Pre-Order (“Darkhorse”): ajpasciuti.com👉Combat Story Podcast (Part 1 – USMC Sniper & Force Recon in Fallujah): open.spotify.com/episode/4aqnKAUUOCDmJZPWrMf9NZ👉Combat Story Podcast (Part 2 – Sniper vs Sniper Battle):podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sniper-vs-sniper-battle-killing-the-enemys-most/id1537933985?i=1000633686192👉Urban Valor Facebook Feature:facebook.com/UrbanValor/posts/retired-marine-chief-warrant-officer-3-aj-pasciuti-recounts-being-in-the-middle-/602000529075284👉DVIDS Video on Infantry Marine Course:https://www.nationalguard.mil/Leadership/Joint-Staff/Comptroller/Innovation/?dvpTag=imc&videoid=790758Find Ryan Online:🎙️ Ryan’s Linktree https://linktr.ee/combatstory🔗Merch bonfire.com/store/combats🛒 Email ryan@combatstory.com📸 Instagram @combatstory / combatstory 📘 Facebook @combatstoryofficial fb.me/combatstoryofficialCheck out the Retricted Handling podcast at www.restrictedhandling.com📖 Send us messages at https://m.me/combatstoryofficial✔ Learn more about Ryan www.combatstory.com/aboutus🎵 Intro Song: Sport Rock from Audio JungleChapters:0:00 Intro01:53 Introduction08:12 The Impact of 9/1117:04 Choosing the Aviation Path26:37 The Competitive World of Aviation30:02 Imposter Syndrome and Military Service37:05 Pop Culture Influences44:22 First Unit Assignment44:56 Early Days in the Cavalry Unit46:09 The Battle of March 23, 200348:00 Life in Germany and the Desire to Deploy50:01 First Deployment to Afghanistan54:25 Challenges of Command and Crew Rest59:00 Navigating Leadership and Combat Decisions01:23:26 Reflecting on a Tragic Incident01:24:40 Sponsor Message: Protect Your Privacy with Delete Me01:26:07 Making Tough Decisions in the Military01:28:44 Transitioning to Civilian Life and the CIA01:34:38 Starting a Podcast: Inspiration and Challenges01:52:13 Highs, Lows, and Laughs of Podcasting02:03:01 Future Plans and New Ventures
If Not Me, Then Who?” Ryan on Duty, Sacrifice & Service 🇺🇸🔥 Combat Story 2025-10-04 | Ryan opens up about why, even in retirement, he would return to service—echoing the ethos of fallen Recon Marine Travis Manion: “If not me, then who?” He reflects on the mindset of those who choose to serve, the humility behind it, and why it is just as valid to not feel that calling. 💙#IfNotMeThenWho #TravisManion #DutyAndSacrifice #VeteranMindset #ServiceEthos #MilitaryLife #CombatStory #Quantico #ReconMarine #MilitaryBrotherhood
💥 Marine vs. Army Recruiters: The Ultimate Showdown! 😎💣 Combat Story 2025-10-04 | The ultimate recruiter battle: Army offers big money and perks, but the Marine Corps recruiter’s response? Unforgettable. 😤🔥 Watch the intense decision-making moment when I choose the Marine Corps over all the others!#CombatStory #RecruiterShowdown #MarineCorps #Army #MilitaryLife #DecisionTime
Flying Under Fire: Ryan’s Insights on Aviation Safety & Combat Lessons ✈️🔥 Combat Story 2025-10-04 | Ryan dives into aviation’s harsh realities, sharing how strict flight time rules like the four-hour cap for infrared missions were created from real-world experience. He reflects on a powerful story passed down from his dad about the first emergency procedures for water landings, developed after a tragic incident in Vietnam. Learn how life-or-death lessons shaped aviation safety and procedures. 🛑🌊#AviationSafety #CombatFlying #VeteranStory #NVGs #FLIR #MilitaryTraining #EmergencyProcedures #AirCrewLife #VietnamLegacy #HelicopterCombat
💥 Surviving a Missile Strike Over Baghdad – Close Air Support Mission IQ🔥 Combat Story 2025-10-04 | On April 7th, 2003, during a close air support mission over Baghdad, my aircraft was hit by an enemy missile. In that moment, I thought I might not make it. With no hydraulics, I had to rely on training and instinct to get the jet out of danger and away from the city. This was a life-or-death moment.#CombatStory #CloseAirSupport #AirForce #MissileStrike #Baghdad #Survival #MilitaryLife #VeteranStories #WarStories #Shorts #CombatAircrew #Airpower
From Band of Brothers to Combat: Ryan’s Journey with the Screaming Eagles 🦅🎖️ Combat Story 2025-10-04 | Ryan reflects on the honor of joining the 101st Airborne, known as the Screaming Eagles, and how reading Band of Brothers and studying their battles made his deployment to Afghanistan even more meaningful. With veterans from Tora Bora and Anaconda in his unit, Ryan shares the reality of his year in combat during 2008. 🏅🌍#ScreamingEagles #BandOfBrothers #VeteranJourney #Afghanistan2008 #CombatStory #MilitaryBrotherhood #101stAirborne #ToraBora #Anaconda #WarriorLegacy
Pop Culture & Service: Ryans G.I. Joe Moment with Top Gun & Snake Eyes 🎬🎖️ Combat Story 2025-10-04 | In this light-hearted moment, Ryan shares how Top Gun and G.I. Joe influenced his path into service, with a funny twist about his connection to Channing Tatum. Hear about his favorite G.I. Joe (Snake Eyes, of course!) and the surprising full-circle moment with a fellow vet in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra 🕵️♂️🔥.#TopGun #GIJoe #SnakeEyes #MilitaryInfluence #PopCulture #ChanningTatum #Duke #MilitaryJourney #FullCircle #Veterans #CombatStory
💥 Surviving a Missile Strike Over Baghdad – Close Air Support Mission IQ🔥 Combat Story 2025-09-26 | On April 7th, 2003, during a close air support mission over Baghdad, my aircraft was hit by an enemy missile. In that moment, I thought I might not make it. With no hydraulics, I had to rely on training and instinct to get the jet out of danger and away from the city. This was a life-or-death moment.#CombatStory #CloseAirSupport #AirForce #MissileStrike #Baghdad #Survival #MilitaryLife #VeteranStories #WarStories #Shorts #CombatAircrew #Airpower
🤝 “It’s Not About Me, It’s About the Team” – The Power of Teamwork 🔥 Combat Story 2025-09-26 | My time in basic training and at the Air Force Academy taught me one crucial lesson: it’s never about me — it’s about the team. We faced challenges we couldn’t conquer alone, but by relying on each other, we became stronger. Together, we succeeded.#CombatStory #Teamwork #AirForce #MilitaryLife #VeteranStories #Training #Leadership #TeamworkMakesTheDreamWork #Shorts #MilitaryMindset
😱 IED Training Didn’t Prepare Me for This! Terror on the Road 💥 Combat Story 2025-09-26 | In a third-world shithole, I was a gunner, and all I could think about was IEDs hidden in the garbage. We were told to avoid it, but garbage was everywhere. I remember the tension as we rolled in, waiting for the explosion… but nothing happened. The guy we were after fell asleep watching TV, and I woke him up with a kick to the face. Terrifying, but no explosion this time.#CombatStory #IEDs #MilitaryLife #WarStories #VeteranStories #Terror #SpecialOps #Shorts #CombatFear #Warzone
🔫 One Shot, One Explosion – The Moment He Vaporized 💥 Combat Story 2025-09-26 | I took the shot, and he just vaporized. I couldn’t believe it at first — I thought maybe a tank had hit him. But no… my shot hit a suicide vest. The explosion was unreal. Sometimes in combat, the stakes are deadly and unpredictable.#CombatStory #SniperShot #MilitaryLife #WarStories #VeteranStories #SpecialOps #CombatTactics #Shorts #ExplosiveMoment #Warriors
🚨 The Moment We Got the Drop on Them – Surreal Combat Experience 🔥 Combat Story 2025-09-25 | We moved in close, they were asleep, and I could feel my heart pounding like never before. It was surreal — getting the drop on them like this was rare. Usually, you're under fire before even getting close, but this time… it was game time. Goosebumps just talking about it.#CombatStory #SpecialOps #MilitaryLife #SurrealMoment #WarStories #VeteranStories #Combat #WarriorMindset #Shorts #Undercover
🌸 Afghanistan’s Lost Beauty – A Story of Freedom and Culture ✨ Combat Story 2025-09-25 | Many only see Afghanistan through the lens of war, but it once had a beautiful culture and a history of freedom. My mom was a free woman — no restrictions, pursuing her dreams, going to school, and living life as she pleased. This is the Afghanistan many never knew.#CombatStory #Afghanistan #WomenInHistory #Freedom #Culture #VeteranStories #LostStories #MilitaryLife #Shorts #AfghanHeritage
🔥 “Best Thing I’ve Ever Done” – Special Forces Selection 😎💪 Combat Story 2025-09-25 | Most people remember selection as grueling and brutal… but for John, it was the best time of his life 😄. No distractions, no nonsense — just walking, sleeping, and pushing forward. 💥 Sometimes the toughest challenges feel like home.#CombatStory #SpecialForces #Selection #SOF #MilitaryLife #VeteranStories #Mindset #Shorts #GreenBeret #WarriorMindset
🔥 How Becoming an A-10 Pilot Gave Me Purpose 💪🇺🇸 Combat Story 2025-09-25 | At first, being a fighter pilot was all about the thrill and excitement ✈️💥 — it just sounded cool. But once I chose the A-10, everything changed. It became about supporting troops on the ground and finding a true sense of purpose in the mission 🙌. This is what it really means to serve.#CombatStory #FighterPilot #A10 #AirForce #VeteranStories #Purpose #MilitaryLife #WarriorMindset #Shorts #SupportTheTroops
💥 Kicked Out of the Sniper Platoon… Then Called Back for Fallujah 🔥🎖️ Combat Story 2025-09-25 | I was kicked out of the sniper platoon before Fallujah — I just wasn’t performing. 😔 But fate had other plans. When they needed someone to run a critical recon system (MSIDS), they called me back into the fight 💪. Sometimes redemption comes when you least expect it.#CombatStory #Sniper #Fallujah #MilitaryLife #VeteranStories #Redemption #WarStories #Shorts #SpecOps #Marines #SOF
💪 The Most Professional Selection I’ve Ever Seen 🔥 Combat Story 2025-09-25 | I arrived in late 2008 and hit selection by January 2009 — and it was nothing like I expected. 🤯 No yelling, no macho posturing… just a stoic, disciplined, and highly professional assessment. This was the start of something bigger. 🚀#CombatStory #SpecialForces #Selection #SOF #MilitaryLife #VeteranStories #Shorts #Discipline #WarriorMindset #SpecOps
🤯 Secret Revealed: I Spoke Serbian All Along 🇷🇸🔫 Combat Story 2025-09-24 | After 3 years of using an interpreter, he had no idea I spoke Serbian fluently 😏. During a tense lunch, I dropped my napkin to check for guns — and when I put it back on the table, everything changed. He stopped translating and spoke directly to me… in Serbian. 💥#CombatStory #SpyStories #Intelligence #Tradecraft #MilitaryLife #Shorts #Espionage #VeteranStories #SpecialOps #Undercover
😂 Stealth Mission FAIL – Right Before the Grenade Toss 😬🔥 Combat Story 2025-09-24 | Crawling through the dark, grenade in hand, ready to ruin the enemy’s night 💥… and then — THUD! 🤦♂️ One of the guys trips and blows the whole plan. So much for stealth ops 😅. Sometimes being a commando feels more like babysitting than combat.#CombatStory #SpecialOps #MilitaryLife #WarStories #SpecOps #VeteranStories #Shorts #MissionFail #SOF #CombatHumor
🎯 Inside Air Force Weapons School | How Wars Are Won Combat Story 2025-09-24 | Air Force Weapons School takes pilots from mastering their own platform ✈️ … to small team integration … to full-force package operations.It all builds toward the ultimate goal: knowing how to bring every capability together to win wars. 🦅From F-15s to F-22s, this is where the best learn to fight as one. 💥#CombatStory #WeaponsSchool #F15 #F22 #AirForce #MilitaryStories
✈️ The Top Gun Motto You Wouldn’t Expect Combat Story 2025-09-24 | Air Force Weapons School — the Air Force’s Top Gun — has a motto: Be humble, approachable, credible. 💡Not exactly what most people imagine when they think of fighter pilots. But the best leaders, in and out of the cockpit, live by those three traits. 💪Humility. Approachability. Credibility. That is real strength. 🦅#CombatStory #TopGun #FighterPilot #Leadership #AirForce #MilitaryStories
💥 Took the Shot… and He Exploded Combat Story 2025-09-24 | A fighter 100 meters out was taking shots when the rifle was leveled. 🎯One squeeze of the trigger — and the target vaporized. At first it seemed like tank fire, but the round had struck a live suicide vest. ⚡Combat does not always go how you expect.#CombatStory #Gunfight #SuicideVest #WarStories #MilitaryLife #Veterans
🤯 From Librarian to CIA Director | An Unexpected Path Combat Story 2025-09-24 | Her first job out of college? Teaching languages and serving as an MOS librarian. 📚One casual conversation about career options planted a seed… years later, she became Director of the CIA. 🕵️♀️A small-world moment, and proof that the right nudge at the right time can change everything.#CombatStory #CIA #Leadership #MilitaryStories #Intelligence #Veterans
🎯 Face-to-Face With Juba the Sniper Combat Story 2025-09-23 | During a post-op review, they realized Juba — the infamous sniper — had been targeting their troop commander. 😳Through a camera lens and a rifle scope, they stared each other down for hours. In the end, the sniper flinched first. ⚡Moments where survival came down to seconds and split decisions.#CombatStory #Sniper #Juba #WarStories #MilitaryHistory #Veterans
😳 Surviving an RPG by Inches | Combat Luck Combat Story 2025-09-23 | After three straight days of clearing operations, these soldiers thought it was finally over… until an RPG landed right above their heads. 💥Covered in debris, they looked at each other — and just laughed. Sometimes in combat, survival comes down to inches and luck. 🎖️#CombatStory #RPG #WarStories #CombatLife #Veterans #MilitaryStories
🔥 Ambushed From All Sides | Combat Chaos Combat Story 2025-09-23 | All hell breaks loose as the CAT team runs straight into a complex ambush. 🚨Barricades, IEDs, RPGs, machine guns raining down, and zero comms… this was chaos in its purest form. 💥Experience what it was like to fight through the unexpected.#CombatStory #MilitaryHistory #Ambush #WarStories #Veterans 🎖️
💪 True Courage on the Battlefield | A-10 Pilot’s Perspective Combat Story 2025-09-23 | An A-10 pilot reflects on what real courage looks like — and it is not in the skies. ✈️It is the ground troops, pushing through brutal terrain, under fire, day after day. They were the ones in it, and the A-10 was there to back them up. 🙌Respect to the warriors on the ground. 🪖#CombatStory #A10 #GroundTroops #Courage #Veterans #MilitaryStoriesv
