Hazard Ground
Servicemembers from across the military, sharing their accounts of combat and survival. Hosted by sports talk radio host and Army veteran, Mark Zinno, this podcast brings you firsthand accounts of war, with a perspective you only get from someone who has lived through it. From WWII to Vietnam, Somalia, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, hear inspirational stories of service and resiliency from those who have fought on and off the battlefield!
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Ep. 326 - Byron Rodgers (U.S. Marines / Executi...
Byron Rodgers is a dedicated Executive Protection Agent, Video Blogger, Published Author, and Veteran with a decade of private security experience across over 60 countries. A former US Marine Corps infantry Squad Leader with two deployments to Iraq, Byron transitioned seamlessly to civilian life, becoming an Executive Protection Agent and authoring "Finding Meaning After the Military."
102 min
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Ep. 325 - Theresa Carpenter (U.S. Navy / 'Stori...
Theresa Carpenter is an active-duty Navy Commander with 27 years of service, including 10 years as an enlisted aviation electrician on the S-3B Viking aircraft. She currently serves as public affairs branch head for the maritime arm of NATO, responsible for all seagoing operations under its oversight.
107 min
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Ep. 324 - Gary Volkman (U.S. Army / Military Te...
Gary Volkman spent a total of 24 years in the U.S. Army, between active duty and the Army National Guard. Gary served as a military technician and retired as a first sergeant.
102 min
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Ep. 323 - Jason Smith (U.S. Marines)
Lieutenant Colonel Jason Smith retired from the US Marine Corps on 1 Sept 2016 after 22 years of service. As an infantry officer, Jason commanded Marines at every rank during his service, including two combat deployments to Iraq as a company commander.
120 min
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Ep. 322 - David Hollis (U.S. Army / Author, 'Da...
At the age of seventeen, David Hollis resolved that his escape from the purgatory of middle America would be to join the U.S. Army. Throughout his Army career, David served in tough units, completed challenging leadership and tactical training courses, deployed to five countries, and led 189 combat missions in Iraq. His military experience and the soldiers he served with have inspired the characters and stories in his writing.
107 min
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Ep. 321 - Dan Kostrzebski (U.S. Army Special Fo...
Dan Kostrzebski was born and raised in rural western New York State. His humble, small-town beginnings blossomed into a noteworthy 40 years of military and government service. Dan’s service in Special Operations took him to the Middle East and East Africa, along with numerous military exercises throughout the United States.
108 min
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Ep. 320 - Ayman Kafel (U.S. Army / Author, 'The...
Ayman Kafel survived civil wars in Africa and Lebanon before immigrating to the United States in 1988. After witnessing the horrors of September 11, 2001, Ayman enlisted in the Army National Guard and deployed to Iraq in 2005.
103 min
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Ep. 319 - John Doolittle (U.S. Navy SEALs / USS...
From 1996 to 2017, John Doolittle was assigned to various SEAL Teams and conducted multiple deployments throughout the European, African, Pacific, and Middle East theaters of operations. John’s last duty station in the Navy was at U.S. Special Operations Command, where he led the Preservation of the Force and Family program supporting the 73,000 personnel making up the USSOCOM enterprise.
133 min
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Ep. 318 - Dan Schilling (U.S. Air Force / Black...
Dan Schilling, Lt. Col., USAF (ret.) spent more than 30 years in special operations, primarily as a Combat Controller and Special Tactics Officer. Based on his groundbreaking personal safety book, The Power of Awareness, he founded The Power of Awareness Institute, committed to making humans safe from crime and combating hate.
122 min
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Ep. 317 - Jason Pike (U.S. Army / Author, 'A So...
A decorated combat veteran with multiple deployments, LT. Col. Jason Pike, served 31 years in the US Army including nine years overseas in five countries. His book A Soldier Against All Odds compiles all his life events in an inspiring storytelling format with the ups and downs of a life in uniform.
71 min
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Ep. 316 - Allison Jaslow (U.S. Army / CEO, Iraq...
Allison Jaslow is an Iraq War Veteran, nationally-recognized veterans advocate, dedicated public servant, and the CEO of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA).
117 min
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Ep. 315 - Jamie Efaw (U.S. Army / The Commit Fo...
Jamie Efaw graduated from West Point with a BS in Psychology in 1993. He retired from the Army in 2019 and transitioned from the Army using the resources of the COMMIT Foundation. Jamie now works for the non-profit organization, Young Life, and has also served as a transition coach with The Commit Foundation since 2019.
71 min
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Ep. 314 - Aubrey McDade (U.S. Marines / VP of P...
Aubrey McDade served in the United States Marine Corps for over 18 years on active duty, until he was medically retired. Aubrey currently serves as the Vice President of Programs alongside LaDanian Tomlinson at the Tomlinson Center.
102 min
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Ep. 313 - Brady Myers (U.S. Marines / Director ...
Brady Myers joined the U.S. Marines at 18 and served as an Infantry Mortarman. He is the Director of Recruiting for Corehire, a veteran owned business that places veterans and former first responders with business clients across the United States.
70 min
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Ep. 312 - Patrick Donahoe (U.S. Army / Major Ge...
Major General Patrick Donahoe, US Army Retired, culminated more than 33 and a half years in uniform as the Commanding General of the US Army Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning. He entered the retired rolls on January 1, 2023. General Donahoe served as a career Armor and Cavalry Officer and served in Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kuwait, Jordan, Germany and Korea as well as throughout the United States.
145 min
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Ep. 311 - Jacob Edwards (U.S. Marines / Founder...
Jacob Edwards started his professional career in 2003 as a Combat Engineer/Sapper in the United States Marine Corps. Jacob served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and was honorably discharged as a Sergeant from the Marine Corps Reserves in 2009. In 2017, he founded Threat Response LLC dba LEAD Tactics.
95 min
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Ep. 310 - Heidi Langbein-Allen (Author, 'Save T...
Heidi Langbein-Allen is an author and the daughter of a former soldier in the German army. Heidi wrote a book titled, 'Save The Last Bullet - Memoir of a Boy Soldier in Hitler's Army'.
104 min
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Ep. 309 - Jeremy Stalnecker (U.S. Marines / Mig...
While growing up in San Jacinto, CA, Jeremy Stalnecker's only goal in life was to leave home and join the Marine Corps. This dream was finally realized with an active duty commission in 1999. While in the Marine Corps, God was working in Jeremy’s life to turn his heart toward full-time ministry.
90 min
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Ep. 308 - Jim Morphew (U.S. Coast Guard / Forme...
Jim Morphew spent ten years in the U.S. Coast Guard and ended it as an MK 3 - Machinist Technician, 3rd Class. From drug busts to ventures out into sea with the Coast Guard, Jim joins the Hazard Ground Podcast to share his journey and experiences.
70 min
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Ep. 307 - Daniel Lombard (U.S. Army / Project R...
Daniel Lombard, is a US Army combat veteran, co-founder of Project Refit, and current student of Psychology at Rowan University. During his military career, he was involved in two IED explosions. The worst of his injuries were TBI and PTSD.
87 min
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Ep. 306 - Jon Macaskill (U.S. Navy SEAL / Macas...
Jon Macaskill is a retired Navy SEAL Commander turned consultant and mindfulness and meditation teacher. During his 24-year Navy career, he served in multiple highly dynamic leadership positions from the battlefield to the operations center and the board room.
89 min
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Ep. 305 - Chad Russell (U.S. Marines / 'Searchi...
Chad Russell is a former U.S. Marine who left the Marine Corps as a Sergeant. Serving in the corps for four and a half years, Chad served three different deployments to Iraq.
95 min
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Ep. 304 - Charlie Faint (U.S. Army / Second Mis...
Charlie Faint served over 27 years in the Army’s Infantry and Military Intelligence branches. In retirement, he serves as the Chair for the Study of Special Operations in West Point’s Modern War Institute and is the owner of The Havok Journal and the Executive Director of the Second Mission Foundation, and advises for the Peace and Dialogue Leadership Initiative.
102 min
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Ep. 303 - P.J. Dermer (U.S. Army / Founder, TER...
Extending his energies to his post-military career, PJ Dermer has worked veterans’ issues across the spectrum. In 2020, after five years as a volunteer for a U.S. NGO recovery organization, P.J. founded TERRA Search LLC.
101 min
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Ep. 302 - Mark Campbell (U.S Marines / National...
Mark Campbell graduated from Fordham University and has been in the U.S. Marine Corps for over 26 years in both active duty and the reserves. He is currently still serving in corps as the Amphibious Operations Planner for the National Defense University Center for Applied Strategic Learning.
53 min