Inside Delta Force: Afghanistan, Syria & the War on ISIS | Brent Tucker (throwback ep)

Inside Delta Force: Afghanistan, Syria & the War on ISIS | Brent Tucker (throwback ep)

Author: dee takos August 27, 2026 Duration: 2:31:33
Brent Tucker, a 20-year Army Special Operations veteran, takes us through his path from the National Guard and 20th Special Forces Group to Delta Force, including combat in Afghanistan and Syria, getting shot on a mission, and fighting ISIS. He also discusses Delta selection and training, working alongside the SAS, the physical toll of two decades at war, and his life after the military.

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00:00 – Start
02:28 – Growing Up & Joining the Army After 9/11
09:48 – Fighting to Get Into 20th Special Forces Group
16:28 – Becoming an 18 Echo Green Beret
23:22 – Bolivia & Getting Sent to Combat Diver School
29:25 – Surviving the Hardest Military School of His Career
36:32 – Afghanistan With the Commandos
43:57 – Operation Bulldog Bite & Rescuing Pinned-Down U.S. Soldiers
1:02:29 – A Desperate Call for Help From an Isolated Combat Outpost
1:09:14 – Operation Rockstar & Clearing an Enemy-Held Valley
1:19:12 – Trying Out for Delta Force & Failing Selection
1:26:58 – Making Delta & Going Through OTC
1:35:43 – Delta Force Deployments & Getting Shot
1:39:53 – Fighting ISIS in Syria
1:46:56 – Extreme Long-Range Sniping Against ISIS
1:52:36 – The Battle for Raqqa & Returning to HVT Raids
1:58:00 – The Deaths of John Dunbar & SAS Operator Matt Tonroe
2:04:04 – Injuries, Memory Problems & Knowing It Was Time to Retire
2:08:21 – Delta Force Q&A: Selection, Squadron Culture, DEVGRU & SAS
2:17:03 – Life After Delta & Training SWAT Teams
2:21:02 – Starting First Responder Coffee Company
2:24:33 – The Anti-Hero Podcast
2:26:26 – The Rob O’Neill / Bin Laden Controversy
2:29:41 – Giving First Responders a Platform
2:32:55 – Closing Thoughts




original air date 9/22/23





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