Ambushing the Taliban; Four BUD/S Attempts; SDV, DEVGRU and ASOT III; Protecting Tom Cruise; Kingsman Anti-Human Trafficking - Rodney Brown

Combat Story

Ryan Fugit

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🗓️ 2 December 2023

⏱️ 139 minutes

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Summary

🎙️ Today's Combat Story: Navy SEAL, SDV Team One, and DEVGRU 🎙️

Today’s Combat Story focuses on both Navy SEAL, SDV Team One, and DEVGRU member Rodney Brown and his connection to an upcoming guest, Mike Edwards. I asked Mike, in preparation for a future interview, who I could talk to about Mike’s time downrange. Surprisingly, Mike, an Army Ranger, referred me to Rodney, a Navy SEAL. After talking to Rodney, however, it’s easy to see why and how this brotherhood was created.

Rodney spent years with SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team One and then several years providing intel support and advanced special operations techniques with Naval Special Warfare Development Group (or DEVGRU and what the press will often refer to as SEAL Team Six).

During his time downrange, Rodney fought side by side with Mike and a host of other international and national forces, and other government agencies (or OGAs). He would go on to handle sources and provide tactical HUMINT for coalition forces, at times rolling outside the wire with just an interpreter!

Rodney was one of those who went to BUD/S multiple times, persevering to earn his Trident on the fourth attempt. He would support DEVGRU, work with the elite in the special operations community, create his own company, provide security for Tom Cruise and other celebrities, and give his personal time to help fight human trafficking.

Be sure to stay tuned until the end for a few rapid fire questions and outtakes with Rodney and, of course, listen in for his stories about Mike Edwards ahead of our upcoming interviews with Mike where we’ll ask Mike about the same events to see how two operators remember these events.

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👇 Show Notes:

00:00 - Introduction
00:52 - Guest Profile: Rodney Brown
02:49 - Start of Interview
05:16 - Childhood
05:59 - First time with a weapon
12:10 - Time in Alaska
16:53 - Path to the SEAL Team
29:16 - Responsibilities During SEAL Training
31:02 - Lessons learned in Training
32:55 - BUDS Reputations
40:10 - Meeting Mike Edwards
42:47 - SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1
48:25 - First Deployment With SDVT1
51:22 - Advanced Special Operations Techniques
56:12 - First Time Outside The Wire
01:02:18 - Time in Green Platoon Course
01:07:16 - A Challenging Operations
01:12:55 - Taking Life
01:17:57 - Experiences With Mike Edwards
01:19:49 - Clearing A Room With Mike Edwards
01:31:04 - Questions for Mike Edwards
01:38:38 - Relationship to Mike Edwards
01:40:10 - Most Courageous Act
01:42:00 - 53-26 Consultants
01:44:30 - Security Tom Cruise
01:48:15 - Kingsman
01:51:26 - Retiring Young
01:53:25 - Sentimental Item
01:56:36 - Would You Do It All Again?
01:57:27 - Closing Thoughts
01:57:45- Listener Feedback
02:01:23 - Bonus Content

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Transcript

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0:00.0	And I'm looking at the sea, some guy stands up and he was full of Taliban, we have AK Slang.
0:09.0	And he starts to raise it. I'm stepping aside. I might step aside and he's going to MP7.
0:14.0	He just starts dribbling this dude. And then we're on this webby. And then down below is like housing
0:23.0	and the rest of the Taliban, they start running out on these buildings and guys and sleeping bags on the ground.
0:30.0	They start running out like ants.
0:34.0	Welcome to Combat Story. I'm Ryan Fugid and I serve war zone tours as an army attack helicopter pilot
0:39.0	and CIA officer over a 15 year career. I'm fascinated by the experiences of the elite in combat.
0:45.0	On this show, I interview some of the best to understand what combat felt like on their front lines.
0:50.0	This is Combat Story. Today's Combat Story focuses on both Navy SEAL, SDV Team 1, and Dev Crew member Rodney Brown
0:59.0	and his connection to an upcoming guest, Mike Edwards. I asked Mike in preparation for a future interview
1:05.0	who I could talk to about Mike's time downrange. Surprisingly, Mike, an army ranger, referred me to Rodney at Navy SEAL.
1:13.0	After talking to Rodney, however, it's easy to see why and how this brotherhood was created.
1:17.0	Rodney spent years with SEAL delivery vehicle team 1 and then several years providing intel support
1:23.0	and advanced special operations techniques with Naval Special Warfare Development Group or Dev Crew
1:29.0	or what the press often refers to as SEAL team 6. During his time downrange, Rodney fought side by side with Mike
1:36.0	and a host of other international and national forces and other government agencies or OGA.
1:41.0	He would go on to handle sources and provide tactical human for coalition forces at time rolling outside the wire with just an interpreter.
1:49.0	Rodney was one of those who went to Bud's multiple times, persevering to earn his trident on the fourth attempt.
1:55.0	He would support Dev Crew, work with the elite in the special operations community, create his own company, provide security for Tom Cruise.
2:02.0	That's a funny story and other celebrities and give his personal time to help fight human trafficking.
2:08.0	Be sure to stay tuned until the end for a few rapid fire questions and outtakes with Rodney.
2:13.0	And of course, listen in for his stories about Mike Edwards.
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