Dec 27, 2025
In this episode of Combat Story, we sit down with Elliot Ackerman—former Marine infantry officer, CIA paramilitary operations officer, journalist, and bestselling author.
Elliot takes us inside some of the most intense moments of modern warfare, from the brutal urban combat of Fallujah in 2004 to special operations...
Dec 13, 2025
In this episode of Combat Story, we sit down with Azad, known overseas as “Mike,” whose life represents one of the most extraordinary and unlikely journeys to come out of the post-9/11 wars.
Born Kurdish in Baghdad, Azad was still a child when the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq began. His first exposure to Americans...