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	Podcast:		Former Action Guys Podcast
	Episode:		Ep. 069 - Tony Leal - Retired Texas Ranger and Former Marine Infantryman
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		01:52:13
	Publish Date:		2020-08-13 06:26:51
	Description:		Tony Leal was a Marine infantryman (0311) with A Company 1st Battalion 5th Marine Regiment and completed two combat deployments with the battalion. In 2004 he began his first deployment to Iraq and took part in the first assault on the tumultuous city of Fallujah after Blackwater contractors were ambushed, killed, and hung from the city's bridge. The following year, Leal returned to Iraq and operated out of Ramadi with 1/5. The battalion began experiencing what would be a nationwide increase in the usage of IEDs. Following his enlistment in the Marine Corps, Leal began pursuing his life-long passion of joining the ranks of the Texas Department of Public Safety's Texas Highway Patrol as a Trooper. He worked his way up the ranks of Texas law enforcement until joining the storied Texas Rangers. As a Texas Ranger, Leal would be responsible for investigating some of Texas's most heinous crimes. Leal retired this year from the Rangers and looks forward to developing a business to help mitigate the veteran suicide epidemic. I really enjoyed talking to Tony and look forward to following-up in the future. As always, make sure to subscribe and share the show! YouTube: http://bit.ly/formeractionguysYouTube Spotify: http://bit.ly/formeractionguys GooglePlay: http://bit.ly/formeractionguysGoogle ApplePodcast: http://bit.ly/formeractionguysApple iHeartRadio: http://bit.ly/formeractionguysiheartr... Contact: Website: https://www.jcramergraphics.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/formeractio... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jcramergrap... Twitter: https://twitter.com/4meractionguys Email: formeractionguyspodcast@gmail.com Reference: 117 - Backpackable radio for tactical use 152 - Walkie-talkie style tactical radio 7-Ton - Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (Dump truck-sized military vehicle for hauling troops, supplies, etc.) 9-Line - CAS mission brief format ABC - ANGLICO Basic Course ANG - Air National Guard ANGLICO - Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company BLT - Battalion Landing Team BRC - Basic Reconnaissance Course CAR - Combat Action Ribbon CAS - Close Air Support CCT - Combat Control Team CLB - Combat Logistics Battalion CO - Commanding Officer COC - Command Operations Center COP - Combat Outpost Corpsman - Navy medic attached to Marines DPS - Department of Public Safety EOD - Explosive Ordnance Disposal FAC - Forward Air Controller or Field Artillery Chief FCT - Firepower Control Team FDC - Fire Direction Control FET - Female Engagement Team. FSCC - Fire Support Coordination Center. Where fire missions are deconflicted and approved prior to shooting. GBU - Guided Bomb Unit GLT - Georgian Liaison Team. Georgian military advisors in Afghanistan. Hesco Barrier - Earthen filled barriers used to make or reinforce outposts HMMWV - High mobility multi-wheeled vehicle IED - Improvised Explosive Device JDAM - Joint Direct Attack Munition (GPS guided bomb) JTAC - Joint Terminal Attack Controller LGTR - LASER Guided Training Round M-ATV - MRAP All-terrain vehicle MARSOC - Marine Corps Special Operations Command MART - Marines Awaiting Recon Training MCAS - Marine Corps Air Station MCMAP - Marine Corps Martial Arts Program MCRD - Marine Corps Recruit Depot MCIWS - Marine Corps Instructor of Water Survival MCT - Marine Combat Training MEU - Marine Expeditionary Unit (Unit attached to ships for deployment) MRAP - Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (armored vehicle) MSOT - Marine Special Operations Team MTU - Marksmanship Training Unit OP - Observation Post. An area where forward observers spot enemy positions and conduct fire missions on targets PB - Patrol Base PGM - Precision Guided Munitions PLDR - Portable Lightweight Designator Rangefinder PosRep - Position Report PSS-SOF - Precision Strike Suite Special Operations Forces. Targeting program. RO - Radio Operator (Sometimes called an RTO) ROMAD - Radio Operator, Mechanic, and Driver R&S - Reconnaissance and Surveillance SACC - Supporting Arms Coordination Center (FSCC on a ship) SALT - Supporting Arms Liaison Team SERE - Survive, Evade, Resist, Escape SOCS - Special Operations Capabilities Specialist SOI - School of Infantry SOTG - Special Operations Training Group S Shops - S-1 (Administration), S-2 (Intelligence), S-3 (Operations), S-4 (Logistics), S-6 (Communication) SVBIED - Suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device TACP - Tactical Air Control Party Taco Rice - Greasy food for drunk Marines stationed in Okinawa Water Dogs - Logistics Marines in charge of purifying water and running sanitation facilities VBIED - Vehicle-borne improvised explosive device
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