Special Operations Task Force Commander Andrew Milburn, Ep. 30

ANDREW MILBURN was born in Hong Kong and grew up in the United Kingdom. After graduating from law school in London, he enlisted in the US Marine Corps as a private. He was commissioned from the ranks, and as a Marine infantry and special operations officer, has commanded in combat at every grade. As the commanding officer of the Marine Corps’ special operations regiment, he was selected to lead a multi-national task force given the mission of defeating ISIS in Iraq. He retired in 2019 as the Chief of Staff of Special Operations Command, Central (SOCCENT), the headquarters responsible for the conduct of all US special operations throughout the Middle East. Since then he has written articles on topics such as leadership, ethics and culture change, for a number of publications, to include the Atlantic Magazine and War On The Rocks. He and his wife Jessica live in Tampa, Florida with their two children and a coterie of rescued dogs. His book can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/When-Tempest-Gathers-Mogadishu-Operations/dp/1526750554 Support the stream on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/TheTeamHouse

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