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LCDR Brad Penley EOD, Talk with somebody

LCDR Brad Penley EOD, Talk with somebody

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5:04 EOD school

6:03 Back to back Afghanistan deployments

6:18 Effects of Improvised Explosive Devices

6:31 Connection with the people

6:43 Underwater mine counter measures unit

6:48 World’s largest mine exercise; General Mattis recruits 27 countries

7:20 Postgraduate’s School in Special Operations and Financial Analysis

7:27 How was it working for General Mattis?

7:44 One page or less instructions

8:00 Make it super easy

8:36 South America deployment

9:40 IEDs always new or different

10:09 EOD methodology and thought process

10:49 Exploding SCUBA tank incident

11:25 Severed leg, tourniquet

11:43 Arabian Gulf deployment

11:55 Teams operating in Syria and all over the place

12:25 Prior to, EOD technician was blown up pretty bad 

12:44 Working with multiple units and agencies

12:58 Executive Officer Naval Diving and Salving Training Center

14:48 Rolling with untrained civilians in a hostile environment

16:14 16 Shows, G4 Network, NBC syndicate 

16:27 Comradery; passion to serve others

17:08 Recently severed both ACLs

16:36 Still trying the best way to serve

16:56 Darker times

17:10 Air Force EOD tech killed

17:22 Dramatically picturesque 

18:15 Red Cross message

18:40 Support, emotional support

19:00 A lot of his teammates started to get hurt

19:16 Foundation support

19:44 Mental and emotional fortitude to get back out there

20:14 Youngest teammate dies at 100 feet

21:03 Survivor’s guilt

22:24 A benefit of blindness

23:04 After divorce and broken engagement, dark times

24:12 Getting people mentally prepared for combat

24:36 Emotional wellness

24:56 Spiritual connection with self and others

25:27 Loss of purpose

26:19 RAAM

27:04 Off of operational status

28:49 We’re all ballin

31:15 We can get in front of the problem

31:59 I don’t get out of bed without foam rolling

32:47 Plant based diet; no meat cravings

35:11 Talk to somebody; open up about your struggles

36:09 Vulnerability is power

36:39 Find a way to serve again

37:30 How much can I give away?

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