523: Honor, Commitment, Sacrifice, and Faith. What It Takes to Get Through Hell. With U.S. Marine, Landon Longgrear

This is Jocko Podcast number 523 with Echo Charles and me, Jocko Willink. Good evening, Echo. Good evening. My gear was fast and tighter than normal. I had 12 mags on me loaded to full capacity.

My rifle was well cleaned and lubed. I had two grenades strapped to my chests, my tops fixed blade fighting knife under my left arm, four tourniquets at different grabbable locations across my torso. three smoke grenades, two flares, an extra saw drum, a metal detector, and plenty of water in my day pack alongside my plate carrier and other typical gear. We loaded two MRAPs and departed PB Alcatraz in full expectation of a fight. As we drove, I quietly recited Psalm 2713 and asked God for strength.

The truck stopped at the 605 north. I opened the back hatch of the MRAP and dismounted. This was our first foot patrol into enemy territory, and I was the first out as point man. I made my way 400 meters south on the 611 with the rest of the second squad behind me patrolling in ranger file formation. My rifle was at the ready and I surveyed the road closely for disturbed earth, command wires trailing off into the green zone, and other IED indicators.

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