503: Norm "Hoot" Hooten. Blackhawk Down & a Legendary Career in Army Special Operations

This is Jocko Podcast number 503 with Kerry Helton and me, Jocko Willink. Good evening, Kerry. Good evening. So October 3, 1993, I would say the most definitive battle for the United States of America of that decade, Mogadishu, Somalia. And looking back from this vantage point now.

that battle seemed to, for lack of a better word, redirect special operations, the way we conduct business, the way we train, the way we fight. It led us to great success in the global war on terror. I've had two soldiers from that battle on the podcast, Mike Durant, who's a Hilo pilot. from TF-160 Night Stalkers and his aircraft was shot down. He was captured.

He was eventually recovered. He came and shared his story and also Jim Lechner, who's a ranger officer, who was pretty badly wounded. And I eventually served with him in the Battle of Ramadi, uh, I guess 20 something years later. And today we have another soldier who served in special operations and played a pivotal role in that battle.

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