Ep. 023 - Michael Hanthorne

Published: Jan. 16, 2020, 4 p.m.

Michael Hanthorne is back on the show and it's a good one! We recorded this episode after Christmas when I traveled home for the holidays and we get into different aspects of the military, lots of car stuff, current events and more.

I give a quick description of the targeting process downrange and the different roles other members of 3rd Battalion 6th Marine Regiment and I had during one of our strikes. This strike involved an investigation because of an alleged civilian casualty but it was clear from the video feeds that insurgents brought an injured girl from elsewhere.

If you haven't listened to Michael's full story then go back to Ep. 004 and hear him talk about his time in the Marines that included two tours to Iraq and his participation in Phantom Fury as mortuary affairs.

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Glossary:
7-Ton – Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement
7171 – Patrol Base in Afghanistan
ANGLICO – Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company
BLT – Battalion Landing Team
CAR – Combat Action Ribbon
CLB – Combat Logistics Battalion
COC – Command Operations Center
Corpsman – Navy medic attached to Marines
EOD – Explosive Ordnance Disposal
FCT – Firepower Control Team
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
HMMWV – High mobility multi-wheeled vehicle
IED – Improvised Explosive Device
JDAM – Joint Direct Attack Munition (GPS guided bomb)
JTAC – Joint Terminal Attack Controller
M-ATV – MRAP All-terrain vehicle
MEU – Marine Expeditionary Unit (Unit attached to ships for deployment)
MRAP – Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (armored vehicle)
OP – Observation Post. An area where forward observers spot enemy positions and conduct fire missions on targets
PSS-SOF – Precision Strike Suite Special Operations Forces. Targeting program.
RO – Radio Operator
SALT – Supporting Arms Liaison Team
S Shops – S-1 (Administration), S-2 (Intelligence), S-3 (Operations), S-4 (Logistics), S-6 (Communication)
SVBIED – Suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device
Water Dogs – Logistics Marines in charge of purifying water and running sanitation facilities
VBIED – Vehicle-borne improvised explosive device