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John Ashbrook

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2142 total appearances

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The Megyn Kelly Show
Delta Force Operator John McPhee on Afghan War Stories, Keys to Leadership, and America as a Friend | Ep. 1080

Yeah. And then the food is really good because we have our own cooks and they care about what you eat. You know what I mean? That's good. It's the army system, but it's within the army system, which makes it a little better, right? Yeah. I was just going to go get some Pop-Tarts. And really, it's just a resupply run. So I drive my Toyota truck on a helicopter. They fly me to Bagram.

The Megyn Kelly Show
Delta Force Operator John McPhee on Afghan War Stories, Keys to Leadership, and America as a Friend | Ep. 1080

Yeah. And then the food is really good because we have our own cooks and they care about what you eat. You know what I mean? That's good. It's the army system, but it's within the army system, which makes it a little better, right? Yeah. I was just going to go get some Pop-Tarts. And really, it's just a resupply run. So I drive my Toyota truck on a helicopter. They fly me to Bagram.

The Megyn Kelly Show
Delta Force Operator John McPhee on Afghan War Stories, Keys to Leadership, and America as a Friend | Ep. 1080

Yeah. And then the food is really good because we have our own cooks and they care about what you eat. You know what I mean? That's good. It's the army system, but it's within the army system, which makes it a little better, right? Yeah. I was just going to go get some Pop-Tarts. And really, it's just a resupply run. So I drive my Toyota truck on a helicopter. They fly me to Bagram.

The Megyn Kelly Show
Delta Force Operator John McPhee on Afghan War Stories, Keys to Leadership, and America as a Friend | Ep. 1080

And then one of the commanders, the guy that wrote Kill Bin Laden, was like, hey, what are you doing? And I'm like, I'm stealing Pop-Tarts.

The Megyn Kelly Show
Delta Force Operator John McPhee on Afghan War Stories, Keys to Leadership, and America as a Friend | Ep. 1080

And then one of the commanders, the guy that wrote Kill Bin Laden, was like, hey, what are you doing? And I'm like, I'm stealing Pop-Tarts.

The Megyn Kelly Show
Delta Force Operator John McPhee on Afghan War Stories, Keys to Leadership, and America as a Friend | Ep. 1080

And then one of the commanders, the guy that wrote Kill Bin Laden, was like, hey, what are you doing? And I'm like, I'm stealing Pop-Tarts.

The Megyn Kelly Show
Delta Force Operator John McPhee on Afghan War Stories, Keys to Leadership, and America as a Friend | Ep. 1080

Yeah.

The Megyn Kelly Show
Delta Force Operator John McPhee on Afghan War Stories, Keys to Leadership, and America as a Friend | Ep. 1080

Yeah.

The Megyn Kelly Show
Delta Force Operator John McPhee on Afghan War Stories, Keys to Leadership, and America as a Friend | Ep. 1080

Yeah.

The Megyn Kelly Show
Delta Force Operator John McPhee on Afghan War Stories, Keys to Leadership, and America as a Friend | Ep. 1080

He was like, you want to go on a mission? And I was like, yeah. I was like, well, you got to call my boss. And he's like, okay, I'll call him. And he did. And then, um, I was like, what is it? You know what I mean? They're like, we want you to go out alone. And I'm like, this sounds risky. Okay.

The Megyn Kelly Show
Delta Force Operator John McPhee on Afghan War Stories, Keys to Leadership, and America as a Friend | Ep. 1080

He was like, you want to go on a mission? And I was like, yeah. I was like, well, you got to call my boss. And he's like, okay, I'll call him. And he did. And then, um, I was like, what is it? You know what I mean? They're like, we want you to go out alone. And I'm like, this sounds risky. Okay.

The Megyn Kelly Show
Delta Force Operator John McPhee on Afghan War Stories, Keys to Leadership, and America as a Friend | Ep. 1080

He was like, you want to go on a mission? And I was like, yeah. I was like, well, you got to call my boss. And he's like, okay, I'll call him. And he did. And then, um, I was like, what is it? You know what I mean? They're like, we want you to go out alone. And I'm like, this sounds risky. Okay.

The Megyn Kelly Show
Delta Force Operator John McPhee on Afghan War Stories, Keys to Leadership, and America as a Friend | Ep. 1080

Oh, I didn't know if I wanted to, like never thought about it before then, but it, it turns out something I do.

The Megyn Kelly Show
Delta Force Operator John McPhee on Afghan War Stories, Keys to Leadership, and America as a Friend | Ep. 1080

Oh, I didn't know if I wanted to, like never thought about it before then, but it, it turns out something I do.

The Megyn Kelly Show
Delta Force Operator John McPhee on Afghan War Stories, Keys to Leadership, and America as a Friend | Ep. 1080

Oh, I didn't know if I wanted to, like never thought about it before then, but it, it turns out something I do.

The Megyn Kelly Show
Delta Force Operator John McPhee on Afghan War Stories, Keys to Leadership, and America as a Friend | Ep. 1080

Well, This goes back to the politics of it is the general at the time wouldn't let us to do it to hit a target in Afghanistan. We needed U.S. eyes on. Makes sense. So how do you get U.S. eyes on? You have to send out reconnaissance guys. And that's what I did.

The Megyn Kelly Show
Delta Force Operator John McPhee on Afghan War Stories, Keys to Leadership, and America as a Friend | Ep. 1080

Well, This goes back to the politics of it is the general at the time wouldn't let us to do it to hit a target in Afghanistan. We needed U.S. eyes on. Makes sense. So how do you get U.S. eyes on? You have to send out reconnaissance guys. And that's what I did.

The Megyn Kelly Show
Delta Force Operator John McPhee on Afghan War Stories, Keys to Leadership, and America as a Friend | Ep. 1080

Well, This goes back to the politics of it is the general at the time wouldn't let us to do it to hit a target in Afghanistan. We needed U.S. eyes on. Makes sense. So how do you get U.S. eyes on? You have to send out reconnaissance guys. And that's what I did.

The Megyn Kelly Show
Delta Force Operator John McPhee on Afghan War Stories, Keys to Leadership, and America as a Friend | Ep. 1080

And then but you can't no one can leave the wire. What's the wire? The perimeter, the base. You can't. So, so that's, so the general's like, no one can leave the base, but you got to launch reconnaissance to get US eyes on. Someone's going to have to leave the base. Someone's going to have to leave the base.

The Megyn Kelly Show
Delta Force Operator John McPhee on Afghan War Stories, Keys to Leadership, and America as a Friend | Ep. 1080

And then but you can't no one can leave the wire. What's the wire? The perimeter, the base. You can't. So, so that's, so the general's like, no one can leave the base, but you got to launch reconnaissance to get US eyes on. Someone's going to have to leave the base. Someone's going to have to leave the base.