Mike Ritland

I had already been notified prior to Benghazi happening that my team and myself was going to be the first guys into Libya to run what's called a 12-weight program, which is a congressionally mandated counterterrorism program to counter al-Qaeda, which therein lies the Benny. Therein lies the point, which is before September 11th, 2012, I had already been identified.

I had already been notified prior to Benghazi happening that my team and myself was going to be the first guys into Libya to run what's called a 12-weight program, which is a congressionally mandated counterterrorism program to counter al-Qaeda, which therein lies the Benny. Therein lies the point, which is before September 11th, 2012, I had already been identified.

We're going to go in there, stand up a counterterrorism force to counter Al Qaeda. So it's often been said that, hey, oh, there was no threats there. There was threats, there was bombings, there were shootings, there was attacks on the UN, foreign nationals, embassy staff. So I was getting all those intel sit reps before that happened. And then obviously that happened and it changed everything.

We're going to go in there, stand up a counterterrorism force to counter Al Qaeda. So it's often been said that, hey, oh, there was no threats there. There was threats, there was bombings, there were shootings, there was attacks on the UN, foreign nationals, embassy staff. So I was getting all those intel sit reps before that happened. And then obviously that happened and it changed everything.

We're going to go in there, stand up a counterterrorism force to counter Al Qaeda. So it's often been said that, hey, oh, there was no threats there. There was threats, there was bombings, there were shootings, there was attacks on the UN, foreign nationals, embassy staff. So I was getting all those intel sit reps before that happened. And then obviously that happened and it changed everything.

Where were you when that happened? Ironically enough, I was back in... special missions units compound doing a crosstalk brief with basically a key leader engagement with the team lead from Team Libya that had been designated and me and the other guy from my unit because we were former unit members of that unit we were there doing a crosstalk I'll never forget I went

Where were you when that happened? Ironically enough, I was back in... special missions units compound doing a crosstalk brief with basically a key leader engagement with the team lead from Team Libya that had been designated and me and the other guy from my unit because we were former unit members of that unit we were there doing a crosstalk I'll never forget I went

Where were you when that happened? Ironically enough, I was back in... special missions units compound doing a crosstalk brief with basically a key leader engagement with the team lead from Team Libya that had been designated and me and the other guy from my unit because we were former unit members of that unit we were there doing a crosstalk I'll never forget I went

I went there and met up with a J-3, which was at the time a colonel, and he told me last night, this just happened and this is what's going on. And so I stayed an extra few days to assess the situation and to get tied in because at that point, it was my unit's responsibility to react and respond outside of obviously the primary main effort

I went there and met up with a J-3, which was at the time a colonel, and he told me last night, this just happened and this is what's going on. And so I stayed an extra few days to assess the situation and to get tied in because at that point, it was my unit's responsibility to react and respond outside of obviously the primary main effort

I went there and met up with a J-3, which was at the time a colonel, and he told me last night, this just happened and this is what's going on. And so I stayed an extra few days to assess the situation and to get tied in because at that point, it was my unit's responsibility to react and respond outside of obviously the primary main effort

that unit that i was in's responsibility of uh responding to that crisis so was this happening was benghazi happening real time when you found out yes yeah it was happening real time it had it had it was it had it was still active and it was still happening and i was watching on isr things things unfolding jesus christ yeah is this what ultimately led you to separate

that unit that i was in's responsibility of uh responding to that crisis so was this happening was benghazi happening real time when you found out yes yeah it was happening real time it had it had it was it had it was still active and it was still happening and i was watching on isr things things unfolding jesus christ yeah is this what ultimately led you to separate

that unit that i was in's responsibility of uh responding to that crisis so was this happening was benghazi happening real time when you found out yes yeah it was happening real time it had it had it was it had it was still active and it was still happening and i was watching on isr things things unfolding jesus christ yeah is this what ultimately led you to separate

Yeah, so that's exactly right. Long story short, I deployed to Libya soon after that and stood up a 1208 program and We had all the right things done to go after the guys that were responsible for the killing of the four personnel that were killed in Benghazi. You know, Ambassador Stevens, Smith, and then Glenn Doherty and Tyrone Woods. So we went there. I was deployed there for over six months.

Yeah, so that's exactly right. Long story short, I deployed to Libya soon after that and stood up a 1208 program and We had all the right things done to go after the guys that were responsible for the killing of the four personnel that were killed in Benghazi. You know, Ambassador Stevens, Smith, and then Glenn Doherty and Tyrone Woods. So we went there. I was deployed there for over six months.

Yeah, so that's exactly right. Long story short, I deployed to Libya soon after that and stood up a 1208 program and We had all the right things done to go after the guys that were responsible for the killing of the four personnel that were killed in Benghazi. You know, Ambassador Stevens, Smith, and then Glenn Doherty and Tyrone Woods. So we went there. I was deployed there for over six months.

I busted my ass and tried everything I could to kill or capture those guys with obviously other special operations units that were there. One other special operations unit that was there. And we offered up a full platter. Kill capture, bilateral mission, unilateral mission, whatever you want, we'll do.

I busted my ass and tried everything I could to kill or capture those guys with obviously other special operations units that were there. One other special operations unit that was there. And we offered up a full platter. Kill capture, bilateral mission, unilateral mission, whatever you want, we'll do.

I busted my ass and tried everything I could to kill or capture those guys with obviously other special operations units that were there. One other special operations unit that was there. And we offered up a full platter. Kill capture, bilateral mission, unilateral mission, whatever you want, we'll do.