{"podcast":{"title":"Former Action Guys Podcast","slug":"former-action-guys-podcast-518014","podcast_index_feed_id":518014,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/3632052/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://jcramergraphics.com/blogs/former-action-guys-podcast/main","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/97312ac74d10ff38945f28bf83785500.jpg","author":"Justin Cramer","episode_count":290,"summary":"Former Action Guys Podcast is a way for veterans, first responders and others to share their stories that the world has never heard in a casual, conversational format that allows a natural flow of information about their career and lives. Justin Cramer is a former Marine JTAC Evaluator that completed 5 deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, and on the USS Makin Island. Justin served with 1st ANGLICO, 10th Marine Regiment, 3rd Battalion 6th Marine Regiment and others before leaving the military after 12 years in 2018. Some content is not appropriate for children or listeners because of the graphic description of combat and other traumatic events. Support the show https://patreon.com/formeractionguys https://jcramergraphics.com https://ANGLICOshop.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T00:19:10.994020+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/former-action-guys-podcast-518014"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 227 | Travis Harless | Invasion of Iraq","slug":"ep-227-travis-harless-invasion-of-iraq","published_at":"2025-03-05T19:25:28+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/former-action-guys-podcast-518014/ep-227-travis-harless-invasion-of-iraq","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/former-action-guys-podcast-518014","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-227-travis-harless-invasion-of-iraq--64715808","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64715808/marine_infantry.mp3","summary":"Travis Harless is a former 0311 Marine Rifleman who joined when he was 17 and linked up with C 1/7 in Kuwait only weeks after graduating from the School of Infantry. Because his first deployment began so soon into his enlistment, Harless was able to deploy three times during his four year enlistment. Support the show C 1/7 Flags: https://www.jcramergraphics.com/search?q=charley Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/formeractionguys ANGLICO Gear: https://www.anglicoshop.com Travis's podcast https://youtube.com/@badgesbulletsblunders 00:00:00 J Cramer Graphics Ad 00:00:40 Intro | Joining the Marines 00:06:48 Police Academy vs Marine Boot Camp 00:10:06 Infantry Training | Deployment with C 1/7 00:26:51 First Engagement 00:35:02 Rockets 00:45:03 The Infantry | From Iron Sights to Optics 00:56:55 Hillbilly Armor 01:11:13 Pre-Deployment Training 01:25:38 Is Iraq Safer Now?","meta_description":"Travis Harless is a former 0311 Marine Rifleman who joined when he was 17 and linked up with C 1/7 in Kuwait only weeks after graduating from the School o…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":7842,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/former-action-guys-podcast-518014/episodes/ep-227-travis-harless-invasion-of-iraq/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/former-action-guys-podcast-518014/ep-227-travis-harless-invasion-of-iraq.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}