A Direct Hit from a Devastating New Weapon - a podcast by Modern War Institute at West Point

In 2007, Patrick Melton was a military police soldier on his first deployment in Baghdad when his combat outpost was hit by a barrage of improvised, rocket-assisted munitions. He was sitting inside a vehicle as he and others in his unit prepared for a mission when the vehicle suffered a direct hit. Listen to him tell the story of how they reacted when the attack destroyed everything around them. (This episode was originally released in 2018.)

Further episodes of The Spear

Further podcasts by Modern War Institute at West Point

Website of Modern War Institute at West Point