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Echo Charles recalls friendly-fire .50 cal hitting teammates’ building at 30 metres

By Egleze Editorial Desk · Published August 21, 2026 · Jocko Podcast · Jocko Podcast 554: Maximum Efficiency On The Front Lines of Battle and Life
Echo Charles recalls friendly-fire .50 cal hitting teammates’ building at 30 metres
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Jocko Podcast 554: Maximum Efficiency On The Front Lines of Battle and Life

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"and the case in point was this was the blue on blue that we had and my guys in a building and having 150 rounds of 50 cal shot at them from freaking 30 m away and Matt Hasby got a got fragged but other than that like everyone was okay."

Co-host Echo Charles recounts a friendly-fire incident in which he says a position containing his teammates was struck by around 150 rounds of .50 calibre fire at close range. He says one man, Matt Hasby, was wounded by fragmentation, while the rest were “okay”.

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Jocko Podcast 554: Maximum Efficiency On The Front Lines of Battle and Life
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