SGM Mike Vining @ Blasting Through Official (@blastingthrough) 's Twitter Profile
SGM Mike Vining @ Blasting Through Official

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Ret. Sergeant Major, Delta Force Operative, EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) Master Badge, Master Breacher, Author of "Blasting Through," release August 2026

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Our original Delta Force team worked to develop the tools & skills necessary to carry out difficult missions with minimum loss. We hoped the trials we went through would help future operators, like this generation. They’re carrying the load well. Proud of all of them. 🫡🇺🇸

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As a young EOD tech, most days I was holding something in my hands that could kill me. I learned to be fully present in that moment. I couldn’t afford to be a thought wanderer. No matter what you’re doing, focus on the moment you’re in right now, because now is all we have.

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I took a long break from podcasting because I didn’t want people to think I had lost my focus at work (I never did). But it looks like it may be Time to get the podcast going again for the SGM Mike Vining @ Blasting Through Official Book Release with Mike Vining!

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SGM Mike Vining @ Blasting Through Official I know you've been hit with lots of love and follows in the last day or so, but I think you should definitely check out this podcast. Would mean the world to those guys if you did!

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Here’s a photo I took of the enemy’s cache that our team destroyed at Rock Island East, Cambodia, 1970. Details are in my book, “Blasting Through.” I’ll provide a pre-order link ASAP. I’m honored by the support so many of you are sending on X. BASED — I like that word. 🫡🇺🇸

Here’s a photo I took of the enemy’s cache that our team destroyed at Rock Island East, Cambodia, 1970. Details are in my book, “Blasting Through.” I’ll provide a pre-order link ASAP.   I’m honored by the support so many of you are sending on X.   BASED — I like that word.  🫡🇺🇸
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Hear me out: EOD officers are logistics and wear the logistics branch on our lapel (pictured in the quoted post). EOD officers serving in an EOD billet should be able to wear the Ordnance Flaming Bomb. We actually work on ordnance and it looks cool. Can we make this happen?

Hear me out: 

EOD officers are logistics and wear the logistics branch on our lapel (pictured in the quoted post).

EOD officers serving in an EOD billet should be able to wear the Ordnance Flaming Bomb. We actually work on ordnance and it looks cool. 

Can we make this happen?
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Every day, we celebrate our 27-year life together exploring this incredible world. Can you guess where we were in this pic? People wonder if this is my camera lens. Nope — my wife’s. Enjoy your Wednesday, everyone.

Every day, we celebrate our 27-year life together exploring this incredible world. Can you guess where we were in this pic? People wonder if this is my camera lens. Nope — my wife’s. Enjoy your Wednesday, everyone.
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Thank you to everyone who liked this photo. Many of you guessed Alaska, and yes, it was near Valdez. We’ve been to Antarctica three times, South Georgia Island, Canadian Arctic, Greenland twice, and Svalbard — all glorious.

Thank you to everyone who liked this photo. Many of you guessed Alaska, and yes, it was near Valdez. We’ve been to Antarctica three times, South Georgia Island, Canadian Arctic, Greenland twice,  and Svalbard — all glorious.
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What 3 Questions would you ask SGM Mike Vining? Seriously thank you. YOU, the community, helped make this happen! The Man, the Myth, the Legend SGM Mike Vining SGM Mike Vining @ Blasting Through Official coming on @Unsubscribecast and we are so honored and stoked! I think I speak for everyone when I say we

What 3 Questions would you ask SGM Mike Vining?
Seriously thank you. YOU, the community, helped make this happen! The Man, the Myth, the Legend SGM Mike Vining <a href="/BlastingThrough/">SGM Mike Vining @ Blasting Through Official</a> coming on @Unsubscribecast and we are so honored and stoked! I think I speak for everyone when I say we
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John Ismay is a former EOD officer with the U.S. Navy. He’s also the military reporter for the New York Times. Last week, he interviewed me about fast roping. The article was published yesterday. Here’s the link: nytimes.com/2026/01/16/us/…