BBC NEWS - Steve on Sierra Leone
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Steve talking about 'Operation Palliser' which was the mission undertaken by a British Task Force in May 2000. 26 men from the British Army's elite X PLATOON - more formally known as the Pathfinders were deliberately exposed in an isolated jungle village with orders to stop the advance of 2000 RUF Rebels fighters towards the capital, Freetown.
Steve has written about the operation in his Sunday Times bestselling book - 'Operation Mayhem'. |
FORCES TV - Steve on X PLATOON
BBC RADIO - Steve on Syria

On the 12 April 2018 the US and UK governments were discussing their potential response to the suspected chemical weapons attack in Douma in Syria. The big question was: what could military intervention achieve? X PLATOON's Steve Heaney was invited by BBC Tees News to comment on what may or may not happen within the following twenty four hours.
As you will hear from this interview Steve's opinion was correct on every level and he accurately predicted the preceding events...
As you will hear from this interview Steve's opinion was correct on every level and he accurately predicted the preceding events...
BBC RADIO - Afternoon Show
Interview Timeline / Audio Index
00.50 Setting Up X Platoon 05.38 Joining the Military 08.50 The Parachute Regiment 11.15 Explosives + Weapons 12.00 Jungle Training 14.15 What do the Pathfinders do? 19.00 What Skills did you acquire? |
21.00 Advanced Techniques
23.15 Worldwide Operations 25.50 Leaving the Pathfinders 27.26 Close Protection 29.20 Foreign Government Defence Advisor 30.40 Sunday Times Best Selling Books 32.32 Inspiring People 35.10 Getting hold of X Platoon |
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