Expecting Casualties: How Airmen Created the Incredible Thai Cave Rescue Plan
The mission commander and Derek walk through the plan, the honest risk briefing to Thai leadership, and the rehearsals that made the rescue work.
§ 01 · Speaking Reel
The Speaking Reel
A look at Derek on stage: the stories, the delivery, and the leadership lessons that stay with an audience long after the lights come up.
Press
US Airman Describes Once In A Lifetime Rescue Of Thai Soccer Team From Cave
Derek describes the rising water, the dive plan, and the resilience of the boys and their coach.
Planning Under Pressure: How USAF Airmen Brought Mission-Mindedness to the Thai Cave Rescue
How disciplined mission planning brought order to a rescue with thousands of volunteers on site.
US Airmen Played Key Role in Thai Cave Rescue
Coverage of the U.S. advisory role in the operation.
Thai cave rescue: US Air Force Master Sgt Derek Anderson on the story behind the rescue
An interview on the story behind the rescue.
Thai Soccer Team Rescuers Describe Harrowing Mission
Television interview with the rescuers after the operation.
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§ 05 · Media Inquiries
Working on a Story
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