knows and what Doug does and combines them and connects those things to the historical aspect to the final blades that we’re making.
He doesn’t make knives, he respects the process, he is somebody that is a weapons specialist. On the other side you have Marcaida, who’s a user. Neilson you have the science behind blade-making and the experience behind making high-quality knives. My experience is in the intent and purpose of weapons as part of my military training and background - whether it’s an older weapon or a modern weapon, like a M4 or a rifle or a machine gun.Įach one of the judges brings something special to the show that I don’t think anybody else can bring. I have three judges that are all experts with the things we deal with. Did you have to study old-fashioned weapons to host Forged in Fire? Obviously with your military background, you come with knowledge about modern weaponry. As an instructor in the military, standing and talking to people and teaching is a big part of my background, so I’m learning a lot and I feel like the audience is learning a lot. It’s a very structured thing, so it translates well for me.
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When you’re part of a TV production, you’re a cog in a bigger wheel, just like you are in the military. I also taught emergency trauma care as an independent consultant to troops before they go overseas. I also hosted Triggers: Weapons that Changed the World for the American Heroes channel. In 2009, I hosted a show back on the Military Channel, called Special Ops Mission. I left the army in 1998 and I joined the Air Force, where I was a Pararescueman until 2008. Then I was in the military and moved all over the place as well. I graduated from high school in Northern California. Then to Florida when I was about 5, and then to California when I was 8.
I was born off the coast of Portugal and we moved to Texas when I was about 2 years old. How did the transition from the Army and the Air Force to hosting a TV show come about? Job: Willis is a former Army Ranger and Air Force Pararescueman who now hosts Forged in Fire, the History Channel show in which world-class bladesmiths create iconic historical weapons before a panel of judges.
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