What happens when an infantry soldier encounters Delta Force?
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- Опубліковано 17 січ 2023
- Searching for Bob "Ninja" Poras on Google won't yield much, but you might be lucky enough to find one image. Bob spent decades in the shadows with the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (1st SFOD-D), also known as Delta Force, Combat Applications Group (CAG), and the CIA. He had a 36-year career as a Federal Government Supervisory Special Agent, U.S. Army Infantryman, and Special Forces Soldier, specializing in combat operations, personnel protection, supervising/leading special mission teams, firearms training, military/paramilitary training, and coaching. Recently, Bob has started a tactics company, teaching a variety of training based on his real-world experiences at the highest level. He emphasizes the importance of mindset, something we often forget. After a life at war, Bob has had to confront the many invisible wounds that are deep within him. We don't always realize the toll it has taken on us until we hang it up, and then we become aware of the damage and everything creeps back in. These wounds are not visible, but they can be felt in conversations, dreams, nightmares, chronic headaches, tendinitis, and other internal injuries that cannot be described. They also carry the loss of their brothers and sisters and try to make sense of the common question: why? Bob reflects on Operation Just Cause, the Benghazi Attacks, the Khost Bombing, and the Tripoli CIA evacuation, among others. In Episode 045 of the Shawn Ryan Show, you can see similarities to the Kyle Morgan episode, where there is distant memory of the fine details and an attempt to unpack what has been pushed away. The Shawn Ryan Show gives you a reality check and a glimpse of what war does to the human body. Our next guest on the Shawn Ryan Show is Bob "Ninja" Poras.
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My dad was 1SFOD and retired with the colors.
This episode was super great! I could listen to Ninja tell stories all day! Thanks, Shawn!
What’s the wrist band? His guys? We had one like made for our March 5, 2007 guys
Story is at 2h6m if you are looking for it
@@12theman345you are gods child. God bless you
And then I said to them "Delta or no Delta that's a hot weapon, your safety should be on at all times on base"
Lol
“You delta boys are a buncha undisciplined cowboys”
🐖🍅🥬
Wasn't on "base "
@@awesome10k64 you delta boys are a bunch of undisciplined cowboys
Buddy had a rare look inside an unopened can of whoop ass.
Best comment
Hshahaha yes !
Good one 😂😂😂
😂😂😂
Yeah, great comment!
The story gets better when he goes to Delta Force selection and the cadre are asking him "...hey, were you in Panama? Did you stop a van with some guys in it?"
"Cuz I was aiming at you' 🤣
Dude, the world is one god damn small place
@@davidhernandez7696 watch the whole interview. Probably in there
@@rafiyumahmood2446 their world is even smaller. Not surprising they met up.
@Kevin Wittwer yeah you'll see his name on Shawn's channel
Crazy, those ended up being the same Delta guys he ended up working with when he finally got into Delta.
I remember when we delivered those Delta guys down there from our boat...
@DonJuanDeMarco_6yeah in the full interview he tells how he goes for Delta selection and one of the instructors recognises him from that day
@@chtomlinI was recording yall dropping them off in the boat
And then he said, what is this sergeant, another tax payer funded delta safari?
not if gen garrison is asking e
😂😂😂
@@maxiasita1195 oh I’m asking 😂
Didn’t want to leave it behind.
Be waste of perfectly good pork!
To be fair they fed a lot of guys and raised morale slightly
We were running a check point and pulled a truck over. The guys looked like straight up locals even had a goat in the back of the truck. They Spoke perfect English. We got a call on the radio to allow them to pass and no further information. The occupants of the truck asked us to pull them out of the truck and do a full search because "they were watching". They said they had submachine guns under their robes and to act like they weren't there. We searched them and the truck like normal and allowed them to leave.
Spooks. I had a similar thing happen at a TCP in east Ramadi in 06.
Plot twist... These were the guys that stare at goats...
@@charlesncharge6298explain please.
@@kamikrazywarboy2008 you're amazing for that comment 😂😂
@@theoutlook55 CIA guys are called spooks
The honesty of the driver is awsome. Delta having integrity during a traffic stop😂
Bad shit happens on a regular basis, especially when everyone is packing. Didn’t want to unnecessarily kill a US Soldier. Or get any of their guys hurt. 👌🏽👍🏽👊🏽
Best way to do it even as a civilian speaking to an officer.. except it works better when you go like this, "how ya doing officer, before we continue on I'd just like to let you know out of professional courtesy I have a loaded firearm(say where weapon is.. on my right hip, glove box etc etc).. let me know how you want to proceed".. oh and both hands on the steering wheel from before he can even see you from his car and until he directs you after you've told him about said weapon.. it's a great way to not get shot, keep the officer at ease(hands on steering wheel), while also letting him know your on his team(that's the, out of professional courtesy, part), also keeps him at ease.. imagine having to be a cop in America where regular people can legally have a 5.56 with a 100 drum, level IV vest/plates etc etc.. that's got to be nerve racking.. not too mention a lot of gangbangers have smartened up about their choice of weapons.. they're all using hi cap mags, "switches" on their Glocks, green tips for their 5.56's and run away choppers.. I really don't even like police though, I just don't wanna get shot because some idiot is under trained, nervous and or looking to use his service weapon for the first time..
@@MH-nc5jd Maybe in a CIVILIAN WORLD setting? These guys were in a Combat Zone. In 🇵🇦 Panama.
@@MH-nc5jd that’s some damn good advice
@@enavy58 You’re not very bright
When you meet delta, you know it because they stand out like a puzzle piece for a puzzle you're not working on.
The most accurate thing I’ve ever heard. Like “wait what are YOU doing here?” Lmao
Correction
They are a miss-cut puzzle piece to your puzzle
You don’t expect it, rarely shows itself, but when it does, your in trouble and you’d better scrap that puzzle, or they will make it, and you, look like scrap
😏
I worked for a Delta guy. He wasn't a door kicker as he put it. "There are big scary Delta guys, and there a scary smart Delta guys. I wasn't one of the big scary guys. I know he still had to do all the same standard "operator" training and shit. But, put it this way, his family owns "Howe and Howe tech" up in Maine. Google them they make a ton of cool shit for SF. Wonder how they got the contracts.
@@renaissanceredneck3695 encouraging internet strangers to look up the family of a delta force member is not something you do for likes or internet clout.
@@Hunter-sj9cmnah, you do it to bring attention to a real possible problem
"I have Death in the back."
"I have someone's worst day in the back"
The Grim effen Reaper
@@wtfsalommy3250 your fate lies in the hands inside the back of this vehicle
Hes like u sure u wanna see the pale horses ass?
These interviews are gold
Thank you so much 🥰
@@chrishandsome4267 no problem
@@chrishandsome4267 you’re welcome handsome
Really? I can't find the do not reccomend channel button. They must've taken it away because they're trying to force "re-educate" me
@@TheAnnoyingBoss press and hold on the video and the option should be towards the bottom
I'm just imagining the wall of rifles pointing, while in a hysterical laughter saying "yep all clear"
Right .. im thinking I'd just bust out laughing...yup all clear 👌
He says "Odds are even".😂
Like that scene, in The Town.
You know he's telling the truth when he mentions they were wearing Pro-Tec hockey helmets
@@ahitch3681 why are you telling me to chill?
@@ahitch3681 Okay for one you just threatened me so I'm reporting it... For two I'm saying that he actually knows what he's talking about... Because not that many people know that the Delta Force used to wear Pro-Tec hockey helmets back then... You Fuckin moron... Oh and I'm sure everyone on this channel in the comments and everything have all been in the US armed forces... 😑🙄
Pro-Tec helmets were banned from US Cycling Federation racing but I always wore my glow in the dark one training and it saved my skull when I face planted on a training ride
Skateboard helmet not hockey
*walks back to driver window*
“… welp yall are good to go.”
“Im gonna go change my breeches”
😂
@Anthony Hunter
Mark this on the calendar!!!!
Better extremely late than never!!!!
I'm picking *what is chocolate*
for the daily double...
I've got a golden ticket!!!!
I want an ompa loompa right now daddy!!!!
I dont know if the video i saw from eastern Europe was real when guy stops van in some road rage moment, and it basicly goes like this. The van is full of guys in full kit, and one of them has his pistol out, and just says something like "fuck off"
The SF guys in Iraq always cracked me up , no names tags, no rank, beards, just waiting in line at the little px and me just being like the kid on Southpark, "if I could that I'd be so happy" lol
Well DIA, CIA, DSS etc from NCS do the same
in 2009 i was a young 11b in afghanistan manning a checkpoint in the arghandab. little russian hoopty rolls up, dude all alone in the front seat looks completely afghan until he's right in front of me, flashing his pearly whites, blue eyes shining beneath his pakol, CAC card extended. we're nowhere close to any FOB, for the record -- deep into the arghandab valley. "how ya doin' son?" he asks, or something like that. i'm flabbergasted at that point. call over to the LT: "uhhhhhh sir?" he takes it from there and off goes afghan-dressed homeboy. closest i ever got to some secret squirrel shit in my time in the service.
Hey there, fellow former 5-2 SBCT survivor 😄
I was in the pesh river valley place in Zabul , I worked beside navy seals a lot they was even SF EOD guys who worked with us
1-17 or 508th?
Mine was at Bragg and I needed a smoke, this guy looked like a contractor asked for one. So I said sure gave him one. Talked for a min and asked if my top was around asked why? He showed his Id the SF one and I went ohhhh shit I just talked to a MSG and didn’t know it. Went straight to parade rest.
“So anyways, I started blasting….”
Literally lol.
😂
"we're trying to reach you about your car's extended warranty"
Hi is this true?
Sorry for bad englich
Lol right? They’ve called and called, now they send the hit squad to make sure you extend that warranty.
Yeah that one’s getting a little old now.
😂😂😂
this is no longer funny
First time I saw some of them in Sudan they were wearing pajama bottoms. I looked there driver/team leader up and down and as he greeted me rather cheerfully, I said "I joined the wrong branch."
Any branch can try out for delta force
*glances into death's eyes*
"Yup. All clear!"
Trigger & thought discipline 100
no
That moment you realise that you are really happy you have good manners lol
They should’ve replied with “These are not the droids we’re looking for”. 😂😂
When i first got to the fleet i was FAPd to military police because they were understaffed. One day i was working the gate and a few SUVs pull up with the darkest tinted windows I'd ever seen. The driver rolls the window down maybe 2 inches, just enough to fit a badge through. We never had someone show us a badge, it was always CAC cards that we scanned. I asked him to roll the window down and asked if he had a CAC card. He said "i can't do that" then just tapped his finger on his badge twice. I lean in close and i tried to grab it from him and he pulled it back through the vehicle and said "i cant let you have that." He put it back through the window for me to see it, i take a look and its a secret service badge. While I'm leaned in i also had the opportunity to take a look through the small opening in the window. I look in the back and sure enough its a bunch of guys in suits and all of them were holding ARs/SMGs, i couldn't really tell, it was a quick peak lol. I radioed it in asking if we were expecting secret service and yeah, apparently Trump was visiting our base and no one told us. It all checked out but the sketchiness of that situation could've easily been avoided with a little communication lol.
Sounds like bullshit. If a president is going anywhere you are you will definitely know beforehand.
@@revoltncock You must've never served in the military because if you did, you would know how disorganized it is and how the lower enlisted are constantly kept out of the loop.
@@siegodanchez6487 My bad I thought you were stating the president was just unexpectedly showing up. I agree with you that you had no clue because the geniuses above you most likely weren’t told either. Someone with the need to know 100% knew and didn’t relay it. I’ve been around far more professional people that take every consideration when a president is arriving or the secret service.
"Whatcha got in the back?"
"A bunch of guys with guns"
*opens the back, to a bunch of guys with guns*
"Man, he wasnt kidding... alright, youre good to go!"
"You should check the air on those tires, sir. They are looking a little flat for not carrying anything in the back."
About face and promptly walk back to the driver, well everything looks squared away y'all take care now. Your free to go..
My old man RIP, did Multiple jobs in mexico and south america after Desert storm. He didnt tell us kids alot But the amount of men who came to his service was ridiculous. They told us crazy stories like this and I couldn't believe my Dad was the man they talked about. Much respect
Whoa. He die of natural causes? If I'm guessing your age right, sounds like he went a little too early :/ sorry for that
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
why is usa interfering in mexico and south america?
@kitkat47 Chrysalis because they're our neighbors. If you're neighbors were up to no good wouldn't you keep an eye in them?
@@snoopywl8880 would you be ok if armed mexicans where roaming around inside the US??? USA should be keeping an eye from inside their own territory, they have no business waltzing into mexico
Story starts 1:35:00 on the main podcast
your an angel sent from heaven
Thanks dude.
Had the honor to train with CAG early in my army career with 1/75RNG before 9/11 went thr f off.
Anyhow CAG dudes were super smooth and controlled. Everything they did during our training was like butter.
No bullshit either, you wanted to learn demo, you grabbed blocks of C4, flash cord. Made your breaching device and said “ok lets train”.
Absolutely everything is hands on from step one.
Elite of the fucking elite.
I was running a clinic in Iraq in 2007. A bunch of civilian dressed dudes come in and say they need flu shots- now, we had to record everything by this point, so a junior medic was trying to get their IDs for shot records/clinic records, so we didn't get reamed out by command.
Dudes just laughed at him. I tried to explain the situation, they laughed at me. The doctor on duty came out, spoke with them for a minute, and then took us all aside.
"That's SpecFor. Just give them whatever they want and let them go about their business."
Okay!
Those dudes have free reign (essentially), and don't justify it to anyone outside of their command. Righteous dudes, but damn bro just tell us you're not authorized to give us that info. We thought you were asshole contractors. 😂
It's true about not caring unless you are their command. Saw a full bird colonel put to shame by a captain for stopping his guys on the way to chow. Delta is off limits period dot t.
Doing gate guard in Talifar in 03. Dudes showed up. No showing ID. Just said ' Get on your radio. Say blah blah. # of vic's. # of packs.' New voice comes over. 'Open the F ing gate. You didn't see shit. Don't record shit.'
@@th6tties299 those guys are definitely something else. I used to hit the gym with a few of them back in the day, and I was a pretty big gym rat, but those guys could put me to shame.
Best partners ever, because they'll talk mad shit and make you attempt new PRs every other week. I miss those guys.
Can you imagine having the authority to do what ever you want and never have to explain yourself, forcing others to do it for you so you can see the reaction? I don't blame em.
They weren't authorized to tell you 😂
I had a similarly terrifying encounter of people doing their job when I opened the door to our HR department.
Best moments I’ve ever had in the military was providing airstrip security for SEAL Team 3 in Iraq in early 2017.
I was the vehicle commander for our humvee. As soon as the bird touched the ground, a few dudes in board shorts, work out tees and combat kits got out and one of them came over to my truck and got in. My buddy (240 gunner up in the turret) looked at the dude and said, “who the fk are you?” The guy answered, “I’m one of the SEALs that landed.” Without a hint of sarcasm, my buddy said, “Idc if you’re the president of the United States, gtfo of my humvee.”
We later became more friendly with those guys, but it was a spicy beginning.
Cool story except SEAL Team 3 wasn’t in Iraq in early 2017
@@AROG14 Al Anbar Province, Camp Manion. Their hooch was located literally in the makeshift gym, behind the chow hall. They’d whine every time we used their sh*t. Maybe you’re one of the SEALs who dropped his green gear outside the wire? 3/7 Lima Company, weapons platoon, assault section. Who were you with? I swear if you say some dumb sh*t like refrigerator mechanic..
@@OkayestDad I was on seal three 2016-2021. I went to Iraq and that’s not even our deployment time frame. So you either have the wrong team or you’re making shit up. We also don’t need airport security or rides. So I’m going with you making shit up. NSW didn’t even stay on the main base.
@@AROG14 Bro, if you read my description and still wonder if I’m making random sh*t up, you’re a clown. SEALs DO get escort security. I’m not talking about night ops (a SEAL would know that). SEALs are experts at breaking contact, not so expert at isolating and maneuvering on the enemy. You’re over here acting like SEALs are the 1-man in a stack. I was also a Counter-IED contractor and got to train and spend plenty of time with MARSOC, Recon, SARCs, and ODA. Fancy toys and more competent guys, but don’t pretend you guys were gods. You’re either a SEAL who thinks the title makes you special or you’re making sh*t up. Sad either way.
@@AROG14oh SEALs didn't need rides? I was a contractor who in 2016 picked up some SEALs, iirc it was 17 SEALs 1 Navy EOD, 2 Army guys, and 1 air force guy. I thought SEALs didn't need rides or security?
Had a check point very similar to that guys with weapons and looking at me . Me with a huge sense of humor I said to break the ice . Hey it smells like sex in here it was a loaded suburban they just busted up laughing 🤣 it actually smelled like ass big time so I figured they had finished doing something and I was a young army infantry private good times
That's a good one dude. I'm stealing that.
How and why?
"yea you're about to get fucked"
Sick Asses
Best quote from "Super Troopers"!!!
I can hear it now as he calls out "Van's clear"
I was working for a government contractor in the late 1980’s, we were in the main terminal at Andrews Air Force base and a couple coworkers and I were with our boss who was talking to the Colonel that ran the base. As we were standing there a huge beast of a man came marching through the terminal the crowd of people spread out like fish in front of a shark. He was carrying two huge bags in each hand, I’ve never seen such corded muscle on a human being. He was wearing civilian clothes, jeans and a tee shirt and had long black hair. My boss cajoled the Colonel into telling us what’s this guy’s story? He said I shouldn’t be telling you but he’s Delta Force. I doubt they’re all as big and bad looking as this dude was. I was a big fan of the Conan the Barbarian and read all the books. He looked like Conan in the flesh right down to the look in his eyes that said yes I’ve killed people, some with my bare hands. I’m just glad he was on our side.
Back in the day, airplanes had stairs down from the tail. Your story about the bags reminded me that a friend would often climb those stairs with others after the passengers had all boarded into the plane. There's a reason why the flight attendants wouldn't allow passengers to go past the curtain. 😊
Iraq 2007
Clearing ops in our sector outside BIAP. Convoy of four Mercedes sedans roll up to our checkpoint. Two sections of armament were pointed at these cars because they ignored the first standoff line. Squad leader with the interpreter approached the lead car and a skinny gentleman with a patchy beard and a backwards Dodgers cap steps out. The flannel clad man opened his shirt to the squad leader and sure enough, they were waived through and given a straight shot through the next three sectors.
BIAP 2006: a nice race track when you want to see the MPH limits of Humvees. Kinda like Daytona with out the fan fare. Route Irish was a biatch.
@@petethebeak636
There was always dead horses stinking up the route. We were out in Ghazaliya.
@@DoorKicker Green Zone. Fob Warrior, our FOB was the first buildings as you enter the GZ, coming in through Assassin's Gate.(if you ever saw the Tomohawk building, formally called "The Parliament Building " and "Pyramid Building") well that was our fob. Our battalion's mission was "escort international and other Iraqi infrastructure civies, ( such as mayor's, in bedded press, railroad engineers, prison overseers, agricultural officials, ... well you get the idea. The first 2 months we only had tarp covered Humvees, finally got "upgraded armor hummers" about 6 months in. Still didn't have " blue trackers", one commo officer wanted to see our blue trackers, we pulled out our UTM map, I said : "this is our blue tracker" 😂😂🤣🗺️ " dots and charts. Baby, dots and charts" . Some brass decided to shake the money tree back at home. Because we finally got our "Force 21" doodads, 10 months in. Didn't really matter, We pretty much had the map of Bagdad "tattooed" to the back of our hands. 4 missions a day, ( with sunday's off? Nope, that was our QRF shift.) Good times. Was only my first tour to Iraq, I ended up doing 4 tours to Iraq ( 53 months in that place, 3rd tour, our 12 months turned in 15 months. Due to 5 stars not computing our exit from theater. " Hey, hon, remember Bosnia? How we were only supposed to be there 9 months, and I just said I'll be home when we get home? Well it's the same old thing." Except it was 15 months on my 3rd tour. All is good. Got my retirement orders on 4th tour of duty, DOWNRANGE!!! In Iraq? Yep, all I had to do is go back to conus, get the paper for DD-214... and finance stuff. Good stuff right there. 📃💪
@@petethebeak636
I was with 1-23INF that tour. I know exactly what you’re talking about. I was on Haifa street that day.
@@DoorKicker yeah we could see the building where the RPG first hit that convoy, from the top of Tomohawk ( 5 story building).... SF had to throw a thermal equip grenade, to melt everything inside... Shit went south from there.
My checkpoint of 11b guys “I was their medic” had a SUV full of seals come ripping in the wrong way “exit” to our checkpoint. They drove the wrong way over the tire rippers past the signs saying past this point we will kill you. 10 guys come running out MG in tower draws a bead they are screaming American American pointing to their flags. A very bad mistake was avoided that day no loss of life but honestly the mistake was the seals and our guys not opening up on them. They got that Suv close enough to our CP to completely turn it into a crater which is exactly what happened to the last CP on that checkpoint on the 14th of July bridge right before we took over a car bomb turned it into a crater about 5 meters in front of where our CP was set up. I would have been killed in the blast because I was in the CP. we are very lucky it was seals in a hurry and not a suicide bomber by the time people saw the flags and heard English it was way too late I am shocked the terrorists didn’t use those tactics to their advantage more. They could have targeted checkpoints without a attack for awhile and put a few American uniforms on them acting confused and boom boom unimpeded access to the base/ zone.
Thats wild, Doc. Thanks for your service,
I have got to be honest that is the shit that gives team guys a shit reputation. First you got lt baby face butter bar walking around in his pt reflective belt and a clipboard thinking he is the hands in pocket, grooming standard hall monitor, then you have major I couldn't cut it in jump school so I am going to call out every team guy and harass him because he couldn't do so no one will (he's the type of officer who makes it through the ranks and ultimately makes his first decision of power to take the black beret from men who could make it and give it to average Joe) then you have a team guy that takes a couple legs outside the wire in one of the up armored four runners and shoots up one of the locals cars and what do the team guys do? Have him removed busted in rank and send him to the state to answer for his crimes then buy the guy a vehicle and help the family out anyway we could ...do you think ass 1 or 2 wanted any part of that hell no.. but that's the kinda team guy that does stupid shit that puts all involved in a bad situation...
noted, for the coming American insurrection
Please don’t use CP as an abbreviation lol
@@jimclayron417 I understand why you say but it dumb. the context couldn't be clearer.
Editor: that was NOT a panel van that you inserted!
LOL, hell of a first impression hahahaha.
“I think you Delta Boys are a bunch of undisciplined cowboys”
When we’re on the 5 yard line, y’all are gonna need my rangers 😂😂😂😂
“ it’s a panel van” - picture of van with windows 😅. Production level of this video is next level
My cousin was a Navy SEAL and deployed with a team in Panama at the time. He doesn't talk much about these things and I try not to pry. One thing he did tell me about Panama was his team seizing a donkey and detaining several people with it that was carrying duffle bags full of rifles and grenades. He also guided me through my enlistment process and stuck by my side ensuring I didn't get hustled away from the MOS I chose. He was an all star at the Portland Maine MEPs. Currently he is an intermediate paramedic for South Portland fire-rescue. Very proud to be his younger cousin ❤
In the early eighties the Army trained with Noriega's men My brother, a Screaming Eagle (101st Airborne) and a member of a United Nation's Partol Team earned his Jungle Expert Badge in Panama, got to train with Noriega's Personal Body Guards for 6 months after receiving the prestigious honor
And then they all turned sides on him, All to make Bush the war criminal look good. what a beautiful story
So your brother trained a Death Squad? It probably was fun. LOL
This is one of my Dad’s stories and his name is Walter Weed. His version of the story was that it wasn’t planned for everyone to point their guns at him. He said it was a tense moment and he was afraid of accidental friendly fire so why he made sure flag patch clearly exposed and pointed gun because if someone was gonna die it wasn’t gonna be him. He said he didn’t realize everyone was pointing their guns until he realized one was over his shoulder. Can’t remember exactly what he said but it was something like “you’re interfering with our mission back off” lol my dad enlisted into the Navy though and told me he wasn’t a SEAL but at his funeral they presented 2 flags and the guy presenting the flags was a Navy SEAL. I still have no answers to why but hearing his story from another POV makes me question things even more. I also saw a young Mike Glover in real life because I had the honor of seeing “Black Hawk Down” in theaters 2 weeks before it was released to the public at the Eisenhower movie theater in Savannah GA. I was playing an arcade shooter and he says to me “You should join the Army so you can do that for real”. I remember that all these years later because walking out of the theater in silence to the sound of mourning is something I’ll never forget. Before driving home my dad turned around and said “if you’re too afraid to be one of these guys then you need to be brave enough to support them.” I love your podcast because you and everyone on here reminds me of him. Same guy different uniform.
Damn, that's powerful. God bless
The world needs him now more than ever keep doing what your doing brother👏👏
I think the world has had just about enough from the CIA. Half the world's burning because of it
Delta:been lowkey operating everywhere
Guarantee they are running secret missions in Ukraine as i type this
I loved it when they played Panama for Noriega he was held up in a compound, Van Halen's song Panama was played all day and all night until he gave up
I was a civil service worker on Bragg and was a Gunsmith and NOD Tech, I've seen tons of these guys. Real nice fellows.
Special forces guys all do the same exact pose when talking about shouldering their rifle and it looks nothing at all like the way you’d actually hold a rifle 😂
Yeah 😂😂
My dude was the breacher at Cárcel Modelo where they got Muse back. He was also on that mini-bird when it hit the street.
This is one of the best interviews on YT. Well worth watching both episodes.
This was one of my favourite interviews and guests by far.
Always the best thing to do there, go through the motions like it's an empty van. Never know who's watching...
The highlight of TF Gator 5th ID of Ft Polk’s careers was as the QRF during Acid Gambit the rescue of Delta when the little bird went down. Delta hopped on the M113’s and everyone was high on adrenaline during the ride back to base except for the fact we lost two of our brothers in the fight that day. My friend Cpl Ivan M Perez and PVT 2 Ken Scott. RIP 🙏🏼🫡
Another story that has been overshadowed and lost due to the glamour of Acid Gambit and Kurt Muse rescue was the CAS AC130 friendly fire strafing incident during the raid of Comandancia which served as the distraction for the prison break and hostage rescue.
That's when you just close the door ...
"As you were gentlemen have a good day" 🤣
I’ve been shooting and associated with high-end military operators for over 30 years and I still can’t understand why simulating rifles with hands is done with palms down.
Really? Because it seems the most natural and/or instinctive thing in the world for me for a multitude of reasons.
Then I walked back to the drivers window and said, "You know on second thought its really none of my business what you got back there. They don't pay me enough for this shit" sorry for any inconvenience yall be safe and have a Blessed day good sirs lol
Slides open the panel door: “Yep, looks like none of my business”😅
The interesting part about this is delta has jurisdiction even over US soldiers. Had this encounter gone south, the unit would have likely shot other US soldiers. To accomplish the mission.
Its not the first time ive heard about stuff like this. Ive heard of 3 letter agencies getting into gunfights with the military due to the mission difference.
so much for same sides, when the spooks want their own people demoralized and dead
'The number you have dialed is not in service... Please try again...' 😅
I met a Sergeant Major Delta Force in Alaska 1987. I was US Coast Guard at the time and former Army. He wore blue jeans with an Army field jacket. The man had every kind of badge you could earn. I was in total awe. Delta was on the hunt for Soviet divers.
We were running a checkpoint during training in basic and our commander rolled up with his hat on backwards. They started checking under his vehicle and all that and then he hops out and starts firing blanks into our guys at the checkpoint. It was the most hilarious shit cause this dude had been drilling us like a drill sgt just hours prior looking like the most squared away dude possible. He was a first lieutenant.
Delta are the best of the best. My Grandfather was a 82nd airborne Sargent Major, fought in Vietnam. He told me they are the hardest guys, but you can't tell they are in the Army at all. They all look like civilians
I spent 26 years in the Army and retired in 2018 at 45. I do not look the part, nor speak of any “adventures.”
I did Panama Christmas 1989 some best times I had they hated us back at Bragg after that but it only lasted 10 month an I was in the Desert an everyone had a patch on their right shoulder. March 92 I was Gang banging in L.A. with M16 but no body wanted to Rock. Then it was several years Mexican boarder wall. I had good 14 year run , now lookin to be great grandpa soon.
God Bless Y'all!
Reminds me of the time we were on our way to the range and I was driving our van with tint when some dude pulls up and started raging because I cut him off. The guys popped those two side doors open on the side and hilarity ensued. If you see tinted windows on a passenger van chances are there is plenty of smoke inside
my Uncle was recently inducted into the Ranger HoF, when he was with Delta, he took Noriega's cigar box from his office during the raid lol.
🧢
That didnt happen
I thought Noriega was their buddy
I met a cocaine smuggler that knew Noriega personally, I called bullshit he goes in the other room and comes back with two 1911 pistols framed in a wall hanging box gold plated and engraved " to my good friend _____" blah blah blah Manuel Noriega. I was put in my place. Turns out he had an airstrip that smugglers used before coming into the us and Noriega made tons of cash letting them use it. Sad enough 25 years later the friend of mine didn't have alot of money or even an airplane anymore, and a few years later his daughters boyfriend stole the pistols and pawned them so they could buy drugs, the circle is completed .
@@howardsmith9417 He should kill the boyfriend. I would.
My platoon had gate detail one week and my boy a PFC at the time was in charge of asking how many vics,pax, etc when delta guys rolled out. They simply said “Fuck you”
And my boy said “have a nice day” knowing they were legit. 😂
“We’re going to need to take y’all into custody”
-Said the line infantry commander to the spec ops dudes
I was there. Left FBNC on 19 Dec 89.
I remember in Afghanistan '11, waiting at the heliport in Bastion to board a chinook out to our AO. Group of jazzy looking dudes with C8's hopped off a helo. Had 4 or 5 "prisoners" with them, wrists zipped, bags on head. All jumped into the back of a white toyota pickup and drove of.
No idea who they were, but they definitely looked special 😂
Likely JTF2. Canadian SF.
The scariest thing on the planet floats around the 7 seas…..Marine Expeditionary Units can destroy a small country overnight.
Aint that the truth
Like the real life winter soldier squad. Remember how there was sum like 6 more winter soldiers that were frozen. Those mfs are real life winter soldiers
I'm air force. I was on the flightline at an ECP at Bagram when Obama made his first visit to Afghanistan as President. it was late at night, probably 9pm. same thing happened to me. Master Chief popped out of the van. Said the same thing. guys with guns in the back, who are gonna set up inside. door slides back, I see civies, beards and guns. Master Chief says "say hi". I nod, they drive in. I see them set up a few different places. Van comes back, Master Chief says he'll be back shortly. I get relieved. back to my B Hut. Flightline got mortared within the hour of Air Force One departing.
nice halo game references bruh
Not often the normal foot soldier gets face to face, with the elite like that 😅👌
Cool encounter though .. probably tense AF
It's a panel van, can't see anything in the back. Shows picture of the opposite type of van full of windows. A panel can only has front windows, the back window are just metal
“Yeah let’s point our weapons at our fellow Americans and hope they see the flags on our uniforms before they freak out. Great idea”
better they shoot him in a freak out then he shoot them in a freak out.
I was in some shitty COP name Mudaisis or sounded like such overnight on a convoy and 4 guys dressed in civilians with long bears in a Toyota type 4x4 came in grabbed whatever they wanted and drove off in the middle of the nite just 4 of them with AKs no armor nothing lights off I heard they were CIA others said they were deltas either way those guys had balls of steals 👀
This was a great show.
1 of the best in my opinion
“Well, have a nice day guys! I never saw you and this never happened!” Closes door
The triple tap thing came on as a suggestion from Andrej.
It was depending on the type of gun / bullet that was being used.
The purpose was that you want people to stop when you shoot them. A lot of guns/bullets will leave the person standing for a while if they go down at all.
Sometimes you want a gun that won't shoot through people and you want to spread out your shots so they don't create through shots as you could be in a crowd etc where you might hit unintended targets.
Head shots will leave them standing as do heart shots. Sometimes it takes a few. It isn't like the movies.
I bet the driver told the guys whatever you see him do, DONT KILL HIM!
I used to bartend at this little mini resort in Bocas del Toro Panama. And about a half mile walk down the jungle path, and it would open up to an abandoned complex that had a runway and a mansion and all this other crazy stuff.
Turns out it was one of many of Manuel Noriega‘s. Houses that he would use not only as a getaway, but also for Pablo, Escobar’s planes full of cocaine to land.
That photo is so Fing legendary … studied it 1000s of times
And that is why we Veteran Fathers raise our kids with good manners. You never know who you will run into.
That photo wasn’t a “panel van”…PV’s don’t have any windows in the cargo area.
I think I once met a delta force guy... but for the life of me, every time I try to remember his face all I get is REDACTED.
Funny story the guy in the DEA jacket is Rene De La Cova who was in Panama on a DEA plane to buy shrimp, yes shrimp. They called him and told him to jump in on the arrest. He and his wife also an agent were later arrested in Florida during their money laundering operation. They we’re working both sides of the fence. Setting up Narco traffickers and laundering for them. The old days
The pic with the man's face black bared was my instructor in JROTC. Amazing man.
Ok... Well you gentlemen have a good day alright.. *closes door*
Delta are brutal much love and respect from England 🏴 glad we brothers
Sounds like me and my family driving downtown Panama running into protesters in a narrow one way street with AK's pointed down the hood of our car . Threw it in reverse when they started coming toward us , slung that sucker around and got the fuck out of there 🇵🇦
"Annd you're free to go!"
He looked inside the litteral can of whoopass that dude was bringin with him
Definitely the funniest episode yet. Plenty of wheezing laughs from both guys.
Now that's a flex.
Delta was not gonna come friendly.
They knew they were Americans.
Who's gun is bigger mentality. Lol.
December 1989, Camp Shelby Mississippi demo range. Ask your Delta Force buds about the fun filled 3 days and what happened….if they can.
I was at Camp shelby as well but I was there in 06
I remember running into a few Delta guys in my time. If I hadn't of seen them where I did, I would have never of guessed...
One of them was Larry Vickers for sure 😂😂
I was working at a hotel doing the night shift when I had a guy from Navy Special Weapons come in. He's was the loudest most biggest asshole I have ever met, and I absolutely loved him. His every word was a shout, and he had no problem showing his racism. He was a straight up Patriot, which means he was a straight up asshole. Definitely the guy I want in my corner.
When we got to talking about his service, I somewhat impressed him with a little know-how that most civies don't get. NavSpecWep, 12 Seal teams, Training regime and whatnot, just stuff I picked up from reading or having a general interest in Military.
Well! He decides that I'm cool enough to show his rifle to! So he goes to his truck and pulls out the fully kitted M4 assault rifle. Scope, flashlight, infra-red laser, front grip, black coated, loaded with hp, the whole she-bang. As we're standing in the lobby, handling this monster piece of hardware, we suddenly realize that having this equipment in the open in civilian life, is a big fucking no-no. So we split ways and I left work without ever seeing him again.
Special Forces guys are fucking special. I love them with all of my heart. Even if they are occasionally loud mouth, racist, show off, sons of bitchs.
Just another poor, sad, lonely loser who took the road he so chose to feel better about himself. All he saw was a glimpse of his true self in you. Which is cool. Poor dude.
Most backhanded complement ever devil.