Inside the Military's Most Secretive Unit

[@ShawnRyanClips]

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[@Ricky-wz2pe]

Deal with it

[@martinkansas9187]

Real talk , he is a natural, at everything probably. Has anyone interviewed him? He just lets them decompress and obviously confident in his knowledge and skill set. He's so smooth he gets them open up when these guy's bottle it. And from experience they could say more, but you don't want to create more victims at a point in your life, and each one has something that will give you nightmares. Mentally transitioning is bad for many. You miss action, as sick as it sounds. It's hard to have the E brake pulled on an overloaded train hauling a lot of baggage unstrapped and you are the only one to fix it. So you think. There are people out there that will listen and stop and help. Care

[@charlescox8996]

Joe Kent is a traitor and a disgrace!

[@Ask-Low]

Especially by not asking 6 questions before the person can answer the first

[@Diegoharrison1]

@@Ask-Low

[@manuellabor2759]

Really love how Shawn never interrupts his guests and just let's them talk.

[@joelpierce3940]

You get more information this way.

[@manuellabor2759]

@@joelpierce3940 other podcasts I watch the host (s) will continually interrupt the guest.

[@drillsgtdad9371]

Right… one of the things that makes his show great. Good call friend

[@marklower007]

Love how this same comment is on every video...

[@missykowalewski]

It’s because he actually cares about what’s being said. He makes these to help the viewers but he’s not trying to steer how we think. Ryan is true to his mission and he’s a top notch interviewer.

[@skkhoo3017]

I've seen so many of Shawn's interviews but Joe is the first person that I don't know what it is but he just makes me smile! He comes across as soooooo humble and without ego, especially for a guy who has seen, done, and experienced as much as he has.

[@kerryf864]

He’s a good guy. He’s running for Congress and he’s going to win.

[@redomega24]

@@kerryf864 fingers crossed

[@joeshores5945]

My thoughts exactly!!! He reminds me of a Friend of ours who is one of the nicest People in the world, and he can smile at you while breaking your jaw and closing both your eyes, pick you up, dust you off and buy you a beer.

[@SamaelVR]

There's on old saying on the internet that the best Special Forces are the ones we don't know about, but the fact that this unit is just called " _this unit_ " or " _that unit_ " because you literally can't say the name of it is awesome

[@shepgip7779]

Special Operations unit

[@Doubie.]

I mean the name is public they just don’t advertise it in a different clip with Joe the whole comment section was the team designation

[@trashquatch]

Send me

[@Devil_Dog_Ultra]

its called SAD

[@TheCCBoi]

@@Devil_Dog_Ultra No, it's the ISA. It's in the Army, and they change their name every 6 months. They also change their headquarters every few years.

[@padraicmchale]

I've only just started watching your youtube stuff. I'm ex-Navy, and only rarely bumped into any of the Seal guys when we hosted them onboard my ship. After reading "Warrior Soul", the whole special ops list of topics just pulled me in. Your interviews are great, and your guests are fascinating. Good work!

[@kerryf864]

Joe was SF not SEAL. Shannon was Navy CTI.

[@yitzhak4510]

Shawn thank you for your professionalism in the way you conduct your interviews with your guest. You let your guest tell their interesting stories without any interruptions. I really appreciate what you are able to share. Keep up your great work. Thank You

[@Adjust-Fire-jy3dy]

Joe is a rarity in the Operations world. He doesn't have an inflated ego. You can tell by the genuine smile and calm voice.

[@GigaChad-tr4zj]

This guy trusts a cia employee everyone laugh at him 💀💀💀

[@bradyblackburn4863]

No, you can't tell that. The man was in the most elite unit of the CIA, so he can probably fake a smile pretty well.

[@dtaylor10chuckufarle]

Aye - I'd follow him anywhere.

[@saljablo2767]

Yea the inflated ego is well hidden by the book

[@emillyyelen5169]

Just those tattoos scream vanity...

[@mda1501]

Excellent interview. I did 30-plus years in uniform enlisted and Warrant. I flew 64s in Afghanistan, and 60s in Iraq. I worked and lived with ODA teams in Afghanistan. They were my heroes, I cannot lie.

[@patricstandley]

Hell ya Chief. You were prob the crazy pilot that flew a few of us around in full brown out conditions in Iraq. I honestly couldn't believe we had clearance to fly. Only the senior pilots had the stones to fly in those conditions.

[@jacobzirkle9153]

For a non military guy, what is ODA?

[@minhquando100]

@@jacobzirkle9153 operational detachment alpha. It’s basically just a term to refer to a special forces unit.

[@TM-lj1ju]

@@jacobzirkle9153 Operational Detachment A. At least it was in '68

[@jasond4652]

@@jacobzirkle9153A Teams my man

[@SC_allywag]

One of the most down to earth and non egotistical guys from that world that I've ever listened to.

[@mykedoesthings2917]

Too bad he mingles with neo Nazis and white supremacists

[@dieterh.9342]

I am fortunate to know well a founder of that unit. Known him from Church for about 20 years now. He’s the same: humble, soft spoken. Amazing still in our advancing years his ability to rip out 20 pullups, scale up Rocky Mountains like a goat, and keyhole pistol shots under stress. One day I flat out asked him after a halo anecdote he was sharing, as I pieced together other narratives he had shared, if he was Delta. He became uncomfortable with that, said „I was in something similar,“ and changed the subject. After a while I learned of his resume entry.

[@deanfirnatine7814]

He is a good guy despite going to work at the CIA, bad decision, he is a good guy as I said but he has a tendency to speak from I think emotion and not common sense and it cost him the election in a district he should have won.

[@deanfirnatine7814]

@@dieterh.9342 I assume ISA from everything Joe has said, who I have met, but I do not pry.

[@NavyDave219]

​@@dieterh.9342Small world, my dad was one of the founders as well.

[@justincavinder5504]

Love these 10 min clips, Shawn Ryan show! Exactly what I was looking for when don’t have time for full pods on every episode!

[@Strive-For-Different]

Man that’s so heavy. My heart goes out to you, your kids, and fallen wife. I’m not a military man but have been through a lot of trauma and loss. Lost friends in motorcycle accidents and car accidents, suicides. I’m glad to see your talking about it. That’s something I didn’t do for a long while, years and the damage it did to me even further was not good. Survivors guilt kinda thing. With love and respect thanks for sharing brother.

[@deanfirnatine7814]

I think it affected him to the point he is basically a isolationist now, its the reason IMO he lost his congressional race in a strong GOP district, he should have won, that isolationism did not go over well with certain demographics in the GOP base in his district(I lived there for years).

[@TheInfantry98]

No one cares

[@charlesskogen7988]

@@TheInfantry98 You’re really fun to be around aren’t you?

[@StevenBrown-me]

@@deanfirnatine7814 Clark County? Strong GOP District? I respect your opinion, but it is not that way anymore. sadly.

[@madplanet3351]

Who needs tv when you have this. Real people.

[@jeesmith99]

Shows like this is why TV is dead. They just haven’t told the actors yet.

[@Sam-nm8tx]

😂 this jamoke doesn’t believe in democracy

[@ColKurtzknew]

Major network programming is on its last legs. It exists to entertain and sell, not inform.

[@1tactundra140]

I totally agree, i just thru out my wife because I got a new Fleshlight lol.

[@DGillian6406]

@@1tactundra140lmfao 😂

[@joesgotya9930]

This isn’t a gun fighter Unit like Delta or the Team 6, it’s people that are more versed in foreign languages, culture as well as sophisticated tech in the SIGINT and Cyber/EW trade. This is the American version of the UK Special Reconnaissance Regiment or the Israeli Unit 504 and 8200. It’s about generating intelligence on the ground and preparing the battle space for bigger and more kinetic operations.

[@DanR-hn2dn]

The various assaulters that have been on the show usually share a certain and discernible profile. Like they've been through some shit.

[@zaco-km3su]

Team 6 was disbanded in the 1980s. It's DEVGRU now. This unit is to actually get spec ops units in that area. It's not about anything big, but something small and precise.

[@Bc-sv7ge]

They have fighters in the unit

[@kjmenendez]

There is a book I read about 15 years ago called Killer Elite by Michael Smith, and it describes this very intelligence based SMU, and their roles back in the 70s and 80s. Very interesting read.

[@shawnwilcox9618]

I’ve heard it called orange and met someone who was there

[@Murgatroyd999]

Also known as the Army of Northern Virginia. Some believe they are the most likely Tier 1 unit to be involved in retrieval of crashed UAP. Had the privilege of working Covid travel medical projects with an RN that retired as a medic from the ISA. Great guy, talented nurse, had some super interesting stories and cool photos. We’re lucky to have such awesome people doing this work.

[@D2C3R5]

I worked with a couple of these folks in Afghanistan focusing on strategic IED issues. I was regular/big army and very jealous of how they were able to operate. I got a small taste of that "freedom" when I was chopped to them for a short period. Unfortunately it was too late in my career to try and switch over to them. Damn. Call me jealous.

[@gardnert1]

nope

[@christopherjeremiah60]

It’s Gray Fox

[@MikeyJoJo6385]

@@christopherjeremiah60 Same unit. They have a bunch of different names - it's probably changed to a new one

[@christopherjeremiah60]

@@MikeyJoJo6385 yeah a guy I was in the army with vanished into that unit and I haven’t seen or heard from him in years, but I know that’s where he went.

[@waynehearst317]

Joe Kent was part of the DIA/CIA's secret squirrel ISA unit, which is basically a tier1 resource group made up of HUMINT and SIGINT resources, but they also need some element of door kickers from The Unit and DEVGRU. It's what Task Force Orange was, but they have the luxury of renaming their group per mission, unlike how The Unit is always the Unit and DEV is always DEV, so that keeps them pretty damn cloak and dagger. Imagine taking some DEV/UNIT guys and adding some high level HUMINT and SIGINT resources and basically cross-training them all for a year to build a very capable and, most importantly, secret deployable unit. Imagine deploying tier 1 shooters WITHOUT needing their small army of detached, non-combative support teams? You can deploy the entire team together as a whole, while keeping ''tight lids on pots'' for OPSEC.

[@jasonpatrick-x1k]

Well said

[@Karoke77]

Sounds great, but if you are taken hostage in a building, you want CAG (Delta) coming to save you.

[@warthogjj]

Great description!

[@derryckjerome6683]

For us non-military folk, can you define the acronyms? Thank you

[@waynehearst317]

@@derryckjerome6683 ISA = Intelligence Support Activity - highly secretive Army group, names often change per mission set: Task Force Orange, Gray Fox, Centra Spike, Torn Victor, etc. HUMINT = Human Intelligence (mission INFO acquired from humans) SIGINT = Signals Intelligence (mission INFO collected from electric signals: tech and communications) DEVGRU = "Development Group", Naval Special Warfare Development Group, formerly known as "Seal Team 6" The Unit = Army's 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment, or "DELTA" (Delta Force) OPSEC = Operational Security

[@Sharkdog11b]

I didn’t hear about that unit till I was in the airborne community for three years. Top notch unit still not advertising themselves.

[@AngrySanta-o3f]

Was going to reply about a certain color but don't want to show up on a watchlist 😉

[@Jwine95]

My brother was a ranger and said when he first heard about ISA he replied the who?

[@slayer6936]

Joe Kent is an awesome patriot from my state of Washington. I sure hope he wins his election because we need great veterans like Joe to help fix our country as a combat vet from Washington state. I support this man. He's been through a lot both him and his great wife, who gave her life serving in our military. Joe will represent all of us in the same way he served America.

[@dfb8854]

🙏 For a Win

[@nuttyjunior]

He's a neocon shill

[@05jrgoldsberry]

Me too, I’ve never seen a man work so hard for a seat. Much respect to Joe on so many different fronts.

[@connorhall8463]

Dude just because someone was in the military doesn’t make them a good politician. Joe Kent is involved with some shady people, has some pretty extreme and naive viewpoints, and most likely is still on the CIA’s payroll.

[@MNTrader2012]

Except that he wants to betray the people of Ukraine to war criminal Putin and abandon the Syrian Kurds who bled and died to defeat ISIS. He might be a world class operator but his politics serves the enemy.

[@viiviqa]

One military guy to another… that’s why this conversation is so well structured…. Both have & to some degree still are in a position of silence on certain things… so they both know what can & cannot publicly be spoken about. We don’t know what on earth they are referring too… but we all understand what they are saying entirely. That’s not coincidence. After this clip, I watched the entire interview. thanks for always letting your guests talk uninterrupted. You don’t get enough credit for that! 🤝

[@jesseduncan9612]

The folks in the SF community that I know talk about this unit with awe. Can't wait to read his book.

[@TinaAcuna-lc3eu]

He's not a seal no book or tv show

[@mvubu6823]

​@@TinaAcuna-lc3eu He's written the book

[@derekcoaker6579]

SEAL

[@mascal0047]

​@@derekcoaker6579 he was in the Army that's Navy.

[@amz33894]

This guy had a woman working with him. No distraction, no compromise, no fratenization. What a joke.

[@charlieghague]

Task Force Orange is freaking legendary. The CIA naturally didn't want to share assets or info with JSOC. So they created their own unit to get it done. Orange prob played the most crucial role of any tier 1 element in GWoT.

[@zaco-km3su]

The unit wasn't created, it was transferred. The US Army had it in INSCOM's structure. I wouldn't be surprised if another unit was created to replace it. As for CIA, it's NOT that they didn't want to share information but that it DIDN'T HAVE information to share. Why? CIA focuses on....nothing. They collect intelligence or foreign agencies, armed forces, government officials and government institutions, organisations in foreign countries, including corporations, regional economy... JSOC needs specific intelligence....very specific. They figured this one out. This is why they got this team.

[@drakobby6418]

Why do you say naturally like JSOC isn’t a friend of the CIA sorry for my ignorance

[@TexasSmoking]

Id say the rangers played the most crucial role.

[@igotsome4526]

lol Thats an interesting perspective because I remember the total opposite.

[@mnixxon]

@@drakobby6418 Everybody is protective of their rice bowls. Too much visibility by outside groups presents program risk. DoD and IC have different ROIs and agency doesn't want or need dod messing up their game.

[@MrSmith223]

Never realized Norm McDonald was such a bad ass.

[@TheDAP8576]

😆

[@BBAERSTANCE1]

Weak joke

[@alfredlear4141]

Yah think?

[@bigalphadog5209]

I believe Norm MacDonald passed away, not even a year ago or so, and your come in isn’t funny at all.

[@p_s4323]

Naw man, Seth Macfarland

[@patallen5095]

Shawn has great military guests but the ones that really shine for me are the SF-Green Berets/Delta! Gonna have to watch the whole interview now!! Thanks Shawn!

[@joeshores5945]

So much respect for you Men. You don't get to talk the talk much but you dang sure walk the walk. Yall go where the bad guys fear to tread. Thank you.

[@tonyruch5079]

Joe Kent is running to represent the district I live in. We need a guy like this in SW Washington and a man like this in Olympia.

[@JKrause616]

What do you dislike about Perez?

[@kerryf864]

He’s going to win his congressional race.

[@kerryf864]

@@JKrause616 SHE SUCKS

[@fredswenson-r2m]

I live in Port angles. It Was like the IDF hit him. They ran these abortion adds against him. We were not even in his district. I also heard that attacked his time in the service. I hope he is elected in the future.

[@TheBigChad]

I’ve commented a few times about how I did airborne, rangers, and then got injured during berets. But I was also invited into an SAP a year after my accident so I still felt pretty special. Still would have done anything to be an official beret, but I got to work right next to them, next to some guys from devgru. It was a fun little operation

[@MenaCourtadeProductions]

I'm truly grateful for Men and women like this. Honored to be an American! God speed. 🫡🙏🏽🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🎬

[@BladesRKing]

Well, we know he’s not a SEAL because by now you, me and everyone else in the world would’ve heard about it by now. 😂

[@savagess25]

So true Man they talk way too much ssh!

[@ikilledkermit]

Yeah I’m sure the two of you have something as cool as being a seal that you don’t talk about.

[@Rattle86]

😂😂😂

[@RichardGofourth]

😅😂

[@TinaAcuna-lc3eu]

An a book a movie

[@michaeljohnson-zl4yu]

Never a disappointing clip from Shawn. Always fascinating finding out about all the different types of units and their missions from the pros that are part of them.

[@opanami7]

Finally, someone talks about the unit that I have always wondered if something like it actually existed, or if it was a figment of Hollywood's imagination. Really cool to see the people that went through those things, and its always interesting to see how they talk about something without giving too much information, or really saying much at all about specifics. Good stuff, glad we have talented and intelligent people like that protecting our country.

[@deanfirnatine7814]

ISA is common knowledge as far existence at this point, as for role and missions not so much obviously.

[@cjmjourney]

I was in the AO at the time Shannon was killed, definitely one of those times that opens your eyes as a National Guard infantryman on his first deployment.

[@jrgkls]

The United States Army Intelligence Support Activity (USAISA), frequently shortened to Intelligence Support Activity (ISA), also known at various times as Mission Support Activity (MSA), Office of Military Support (OMS), Field Operations Group (FOG), Studies and Analysis Activity (SAA), Tactical Concept Activity, Tactical Support Team, and Tactical Coordination Detachment,[1] and also nicknamed "The Activity" and the Army of Northern Virginia,[2] is a United States Army Special Operations unit which serves as the intelligence gathering component of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC).[3][4][5] Within JSOC, the unit is often referred to as Task Force Orange.[6][7][8] Originally subordinated to the US Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM), it is one of the least known intelligence components of the United States military,[6] tasked with clandestine HUMINT operations and collecting actionable intelligence during or prior to JSOC missions.[9]

[@jm6696]

Centra spike!

[@rangerrecon]

@@jm6696 Shhhh.... The first rule of the ISA is that you don't talk about the ISA.

[@PersonalityMalfunction]

Cemetery Wind, Gray Fox, Torn Victor? The list goes on.

[@robertscheinost179]

@@PersonalityMalfunction The name changes regularly. Like when the CIA has a super asset, "kills" him and his code name and he gets a new code name, continuing the ultra-secret work he was doing while people think he's dead and a new asset was recruited. Slick!

[@mikebelcher7244]

Yellow Fruit, BSI

[@TommyBombadillio]

Intelligence Support Activity, Task Force Orange, Field Operations Group, Grey Fox, CentraSpike. Mostly just known as The Activity.

[@patrickwalsh5153]

The Army of Northern Virginia.

[@Daily_Paint]

"It sounds like the place I've always wanted to go." I love that. There are not many that want to go to that place, but if I was SF I would be that person. I love being under pressure.

[@WhiteyThePooh]

What an articulate, impressive fella..Thank y’all for y’all’s service

[@JEEPDadXJ]

Fun episode, cheers from Cheyenne, WY, Army Engineer Vet here.

[@enavy58]

Interesting to hear bits and pieces about SOF, most of us will never get to see the inside of sensitive special missions units. It’s much more interesting how many of them will actually admit that Iraq was a major fiasco that we never should have entered into. The real professionals continue to quietly go about their business.

[@JD9mm]

There is a great book on this unit. It's called "Killer Elite" by Michael Smith. Hasn't been a real secret since 2007.

[@joehavin1]

"The Unit" by Adam Gmal is another one that just came out,, it was decent., alot of stuff he couldn't talk about.. The best one however is still "Relentless Strike" by Sean Naylor.. Some insane stories about that Unit and what they did in the GWOT.

[@jamUSA24]

That’s a great book.

[@Ninjah013]

Interesting take, but not everyone in those operations was part of 'The Unit.' He wasn't in Delta. Some guys were in a group that specialized more in gathering intel and 'supporting' (wink wink) missions in a way that often stays out of the spotlight. Those who know, know.

[@connorhall8463]

@@Ninjah013dude more than one unit calls themself “the unit”. TFO is way more secretive than delta.

[@Ninjah013]

@@connorhall8463 ok bud

[@mcmdrpiffle447]

Thanks!

[@ShawnRyanClips]

You're welcome! Thanks for supporting the Shawn Ryan Show!

[@potankto8579]

The full episode of this is outstanding. Everything about what you're doing is amazing @shawnryanshow. I've been watching for several years back in the early Vigilance Elite days and watching you grow and become such a powerful podcast and platform has been a blessing to be a part of. Looking forward to watching your upcoming interview with 47! 😎🇺🇸

[@Ewehemm]

Where does he start talking about ISA? Which minute?

[@leonidasgonzalez3692]

Awesome interviews.Keep them going Shawn! It sheds a glimpse into the ongoings of the "Shadow Warriors" who wallow "in the sh... and live to talk about it.

[@xenophone2006]

Damn....The Unit has been around 40+ years, and people STILL don't talk about it? Few books have been written about it, much less anything else. Honestly, it's amazing after so long

[@tylerreis7627]

Wrong unit lol

[@JD9mm]

@@tylerreis7627 As others have said, "the unit" is not an exclusive moniker. It's used all over the world, for different units. ISA has been around for more than 40 years.

[@billlemocks5024]

I am so glad I randomly happened upon this episode. I kinda thought / believed / hoped that we had "units" like is discussed here which are populated by what I would describe as super-humans, who are still firmly planted on terra firma and you can tell, without a doubt, that these warriors are cut from the same cloth as the very, very best of the best in world history. Caesar's inner guard. Ghenghis Kahn's personal security detail. Alexander the Great's body guards. The best of the best. Yeah, years ago, I have done some ops w SEALs in Guam in strictly a support role, also in the Balkans and Panama ... and these guys are awesome to be around. Boony stomping in Guam followed by a night of drinking more beer than I thought was humanly possible. But thankfully, we still have such warriors, who seem to be even cut above the mighty SEALs and we have them right here in the good old US of A. Thank God they're on our side. With all this DEI and woke bullshit going on these days, I feared that we had lost the capacity to produce such elite warriors ... I am very happy to learn I was mistaken. VR/// MCPO Bill Lemocks, USN (Reired)

[@TheInfantry98]

They are also complete violent psychopaths who love killing and are usually alcoholics or drug Addicts

[@kaisersozzie]

@shawnryan. As always thank you for all you post and do, Love the way you allow your guests to speak and if they cannot talk about something for whatever reason, you don’t push it! Great format! THANKS AGAIN!

[@ntarederrick7667]

Shawn Ryan interviews/episodes are a godsend. Love from Uganda 🇺🇬

[@Chancellor_Jerry]

Intelligence Support Activity/ISA is the unit they’re referring to. That’s the unit that supposedly killed Escobar

[@joehavin1]

They "facilitated" the conditions that lead to his death, they didn't unilaterally kill Escobar

[@manhalen7046]

@@joehavin1 Correct. A BIG condition on that operation was that there were no Americans (aside from Steve Murphy/DEA) there when Escobar was killed. But yeah, they did the SIGINT work for the Colombians and basically gave them a 10-digit grid coordinate. They didnt Americans there to pull a trigger anyways. Any f-king knuckle-dragger can pull a trigger.

[@Chihuahuauno1]

NEGATIVE SIR…it’s ‘agency-based,’ SAD/SOG back when I was in, now SAC/SOG.

[@amz33894]

All BS

[@oxbridge.]

@@Chihuahuauno1 It's Orange. The title of his book is literally "Send me"; which is the motto for the ISA. He couldn't be less subtle with it if he tried.

[@UWYO_Cowboy78]

I was an HPO contractor and led the Human Performance efforts for this unit. It is what he says and didnt say it is. The people in the unit are the most amazing and capable humans I've ever met.

[@dylanrowe2773]

Wonderful guy, I've spoken to him in person at some RNC events in Chehalis, WA, this guy is a wonderful man and husband and Father who's doing what's right.

[@paulseigeldorf9461]

Shawn’s great that he doesn’t interrupt anybody. I just saw him interview a British guy that saved hundreds of lives in Africa. I forget his name. But Shawn asked him about meeting Trump. The guy went off on a tangent , and you could tell he was nervous. Not once did Shaun interrupt him.

[@ggemsoperations7041]

Well done, Shawn your show actually brings back a lot of memories and reveals more than most folks realize. Duty-Honor- Country

[@markkelly8714]

Shawn follows the old saying A smart man listens twice as much as he talks. Great Job I have learned a lot from these clips.

[@jonathansegura5012]

I’ve always thought the ISA was badass. It’s amazing that a former member is being interviewed about this unit. They really are the most secretive

[@deanfirnatine7814]

ISA is not just bad ass soldier go get them types like him, its intel people like his wife, God rest her soul and tech spy types etc. Its mission from what little I know is broad.

[@abowlofquantumchickensoup7597]

yep, same. I love hollywood action movies and when the mc's group (tier2 or even tier1 special forces) going for the bad guys, some intel just "conveniently" happen to have been obtain from operatives infiltrated deep in the field beforehand. Which lead me wondering if cases arise, wouldn't those operatives be the best executioner we had since they're already at the location, have the info before anyone else, and with a little bit of skill they could just kill any bad guys and sneak back to our side without a scratch? That's when I google for ISA. welp, still only know their existence and general describe. dont know shit about what they actually do lol

[@jzezatti1]

Said he wanted to be the voice of reason for decision makers so we wouldn’t make huge mistakes like Iraq again… The fact that he didn’t just say that, but acted on it…man. This dude’s a real one.

[@Stab_Knifewind]

Vigilance Elite is the coolest interview show with the most interesting guests.

[@rodneyjohnson3559]

Shawn I love your interviews with these warriors it help those who haven’t worn the uniform see each individual and his or her experience, also those of us who did service see the elite guys take on serving our country, outstanding stories and great details on the brave and courageous things you guys do and experience doing your tours of duty and training.

[@Dnd-wz9yn]

As always: SR and his show as well as most of his guests are top shelf!!!!

[@carbonking53]

This unit (ISA) is who found OBL. I might know a guy that was involved in that 🤫 Super smart, funny, and a gentle demeanor. Despite his appearance he was definitely the most dangerous man in the room, but you would never know it.

[@kylestyle08]

Bob O’Neill, amirite?

[@danielmcneely1579]

Sounds like Orange. One of my guys tried out but got sick and had to VW. Funny thing-my team was near the Syrian border in ‘07. Two guys were working a foreign fighter program that the rest of us weren’t read in on, and they were the primary effort. So, we got bored but didn’t know why.

[@Ninjah013]

It is. He's just being humble and cautious. Don't think there's many big platforms like this with interviews of these guys so he doesn't want to say more than he knows is already out there and actually did a good job of saying less than what is public knowledge.

[@amz33894]

Think about it this guy worked with women with blue hair.

[@amz33894]

@@Ninjah013 Government operations always come with nda like conditions. For active military a courtmarshal charge can still apply 2 years after discharge for unlawful disclosure. Used to be the case anyways.

[@MikeyJoJo6385]

@@Ninjah013 Adam Gamal - Team House

[@Ninjah013]

@amz33894 lol I'm well aware. But they aren't as specific as you think. You don't sign an nda to keep you fromtalijg about controlled info. You just get prosecuted for speaking on something classified. Nda definately apply to some things, but not saying you're in the isa isn't one of them. He's just being cautious and humble, like I said. Just because you CAN talk about something doesn't mean you should. And he's definitely taking that to heart. Great dude.

[@samnnamani]

This man could be collecting shopping carts at Walmart and you wouldnt even look at his twice. Yet his peace after all he has seen is so infectious

[@BUTTA170]

Love this guy's story, and his energy. Keep the great interviews coming Shawn!!!

[@RS-ud6np]

It’s the world of Jason Bourne, James Bond and Ethan Hunt except without fiction and without ego.

[@WarInHD]

If you’re wondering what unit they’re talking about, it’s the ISA aka Task Force Orange

[@joshpowell3441]

Everybody, look at the title of his book. Now look at the motto of ISA. We can put this together

[@LordBeerus090]

Wow!! You're absolutely spot on man!!

[@adamkahn8645]

awww let them feel special for at least 5 minutes lol

[@ko2890]

Definitely Orange

[@lukevandeman4914]

Sounds pretty secretive for a KZbin video

[@jockdasher6151]

There are one or two unrelated units that use that motto.

[@LoriBrown-dq5ji]

My son told me about your podcast. I learn something every time I watch one.

[@markkresich6072]

You and everyone you interview are true American heroes, thank all of you for what you do/did !

[@Dreadnought16]

This guy seems like such a paradox to me...watching and listening to him he seems like, literally, the nicest guy in the world....yet I know full well... he could separate my head from my body rather quickly....I just have a hard time processing these characteristics in the same man....

[@jonaliboro8052]

This comes with acceptance of human nature humans are not good not bad they are what they are they do what is necessary at the moment and stop labeling things☠️

[@amz33894]

This guy sat at a desk....

[@EricDBrownYT]

@@amz33894 You sure about that? Joe Kent was Ranger and SF-ODA with 11 combat deployments

[@amz33894]

@@EricDBrownYT All deployments in the usual suspects of Afghanistan and Iraq. Your going to have to live a long time to hear the stories from operators who have been far and wide. US intelligence is conducting influencial and violent operations globally 24/7. Billy Waugh was an example of that.

[@EricDBrownYT]

​@@amz33894 ok. Billy Waugh was a badass, yes. Lots of others out there as well. But I don't understand the connection with your comment and my reply.

[@dennisdial7872]

You have some special people on your show !!!!!! Keep up the good work

[@privateprivate921]

Good interview, just enough information so not to get into any trouble. Cheers.

[@randypugh2362]

Shawn you are amazing. I just want to say thank you for your service to your country. Even thou it is so hard to have patriotism now days. Please stay clocked in . Also want to thank your wife for her support and sacrifice.

[@zackklapman3569]

Joe told his wife’s story on Jocko’s podcast and her story is absolutely incredible. She seems like a legit genius. Multi-multi linguist.

[@kennytenny]

He is talking about ARMY special forces unit called “The Activity”. They continually change their name. They used to be called “Cemetery Wind”.

[@fikonfraktare]

Cemetery wind sounds like someone said it's time for a new code name and some dude listening to a 90s death metal song and was like "Yeah I got a name, cemetery wind!"

[@jfrazier739]

@@fikonfraktare Wasn't "Cemetery Wind" the name of the group hunting down the transformers in Transformers: Age of Extinction? 😂

[@samuellemly7886]

It’s the ISA, they go by many names. Centra Spike, tactical coordination detachment, task force orange (within Jsoc), studies and analysis activity, Gray Fox, Intrepid Spear, and the list goes on and on and on

[@hk45c62]

The Army of Northern Virginia.

[@Murgatroyd999]

@@samuellemly7886Centra Spike was the name they were using when they famously tracked down Pablo Escobar in Colombia.

[@katiemobley5882]

“The first rule of Fight Club is, you do not talk about Fight Club. The second rule of Fight Club is, You Do Not talk about Fight Club.” -Tyler Durden

[@GH-tp6vu]

Exactly my point to all my brothers and comrades, it's very uncomfortable for me with all this information all over social media. And No, you do not talk about selection!

[@F3PIZZA]

Everyone deserves someone in their life that looks at them the way Shawn looks at this unit. 🥰

[@WanderingPassports]

The US Army has the 3 tier 1 units, more than any other branch, Delta/CAG/ODD, Ranger Regiment Recon, and Intelligence Support Activity/ISA/The Activity.

[@dan9125]

Outstanding interview! God Bless these incredible warriors! Thankyou!!

[@drax4901]

Its ISA. Motto is “Send Me” :)

[@StevenLaMarca]

"The Activity"

[@Chihuahuauno1]

SAD/SOG, now SAC/SOG

[@amz33894]

It's BS. their motto is "Utter Strawgrass"

[@C-24-Brandan]

Task force orange

[@-Mike-76]

Me wonders if this ‘unit’ could have been the same unit which that Marine encountered after the tsunami dealing with that whole UFO incident?

[@LifeUser]

My son has a freind who was a medic in the Rangers and was asked to try for SF. He was gone for a good year and when we saw him for Christmas he smiled when I asked if he made it. Growing up on the street he was always into self defense and swam every day in their 25 meter pool for an hour, his father was a weapons trainer for a private security company and he was always training with his father. He stayed in top shape and was always the politiest person in the room. He still is.

[@danieltubongbanua318]

Always a GREAT INTERVIEW !!!👌

[@stevenblack9324]

Your wife was a certified bad ass. Thank you both for your service!

[@RobertAllen-e4i]

Do all the three letters clubs get to use a different color? I think I have heard of others.

[@cowboy9257]

I'm in a triple secret unit. It's just called: You Knit. Now forget you saw this. Hey! You hear me? Quit looking at this!

[@arthurbrumagem3844]

Great comment

[@tjroy]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 im dead

[@OperationEndGame]

😂

[@scottlewis5755]

Used to support these guys on the IT side when they were on site at one of our locations. We just referred to them as the MIB. Top notch professional unit guys running the candidates through the paces. It was funny to see how a single phone call from one of their trainers could put our 2 star on their heels to get shit squared away for them.

[@koori3085]

Always makes me smile* when someone pops up and says I can't talk about it, while they're talking about it.

[@stigb9044]

needless to say, there are some units... even more specialized units... to even MORE specialized units within the US military Government apparatus.. We in the US have some VERY VERY elite combat warriors amongst us, walking throughout the streets. be careful who you choose to challenge in the streets...

[@MissMyMusicAddiction]

the name that shall not be named that is apparently not delta or seals, because both of those were named

[@BrandonSmith-vd9qc]

It can be named the name is unlcassed but what the mission of this unit and what the unit entails are classified.

[@JohnDoe-y7u]

If he was a SEAL he would've wrote 3 autobiographies and done 20 interviews already

[@Toolie716]

Bro stfu, we hear this every single video.

[@-Opiate-]

He's on his way, give him time. Look on the table beside him......get over the SEAL crap already dude. If they didn't do awesome shit they wouldn't write books.

[@workingmansrevolution]

Lmao 🤣

[@derekcoaker6579]

He's done that many, glad you just found him...oh, did you see his Book? Wtf

[@royalusala8527]

U Delta fan boys are angry its not mentioned as the most secretive! Jeez ur obssesed with SEALs damnit

[@bigmikey6366]

Thank you all for your service to this great country!!! I am so glad I found Shawn Ryan! It's a couple of bad asses talking shop!!!

[@mark8337]

Tech has advanced so much from generation to generation. My pops was in Army Air Corps Signal Corp. in WW2. He never talked about it except a couple three random innocuous stories here or there. He was a pilot before going in, but not in the service. He was stationed in and around RAF bases outside of London. Did write home about V2 rockets coming down and rumbling through the barracks/buildings. One picture some family member has (not me) of him with his two other brothers that were in the service in front of the Arc De Triomphe after the war ended but before cycling home. I always think about having wished I knew more of what he actually was doing there.

[@kimarhironso437]

It's not that secret. Some random comic book writer that writes Punisher wrote a series literally called "the Activity.'' Based on? You guessed it.

[@Anothergoogleaccount1]

Its relatively secret 9/10 Americans you ask them what the ISA is they don’t know I also think that comic book was cancelled on purpose to prevent the ISA ending up like devgru or delta

[@lbwlawyer]

Writer’s name is Nathan Edmondson. The series is REALLY good. “The Activity” was his own creation, published by Image Comics meaning he still own the rights. It was the success of The Activity that eventually led to Marvel having him write The Punisher.

[@trevornott2488]

I think the term secret also describes the work they do, not just who they are. If the world knew about what they had done, they wouldn't be very good, nor very secret

[@kimarhironso437]

@@trevornott2488 they got books out there that talks about Task Force Orange, The activity, the ISA, Centre Spike, Army of Northern Virginia (I think at one time it was standard for them to get a new name every year) etc and the real world missions they do. The difference being they are the JSOC intel unit, so they have to be secret squirrel like over guys in the more action oriented units because they deal with so many foreign nationals acting as sources as well as having emplaced themselves in enemy territory. There is a story in Relentless Strike about a task force orange dude who is undercover in Iran working for an iranian company, gets stabbed in either a hit or a random mugging (he wasn't sure), sews himself up and walks across the border so he wouldn't blow his cover by going to the hospital.

[@connorhall8463]

Pretty fuckign secret dude there is almost nothing known about them or any of their operations. Most people in the military haven’t heard of them and unless you get invited to selection you have zero idea about what they actually do.

[@EdwardVargas-f3i]

My son was selected for a unit like that . He said only a couple of guys make it in that unit. They don't know where they are going when they get picked up for training and their phones are taken away. He said you have no clue how you are doing and they will just pull you aside and tell you go see this person and you will be in a plane back to your unit.

[@scottesmon9891]

Definitely ISA

[@JohnJRighteousHypocrite]

That's what I was thinking.

[@Chihuahuauno1]

NEGATIVE, SAD/SOG, I’ve been, now SAC/SOG…

[@BrandonSmith-vd9qc]

@@Chihuahuauno1 Its not SAD/SOG, those are not army units, its an army unit. there are multiple to get selected for and you will not know what unit you are applying for but it is definitely the Intelligence Support Activity. or 1st Compartmentalized Integration Group.

[@Robert-r8v8j]

Nice to work with you glade to see youuu made the team finaly i have the most money my biological mother was glorya vanderbelt and adopted father was king abdulia of saudia rabia.

[@jamescandler6602]

Great job as usual. Really like the job you do... great people, tuff dudes, great introspect into a world few see.

[@ericdean1309]

ISA.

[@dustinwalker8152]

Superman's real name isn't Clark, it's Joe.

[@charliemancuso5690]

Tu Lam spoke about this group. Check it out. He tells a good story about this one door that was unique. One day he knocked on it.

[@TheDrunkHamster]

Looked for it and couldn't find anything. Link?

[@connorhall8463]

That’s not TFO he was talking about deltas in house intel squadron. TFO is a completely different unit.

[@dallasweber7692]

Shawn Rocks!! Keep It Coming.

[@midevilcycle]

Shawn is the best , if the main stream media was like Shawn The world would be so much More informed and able to make Better Desisons about politicians

[@JoseRosario-d6x]

“Send Me”