Inside the Military's Most Secretive Unit

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[@ShawnRyanClips]

Thanks for watching everyone. You can watch the full episode with Joe Kent here kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6qnqmmop8qUgM0si=iaCPMqEt7OFAIEUN Additionally if you want to support the Shawn Ryan Show you can join the community. www.patreon.com/VigilanceElite

[@lets.grab.a.coffee]

😂 awesome loved that one thank you

[@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!

[@lowh9330]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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 😂

[@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...

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@waynehearst317]

Joe Kent was part of the Army'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

[@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

[@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?

[@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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@MenaCourtadeProductions]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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!

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@guyrothe7460]

What a great set. It would seem simple, but you actually did it. That alone puts your broadcast on a different level, but your guests and conversations you pull out of them. Just great. Thank you.

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@user-ic8yi7wn3j]

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

[@JEEPDadXJ]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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!

[@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.

[@jameskrause8902]

What do you dislike about Perez?

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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?

[@stevenblack9324]

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

[@ggemsoperations7041]

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

[@WarInHD]

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

[@koori3085]

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

[@privateprivate921]

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

[@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?

[@Dnd-wz9yn]

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

[@joshpowell3441]

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

[@soumyasengupta8311]

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.

[@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.

[@donald4095]

The most secret unit in the military is the unit. Most people never heard of them because they don't exist anywhere on paper.

[@C-24-Brandan]

Task force orange

[@BUTTA170]

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

[@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.

[@RS-ud6np]

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

[@dennisdial7872]

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

[@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"

[@mmdhemphill]

Sounds like a CBS tv show that aired for 5 seasons called, "The Unit" What he described is exactly what takes place in this secret unit that no one knows about. You get orders to report at a certain location, then you get involved in some exercise. The exercise ends and you are on a plane to decide your fate

[@ech0labs]

that was delta but it was a good show . hes talking about isa

[@trevornott2488]

The Unit was based of a Delta Force Unit team. It was pretty standard intake process for them, and the types on missions they went on. The guys on this team are the very best of the very best

[@quantumtraveler5208]

The Unit was about Delta, the co-screenwriter for that show was Sgt. Major Eric L. Haney who wrote Inside Delta Force. Amazing Read

[@donalberda1344]

I haven’t watched yet but the title makes me think of the signature reduction unit. Blends in where ever needed. That’s what comes to mind.

[@-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?

[@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

[@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.

[@johnzigler9780]

7 minutes plus in and he hasnt stopped talking about her this one hit hard , my wife was in and so much smarter than me and i still to this day tell young women they can use her as an example

[@user-ed2dg9lk8j]

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.

[@davidlambert4823]

When he said they don’t advertise. You don’t say with a super secret unit. 😂

[@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.

[@dougmyers6013]

This is the persona of Dad's buddies in Vietnam, very familiar, cool, calm, collected & deadly when necessary, it's a select few job position.

[@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

[@markberman6708]

It's all fun and games until you wake up in an alley somewhere, no idea where, middle of the night, disheveled, no ID, no money and only a certain amount of time to get home... you have a phone number, but that's only if you quit or don't make the time hack.... wait, is that AoNV or something else... hahahaha, heh

[@jackstraw1756]

I miss the days of the Silent Professional, not knocking anyone in particular.

[@Dd214medaddy]

That ended when recruiting went to 0. All these guys are being told to talk about their "cool" jobs because army recruiting is in the dirt, and SOF is even worse

[@MarkMills-u2f]

This is great content, very interesting and keeps me coming back for more.

[@JoseRosario-d6x]

“Send Me”

[@bsmiddy236]

You're interviews are awesome....keep it going!!!!

[@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.

[@thesteelworks8088]

our unit was so secretive we didn't know we were in it

[@dustinwalker8152]

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

[@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!

[@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

[@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...

[@scottesmon9891]

Definitely ISA

[@KrisKole666]

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.

[@jorgebyrd4624]

Hi big fan of your show Shawn Ryan I know this man is having a time of his life ,,,I grew up wanted to being a soldier ,,,I used to watch to he'll and back with Audrey murphy,Murphy,, John Wayne Green berets ,Rambo 2,, War of dogs with Christopher Walken,,, but as you know Shawn if your one hair of your body is dented you can basically slow down a unit maybe in the next life ,,,,I have a good friend who is a Ranger,,, the other is a seals from Brooklyn nyc I'm very fortunate to know them with that being said God bless you brothers and keep up the job salute

[@Ninjah013]

Just so everyone's clear lol. A lot of people think hes talking about delta. He isnt. Deltas not a secret like that anynore. And actually the unit he IS talking about isnt really a secret either. Lots of info out there about it. Hes just being humble and cautious because i dont think anyone from that unit has been interviewed on such a large platform like this yet. Its a green beret pipeline and has a lot of parallels with ground branch. Iykyk lol

[@BrandonSmith-vd9qc]

There is not a lot of information on it. there may be some little bits here and there, but even the UIC is classified. Unless you work there you will not know any information about this unit.

[@Jordan882007]

Absolutely great interview!

[@henriyoung3895]

Great video. Keep our military strong. SGT DOUG, RECON, 101ST, RVN, 68-69 LZ SALLY.

[@chuck.reichert83]

Pretty sure he is talking about the ISA. Really cool guest, and can't wait to hear your full interview.

[@robm321]

He looks like a combo of Norm McDonald and Ron Howard.

[@FTW1984]

Wtf? Where do you get this stupid shit? If anything he looks closer to Orlando Bloom. But frankly it's an insult to a warfighter and hero to lump him in with such vile scumbags as actors!!

[@strycian]

It seems like now there are multiple special forces units for each branch. When I was in the Marines we only knew about Marine Recon and unless you were infantry your upper echelon wouldn't even consider letting you try out.

[@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.

[@ghkodiakBC]

one of my favorite guests, thank you SRS! great episode

[@ericdean1309]

ISA.

[@MaxEPR]

As to the female info network, I know an SF guy who was one of the first into Afghanistan. I'm 5'6 and I look down on him. He put on a burka and went to the markets with the terp to listen to the gossip. But the terp didn't know that he spoke and understood the language, so it was on one hand, recon, and also testing the veracity of the interpreter.

[@user-dt1zx8mr3x]

If not ISA…Virginia boys maybe? Makes sense being a warrant as well. Idk

[@joehavin1]

It is ISA.. Former ISA medic Matt "Scalpel" Smith posted a Instagram pic of him and Joe operating together. Matt also has made posts with former ISA member Uriah Popp.

[@user-dt1zx8mr3x]

@@joehavin1 ohh ok ok cool, and thanks!

[@JR-sc2vm]

Damn I first I thought he was talking about delta force then he mentioned delta force and knew it was something even more secret. Now I wanna know 😭😂👀

[@stephen3762]

Team House has had a few ISA guys on. There is an even more secretive unit.

[@enyskept]

The one you’re referring to is not a Unit per se, it is a Special Access Program.

[@j.d.604]

​@@enyskeptcorrect. It's an Operational & Support Special Access Program (OS-SAP) specializing in COMSEC.

[@nichfol]

@@enyskeptyeah even the team house guys were quick to say “it’s not isa”

[@enyskept]

@@nichfolThe people in that Program are trained and vetted to such a high degree, that they can literally function in any Intelligence Organization in the US Government be it Civilian or Military… For instance, a member of that Program can work for Delta at one point, then go work for the CIA at another point, then go work for NSA at another point… The depth at which they understand and Operate sounds like fiction.

[@Mr_Originality]

There is a more secretive unit than that secretive unit.

[@GH-tp6vu]

I have to say, again I never thought I see so much of our classified, or it was classified unit information, specs, locations and so on out in public on social media. We were told all this was hugely against sop, the ucmj. It's uncomfortable but things have obviously changed, now I guess the civilian world can see inside, a little.

[@paulzoom489]

the Army of Northern Virginia

[@matthew5027]

Yup! Virgina boys

[@markberman6708]

Hahahaha... haven't heard that term in awhile.

[@enyskept]

@@matthew5027Nope

[@chadcameron4080]

​@@markberman6708Since the Civil War. 😂😂

[@timothyjanowski2828]

Keep doing the work. Get the truth out to everyone. Make sure you watch your back. You are pissing some people off in the government and they have shown they are not shy about re education program or make a person unalive.

[@BA0701]

I'm guessing, after the description, and the vagueness, the unit he is talking about has something to do with Virginia.

[@pelasoares]

Army of northern virginia, ISA

[@BA0701]

@@pelasoares I was trying to be discreet :)

[@viper22jc]

oh shit, I was at the Syrian border in 04 and 05 as a marine. It was at Al Qa'im. We had a compound next to us that no one was allowed to enter. That place got hot sometimes.

[@user-cn7np8fj7c]

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

[@43wolverine]

I’m so glad these guys are on our side. Thanks to all US military personnel.