The Final Option: CIA Ground Branch

The Final Option: CIA Ground Branch
Ground Branch. A unit that is often depicted in movies where the most sophisticated and elite agents descend from. Although hailed in secrecy and covertness, there are some things publicly known by this elite shadow unit.
We dive in to the rich history of paramility officers, the CIA and Ground Branch specifically.
Small remark:
We had a tough time finding footage for this video, so I hope it worked out fine this way, with a little more emphasis on the PMOO history. As you can imagine, these kinds of videos don't lend themselves very well for an extensive in-depth viewing experience, with the lack of actual footage that exists for this. Still hope you enjoy it and yes, we know some of the material is not of high quality, we tried our very best!
Remark 2:
SERE = Survival, Evasion, 'Resistance' (not rescue) and Escape

[@the-spy-network]

I hope you enjoy the Ground Branch and more of the history of US PMOO's. Let me know your thoughts :)!

[@vladkostin3517]

Great job! More detailed works on other SA branches are highly anticipated.

[@windsofwaste]

😂😂😂

[@nothanks9503]

You would be more trustworthy if you spoke proper English

[@branleyhd]

AKA the Final Solution

[@SK-xn1pv]

This is govt sponsored propaganda. The corporate/banking elites used government to create the OSS (later called CIA before spawning other departments/agencies, etc). who existed solely to profit those corporations/institutions by spying on foreign as well as American elites, infiltrating and then controlling government; by creating, funding, supplying "rebels', opposition groups (involved in protests, armed conflicts, race-based violence and/or genocides); by creating/manipulating/controlling recognized figures (church leaders, film producers/directors, actors/actresses, doctors, etc., and/or those in power (politicians, judges, attorneys, military officers, professors, heads of corporations, etc.,) using pedophile rings, cults, sex rings, illegal drugs, and drugs (legal as well as illegal psychoactive medications), as well as vast network of "annexes", hospitals, prisons, military bases, private schools, mental institutions, "secret" detention facilities, etc., located throughout the US, Canada, Taiwan, Mexico, etc., for the grooming, programming, exploitation, and/or elimination of victims (children, kidnapped victims, patients, detainees). On a larger scale, CIA (fellow agencies/departments, and front corporations) have been used to instigate, initiate, and commit acts of genocide on behalf of corporate/banking elites around the globe (costing taxpayers hundreds of billions yearly) while they reaped profits gained from both sides of conflict and gained control over valuable natural resources.Front corporations (including CIA trained PMOO"s) have been/are also involved in the creation/training of "cartels", the trafficking of illegal drugs/guns into the US, and according to Human Rights Watch and other sources, involved in sex trafficking, organ harvesting, and use of slave labor (in conflict zones) as well as (working with CIA trained medical personnel) been responsible for the spread of viruses/diseases via inoculation efforts in Africa, South America, and many other countries.

[@ThatBigGuyAl]

Basically, who the guys are in Sicario.

[@shantanusapru]

The "R" in SERE does NOT stand for "rescue"!! It stands for "Resistance".

[@the-spy-network]

You're totally right. Not sure how this mistake slipped in the final product. It's not the first time we are mentioning this, so I should've known that.

[@CrimsonRaven51]

Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape.🇺🇸

[@shantanusapru]

@@the-spy-network No worries! We're all human. We all make mistakes. Keep up the good work, brother!

[@slightlyseen6767]

​@@CrimsonRaven51In school they don't yank tooth or break bones. That rumor has always bothered me.

[@CrimsonRaven51]

@@slightlyseen6767 I know that. But they will water board you to a point.

[@spiffinz]

I HIGHLY encourage anyone interested in this to read the publication by the JSOU titled: "Support to Resistance: Strategic Purpose and Effectiveness". it goes into detail regarding decades of operations and their outcomes regarding this including numerous undertaken by the OSS

[@the-spy-network]

Sounds awesome👌 thank you!

[@SK-xn1pv]

So, it covers the origins of the Secret Service, later called OSS/CIA by the banking/corporate elite and their US government counterparts; the use of the OSS (now CIA) "agents" in the infiltration of all governments, including our own; the role they have played in obtaining information for the banking/corporate elite; their role in supplying training/arms/munitions/drugs to those later labeled as "enemies", "terrorists," etc., often created by the agency; their role in orchestrating bombings, sabotage, hijackings, the sinking of ships, genocides/atrocities blamed on other entities; the role they played in developing/establishing/use of pharma front corporations to profit corporations via undermining public health and/or the genocide of populations in areas of the world w/ natural resources the elites wanted to exploit; their role in the creation of "programs" at universities, hospitals, mental health facilities, juvenile detention centers, prisons, orphanages, military bases, private schools, churches, etc., involving the grooming, sexual abuse of children, illegal drugs, torture (including shock therapy-even their own children, as well as prisoners, military personnel, etc., for the purposes of mind control/manipulation, and the role of drugs in the development of mental illnesses; as well as legitimizing quackery to push the drugs and propaganda onto the population; and/or how they have used ALL media as propaganda to manipulate the public whether it is concerning isolated local events or those around the globe to incite fear, misinform, brainwash, and cultivate norms that serve their interest. How about how they, and their offspring agencies/departments/front corporations have been responsible for the surveillance state that sees where we are, our every movement, communication, bank transactions, etc., 24/7; control over all electronic devices (phones, computers, etc.) regarding what we see, information we save, as well as what can appear as "searches", even personal emails we have written. How about the role of CIA in the development of weather control technology during the 60's and the sale/trade of that technology to foreign entities despite knowing use of the technology in a single area can have devastating effects on the climate in another area around the globe, and the misinformation blaming disasters and changes in everyday climate falsely on the public and "global warming"?? How about their role in the creation of fake science, manipulated studies, etc., and the use of front agencies/departments (CDC/NIH/NIAD/WHO, etc,, along with countless foundations) used to funnel $$. to other front corporations (pharma, biotech, communications, 'private" military) funding the development and use of bioweapons around the globe?

[@kojoe6984]

Thank you.

[@somertat9407]

In the footage from the late 1950's early 1960's. One of the instructors is Captain Larry Thorne. He fought for the Finnish Army, The Nazis, then became US Army Green beret. He died in his very first combat mission for SOG in 1964 in Vietnam.

[@trap4or4die]

The Phoenix Soldier, Lauri Törne. That man lived so many lives in just a few decades.

[@somertat9407]

@trap4or4die yeah man. His true Finnish name. The man was born a soldier. The definition of a true warrior.

[@kcck7588]

That’s insane. Goes to show how gruesome ‘Nam got

[@dave9351]

Wasn't Lauri the SOG that was surrounded by Vietcong and said over the radio... "I've got them exactly where I want them" ? Semper Fi

[@codyjolley6565]

@@dave9351Jerry Shriver is who your thinking about

[@emmanuelperez8094]

The OSS was glamorized in The Medal of Honor games which are set in WW2, the game gives you a small glimpse of what a OSS field agent would do, like Using False Papers posing as a German Officer to infiltrate a Enemy base or Sabotage Operations like in Medal of Honor Rising Sun in which you disrupt a Axis Summit in the Mission Singapore Sling

[@user-zm1rq6xj9v]

Those games were fun.

[@gofoats]

I think I knew one of these guys. Pretty sure he has passed away by now, so I will mention a little bit about him. He was part of a team rescuing high level officers and their families in Afghanistan when the USSR invaded in 1979. I met the person and his family that he rescued, and we became friends. These guys are tough as nails, but you will never know how dangerous they really are. He gave me some very valuable insights into how things worked in geopolitics.

[@the-spy-network]

Damn. These are mostly silent men and women, who try everything to avoid conflict. But once you cross a line, you most probably end up laying on the floor face first in the blink of an eye.

[@SomeJustice19k]

It's not their skill with guns that make them so dangerous, it's their government issued license to kill or do ANYTHING to achieve a goal that makes them so dangerous.

[@gunbacker9428]

​@@SomeJustice19kMore like the plausible deniability enables them to be so dangerous. On top of their high level training, dedication to craft, and unstoppable mindset obviously.

[@the-spy-network]

Exactly.@@SomeJustice19k

[@jeffdur1330]

Sure bro.

[@ColKurtzknew]

RIP Mike Spann, US Marine, SAC/SOG Ground Branch and first KIA in the GWOT.

[@the-spy-network]

RIP

[@Paulowpalace]

Listening to this after playing the Ground Branch Game, it all starts to make sense.

[@the-spy-network]

🤙🏼🤙🏼

[@Lemurai]

I worked as a forward deployed trauma nurse, and every now & then one of these spooks would pass through all ripped up, you knew what they were because they came in fully sanitized, no tags, id’s nothing, just a handler who would barely give enough information about the situation to get the job done, it was extremely rare but it happened a few times, and extremely frustrating we had to literally argue them down because no one would even want to say what happened to them, idc who you are, saying “hey fix this” to medical personnel doesn’t cut it even if you are a 3 letter agency.

[@the-spy-network]

That must be a crazy experience. The level of secrecy it comes with is indeed very spooky and gives them an air of 'I'm able to operate above the law'. Thank you for all your hard work!

[@bhante1345]

​@@Docsullyif you're trying to administrator medical intervention to someone who's unconscious, and their handler refuses to explain the mechanism of injury, it makes your job to triage wounds all the more difficult. Were they shot, were they stabbed, how many times? Did a bomb go off, did they crash a car, were they hit by a car? Did he fall down some stairs, did he trip over a curb, did someone throw dog poo in his eyes, was he stung by a bee? Did he eat peanuts? If the person who knows how the injured party got mangled, and refuses to tell you you're literally wasting precious time, there could be all manners of internal bleed happening that simply knowing how they got injured could suggest.

[@Lemurai]

@@the-spy-network we’re all human brotha, no one is above the law, nothing goes unanswered for, as my grandmother would say; what’s done in the dark shall come to light, that statement right there is more relevant today than it has ever been in our history. Love your content👍. Lastly there’s a lot of good channels on YT that talk about OSINT (open source intelligence) & HUMINT if you ever want to take a look, some of them go into great detail on how to use these tools in your everyday life.

[@Lemurai]

@@Docsully you’re smoking crack with gasoline, I’m not touching a patient I have no information on, you might be comfortable with losing credentials & credibility you worked your ass off to obtain, but I am not.

[@toplel1860]

​@@Docsullythats not how medicine works if you dont want to kill your patient you need to know basic info like medical history and cause of injury

[@JohnDoe69986]

They seem more like the first option. Remember the final option is always bombing it into a parking lot.

[@the-spy-network]

You got a point 🧐

[@TheNightmare368]

I think its more of the last covert option

[@dano727]

Excellent video ! I'd love to hear more about these types of units !

[@the-spy-network]

Thank you! 🤙🏼 there's more on its way.

[@andrewbarker8631]

American dad depicts these guys perfectly

[@EasilyCringed]

What episode

[@theguy9208]

​@@EasilyCringedStan literally is one.

[@kangwabwalya1975]

Amazing video as always man . Really appreciate it

[@the-spy-network]

Thanks a lot! Appreciate that, doing the best we can :).

[@GianniGiocapelli]

Great overview of the agency and it's SA ground branch . Keep them coming ! Much appreciated .

[@the-spy-network]

Thank you! Much appreciated.

[@darkwarriormaster9644]

Are you going to do three more separate videos on the Maritime Branch, the Air Branch, and the Armor & Special Programs Branch?

[@the-spy-network]

I was thinking about doing it, until I found out that there is a lot less info on those respective branches. Who knows in the future :)

[@nameredacted1176]

I worked very closely with SAC/PAG guys during my time at KBR Security, right after my time with Gladius International (I left when it was still Leviathan Group, got my TS/SCI clearance and took on a role taking care of the governments more…. Let’s just say “fringe” or “esoteric” contracts that the government wanted zero ties to. Ah yes… what a different time it was back then. Things certainly have changed. For the sake of brevity, I’ll just say that I genuinely wish it wasn’t taken over by certain players.

[@the-spy-network]

'Certain players'? Sounds like quite the line of work you had/have. Any specific stuff you would like to see me cover?

[@AzazelBathory]

Can I connect with you? Our line of work matches up.

[@tinytim71301]

Deep dive into the mystery is a Go. Great video.

[@the-spy-network]

Thank you!

[@r.williamcomm7693]

Great respect for those who serve in this capacity, risk their lives & sometimes make the ultimate sacrifice. But the only way to have units like this is to have ethical elected leaders.

[@kerryarrant1523]

All the photos, combat gear load and pale faces makes them look" American"-This is a Dead giveaway. Kinda hard to blend in or be invisible when you are posing for photos. More likely, to be so common that even their smell doesn't give them away. Errata Summa

[@xlxlx1]

“contributing to US safety” lol

[@the-spy-network]

😅

[@MM-qt8gz]

Cause they do... the shit these operators do for our country is insane

[@MasonGoodwin-es4cp]

I would encourage people to read “suprise, kill, vanish” by Annie Jacobsen. She discusses the history behind the paramilitary units to what they are doing now.

[@the-spy-network]

Heard about it before, must pull through and finally go and read it I guess!

[@Fibratu]

First heard about Ground Branch in Mark Greaney's The Grey Man book series, really good one.

[@the-spy-network]

I will check that out for sure!

[@Fibratu]

@@the-spy-network You should, there's audiobooks on Audible too. Without spoiling it, it's about an ex Ground Branch rogue agent. 100% recommend.

[@adammckenzie6074]

So much room for activities!

[@willisfrey6343]

One those photos in the intro is my fathers old team. Army special forces/green beret team oda574 not cia. They often times work with the cia.

[@TyBrous03]

Understood this perfectly

[@MoeBergOSS]

I was part of a TS task force for 8 years in Afghanistan, Iraq, other sand boxes and Northern Africa. Part of that task force were The Agency’s ground team. Stellar guys. We got things done that uniformed parts of our Task Force (THE Task Force) could never have done, but then again the uniformed tier one guys got things done we could never have done as well. While I miss part of those times, it’s much better not being away from home for 9 months a year for 8 years as well.

[@KomfyKrew]

Don’t buy it.

[@the-spy-network]

😅

[@the-spy-network]

If this is true (and don't mind me saying it since there is a lot of stolen valor vibes going around), then you must have some wild stories and experiences. Thank you for your service and hope you're doing well!

[@MoeBergOSS]

@@KomfyKrew You weren’t ask to.

[@RoryMartel]

congrats on perpetuating another endless war for nothing.

[@OtherlingQueen]

These guys are the ones you use for when overthrowing democratic countries or keeping developing countries in check doesn't go according to the pentagon's plan. The SS have a worthy successor.

[@the-spy-network]

🧐🤔

[@TacticalToast99]

Other countries conduct covert action against us all the time, if we didn't have the cia then we would be vulnerable to covert attacks, also those countries we did overthrow we did it to counties that allied themselves with our enemies, its not like we chose some random county and did it, also if you actually knew history anytime we did overthrow a country we would always do it alongside rebels in that country so obviously not everyone was happy with their "democratic elected leader" that btw only won their elections by bribery intimidation and sometimes killing political opponents. In the long run yes we were doing it for American interest but so what? Thats how you fight a covert war

[@studiophoenixmassaggi]

Thank you! I scrolled a lot to finally find a comment of a non-brainwashed zombie. Even this video is pure propaganda. Cia is the first terrorist group in the world, their methods are ruthless and their purposes are not ethical at all, maybe during the second world war and right after that. But now the more they insist with these black psy-ops the more enemy Usa will have outside the country. And they also do great damage to their own country, devaluating the political structure of Us. It's already an empty democracy, it's an oligarchy. People don't decide a single thing anymore.

[@gravityspiral4185]

Always amazing man! What about the Maritime Branch? I would love for you to do content on Mac V Sog and how would their compare to Delta or Devgru🙏 Thank you!

[@the-spy-network]

Thanks a lot! I have a video on the SAD separately, but wanted to put more emphasis on the Ground Branch and the history of PMOO's. Mac V SOG will be covered in the history video I mentioned :) keep an eye out for that!

[@_good_for.]

They are above devgru , deltas , they are final

[@zionkid28]

dude would def want to know more into this def do another vid

[@the-spy-network]

Awesome! Thank you ;)

[@pixpusha]

It's sad. You might hear a random story of some American overseas doing something crazy and they get branded as something that they're not but in reality they're serving their country.

[@the-spy-network]

Yeah.. it's an incredible sacrifice and you most probably never get to tell anyone about the things you've done.

[@alanwisse192]

I use to love special activities at camp.. Great video thanks

[@the-spy-network]

Thank you!

[@Yodog213]

Hello Mr The Spy Network. I just came from the Wagner group video and you mentioned they are the most searched PMC in the world right now, I think you should make a vid on the surge of American Post 9/11 PMC groups like black water

[@the-spy-network]

Thanks for your comment. Blackwater and specifically a mission they did is on my list!

[@truybill]

You’ll probably think this is a stupid question. But did some of the military guys ever fake their deaths when joining these groups? Mainly during the Vietnam times.

[@the-spy-network]

Certainly no stupid question. However, it's impossible to know but my first guess would be that this could very well have happened. Or fake their deaths to get out of these units is also a possibility.

[@jimdavis7323]

They do the “WET WORKS “

[@RamadiTaxiDriver60M]

The picture at 0:07 is not GB but thank you for advertising paramilitary capabilities.

[@Chicano_pistolero]

This would be such an amazing career. Sometimes I hate that I have a record, it prevents me from serving my country.

[@the-spy-network]

Ever thought about the French Foreign Legion? It's quite the endeavor, but it could suite you..

[@Chicano_pistolero]

@@the-spy-network if I didn’t have a family now I’d definitely do it. I talked to a recruiter yesterday told him I got no felonies but a few misdemeanors and I maybe able to get a waiver… so I’m praying and crossing my fingers, I’m 32 so I’m getting close to being too old but still have the stamina and energy I did in my twenties

[@rryannn1]

how did it go? did you enlist?@@Chicano_pistolero

[@MB-id2ok]

That og history channel style and i like it.

[@the-spy-network]

Awesome! Do you have any spy/tier 1 military history content you would like to see covered? I made some other videos on my channel that are about more historic content, but they perform significantly worse than other content.

[@JarodFarrant]

3:20 imagine how Donovan would say if he could witness what the American government did with his knowledge and experience agents in the Cold War?

[@Quickstix20]

Thanks for the great vids

[@the-spy-network]

I'm glad you like them, appreciate it!

[@CC-ns2ds]

When you look at the thumbnail just know you are looking at probably the 6 most accomplished and versatile infantrymen in the world CIA only recruits the best of the best for SAC’s SOG.

[@the-spy-network]

Absolutely, right.

[@Nashvillain10SE]

Great video, but the "snow" is very distracting.

[@the-spy-network]

Asked for the editor to turn it down a bit, I agree.

[@America_won]

When the CIA requires dudes who can shoot they'll throw in ground branch.

[@eriktruchinskas3747]

Oh shit I have the same chinese AK chest rig, its good for AK, FAL, and 30 round AR mags, AND it fits over a plate carrier

[@otneyat]

8:18 is this picture from the game Ground Branch?

[@mcnealv8736]

Do one on John “jack” singlaub. Very modest and good man, yet always seemed to be at the tip of the spear

[@the-spy-network]

I will look into it, from a first glance seems like a total badass also being part of the Jedburgh teams.

[@Latinastyles]

My grandfather served in the OSS and then SAD for 42 years. Michael Demarco OSS/ CIA SAD. Never would speak about much.

[@the-spy-network]

He must've had some insane stories to tell..

[@Latinastyles]

@@the-spy-network First off great channel and history, very accurate! Yes he was among the first to complete a HALO jump during WW2. After the OSS changed its name he deployed all over the world and had many artifacts, like a museum. We always thought he was an engineer for Westinghouse up until he got sick in mid 2000s. He lived in over 20 countries and was part of Operation Condor, and even when he was very old deployed in the Gulf War. After he trained new recruits, so much cool stuff he did. My brother is with 7th SFG because of him inspiring it all. The people of the SAD division did not speak much from what he said about anything and had a 50 year NDA after service. Anyways it was cool to listen to the history and present because those men and women do some very dangerous things and no one ever knows.

[@the-spy-network]

@@Latinastyles It sounds as if he dedicated his life to it, which is greatly admirable. I would be so eager to pick his brain all the time, but the NDA and overall secretive vibe these men have weigh more than shouting it from tall buildings, truly the silent professionals. I wish you all the best and thank you for sharing this story :).

[@petervery3881]

My grandfather worked for Donivan as a lawyer its pretty cool

[@patrickbrinkmeier1858]

Lots of mistakes in this video. Aside from mislabeling SERE there are 140 stars on the wall of the CIA but the identities are known of 117 of those stars. Only 33 names still remain classified to this day. Every so many years as operations are declassified more stars have their names released. Also, the Special Activities Division or SAD is comprised almost entirely of former special operations soldiers from Delta, Rangers, Green Berets, MARSOC, and SEALS. In addition to the mission of meeting Northern Alliance Contacts there is the famous mission where Mike Spann was killed at the prison uprising at Qala - I- Jangi on Nov 25, 2001 and was the first American killed in Afghanistan. He was part of SAD.

[@the-spy-network]

SERE has already been addressed. That's a mistake on my part. Next to that, as I conducted my research, there were 139 stars on the wall and we never know for sure where all the SAD officers come from. Although highly likely that they come from SF/SOF units throughout the Military.

[@Sardaukar41]

One of those guys in vid is Lauri Törni (Larry Thorne)...

[@charlesvire7517]

My thoughts 💭 Ha Consider me in… Charles William Vire Semper Fi

[@slobro850]

Maybe these are the guys going after crashed UAP’s or even just dealing with them.

[@the-spy-network]

At this point, nothing will surprise us anymore.

[@andrewcombe8907]

When the CIA operates in another country using units like these it is either in a war or is an illegal act.

[@DannyArcher762]

False

[@mikeb9475]

Technically speaking, any intelligence activities the CIA conducts in foreign countries is illegal.

[@gx7857]

@@DannyArcher762true

[@the-spy-network]

I think that could be right.. but plausible deniability is key here. Nothing traces back to the US

[@DannyArcher762]

@@gx7857 wrong again -- it's called Title 50. A quick google search would have shown you it's not illegal... and the CIA is in PLENTY of countries that aren't warzones.

[@stevemill8959]

I just think more stuff like this should be more secretive so our enemies don’t have access to this information

[@coryhoggatt7691]

Here’s how to keep it secret. Disband it. These people don’t work for you and I. They hold us in contempt.

[@the-spy-network]

If you think that this info is anything new to foreign intelligence services, you don't really Google around much. Do you really think I get the privilege to spill the beans on secret units in the US government/military? This is all public info. I understand your concerns though, but I know just as much as you do.

[@MoeBergOSS]

@@coryhoggatt7691 stupidest comment of the day!

[@Spook291]

Receiving zero credit for the “work” you did is an understatement.

[@the-spy-network]

I have some trouble understanding the way you're going with your message. Care to explain?

[@Spook291]

@@the-spy-network Working for the mentioned agency isnt worth it in the end. You do things to people that truly make you sick when you are older. You are constantly told how much of a patriot you are how you are advancing Americas interests…you even get a shiny medal you cant leave the building with. Nor can you show anyone until you retire. And that’s only if that operation is declassified. While on the other hand regular military personnel 90% of which haven’t seen actual combat or SOF guys can make KZbin videos openly discussing ops and are lauded by the public.

[@Henofmayhem]

@@the-spy-networkhe’s saying he’s about the shiny sht not the valor. Cool video

[@the-spy-network]

Ah, I see. You're right, unfortunately. Morals and ethics go out the door with this line of work indeed. You don't even get a book or movie deal once you're out, since their operations are just not for public knowledge, period. Makes me wonder what they do better than all the other 'silent professionals' that constantly speak out.

[@Henofmayhem]

@@the-spy-network my opinion is the same. We shall never know and what we think we know is probably lies. Yeah I could only imagine what these brave people have to go thru and then turn around and never speak about said thing. Would be hard.

[@adventuresandvacations4947]

Thank you for sharing this history

[@the-spy-network]

Most welcome. 👌

[@nameredacted1176]

I know this incredibly hilarious CIA Ground Branch joke…. But if I told you I’d have to kill you 😎 Tertia Optio Edit- Rest in Peace William “Mustang” Waugh. Legendary.

[@the-spy-network]

😁😁

[@JohnRodriguez-si9si]

Ground Branch, Maritime Branch, Aviation Branch, and Armor and Special Projects Branch, form part and parcel of CIA Special Operations ( Special Activities Center ( SAC), ParaMilitary Operations Officers ( PMOOs), Global Response Staff ( GRS) , Special Collections Service ( SCS) ) . TERTIA OPTIO SUPERINTENSIFIED!!🇺🇸🇺🇲🪖💣💥🕵️🛰️📡🇺🇲🇺🇸

[@sarc88]

Lets not forget the Office of Medical Affairs

[@antoniovereen8090]

The photo of the men with the President of Afghanistan ARE NOT Ground Branch. They are ARMY SF. SMH

[@the-spy-network]

You won't find any solid obvious Ground Branch pics since these guys are ghosts, and it is meant to be. SMH.

[@dallasyap3064]

1 or 2 of them are SAD operatives.

[@KRAKOA889]

Are CIA case officers the same as CIA (SAD/SOG) paramilitary operations officers? Yes and no. Yes, because both have passed through the Clandestine Service Trainee (CST) Program that trains its students in the basic skills needed for running human intelligence collection operations. No, because SOG officers focus on running covert/deniable military-style operations in foreign countries while a normal operations officer (case officer) works usually out of an embassy trying to recruit local agents and cultivate sources. As their career proceeds, a Paramilitary Ops officer will receive more advanced military training while the Case officer will get advanced training in human source exploitation, counter-surveillance and psychological operations.

[@stillamarine1001]

Same name my Marine Security Forces unit was named.

[@MountaintravelerEddie]

Some think this stuff is so cool…..until it’s time to do it..!! Then you find out many years have passed and you have lived a sexless life and only want to have a family….but your brokedick ass is 44 years old and can’t get it up anymore because of the weird stuff you have been exposed to….so all you do is drink….and you grow old and die alone….. Yeah, I know a guy “Rodney” that was part of this….he’s no longer with us….but he told me so many crazy stories….he got into this line of work after his 7th combat tour….he wanted to have kids/family…..but had to make $$….. that woman left him and he died lonely with Hennessy on the table…. he told me it was not worth the money if you cant spend it or have a life.

[@mahavakyas002]

most of the pics you have are of CAG and DEVGRU guys. PMOOs are rarely on camera. Emphasis on "rarely."

[@the-spy-network]

You're partly right. PMOO's are seen on pictures, only after they've left the service and share them..

[@bamaraffle8785]

PMOOs are very rare the CIA has more contractors and loaned operators from SF units

[@JonBrown-po7he]

Respectfully, your informed, intelligent speculation is welcome, given its consistantly delivered with appropriate caveat.

[@the-spy-network]

Thank you good sir, quite eloquently spoken.

[@Kier4n99]

Photosynthesis

[@SanFran4]

They make them seem super human 😊

[@gearmonkey5904]

Today’s military is not up for the challenge

[@the-spy-network]

😖

[@EasilyCringed]

I think there was a movie based on these guys called Mile 22

[@the-spy-network]

Absolutely!

[@B.Davis1]

The guys who retrieve the UFOs!

[@petercoderch589]

Batman is the 4th and truly final option.

[@the-spy-network]

Finally, someone mentions it 🙌🏼

[@JC-wn1sp]

Do they recruit from the Coast Guard Teri 1 units?

[@the-spy-network]

I'm not able to tell, that's a level of detail I can not provide unfortunately. I thought I saw their requirements stated you needed 8 years of experience preferably in the armed forces.

[@JC-wn1sp]

@@the-spy-network Doesn’t the Coast Guard have a Special Operations Unit?

[@CC-ns2ds]

@@JC-wn1spdo you not know how to use google?

[@JC-wn1sp]

@@CC-ns2ds do you know how to use a dildo?

[@kingkazuma2239]

​@@JC-wn1sp probably just for search and rescue but not for SEAL team like stuff

[@JohnDoe-xo3lr]

So Shawn Ryan was doing this work before he started Podcasting?

[@the-spy-network]

I thought I saw a mention of Shawn Ryan being part of the Global Response Staff.

[@HAVOCRISING_]

GRS

[@spiffymagicman7284]

Are crayons still edible after their expiration date?

[@the-spy-network]

Give it a try, one big party in the toilet.

[@WhuDhat]

good new crayons don't actually expire

[@mikelgeren149]

Colorful

[@silverchairsg]

Will doing a video on Chinese intelligence get you demonetized or shut down?

[@the-spy-network]

Hmm.. don't want to risk it.

[@silverchairsg]

@@the-spy-network No wonder everybody hates China...

[@the-spy-network]

I don't hate them, obviously... 😅😅😅

[@kerkcaptain4145]

Gee, I wonder how many wars these guys have STARTED that have cost our kids 'lives and legs'.

[@TacticalToast99]

I wonder how many wars they have prevented and how many foreign covert operations they have stopped that was conducted against us, literally the whole point of the cia covert paramilitary is to conduct operations without causing a war after all thats literally what covert means, if they wanted a war they would just use the military.

[@uptownronnie2664]

Wow. You must have done some extensive research seeing as you got at least 2 acronyms wrong

[@the-spy-network]

Love the sarcasm. Everything has been addressed already, but please don't mind all the stuff that I did get right 😉

[@Gafanhotov]

Yeah… “the division”…. I played the game

[@wendyhayden1179]

There needs to be a definition for the words in the back

[@the-spy-network]

What do you mean?

[@SandraColson-rn6ul]

Not again for years 2064

[@milli1550]

Someone has read the gray man series

[@dave9351]

Can't be too secret... it's on KZbin ? Gimme Brand X

[@the-spy-network]

It was secret before you found it? You heard it here first 🧐

[@_-MiamiVice-_]

Now we know which unit blew the Nordstream up

[@the-spy-network]

The comment section seems pretty unanimous about this 🥴 But I guess we'll never know for sure.

[@eddievilla9525]

Lets hear more

[@troybradshaw8781]

DND.... as ones oath never expires, there is no real retirement...

[@the-spy-network]

I can imagine, indeed. Or just even 1 way out, which is what we see in most movies of officers/agents that go rogue.

[@bhante1345]

"I hears him."

[@the-spy-network]

Wut..

[@Dbales34]

Oh this the same narrator as resonance

[@the-spy-network]

Resonance?

[@Asymmetrical.athlete_]

You're using a bunch of pics from SF guys, not SAD guys

[@the-spy-network]

Damn.. you got me. 😐

[@Asymmetrical.athlete_]

@@the-spy-network that happens when people that have never done that kind of thing makes videos about the stuff they’ve never done

[@the-spy-network]

Lol.. if it wasn't for those people, those videos would not exist because elite tier 1 unit guys don't hang around on YT comment sections or make videos about it. If your just here for the trolling, have fun!

[@Asymmetrical.athlete_]

@@the-spy-network there are a bunch of unit guys, development guys, and sad guys pics on the internet 😂 🤷‍♂️ literally all over instagram 😂 I know some of them…and they have pics. You just need to expand your research and quit posting pics that are not what you’re talking about. It’s basically fraud

[@the-spy-network]

Will do, thanks.

[@StalinsPurge]

The "screw you" of teams

[@the-spy-network]

lol

[@joeswanson537]

I'd like to know the stories Billy Waugh doesn't tell

[@the-spy-network]

Me too 😂

[@chaosncheckt9356]

Mr. Billy Waugh passed away early last year I believe. Any book written on Special Forces in Viet Nam mentions Mr. Waugh. Mr. Waugh wrote two books, the first Hunt for the Jackel he used a Ghost Writer and is a good read. His second on SGM Roy Benavidez isn't as well done as he wrote the book himself without the aid of a Ghost Writer. I had the honor of knowing Mr. Waugh and can honestly say he was very unassuming. Had you not known his background or his actions, you would never had guess this kind gentleman was a BA.

[@BobNob1]

they dont have a prime directive

[@the-spy-network]

Which means?

[@surplus2720]

In Rojava / Syria was full of this cia operators.....they where literally into the international freedom battalion.. Other where in only Kurdish units.. A cia women operator get Kia during the minbij operation.. She was into a small ypj woman's unit.. A bit of a mess happened.. Since is tradition when someone begin sheid (martyr) to make huge ceremonies.. Specially if the sheid was an international.. So they do for this cia girl.. And while that her unit comrades exposed who the woman is aka a cia operative whit two sons..those girls ig page was full of her pics...those poor girls didn't do whit bad intentions but in the end.. The whole chain of command get mad.. I never seen anymore those girls units, they socials deleted... All the sheid cerimony pics where deleted too.. Ecc ecc P. S. Do not ask for her name I do not Remember.. May u will not find nothing on inter... If know to look may you found some articles in Kurdish of that period... P.P.S. This story get stucked in my mind because I was aware about some thing.. But this make me realize how huge that thing was...

[@rorysr.fundell2564]

I,m interested!

[@Bismillah416]

THANK YOU 🤝🏼☀️☀️♥️💙

[@the-spy-network]

🤙🏼

[@Bismillah416]

@@the-spy-network 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@grantbuxton]

That is not the last option, it's the first option

[@the-spy-network]

Depends on the usecase I guess 🤷

[@officialmattsoupcampbell]

Brah most of the 3rd “option” is just JSOC operator doing CIA missions. Very rarely will alphabet use its own from SAD.

[@the-spy-network]

Not so sure about that. JSOC has a level of anonymity and secrecy around them, but these guys are a level above that.

[@officialmattsoupcampbell]

@@the-spy-network correct JSOC does beside the public information that’s been published by DoD. Early Afghan invasion for gwot was mostly CIA case officers no DoD. As the war progressed over the decades, CIA/NSA started using DoD more and more for their operations, occasionally you find prior service members who are contracted out through supporting security companies providing GRS support. But outside of contracting, most and its not officially the word but you can say 80-90% are JSOC while the 10-20% are case officers from the agency.

[@user-sm1zk8ur3h]

JSOC operators that are sheep dipped and loaned out and or detailed to the agency's operational teams for title 50 covert action plausible deniability

[@tylergoldstein]

“Above the law” or against the law?

[@the-spy-network]

I'm trying not to be blacklisted here, or become a conspiracy channel. I'll leave that open for interpretation 😁

[@colonelkurtz2269]

Above The Law was a Steven Seagal SEAGULL movie. 😅

[@SSDDOOGG]

SERE. RESISTANCE NOT RESCUE

[@the-spy-network]

Yup.. you're right, like all the other comments. It was an unfortunate mistake on my end.

[@Hispeed1]

"The Third Option"

[@athomefitness3089]

Translation: there’s nobody being held accountable, and they’re going to $hit the bed again next year👍🏻

[@the-spy-network]

🤔

[@ionisius]

These are some BADASS dudes

[@the-spy-network]

🤙🏼

[@JR-mi3ip]

Why is there snow on the screen ?

[@the-spy-network]

It's mainly because YT scans for footage and marks it as copyright infringement, which makes it nearly impossible to get a point across with the already scarce amount of footage available. Hope it's not too much!

[@JR-mi3ip]

Its really not terrible, just trying to understand the reason for it. I thought you were trying to be artsy or something. LOL.Thank you for the response.@@the-spy-network

[@the-spy-network]

No worries at all! I do recon that sometimes it can be annoying so I'm trying to find the sweet spot for it. Thanks for your understanding and reaching out! The best wishes for 2024!