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A weekly livestream/podcast hosted by Jack (former Ranger/Special Forces) and Dave (former Ranger/Paramilitary contractor) interviewing Special Operations and intelligence community professionals about their service.

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Dale Comstock was the youngest operator in Delta Force when he joined from the 82nd Airborne and was the master breacher on the military's first successful hostage rescue mission, Operation Acid Gambit which rescued Kurt Muse from the clutches of ...

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06.25.2022 From Delta Operator to Professional Mercenary \| Dale Comstock \| Ep. 151 Dale Comstock was the youngest operator in Delta Force when he joined from the 82nd Airborne and was the master breacher on the military's first successful hostage rescue mission, Operation Acid Gambit which rescued Kurt Muse from the clutches of ...
06.18.2022 The CIA's Head Spy Hunter \| James Olson \| Ep. 150 Professor James Olson received his law degree from the University of Iowa. He is a professor of the practice at the Bush School, where he teaches courses on intelligence and counterintelligence. He served for over thirty years in the Directorate ...
06.11.2022 School Safety & Presidential Security w/ a Former Secret Service Agent \| Bill Gage \| Ep. 149 Bill Gage joined the Secret Service in 2002 and soon found himself in a major national security investigation in cooperation with the CIA in which the IRA and North Korea were involved in counterfeiting US currency with such detail that ...
06.04.2022 MARSOC's First Deployment, and Subsequent Persecution \| Fred Galvin \| Ep. 148 Fred Galvin served twenty-seven years in the U.S. Marine Corps, beginning as a seventeen-year-old who rose from the enlisted ranks to become an officer. Serving in Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait, and elsewhere, he led the first special operations company in the ...
05.28.2022 CIA Senior Intelligence Service \| Douglas Wise \| Ep. 147 Douglas H. Wise retired from CIA as a member of CIA’s Senior Intelligence Service (SIS-6) in August 2016 completing nearly three decades of service. He finished his career with CIA in a Joint Duty Assignment as the Deputy Director of ...
05.21.2022 From Force Recon to MARSOC \| Peter Perry \| Ep. 146 Perry was on some of the first MARSOC deployments after spending some time in Marine Recon. He saw heavy combat in Afghanistan, and shares some of his experiences with us.For all bonus content including:-2 bonus episodes per month -Access to ...
05.14.2022 Black Ops: The Life of a CIA Shadow Warrior \| Ric Prado \| Ep. 145 Enrique Prado found himself in his first firefight at age seven. The son of a middle-class Cuban family caught in the midst of the Castro Revolution, his family fled their war-torn home for the hope of a better life in ...
05.07.2022 Legendary CIA Paramilitary Officer Jan “Dutch” Wierenga w/ Kim Kipling \| Ep. 144 Master Sergeant Jan W. “Dutch” Wierenga is a little known but highly respected Special Forces and CIA legend. He has served the USA for sixty years in total, in some of the most dangerous and difficult circumstances imaginable. Born in ...
04.30.2022 The First Green Beret in Afghanistan \| Justin Sapp \| Ep. 143 After the 9/11 attacks, small CIA paramilitary teams were secreted into Afghanistan to pave the way for a larger Special Forces deployment. Amongst them was Green Beret Justin Sapp who was the first U.S. Special Forces soldier to infiltrate into ...
04.23.2022 The Rise of the Navy SEALs \| Ben Milligan \| Ep. 142 Benjamin H. Milligan became a US Navy SEAL in 2001. He is a recipient of the Bronze Star and other awards. A native of Indianapolis, he currently lives in the Chicago area and has three sons.How did the US Navy—the ...
04.16.2022 Army Special Mission Unit Operator \| Erick Miyares \| Ep. 141 Erick served for two decades in an Army compartmentalized Special Mission Unit, rising to the rank of Sergeant Major.Check out Erick here:
04.09.2022 Former Green Beret Live from Ukraine \| Ryan Hendrickson \| Ep. 140 Ryan Hendrickson is a Special Forces Engineer in the U.S. Army. Ryan transferred over to the Army in 2008 after completing enlistments in both the Navy and Air Force. Ryan has many military deployments including Iraq, Afghanistan, and several South ...
04.02.2022 Special Ops Cultural Support Teams (CST) \| Sam Juan \| Ep. 139 After immigrating to America, Samantha Juan joined the U.S. Army with limited options since she was not yet a U.S. citizen and served as a cook until she was able to transition to being a signals intelligence analyst attached to ...
03.26.2022 CIA Covert Operations in Ukraine \| Zach Dorfman \| Ep. 138 Zach Dorfman is a national security journalist who has written extensively about the intelligence community. With Team House host Jack Murphy, they published an in-depth article about the Soleimani assassination in Baghdad. Dorfman's recent work has been about CIA activities ...
03.19.2022 Deep Dive on Erik Prince's Global Operations \| Gregg Smith \| Ep. 137 After serving in the Marine Corps, Gregg went into business with the founder of Blackwater, Erik Prince which saw him as the CEO of Frontier Services Group. Today's Sponsors:Chill Boys Undieshttps://www.CHILLBOYS.com/Save 15% on your first order by using our discount ...
03.12.2022 Code Over Country: The Tragedy and Corruption of SEAL Team Six \| Matthew Cole \| Ep. 136 From an award-winning investigative journalist, a hard-hitting exposé of the unchecked crimes of SEAL Team 6, revealing how the Navy SEAL forces were developed and then sacrificed in the service of American empire.The Navy SEALs are, for most Americans, the ...
03.05.2022 Conflict In Ukraine Deep Dive \| Aaron Schwartzbaum \| Ep. 135 Today we're going to do a deep dive on the Ukraine conflict with Russia analyst Aaron Schwartzbaum. Aaron Schwartzbaum is a Fellow in the FPRI Eurasia Program, and is founder of the FPRI’s BMB Russia. He now works with the ...
02.26.2022 Recce: Small Team Missions Behind Enemy Lines \| Koos Stadler \| Ep. 134 A gripping first-hand account of the combat operations and life of a member of the secretive and elite South African Special Forces, known as ‘Recces’.South African Special Forces, known as the ‘Recces’, are an elite group of soldiers that few ...
02.19.2022 Former Chilean Special Operations Officer \| John \| Ep. 133 On this episode we get a rare inside view from one of our foreign special ops partners, John who has served as an officer in the Special Operations community in Chile. We'll discuss his country's special ops, and a unique ...
02.18.2022 Former CIA Officer Marc Polymeropoulos \| In-Studio Bonus Episode Former CIA officer and friend of the stream, Marc Polymeropoulos joins us for an in-studio bonus episode this Wednesday at noon!Find Marc here
02.12.2022 Former Australian Diplomat Turned International Problem Solver \| Malcolm Brailey \| Ep. 132 Malcolm Brailey served in the Australian Army before becoming a diplomat, and later something of an international problem solver for his government and other parties. Today's Sponsors:
02.09.2022 History of U.S. Special Operations The history of U.S. Special operations from 1632-present. (Abridged) This video can be far longer we (Jack) tried his best to capture some of the highlights. If you like this kind of content let us know by liking, subscribing, and ...
02.06.2022 Relentless Strike: The Unauthorized History of JSOC \| Sean Naylor (part 2) \| Ep. 131 Sean Naylor is a national security journalist who wrote Relentless Strike about the history of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) and many other journalistic works. In part two of our interview with him we will pick up where we left ...
01.30.2022 MARSOC Commander \| Andrew Milburn \| Ep. 130 For headphone users the boys go a bit wild later in the show, so just be careful there may be some microphone peaking. ANDREW MILBURN was born in Hong Kong and grew up in the United Kingdom. After graduating from ...
01.22.2022 Advanced Force Operations in Iraq with 10th Special Forces Group \| Mark Giaconia \| Ep. 129 Before the Iraq war in 2003, Green Beret teams infiltrated Northern Iraq, linked up with the CIA, and embedded deeply with the Kurdish Peshmerga to prepare for war. These special missions were called “Advanced Force Operations.” Subsequently, these special teams ...
01.15.2022 DEVGRU Squadron Commander and Lobo Institute Co-Founder \| Eric Oehlerich \| Ep. 128 Eric Oehlerich is a retired U.S. Navy Commander (SEAL) from the Naval Special Warfare component of the USSOCOM’s Joint Special Operations Command. He is a Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security with the Middle East Institute, an Analyst for ...
01.08.2022 Special Forces, Secret Service, and White House Communication Agency \| Steve Stratton \| Ep. 127 Steve Stratton started his Army career at the White House Communications Agency supporting the communications needs of President’s Ford and Carter, Vice President’s Rockefeller and Mondale and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. His work took him around the world introducing ...
01.01.2022 The Team House Year in Review and What is Coming in 2022 The Team House year in review 2021 Want 2 bonus episodes per month and access to the bonus segments? Subscribe to our Patreon!
12.27.2021 Special Operations Artist & Former Singaporean Soldier \| Marc Lee \| Ep. 126 Marc served in the Singaporean military prior to becoming a Special Ops artist.Today’s sponsor:MANSCAPEDhttps://www.MANSCAPED.comUse the promo code “TEAM20” for 20% off and free shipping.Your balls will thank you! Ours do everyday!Thanks Manscaped!!!Want 2 bonus episodes per month and access to ...
12.18.2021 Sr. CIA Officer in Charge of Taking Down the AQ Khan Network \| James Lawler \| Ep. 125 Mr. Lawler serves as a national security consultant and is the SeniorPartner at MDO Group, which provides HUMINT training to the Intelligence Community and the commercial sector focused on WMD, CI, technical and cyber issues. Mr. Lawler is a noted ...
12.10.2021 Combat in Vietnam, Rhodesian Light Infantry, South African 44 Pathfinder Co. \| Ken Gaudet \| Ep. 124 Ken Gaudet knows a thing or two about living a life of adventure. He served in the 173rd in Vietnam before traveling to Rhodesia where he participated in cross border combat jumps with the Rhodesian Light Infantry. Then he served ...
12.04.2021 Apache Pilot Turned CIA Officer \| Ryan Fugit \| Ep. 123 Before becoming the host of Combat Story, Ryan served in the Army as an Apache attack helicopter pilot and then joined the CIA where he became an ops officer.Today's Sponsors:
11.27.2021 From Misadventures in The Coast Guard to The CIA \| Caroline Walsh \| Ep. 122 "When people ask why I joined the Coast Guard, I respond that I was twenty-two, blond, and fit. In most military services that is guaranteed sexual harassment. Why not join the one with the ocean breeze?"Caroline's journey from enlisted Coast ...
11.20.2021 First Casualty: The CIA Secret Paramilitary Teams in Afghanistan \| Toby Harnden \| Ep. 121 America is reeling; Al-Qaeda has struck and thousands are dead. The country scrambles to respond, but the Pentagon has no plan for Afghanistan—where Osama bin Laden masterminded the attack and is protected by the Taliban. Instead, the CIA steps forward ...
11.13.2021 Sean Naylor \| National Security Journalist Takes a Deep Dive on Clandestine & Covert Ops \| Ep. 120 Sean Naylor is a national security journalist who has written extensively about the Special Operations and intelligence community. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Army Times, Foreign Policy, and Yahoo News with detailed deeply reported stories ...
11.06.2021 Uncle Chaps \| Marine K9 Handler, Zero Blog 30, Barstool Sports \| Ep. 119 Chaps served as a K9 handler in the Marine Corps and saw action in Fallujah, Iraq with 1st Recon. In this episode Chaps describes seeing combat, getting shot, and the trials (literally) and tribulations that followed, eventually leading him to ...
10.30.2021 Douglas London \| 34 years as a CIA case officer \| Ep. 118 Douglas London served for 34 years with the CIA where he recruited the leaders of terrorist organizations, foreign intelligence service officers, and others to clandestinely work for the United States as intel assets.Want 2 bonus episodes per month and access ...
10.23.2021 Ross Ritchell \| Rangers and SEALs team up for massive battle in Sadr City \| Ep. 117 Ross Ritchell served in the 75th Ranger Regiment where he conducted Direct Action raids as a part of the JSOC task force in Iraq. He is the author of The Knife which can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Knife-Ross-Ritchell-ebook/dp/B00L9B7YX0Want 2 bonus episodes ...
10.16.2021 Louis Fernandez \| 82nd Airborne Paratroopers face brutal combat in Afghanistan \| Ep. 116 Louis Fernandez was a platoon leader in the 82nd Airborne where he led paratroopers in brutal combat against the enemy in the mountains of Afghanistan.Today’s sponsor:
10.09.2021 Mick Mulroy \| CIA Paramilitary Operations Officer \| Ep. 115 Michael “Mick” Patrick Mulroy is the former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East.Mr. Mulroy is a retired Paramilitary Operations Officer (PMOO) from the Central Intelligence Agency. His previous assignments include: Chief of Department in Special Activities Center ...
10.02.2021 Ray McPadden \| 2nd Ranger Battalion & 10th Mountain Div Afghanistan vet \| Ep. 114 Ray McPadden is a four-tour combat veteran who served as a ground force commander in the elite 2nd Ranger Battalion during the Iraq and Afghan wars. He was awarded a Purple Heart, two Bronze Stars, and a medal for valor. ...
09.25.2021 Gene Yu \| 1st Special Forces Group officer & CEO of Black Panda \| Ep. 113 Gene Yu is Co-Founder and CEO of Blackpanda, Asia's premier digital forensics and cyber security incident response firm. He is a computer science honor graduate from West Point, previously served in the U.S. Army Special Forces, and is the author ...
09.18.2021 Bob Adolph \| Green Beret & UN Chief of Security \| Ep. 112 Join us with Bob Adolph for our second conversation, this time with him joining us in studio.Join us with Bob Adolph for our second conversation, this time with him joining us in studio.Today’s sponsor:
09.11.2021 David Philipps \| Alpha: Eddie Gallagher and the War for the Soul of the Navy SEALs \| Ep. 111 An epic account of the Navy SEALs of Alpha platoon, the startling accusations against their chief, Eddie Gallagher, and the courtroom battle that exposed the dark underbelly of America’s special forces—from a Pulitzer Prize–winning reporterToday’s sponsor:
09.04.2021 Jan Neumann \| Former FSB Operative \| Ep. 110 Jan Neumann served in Russia's intelligence service, the FSB, until one day he was given a choice: exile or death.Today’s sponsor:
08.28.2021 Jamey Caldwell \| Unit Operator \| Ep. 109 Jamey Caldwell served as a Ranger and then as a unit operator, deploying to Afghanistan and Iraq.Today’s sponsor:
08.26.2021 Veterans scramble to evacuate Afghans from Kabul \| Mick Mulroy, Mike Jason, more In this special mid-week episode we are going to talk to former CIA paramilitary officer Mick Mulroy and retired Army Colonel Mike Jason about their efforts to evacuate Afghans who worked with the United States out of Kabul as the ...
08.21.2021 The Strike Cell that took down ISIS \| Wes Bryant, JTAC \| Ep. 108 Wes served in the Air Force as a Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) and helped establish the strike cell model that took down ISIS in Syria and Iraq. He wrote a book about his experiences titled Hunting the Caliphate.Today’s sponsor:
08.14.2021 The Rangers deployed to find Marcus Luttrell \| Tony Brooks, Ranger \| Ep. 107 Former 2/75 Ranger Tony Brooks was a part of the effort to find and recover Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell in the aftermath of Op Red Wings.Today’s sponsor:
08.07.2021 Christina and Ryan Hillsberg \| CIA Officers \| Ep. 106 Christina and Ryan were a CIA husband and wife team that ran ops together overseas. In this episode they share with us a few of their adventures from recruiting the mistress of a head of state to work for the ...

Older episodes

06.25.2022 From Delta Operator to Professional Mercenary \| Dale Comstock \| Ep. 151 Dale Comstock was the youngest operator in Delta Force when he joined from the 82nd Airborne and was the master breacher on the military's first successful hostage rescue mission, Operation Acid Gambit which rescued Kurt Muse from the clutches of ...
06.18.2022 The CIA's Head Spy Hunter \| James Olson \| Ep. 150 Professor James Olson received his law degree from the University of Iowa. He is a professor of the practice at the Bush School, where he teaches courses on intelligence and counterintelligence. He served for over thirty years in the Directorate ...
06.11.2022 School Safety & Presidential Security w/ a Former Secret Service Agent \| Bill Gage \| Ep. 149 Bill Gage joined the Secret Service in 2002 and soon found himself in a major national security investigation in cooperation with the CIA in which the IRA and North Korea were involved in counterfeiting US currency with such detail that ...
06.04.2022 MARSOC's First Deployment, and Subsequent Persecution \| Fred Galvin \| Ep. 148 Fred Galvin served twenty-seven years in the U.S. Marine Corps, beginning as a seventeen-year-old who rose from the enlisted ranks to become an officer. Serving in Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait, and elsewhere, he led the first special operations company in the ...
05.28.2022 CIA Senior Intelligence Service \| Douglas Wise \| Ep. 147 Douglas H. Wise retired from CIA as a member of CIA’s Senior Intelligence Service (SIS-6) in August 2016 completing nearly three decades of service. He finished his career with CIA in a Joint Duty Assignment as the Deputy Director of ...
05.21.2022 From Force Recon to MARSOC \| Peter Perry \| Ep. 146 Perry was on some of the first MARSOC deployments after spending some time in Marine Recon. He saw heavy combat in Afghanistan, and shares some of his experiences with us.For all bonus content including:-2 bonus episodes per month -Access to ...
05.14.2022 Black Ops: The Life of a CIA Shadow Warrior \| Ric Prado \| Ep. 145 Enrique Prado found himself in his first firefight at age seven. The son of a middle-class Cuban family caught in the midst of the Castro Revolution, his family fled their war-torn home for the hope of a better life in ...
05.07.2022 Legendary CIA Paramilitary Officer Jan “Dutch” Wierenga w/ Kim Kipling \| Ep. 144 Master Sergeant Jan W. “Dutch” Wierenga is a little known but highly respected Special Forces and CIA legend. He has served the USA for sixty years in total, in some of the most dangerous and difficult circumstances imaginable. Born in ...
04.30.2022 The First Green Beret in Afghanistan \| Justin Sapp \| Ep. 143 After the 9/11 attacks, small CIA paramilitary teams were secreted into Afghanistan to pave the way for a larger Special Forces deployment. Amongst them was Green Beret Justin Sapp who was the first U.S. Special Forces soldier to infiltrate into ...
04.23.2022 The Rise of the Navy SEALs \| Ben Milligan \| Ep. 142 Benjamin H. Milligan became a US Navy SEAL in 2001. He is a recipient of the Bronze Star and other awards. A native of Indianapolis, he currently lives in the Chicago area and has three sons.How did the US Navy—the ...
04.16.2022 Army Special Mission Unit Operator \| Erick Miyares \| Ep. 141 Erick served for two decades in an Army compartmentalized Special Mission Unit, rising to the rank of Sergeant Major.Check out Erick here:
04.09.2022 Former Green Beret Live from Ukraine \| Ryan Hendrickson \| Ep. 140 Ryan Hendrickson is a Special Forces Engineer in the U.S. Army. Ryan transferred over to the Army in 2008 after completing enlistments in both the Navy and Air Force. Ryan has many military deployments including Iraq, Afghanistan, and several South ...
04.02.2022 Special Ops Cultural Support Teams (CST) \| Sam Juan \| Ep. 139 After immigrating to America, Samantha Juan joined the U.S. Army with limited options since she was not yet a U.S. citizen and served as a cook until she was able to transition to being a signals intelligence analyst attached to ...
03.26.2022 CIA Covert Operations in Ukraine \| Zach Dorfman \| Ep. 138 Zach Dorfman is a national security journalist who has written extensively about the intelligence community. With Team House host Jack Murphy, they published an in-depth article about the Soleimani assassination in Baghdad. Dorfman's recent work has been about CIA activities ...
03.19.2022 Deep Dive on Erik Prince's Global Operations \| Gregg Smith \| Ep. 137 After serving in the Marine Corps, Gregg went into business with the founder of Blackwater, Erik Prince which saw him as the CEO of Frontier Services Group. Today's Sponsors:Chill Boys Undieshttps://www.CHILLBOYS.com/Save 15% on your first order by using our discount ...
03.12.2022 Code Over Country: The Tragedy and Corruption of SEAL Team Six \| Matthew Cole \| Ep. 136 From an award-winning investigative journalist, a hard-hitting exposé of the unchecked crimes of SEAL Team 6, revealing how the Navy SEAL forces were developed and then sacrificed in the service of American empire.The Navy SEALs are, for most Americans, the ...
03.05.2022 Conflict In Ukraine Deep Dive \| Aaron Schwartzbaum \| Ep. 135 Today we're going to do a deep dive on the Ukraine conflict with Russia analyst Aaron Schwartzbaum. Aaron Schwartzbaum is a Fellow in the FPRI Eurasia Program, and is founder of the FPRI’s BMB Russia. He now works with the ...
02.26.2022 Recce: Small Team Missions Behind Enemy Lines \| Koos Stadler \| Ep. 134 A gripping first-hand account of the combat operations and life of a member of the secretive and elite South African Special Forces, known as ‘Recces’.South African Special Forces, known as the ‘Recces’, are an elite group of soldiers that few ...
02.19.2022 Former Chilean Special Operations Officer \| John \| Ep. 133 On this episode we get a rare inside view from one of our foreign special ops partners, John who has served as an officer in the Special Operations community in Chile. We'll discuss his country's special ops, and a unique ...
02.18.2022 Former CIA Officer Marc Polymeropoulos \| In-Studio Bonus Episode Former CIA officer and friend of the stream, Marc Polymeropoulos joins us for an in-studio bonus episode this Wednesday at noon!Find Marc here
02.12.2022 Former Australian Diplomat Turned International Problem Solver \| Malcolm Brailey \| Ep. 132 Malcolm Brailey served in the Australian Army before becoming a diplomat, and later something of an international problem solver for his government and other parties. Today's Sponsors:
02.09.2022 History of U.S. Special Operations The history of U.S. Special operations from 1632-present. (Abridged) This video can be far longer we (Jack) tried his best to capture some of the highlights. If you like this kind of content let us know by liking, subscribing, and ...
02.06.2022 Relentless Strike: The Unauthorized History of JSOC \| Sean Naylor (part 2) \| Ep. 131 Sean Naylor is a national security journalist who wrote Relentless Strike about the history of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) and many other journalistic works. In part two of our interview with him we will pick up where we left ...
01.30.2022 MARSOC Commander \| Andrew Milburn \| Ep. 130 For headphone users the boys go a bit wild later in the show, so just be careful there may be some microphone peaking. ANDREW MILBURN was born in Hong Kong and grew up in the United Kingdom. After graduating from ...
01.22.2022 Advanced Force Operations in Iraq with 10th Special Forces Group \| Mark Giaconia \| Ep. 129 Before the Iraq war in 2003, Green Beret teams infiltrated Northern Iraq, linked up with the CIA, and embedded deeply with the Kurdish Peshmerga to prepare for war. These special missions were called “Advanced Force Operations.” Subsequently, these special teams ...
01.15.2022 DEVGRU Squadron Commander and Lobo Institute Co-Founder \| Eric Oehlerich \| Ep. 128 Eric Oehlerich is a retired U.S. Navy Commander (SEAL) from the Naval Special Warfare component of the USSOCOM’s Joint Special Operations Command. He is a Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security with the Middle East Institute, an Analyst for ...
01.08.2022 Special Forces, Secret Service, and White House Communication Agency \| Steve Stratton \| Ep. 127 Steve Stratton started his Army career at the White House Communications Agency supporting the communications needs of President’s Ford and Carter, Vice President’s Rockefeller and Mondale and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. His work took him around the world introducing ...
01.01.2022 The Team House Year in Review and What is Coming in 2022 The Team House year in review 2021 Want 2 bonus episodes per month and access to the bonus segments? Subscribe to our Patreon!
12.27.2021 Special Operations Artist & Former Singaporean Soldier \| Marc Lee \| Ep. 126 Marc served in the Singaporean military prior to becoming a Special Ops artist.Today’s sponsor:MANSCAPEDhttps://www.MANSCAPED.comUse the promo code “TEAM20” for 20% off and free shipping.Your balls will thank you! Ours do everyday!Thanks Manscaped!!!Want 2 bonus episodes per month and access to ...
12.18.2021 Sr. CIA Officer in Charge of Taking Down the AQ Khan Network \| James Lawler \| Ep. 125 Mr. Lawler serves as a national security consultant and is the SeniorPartner at MDO Group, which provides HUMINT training to the Intelligence Community and the commercial sector focused on WMD, CI, technical and cyber issues. Mr. Lawler is a noted ...
12.10.2021 Combat in Vietnam, Rhodesian Light Infantry, South African 44 Pathfinder Co. \| Ken Gaudet \| Ep. 124 Ken Gaudet knows a thing or two about living a life of adventure. He served in the 173rd in Vietnam before traveling to Rhodesia where he participated in cross border combat jumps with the Rhodesian Light Infantry. Then he served ...
12.04.2021 Apache Pilot Turned CIA Officer \| Ryan Fugit \| Ep. 123 Before becoming the host of Combat Story, Ryan served in the Army as an Apache attack helicopter pilot and then joined the CIA where he became an ops officer.Today's Sponsors:
11.27.2021 From Misadventures in The Coast Guard to The CIA \| Caroline Walsh \| Ep. 122 "When people ask why I joined the Coast Guard, I respond that I was twenty-two, blond, and fit. In most military services that is guaranteed sexual harassment. Why not join the one with the ocean breeze?"Caroline's journey from enlisted Coast ...
11.20.2021 First Casualty: The CIA Secret Paramilitary Teams in Afghanistan \| Toby Harnden \| Ep. 121 America is reeling; Al-Qaeda has struck and thousands are dead. The country scrambles to respond, but the Pentagon has no plan for Afghanistan—where Osama bin Laden masterminded the attack and is protected by the Taliban. Instead, the CIA steps forward ...
11.13.2021 Sean Naylor \| National Security Journalist Takes a Deep Dive on Clandestine & Covert Ops \| Ep. 120 Sean Naylor is a national security journalist who has written extensively about the Special Operations and intelligence community. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Army Times, Foreign Policy, and Yahoo News with detailed deeply reported stories ...
11.06.2021 Uncle Chaps \| Marine K9 Handler, Zero Blog 30, Barstool Sports \| Ep. 119 Chaps served as a K9 handler in the Marine Corps and saw action in Fallujah, Iraq with 1st Recon. In this episode Chaps describes seeing combat, getting shot, and the trials (literally) and tribulations that followed, eventually leading him to ...
10.30.2021 Douglas London \| 34 years as a CIA case officer \| Ep. 118 Douglas London served for 34 years with the CIA where he recruited the leaders of terrorist organizations, foreign intelligence service officers, and others to clandestinely work for the United States as intel assets.Want 2 bonus episodes per month and access ...
10.23.2021 Ross Ritchell \| Rangers and SEALs team up for massive battle in Sadr City \| Ep. 117 Ross Ritchell served in the 75th Ranger Regiment where he conducted Direct Action raids as a part of the JSOC task force in Iraq. He is the author of The Knife which can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Knife-Ross-Ritchell-ebook/dp/B00L9B7YX0Want 2 bonus episodes ...
10.16.2021 Louis Fernandez \| 82nd Airborne Paratroopers face brutal combat in Afghanistan \| Ep. 116 Louis Fernandez was a platoon leader in the 82nd Airborne where he led paratroopers in brutal combat against the enemy in the mountains of Afghanistan.Today’s sponsor:
10.09.2021 Mick Mulroy \| CIA Paramilitary Operations Officer \| Ep. 115 Michael “Mick” Patrick Mulroy is the former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East.Mr. Mulroy is a retired Paramilitary Operations Officer (PMOO) from the Central Intelligence Agency. His previous assignments include: Chief of Department in Special Activities Center ...
10.02.2021 Ray McPadden \| 2nd Ranger Battalion & 10th Mountain Div Afghanistan vet \| Ep. 114 Ray McPadden is a four-tour combat veteran who served as a ground force commander in the elite 2nd Ranger Battalion during the Iraq and Afghan wars. He was awarded a Purple Heart, two Bronze Stars, and a medal for valor. ...
09.25.2021 Gene Yu \| 1st Special Forces Group officer & CEO of Black Panda \| Ep. 113 Gene Yu is Co-Founder and CEO of Blackpanda, Asia's premier digital forensics and cyber security incident response firm. He is a computer science honor graduate from West Point, previously served in the U.S. Army Special Forces, and is the author ...
09.18.2021 Bob Adolph \| Green Beret & UN Chief of Security \| Ep. 112 Join us with Bob Adolph for our second conversation, this time with him joining us in studio.Join us with Bob Adolph for our second conversation, this time with him joining us in studio.Today’s sponsor:
09.11.2021 David Philipps \| Alpha: Eddie Gallagher and the War for the Soul of the Navy SEALs \| Ep. 111 An epic account of the Navy SEALs of Alpha platoon, the startling accusations against their chief, Eddie Gallagher, and the courtroom battle that exposed the dark underbelly of America’s special forces—from a Pulitzer Prize–winning reporterToday’s sponsor:
09.04.2021 Jan Neumann \| Former FSB Operative \| Ep. 110 Jan Neumann served in Russia's intelligence service, the FSB, until one day he was given a choice: exile or death.Today’s sponsor:
08.28.2021 Jamey Caldwell \| Unit Operator \| Ep. 109 Jamey Caldwell served as a Ranger and then as a unit operator, deploying to Afghanistan and Iraq.Today’s sponsor:
08.26.2021 Veterans scramble to evacuate Afghans from Kabul \| Mick Mulroy, Mike Jason, more In this special mid-week episode we are going to talk to former CIA paramilitary officer Mick Mulroy and retired Army Colonel Mike Jason about their efforts to evacuate Afghans who worked with the United States out of Kabul as the ...
08.21.2021 The Strike Cell that took down ISIS \| Wes Bryant, JTAC \| Ep. 108 Wes served in the Air Force as a Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) and helped establish the strike cell model that took down ISIS in Syria and Iraq. He wrote a book about his experiences titled Hunting the Caliphate.Today’s sponsor:
08.14.2021 The Rangers deployed to find Marcus Luttrell \| Tony Brooks, Ranger \| Ep. 107 Former 2/75 Ranger Tony Brooks was a part of the effort to find and recover Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell in the aftermath of Op Red Wings.Today’s sponsor:
08.07.2021 Christina and Ryan Hillsberg \| CIA Officers \| Ep. 106 Christina and Ryan were a CIA husband and wife team that ran ops together overseas. In this episode they share with us a few of their adventures from recruiting the mistress of a head of state to work for the ...

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From Delta Operator to Professional Mercenary | Dale Comstock | Ep. 151

The CIA's Head Spy Hunter | James Olson | Ep. 150

School Safety & Presidential Security w/ a Former Secret Service Agent | Bill Gage | Ep. 149

MARSOC's First Deployment, and Subsequent Persecution | Fred Galvin | Ep. 148

CIA Senior Intelligence Service | Douglas Wise | Ep. 147

From Force Recon to MARSOC | Peter Perry | Ep. 146

Black Ops: The Life of a CIA Shadow Warrior | Ric Prado | Ep. 145

Legendary CIA Paramilitary Officer Jan “Dutch” Wierenga w/ Kim Kipling | Ep. 144

The First Green Beret in Afghanistan | Justin Sapp | Ep. 143

The Rise of the Navy SEALs | Ben Milligan | Ep. 142

Army Special Mission Unit Operator | Erick Miyares | Ep. 141

Former Green Beret Live from Ukraine | Ryan Hendrickson | Ep. 140

Special Ops Cultural Support Teams (CST) | Sam Juan | Ep. 139

CIA Covert Operations in Ukraine | Zach Dorfman | Ep. 138

Deep Dive on Erik Prince's Global Operations | Gregg Smith | Ep. 137

Code Over Country: The Tragedy and Corruption of SEAL Team Six | Matthew Cole | Ep. 136

Conflict In Ukraine Deep Dive | Aaron Schwartzbaum | Ep. 135

Recce: Small Team Missions Behind Enemy Lines | Koos Stadler | Ep. 134

Former Chilean Special Operations Officer | John | Ep. 133

Former CIA Officer Marc Polymeropoulos | In-Studio Bonus Episode

Former Australian Diplomat Turned International Problem Solver | Malcolm Brailey | Ep. 132

History of U.S. Special Operations

Relentless Strike: The Unauthorized History of JSOC | Sean Naylor (part 2) | Ep. 131

MARSOC Commander | Andrew Milburn | Ep. 130

Advanced Force Operations in Iraq with 10th Special Forces Group | Mark Giaconia | Ep. 129

DEVGRU Squadron Commander and Lobo Institute Co-Founder | Eric Oehlerich | Ep. 128

Special Forces, Secret Service, and White House Communication Agency | Steve Stratton | Ep. 127

The Team House Year in Review and What is Coming in 2022

Special Operations Artist & Former Singaporean Soldier | Marc Lee | Ep. 126

Sr. CIA Officer in Charge of Taking Down the AQ Khan Network | James Lawler | Ep. 125

Combat in Vietnam, Rhodesian Light Infantry, South African 44 Pathfinder Co. | Ken Gaudet | Ep. 124

Apache Pilot Turned CIA Officer | Ryan Fugit | Ep. 123

From Misadventures in The Coast Guard to The CIA | Caroline Walsh | Ep. 122

First Casualty: The CIA Secret Paramilitary Teams in Afghanistan | Toby Harnden | Ep. 121

Sean Naylor | National Security Journalist Takes a Deep Dive on Clandestine & Covert Ops | Ep. 120

Uncle Chaps | Marine K9 Handler, Zero Blog 30, Barstool Sports | Ep. 119

Douglas London | 34 years as a CIA case officer | Ep. 118

Ross Ritchell | Rangers and SEALs team up for massive battle in Sadr City | Ep. 117

Louis Fernandez | 82nd Airborne Paratroopers face brutal combat in Afghanistan | Ep. 116

Mick Mulroy | CIA Paramilitary Operations Officer | Ep. 115

Ray McPadden | 2nd Ranger Battalion & 10th Mountain Div Afghanistan vet | Ep. 114

Gene Yu | 1st Special Forces Group officer & CEO of Black Panda | Ep. 113

Bob Adolph | Green Beret & UN Chief of Security | Ep. 112

David Philipps | Alpha: Eddie Gallagher and the War for the Soul of the Navy SEALs | Ep. 111

Jan Neumann | Former FSB Operative | Ep. 110

Jamey Caldwell | Unit Operator | Ep. 109

Veterans scramble to evacuate Afghans from Kabul | Mick Mulroy, Mike Jason, more

The Strike Cell that took down ISIS | Wes Bryant, JTAC | Ep. 108

The Rangers deployed to find Marcus Luttrell | Tony Brooks, Ranger | Ep. 107

Christina and Ryan Hillsberg | CIA Officers | Ep. 106