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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 America. Fifty years later, the Cuban refugee retired from the Central Intelligence Agency as the CIA equivalent of a two-star general. Black Ops is the story of Ric’s legendary car...

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 Indonesia in 1936, he and his family spent a total of four years imprisoned in Japanese and Indonesian internment camps under unspeakably harsh conditions. They wer...

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 Afghanistan. Today's sponsors:👇 ORCA Coolers https://ORCACOOLERS.com/ Use the promo code "TEAMHOUSE20" for 20% off your order!! Keep the good times flowi...

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 branch of the US military tasked with patrolling the oceans—ever manage to produce a unit of raiders trained to operate on land? And how, against all odds, did that unit become one of...

Erick served for two decades in an Army compartmentalized Special Mission Unit, rising to the rank of Sergeant Major. Check out Erick here:👇 Erick’s Instagram 👇 https://instagram.com/echo9.axiom?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Everything else : 👇 https://linktr.ee/ECHO9? utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=3eadd5bd-75a5-4445-a0c0-b31956aaabaa Today's sponsors:👇 Boikey's Biltong https://BOIKEYS.com...

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 and Central American countries. Ryan’s decorations include the Silver Star, four Bronze Stars, a Purple Heart, and an Army Commendation Medal with Valo...

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 the NSA. Next, she attended the selection course for Special Operations Command's female Cultural Support Team (CST) which saw her deployed to Afghanistan in support of Na...

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 in Ukraine. Today's Sponsors: Chill Boys Undies https://www. CHILLBOYS.com/ Save 15% on your first order by using our discou...

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 Undies https://www. CHILLBOYS.com/ Save 15% on your first order by using our discount code TEAM15  And keep the boys cool! https://www. CHILLBOYS.com/ The Ridge Wallet Check them out at  https://RIDGE.com/team10 ...

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 ultimate heroes. Their 2011 killing of Osama Bin Laden was celebrated as a victory in the War on Terror. Former SEALs rake in thousands of do...

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 BMB team as an advisor and columnist. Aaron received an MA in International Relations from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), with concentrations...

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 can aspire to join. Shrouded in secrecy due to the covert nature of their work, the legendary Recces have long fascinated, but little is known about how th...

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 mission he participated in as the Colombian conflict with FARC drew to a close. Today's Sponsors: 👇 A-TAC FITNESS (Veteran owned and operated) https://www. ATACFITNESS.com Use t...

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👇 https://marcpolymeropoulos.com Marc’s Twitter 👇 https://twitter.com/mpolymer?s=21 Marc’s Book👇 https://www.amazon.com/Clarity-Crisis-Leadership-Lessons-CIA/dp/1400223865/ref=nodl_ Sound Off app Supporting veterans on their terms. Non profit mental heal...

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: 👇 A-TAC FITNESS (Veteran owned and operated) https://www. ATACFITNESS.com Use the promo code "TEAM10" for 10% off! Selection Starts Here. Ten Thousand Apparel  https://www. TENTHOUSAND.cc Top tier training gear de...

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 sharing. Subscribe to our Patreon👇 https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse Check out Jack’s books👇 https://www.amazon.com/Jack-Murphy/e/B00501K130/ref=dp_byline_cont_boo...

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 off with his embed with the US Army during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Sean’s book “Relentless Strike: The Unauthorized History of JSOC”👇 https://www.amazon.com/R...

*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 law school in London, he enlisted in the US Marine Corps as a private. He was commissioned from the ranks, and as a Marine infantry and special operations officer, has commanded in comb...

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 brought in the rest of the Green Berets during an operation called "the Ugly Baby."  Then, one of the most significant battles in Special...

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 ABC News, and the Lobo Institute’s Co-founder.  Check our Eric’s organization here: https://www.loboinstitute.org  Today's Sponsors: 👇  A-TAC FITN...

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 him to new cultures, ways of thinking, and the various agencies tasked with projecting and protecting American interests abr...

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Marc served in the Singaporean military prior to becoming a Special Ops artist. Today’s sponsor: MANSCAPED https://www. MANSCAPED.com Use 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 the bonus segments? Subscribe to our Patreon!👇 https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse Check out M...

Mr. Lawler serves as a national security consultant and is the Senior Partner 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 speaker on the Insider Threat in government and industry. Prior to this, Mr. Lawler served for 25 years as a CIA operations officer in various internat...

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 with an assortment of foreigners in South Africa's 44 Pathfinder Company. Today's Sponsors: 👇 A-TAC FITNESS (Veteran owned and operated) https://www. ATACFITNESS.com Use...