Thanks for watching everyone. You can watch the full episode of part 2 with Chris VanSant here th-cam.com/video/0WwGDVjEG7k/w-d-xo.html Additionally if you want to support the Shawn Ryan Show you can join the community. www.patreon.com/VigilanceElite
I deployed right after this event, we relieved USS CHAFEE. Never fully knew why when we arrived to the region we trained for this EXACT Naval gunfire support mission (it was all theoretical as far as we knew). We made a stop in Mombasa, brought aboard an operator, rock drilled it, then went back underway to train it over comms. Now I know why. This hasty plan you drew up and executed with CHAFEE became TTP. And let me tell you, we were fucking stoked and ready too. Thanks for sharing.
My child came home under the flag thank you all for coming home but your home is being invaded taken woman children I can't pull up my father I can't pull up my son I can beg for my country beg for my country begging for my country our country begging for help
Hey Shawn I respect and love your honesty opinion and balls to have a show like this!! I was wondering if you would consider having David Eubank a Former SF and Ranger guy on your podcast. As a 21 year old I would say most young guys feel f-ing lost and I think David who now does humanitarian work could speak to that! Thank you sir for your time and your extremely good looking consideration.
It shows what kind of man he is that he wanted to 100% make sure the men he was fighting with even tho they were sketchy got the medical treatment they needed , they were wounded fighting for American interests and honestly it’s the least we can do for them
@@MarinePigVa Army here, sometimes its "shoot now and ask questions later". The longer you sit there and think, the more time the enemy has to take you out.
Same I’ve been listening to it every day. I even listen to it while sleeping, my wife complained about it so I made her go sleep at her boyfriends. Winning
Imagine that skipper of the boat getting that call- "you're a team of who, needing what?? Oh hell yes son, I was hoping a fella like you would make this call..."
That admirals reaction shows the difference between big navy and the special forces community. Big navy doesn’t do much without a plan and permission while you got 3 highly trained operators doing a bunch of wild stuff based on skill, training and sparse intel. Awesome story.
Scope and scale. Commiting a fire team to an engagement is a lot easier than commiting a warship with X # of Sailors on board. A "minor" engagement is easier to deny ever happening than a naval warship conducting preemptive strikes.
As a young boot in a Marine artillery FDC section. I remember training with air on station thinking how cool is this until Navy Gun fire joins the party. It sounded like VW bugs flying over head. So badass that these dudes got to do this for real and you know everyone on ship was pumped. Another great guest on SRS. Keep going Shawn. Your show is incredible. It should be in the national archive.
I was an 0861 and the NGF portion of MOS school was the best part. I was the NGF scout with our NGLO on our MEU during the Benghazi incident and was so bummed we weren't utilized
@@jochencwilhelmthere are articles from 2007 about this and it says it was the first time Naval gunfire was used in the region since Desert Storm. Also, crazy where he was in Northern Somalia in 2007 I know people who went there in 2015 and 2019.
Shawn Ryan is documenting history. I love his content, this is the kinda of content I let my kids watch. I want my kids to see what these brave men and women did for their country. Thank you, Shawn Ryan.
I was a SSgt in the USAF. I served 8 years as a Munitions Systems Specialist. I served from 1988 thru 1996. WE did some crazy shit. But, Air Force Combat controllers are a hidden group. They are few in number. But, they are very respected. I never saw one during my entire time in the Air Force. I did see one Para-rescue man during my time stateside. I didn't meet a combat controller until I had been out of the Air Force for over 10 years. My Dad was 11th AB during Korea. My Dad was talking to him about jump school. I saw my Dad laughing with the bank security guard. We talked for a short time. A security guard in a bank was a USAF combat controller. But, he got busted up pretty bad. It was really a good talk.
The most exciting special forces stories are the ones without all the tech/air support and other assets. Just the guys on the ground thinking on their feet. Great interview 👍
Totally agree. Almost all JSOC have the same expertise now and same theater. I mean technology is technology but you can really get behind making the best with little resources I feel like this is a total Ranger/SF kind of vibe
Damn, this guy has done some amazing stuff. Using the destroyer was just awesome. Imagine being on boring deployment and getting that call. Best day ever.
@@G.Sharb1 Yes, I was. I was an FC1 at the time. I wasn't on watch, but I was in CIC at the time. I got there early to take the CSC watch but the guy I was relieving wouldn't turnover until it was all over. We had an idea of what was happening on shore but this is more intense than I spent the last 15 years and change believing it was.
@@nate3721recon mission turned to a hellish firefight. If you simple it down it makes perfect sense. It wasn't like they knew 100% where the target was it was. "hey we should at least do something about this info we have"...happens ALL the time. Considering the operators they had on deck they were fit pretty well for if shit hit the fan...and it worked out in their favor.
I can just imagine the guys on the Chafee going absolutely bananas when they got that SATCOM troops in contact fire mission. This is the stuff guys go their entire career wishing they could do.
Bad ass guys, top to bottom. I think part of the appeal of this tale is that it shows both the extensive training and networking of US military and, simultaneously, a bunch of guys in the middle of nowhere dealing with a lot of unknowns. Gratitude for our military members.
“I had to call it in on SATCOM. I mean we can’t just. Shoot. Naval guns. Into a country we’re not supposed to be in.” Who does that ? That’s gotta be one of the coolest stories I’ve ever heard in my entire life ! 🇺🇸
Thank You and the rest of The Bodacious Trio, All The Services that came in to support this mission. For Your Service and Your Family's, Loved One's For Supporting You!
What do they say? I was the guy who put the coordinates into the console. I got moved to spotter. I've always been curious. FC1 young was on the trigger.
@JC-qy3xi i though bogart was surface. Young kicked me off the gfcs console after I put everything in so I moved to OSS and disabled C&D and took over from there 😅
That’s awesome that commander of that ship handled business along with the well trained crew. The fact he gave them props. Good leader!!! I hope there’s more of him in the pipeline. God bless America!!
I really respect how he deliberately left out the details of exactly who needed medical aid and fire support, to make sure they got help. That's loyalty.
This is a great story, I got into similar trouble as a young Lcpl while in the Marine Corps. At the time the USMC was way over staffed so me and a LOT of other young Marines were bounced with OTH. Wish to this day that I wouldn't have been made to feel like I could never overcome that mistake. It lead to a lot of years of self hate before I slowly started to forgive myself and realize that I was sacrificed on the altar of political b.s. They trained us in a culture of work hard play hard and then gave us the death sentence for any minor mistake. I wasn't drunk, I had beer on my breath. They didn't have a breathalyzer, they gave me a lie detector test and said that since I failed it, (never said why I failed) I was legally drunk. I'd been in for 3.5 years and wasn't even 21 but in the USMC you could back then, drink on base if 18 or older as an enlisted Marine. Anyway, I'm still proud of being a Marine, Semper Fi to all of my brothers and sisters no matter your branch of service.
VanZant is the coolest freaking operator on Earth. The coolest cat ever on your show brother. Five stars, mad love & respect guys 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Even though it’s a year later since aired, this episode is some of the coolest shit I’ve ever heard. It’s always good when things work out. Great show!
How can you not be proud of these Men and Women in our Armed Services. My stepdad was a PJ who spent three years in Vietnam. He was the first PJ to ever attend and complete the Green Beret Recondo school and the very last NCOIC for Rescue in Vietnam when they closed the last section. As a child I remember those men as being larger than life. As an adult, they still are. I respect all our personnel who serve in the military. They make many sacrifices as do their families to keep our country safe. The Special Operations folks are all incredible and outstanding examples of the best our nation has to offer. I stand in awe of these patriots. May God Bless them and keep them safe.
This Admiral…. This is why I respect and predicate Navy! I ‘m old Army/Viet Nam ASA and my step Dadd was Navy. So much respect. Thank you for your service. Outstanding..
"How about some Naval gunfire???" I love it how every story that has a CCT in it, he takes to Level 12! Whether it's this story, SSgt Gabe Brown at Takur Ghur, TSgt Chapman, any of them, they're always like bring on the danger and damn the consequences!
Naval gunfire bringing the pain is like every guy from that generations grandfathers fighting in WWII who wouldn’t want that. Same for the ship, they were thrilled. Ship guys might go an entire lifetime not seeing action that was early christmas
For a moment you could tell the Admiral wished he had taken a different path in his service lol, while plenty in the military could only imagine making it to the height of an Admiral. What a great story!
Shaun, You are transformed, sir. I like the articulate and cogent discussion with all of your guests. No one else brings such insight into interviewing the people who have lived at the very point of the spear. And their stories are often so compelling. BTW, your story about your night NAV op during BUDS was the funniest military story I've heard.,
What makes this whole story fantastic is for once there is true brothers-in-arms, everyone working together towards a common goal, everyone doing their part. 🇺🇸
Shawn Your channel literally is the only one that gives the audience an in-depth of what a CAG operator's life is without violating their OPSEC. Glad to see you have Unit guys respect you enough to open up on your show. For all that don't know what bounding overwatch is, it's kinda like a leapfrog ground tactic.
As a civilian. I love hearing stories like that. Our war fighters putting boot to ass when opportunity presents. And a big thank you to the SRS crew for bringing these tails of Valor to us.
Thank you Chris VanSant a war story can be told without every cruse in the book being used. My hat is off to you for your service and how you carry yourself Sir.
This is awesome! Love hearing operator stories. Guys are a different breed that we should all be proud are watching our backs as Americans. Words can't describe the respect I have for tier 1 operators. Thank you!!! Love all of you guys!!!
Just some perspective (from someone that was at sea) Y'all gave a mission to a multi million dollar piece of equipment, forged a story for her crew (which is probably a couple hundred people), expended a few hundred thousand dollars in 24 rounds, and all in a short planning period. To say y'all need a crane for those massive balls is an understatement...
@@xrepressiivproductionz8481 ships, like most engine ran machines, are traditionally referred to as the female gender. This was true before the advent of the steam and combustion engines. Think about the famous phrase, “shes giving us all shes got captain!” It’s referencing the ship as an animate object, maxing herself out.
"We have no CAS" CCT: "no problem" Phenomenal story telling, and GREAT work. Our spec ops teams are unmatched.. especially when they work together like that. 'Rainbow Coalition' LOL.
Thank you, Chris VanSant - we're all so fortunate that we had you and guys like you on the team; not only bringing the fight to the enemy in such a professional manner, but being super intelligent about it. Amazing story!
Not the video game but the rainbow 6 created from Tom Clancy book put together by Clark and Chavez ex spies from cia spec ops based in England on authority of president John Ryan and sas in the over 15 book John Ryan series
@@kevindown1592 I read the book. I like it but some of the assumptions about terrorism/hijacking are super dated considering it was written right before 9/11.
These are the men that protect us from those that would do us harm... Huge respect, mostly because I know the conditions that they operate under and a friend of mine was an FBI agent who routinely accompanied these guys, CIA, DEVGRU, DELTA, etc. on ops where a live apprehension was a possibility . From an aging AFSOC Spectre gunship pilot from the 80's/90's. Great post, Shawn!
Another awesome aspect of that story is that fires mission validated so much training and work for a bunch of guys who would otherwise probably never get to do those things in real life. Made a lot of people's day I'm sure.
Probably the coolest SR show I’ve seen yet and I’ve-seen many shorts and long. From 82dAbn,forward observer’77-‘81.Biggest killer on the battlefield @ 19 years old
Great video on how things really go down. The type of clandestine type work these operators do is unreal. Im so grateful that soldiers like this are out there fighting the good fight. My Mums Dad my Grandfather. Was a Warrant Officier in the Royal Engineers in WW1. John Edington O.B E, M.B.E was my Grandfathers name. In WW2 he worked for MI6. I never had the privaledge of meeting my Grandfather. I know though that we owe so much to the brave Men and Women of the armed forces. For keeping us safe. 💪🙏🏻✨
I love this particular gentleman. He has a great way of relating the stories of the stuff he’s been through but he doesn’t sound and look all hollow and mentally wounded as some of the other podcast guests. He’s just chilling having a conversation. Awesome stuff. 🫡
I love thse interviews!!! Seems like every person on the show has been a very special person! Thanks for bringing these guys in so we can get an inside of our bad boys who are working hard to keep our freedom even know our current tyrants are trying to destroy this country knowing we have had enough of them!!! I have a feeling America is about to be strong as it ever has been here in a few short years!
I'm so glad I was LUCKY enough to join afsoc/jsoc/socom to become a tacp at 19 years old. I had a top secret clearance, before i was even sent to basic and bc of the civil air patrol as a kid i got the highesbt award u can get which is called the billy mitchell award and was able to go to basic as an E3 . 1 rank lower than my drill instructor 😂..although he was the youngest of them all on the whole base at Lackland afb san Antonio tx ,And I was always jealous of the attention that all the other special forces got. I'm glad to see that afsoc and tacp/ combat controllers, Are finally getting the attention they deserve. A ROMAD IS THE BADDEST WARRIOR ON THE PLANET. 1ST PERSON TO WIN 2 EDALS OF HONOR IS A TACP.
Not to diminish from any of your other exceptional guests or shows, but this was F***ing awesome! Thoroughly enjoyed and laughed out loud several times!
"That's the coolest shit I ever heard"...lol. I retired from active duty Air Force, deployed many times, countless TDYs, and spent my entire career on the flight-line, but never could imagine doing what you all do day in and out. Thank God for such warriors.
To get just a glimpse, into the lives of any of our Spec Ops units, reveals that daily, we have men and women out there, doing so much more than field combat. This is an amazing story, and I'm sure there are stories unfolding that we'll never know, but are all pieces of what keep us safe. Great story, great storyteller. Damn, that's some shit
What a cool story even with no high value targets being bagged. Gotta watch the rest of the interview. Thx for all of your hard work on getting these guys talking so openly!!!!!!!!!!!
This has been one of only a few stories, I was on the edge of my seat listening. A Big Shout Out To Our Men And Women Who Serve ! God Bless America And Her Troops 🙏♥️🇺🇸✌️
Wonder if you guys could do a show with a old school Vietnam Vet who did LRP and crazy spec ops stuff swap stories with these modern guys. Probably be pretty epic. The differences between spec ops then vs. Now.
John Stryker Meyer went on Andy Stumpf’ podcast with Mike Glover. John was SOG during Vietnam and was doing black operations in Cambodia and Laos, Mike was a CIF and CAG guys during the GWOT.
Wow, really great interview Shawn! What I feel you have, vs other interviewers, is the ability to just sit back and let your guests talk. The other guys interrupt/interject too often. Well done; very tasteful and classy.
@@flanneldaddy5220 Great Choice! Him, Israel "Ish" Villegas, Or Robert Gutierrez would be my top three picks but I am sure there are tons others with some crazy stories
Great case study in how SOF puts in work against modern terrorists. Leveraging technology, developing plans on the fly, gathering resources, caution when it’s prudent, boldness when it’s necessary, above all WINNING. These guys don’t just think outside the box, they have no idea where the box IS.
Mr. Ryan, For me your teams are all honest to God heros. I had the absolute honor to work with you folks in a small way through NSW with a bunch of SE drone stuff to make it easier and better for y'all to interact with and increase reliability. I don't believe I've ever had the opportunity to do anything that gave me more pleasure and satisfaction than what your folks gave me the opportunity to do at Little Creek and AP Hill. Thanks, big time, for what ya''ll do.
I called my brother after watching this and he knew a Master Chief on that ship, and he was totally psyched because they had just qualified for that mission.
There are literally 100’s of not thousands of these stories. Notice that Operators only typically feel comfortable talking with other Operators. The flies on this wall should thank Shawn!
It always surprises me how operators from Delta and DEVGRU can openly talk about those 2 tier 1 units, but when it comes to Task Force Orange/Intelligence Support Activity all they'll say is "another Army unit based in Virginia" or something to that effect. That's obviously where the true secret squirrel ninja shit goes down.
I kind of wonder if they're labelled that way, because of how obscure they are (that, or the fact that they seem to have a thousand and one names).. I always found that the true secret squirrel ninja guys were contractors. I've heard of even more secretive SMU's; but the most secretive, is the one that doesn't even exist. And I don't mean contracting companies either; I mean an individuals hired to do a specific mission. In addition to coming with the needed skill-sets, the government has no obligation to help them out of a bind.
SOLD OUT!!! I can't buy gummy bears man!! Great interview though!! I really look forward to hearing these stories! I am really glad that you are capturing all of these, we really don't have military historians any more and its important to capture these stories! keep up the good work!! FFTS AATW
Thanks for watching everyone. You can watch the full episode of part 2 with Chris VanSant here th-cam.com/video/0WwGDVjEG7k/w-d-xo.html Additionally if you want to support the Shawn Ryan Show you can join the community. www.patreon.com/VigilanceElite
They all kneel down. Share some milk. And talk about how wonderful it is to be oathbreakers.
I deployed right after this event, we relieved USS CHAFEE. Never fully knew why when we arrived to the region we trained for this EXACT Naval gunfire support mission (it was all theoretical as far as we knew). We made a stop in Mombasa, brought aboard an operator, rock drilled it, then went back underway to train it over comms. Now I know why. This hasty plan you drew up and executed with CHAFEE became TTP. And let me tell you, we were fucking stoked and ready too. Thanks for sharing.
Should have kept in the post script and the silver star story. Best damn tale i've heard on your show so far.
My child came home under the flag thank you all for coming home but your home is being invaded taken woman children I can't pull up my father I can't pull up my son I can beg for my country beg for my country begging for my country our country begging for help
Hey Shawn I respect and love your honesty opinion and balls to have a show like this!!
I was wondering if you would consider having David Eubank a Former SF and Ranger guy on your podcast. As a 21 year old I would say most young guys feel f-ing lost and I think David who now does humanitarian work could speak to that! Thank you sir for your time and your extremely good looking consideration.
“I don’t know if it was the right call or the wrong call, but it was the call I made at the time.” That’s what we call leadership fellas.
Best thing to do is the right thing, the next best thing to do is the wrong thing, the worst thing to do is nothing. RLTW 06/03
Turned out to be the right call!!
It shows what kind of man he is that he wanted to 100% make sure the men he was fighting with even tho they were sketchy got the medical treatment they needed , they were wounded fighting for American interests and honestly it’s the least we can do for them
@@jamescacciabeve3654Same thing we were taught in the Marine Corps.
@@MarinePigVa Army here, sometimes its "shoot now and ask questions later". The longer you sit there and think, the more time the enemy has to take you out.
I could listen to this guy all day long.
Same I’ve been listening to it every day. I even listen to it while sleeping, my wife complained about it so I made her go sleep at her boyfriends.
Winning
Same
No shit. I did some bold stuff when young but I’m a pimple on his ass.
Reminds me of a bad ass Bill Hader.. the comedian lol
Wtf are guys saying hahah ^^
Handsdown the best 32 minutes on the Shawn Ryan Show so far 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Agreed. Dude needs to write this story into a book.
This was a complete cluster fuck
... So we had them walk some naval gun rounds up to the target and we crouched behind the ridge... ** some surprised terrorists **
EnigmaIRL: YEP. Could be. But this is my favorite channel.....as well as a couple of others that TH-cam has not blocked.
Totally Agree!!!
Imagine that skipper of the boat getting that call- "you're a team of who, needing what?? Oh hell yes son, I was hoping a fella like you would make this call..."
"Let me talk to The Boys, and we'll see what we can do for ya."
**Covers the receiver with hand, giggling like a schoolgirl**
The biggest morale shot a ship can get!
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Ooh, makes me think of a funny post….Rainbow team six delivers the biggest MWR gift to sailors in history!
@@diqweed69 you know all the guys on that destroyer were pumped for days getting to do that with the big guns!
Better than any Tom Clancy novel. What an op. What a great story teller too. This man is excellent.
That admirals reaction shows the difference between big navy and the special forces community. Big navy doesn’t do much without a plan and permission while you got 3 highly trained operators doing a bunch of wild stuff based on skill, training and sparse intel. Awesome story.
Scope and scale. Commiting a fire team to an engagement is a lot easier than commiting a warship with X # of Sailors on board. A "minor" engagement is easier to deny ever happening than a naval warship conducting preemptive strikes.
I'd say that about all branches, conventional vs spec war is so different.
I read about this in jockos book and it is absolute wild what they really did on those boats.
That admiral was a TRUE warfighter.
@@MeTuLHeD-- and THAT... is why he was an Admiral. 😉
As a young boot in a Marine artillery FDC section. I remember training with air on station thinking how cool is this until Navy Gun fire joins the party. It sounded like VW bugs flying over head. So badass that these dudes got to do this for real and you know everyone on ship was pumped. Another great guest on SRS. Keep going Shawn. Your show is incredible. It should be in the national archive.
I know! Have they used Naval Gunfire in combat since Vietnam?
@@maxsangorgonio6647 at least in Desert Storm, didn't they even activate the Missouri for it? even bigger guns.
I was an 0861 and the NGF portion of MOS school was the best part. I was the NGF scout with our NGLO on our MEU during the Benghazi incident and was so bummed we weren't utilized
@@jochencwilhelmthere are articles from 2007 about this and it says it was the first time Naval gunfire was used in the region since Desert Storm. Also, crazy where he was in Northern Somalia in 2007 I know people who went there in 2015 and 2019.
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Shawn Ryan is documenting history. I love his content, this is the kinda of content I let my kids watch. I want my kids to see what these brave men and women did for their country. Thank you, Shawn Ryan.
I was a SSgt in the USAF. I served 8 years as a Munitions Systems Specialist. I served from 1988 thru 1996. WE did some crazy shit. But, Air Force Combat controllers are a hidden group. They are few in number. But, they are very respected. I never saw one during my entire time in the Air Force. I did see one Para-rescue man during my time stateside. I didn't meet a combat controller until I had been out of the Air Force for over 10 years. My Dad was 11th AB during Korea. My Dad was talking to him about jump school. I saw my Dad laughing with the bank security guard. We talked for a short time. A security guard in a bank was a USAF combat controller. But, he got busted up pretty bad. It was really a good talk.
If you meet even 1,,you won't forget. 😮
The most exciting special forces stories are the ones without all the tech/air support and other assets. Just the guys on the ground thinking on their feet. Great interview 👍
Totally agree. Almost all JSOC have the same expertise now and same theater. I mean technology is technology but you can really get behind making the best with little resources I feel like this is a total Ranger/SF kind of vibe
Damn, this guy has done some amazing stuff. Using the destroyer was just awesome. Imagine being on boring deployment and getting that call. Best day ever.
Combat action ribbon acquired
We didn't get one of those but we did get some pretty cool bragging rights.
@@JC-qy3xi were you onboard the vessel he’s referring to?
@@G.Sharb1 Yes, I was.
I was an FC1 at the time.
I wasn't on watch, but I was in CIC at the time. I got there early to take the CSC watch but the guy I was relieving wouldn't turnover until it was all over.
We had an idea of what was happening on shore but this is more intense than I spent the last 15 years and change believing it was.
"men, you see that mountain over there, please remove it"
Dude is a great story teller I could actually picture the scene as it unfolded.
forreal i was hooked
You can tell he was a commander. Dude is sharp and has incredible intention to detail..
Yea but does it make sense. Y would there not be more back up from the US if for the #2 and #3 most wanted.? Think about it... Im calling bs
@@nate3721recon mission turned to a hellish firefight. If you simple it down it makes perfect sense. It wasn't like they knew 100% where the target was it was. "hey we should at least do something about this info we have"...happens ALL the time. Considering the operators they had on deck they were fit pretty well for if shit hit the fan...and it worked out in their favor.
Had same thoughts!
I can just imagine the guys on the Chafee going absolutely bananas when they got that SATCOM troops in contact fire mission. This is the stuff guys go their entire career wishing they could do.
Fact.
Facts
Facts. Period.
As a retired OS, I can absolutely tell you we would be going apeshit to do this!
I could only imagine the hell breaking loose in CIC when they got the go.
Bad ass guys, top to bottom. I think part of the appeal of this tale is that it shows both the extensive training and networking of US military and, simultaneously, a bunch of guys in the middle of nowhere dealing with a lot of unknowns.
Gratitude for our military members.
“I had to call it in on SATCOM. I mean we can’t just.
Shoot.
Naval guns.
Into a country we’re not supposed to be in.”
Who does that ?
That’s gotta be one of the coolest stories I’ve ever heard in my entire life ! 🇺🇸
This man is an amazing special ops soldier and an incredible story teller. I could listen to this hero all day.
My god I can listen to this guy all day. Such an amazing story. There's always one guy in any unit who can grab everyone's attention
Really hope Shawn Ryan is able to get either a PJ or a CCT on the show at some point
Charlie Mike!
Those are so real heroes
It would be awesome to have Dan schilling on
A podcast called The team house had a pj on from 24th STS. Cool insight from tier 1 Air Force sof
374thOSS
Thank You and the rest of The Bodacious Trio, All The Services that came in to support this mission. For Your Service and Your Family's, Loved One's For Supporting You!
Possibly the most legendary Special Operations mission in modern history.
Yep! One of the greatest stories ever told!!!
That's not even in the top 100 special forces missions, you need to read up on your history FFS 🙄
@@interabang maybe you need to stop being a dick they just enjoyed the story you don't need to be a know it all🙄
@@interabang bruh top 2 gi joes type of stuff
@@interabang I'm uneducated it that regard. Can you recommend anything to read up on or watch? Thanks
They tell the USS Chafee NSFS story in the MK160/NSFS course. Thought it was epic at the time but this made it even better.
No way that’s crazy 😂 I wonder if the guest has any idea about this. I’m sure he’d love to hear from others involved in this mission.
What do they say? I was the guy who put the coordinates into the console. I got moved to spotter. I've always been curious. FC1 young was on the trigger.
Was Joey SURFACE?
@JC-qy3xi i though bogart was surface. Young kicked me off the gfcs console after I put everything in so I moved to OSS and disabled C&D and took over from there 😅
@@ThomasAnderson-d4i you would know better than me. I was on the opposite side of CIC.
That’s awesome that commander of that ship handled business along with the well trained crew. The fact he gave them props. Good leader!!! I hope there’s more of him in the pipeline. God bless America!!
I really respect how he deliberately left out the details of exactly who needed medical aid and fire support, to make sure they got help. That's loyalty.
When they’re part of your team it doesn’t matter, they’re part of your team.
That's how it should be.
Instead of going around the world screwing people over that help us. Making more enemies.
Ditto
This is a great story, I got into similar trouble as a young Lcpl while in the Marine Corps. At the time the USMC was way over staffed so me and a LOT of other young Marines were bounced with OTH. Wish to this day that I wouldn't have been made to feel like I could never overcome that mistake. It lead to a lot of years of self hate before I slowly started to forgive myself and realize that I was sacrificed on the altar of political b.s. They trained us in a culture of work hard play hard and then gave us the death sentence for any minor mistake. I wasn't drunk, I had beer on my breath. They didn't have a breathalyzer, they gave me a lie detector test and said that since I failed it, (never said why I failed) I was legally drunk. I'd been in for 3.5 years and wasn't even 21 but in the USMC you could back then, drink on base if 18 or older as an enlisted Marine. Anyway, I'm still proud of being a Marine, Semper Fi to all of my brothers and sisters no matter your branch of service.
VanZant is the coolest freaking operator on Earth. The coolest cat ever on your show brother. Five stars, mad love & respect guys 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
One of the absolutely most coolest guys you've had on the show so far!
Even though it’s a year later since aired, this episode is some of the coolest shit I’ve ever heard. It’s always good when things work out. Great show!
How can you not be proud of these Men and Women in our Armed Services. My stepdad was a PJ who spent three years in Vietnam. He was the first PJ to ever attend and complete the Green Beret Recondo school and the very last NCOIC for Rescue in Vietnam when they closed the last section. As a child I remember those men as being larger than life. As an adult, they still are. I respect all our personnel who serve in the military. They make many sacrifices as do their families to keep our country safe. The Special Operations folks are all incredible and outstanding examples of the best our nation has to offer. I stand in awe of these patriots. May God Bless them and keep them safe.
i love this channel. much respect for what you are doing, helping these vets to share their stories which i really love to hear. god bless you, sir!
Agreed, it's so awesome
That was a great story, well told. I really like how Shawn quietly lets this story unfold, without needless interruptions, great job.
This Admiral…. This is why I respect and predicate Navy! I ‘m old Army/Viet Nam ASA and my step Dadd was Navy. So much respect. Thank you for your service. Outstanding..
"How about some Naval gunfire???" I love it how every story that has a CCT in it, he takes to Level 12! Whether it's this story, SSgt Gabe Brown at Takur Ghur, TSgt Chapman, any of them, they're always like bring on the danger and damn the consequences!
Naval gunfire bringing the pain is like every guy from that generations grandfathers fighting in WWII who wouldn’t want that. Same for the ship, they were thrilled. Ship guys might go an entire lifetime not seeing action that was early christmas
I knew a CCT named Rob. He was hilarious and ALWAYS ready to fuck some shit up.
If you’re out there, Rob, it was a blast working with you and D3J. 🤙🏼
For a moment you could tell the Admiral wished he had taken a different path in his service lol, while plenty in the military could only imagine making it to the height of an Admiral. What a great story!
This is the type of stuff you see in movies 😂 this was like sending the First Team all stars.
It was a good day to be a good guy doing good things for people who haven't had too many good days during their lives until this one.
Shaun, You are transformed, sir. I like the articulate and cogent discussion with all of your guests. No one else brings such insight into interviewing the people who have lived at the very point of the spear. And their stories are often so compelling.
BTW, your story about your night NAV op during BUDS was the funniest military story I've heard.,
What makes this whole story fantastic is for once there is true brothers-in-arms, everyone working together towards a common goal, everyone doing their part.
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Great story, my favorite part is at the end with the Admiral in awe of these warriors.
Wonderful show today Shaun. Another brave hero of the war. I could listen to him all day long. Thank you 💛 both!
Former Navy here. Thank you for sharing this. We love our special operators of all branches.
One of the craziest stories on his podcast and the guy tells it so nonchalantly.
Shawn Your channel literally is the only one that gives the audience an in-depth of what a CAG operator's life is without violating their OPSEC. Glad to see you have Unit guys respect you enough to open up on your show. For all that don't know what bounding overwatch is, it's kinda like a leapfrog ground tactic.
As a civilian. I love hearing stories like that. Our war fighters putting boot to ass when opportunity presents. And a big thank you to the SRS crew for bringing these tails of Valor to us.
Thank you Chris VanSant a war story can be told without every cruse in the book being used. My hat is off to you for your service and how you carry yourself Sir.
This is awesome! Love hearing operator stories. Guys are a different breed that we should all be proud are watching our backs as Americans. Words can't describe the respect I have for tier 1 operators. Thank you!!! Love all of you guys!!!
Just some perspective (from someone that was at sea)
Y'all gave a mission to a multi million dollar piece of equipment, forged a story for her crew (which is probably a couple hundred people), expended a few hundred thousand dollars in 24 rounds, and all in a short planning period.
To say y'all need a crane for those massive balls is an understatement...
Her?
@@xrepressiivproductionz8481 ships, like most engine ran machines, are traditionally referred to as the female gender. This was true before the advent of the steam and combustion engines. Think about the famous phrase, “shes giving us all shes got captain!” It’s referencing the ship as an animate object, maxing herself out.
@@theinsane4469 Nice
Never knew that, cheers
"We have no CAS" CCT: "no problem"
Phenomenal story telling, and GREAT work. Our spec ops teams are unmatched.. especially when they work together like that. 'Rainbow Coalition' LOL.
Thank you, Chris VanSant - we're all so fortunate that we had you and guys like you on the team; not only bringing the fight to the enemy in such a professional manner, but being super intelligent about it. Amazing story!
They called themselves the "rainbow coalition"? They should have called themselves "Rainbow 6" 🤨.
Probably the ranking officer call sign.
Not the video game but the rainbow 6 created from Tom Clancy book put together by Clark and Chavez ex spies from cia spec ops based in England on authority of president John Ryan and sas in the over 15 book John Ryan series
Great read Tom Clancy’s Rainbow 6. I think it should be made into a movie.
@@kevindown1592 I read the book. I like it but some of the assumptions about terrorism/hijacking are super dated considering it was written right before 9/11.
@@aztronomy7457 the book is almost 30 years old. Eco terrorist and the tech was on point at the time.
These are the men that protect us from those that would do us harm... Huge respect, mostly because I know the conditions that they operate under and a friend of mine was an FBI agent who routinely accompanied these guys, CIA, DEVGRU, DELTA, etc. on ops where a live apprehension was a possibility . From an aging AFSOC Spectre gunship pilot from the 80's/90's. Great post, Shawn!
Dad was combat control in 70’s/80’s. Respect for those guys
Hell ya. Great interview. Gotta have a part 3 Shawn. You can’t leave us hangin.
Amazing stuff - Your interviews are outstanding. All are excellent, but the last few weeks have been on another level.. especially Chris Beck..
These men are cut from a different cloth, and they deserve our prayers and undying admiration. ❤️🔥🙏🏻💪🏻🇺🇲✝️
Another awesome aspect of that story is that fires mission validated so much training and work for a bunch of guys who would otherwise probably never get to do those things in real life. Made a lot of people's day I'm sure.
It was very validating. Incredible experience.
That's the frick'n best operations story I've heard in a loooong time.
Outstanding...
This man is a great warrior and story teller in fact this is probably the best war story I’ve ever personally heard
Probably the coolest SR show I’ve seen yet and I’ve-seen many shorts and long. From 82dAbn,forward observer’77-‘81.Biggest killer on the battlefield @ 19 years old
Great video on how things really go down. The type of clandestine type work these operators do is unreal. Im so grateful that soldiers like this are out there fighting the good fight. My Mums Dad my Grandfather. Was a Warrant Officier in the Royal Engineers in WW1. John Edington O.B E, M.B.E was my Grandfathers name. In WW2 he worked for MI6. I never had the privaledge of meeting my Grandfather. I know though that we owe so much to the brave Men and Women of the armed forces. For keeping us safe. 💪🙏🏻✨
How sweet.
I love this particular gentleman. He has a great way of relating the stories of the stuff he’s been through but he doesn’t sound and look all hollow and mentally wounded as some of the other podcast guests. He’s just chilling having a conversation. Awesome stuff. 🫡
Right! To me he looks like some dude working behind the counter doing shipping and receiving! :)
I love thse interviews!!! Seems like every person on the show has been a very special person! Thanks for bringing these guys in so we can get an inside of our bad boys who are working hard to keep our freedom even know our current tyrants are trying to destroy this country knowing we have had enough of them!!! I have a feeling America is about to be strong as it ever has been here in a few short years!
They didn't because if they did, it would expose that their job isn't really needed.
I'm so glad I was LUCKY enough to join afsoc/jsoc/socom to become a tacp at 19 years old. I had a top secret clearance, before i was even sent to basic and bc of the civil air patrol as a kid i got the highesbt award u can get which is called the billy mitchell award and was able to go to basic as an E3 . 1 rank lower than my drill instructor 😂..although he was the youngest of them all on the whole base at Lackland afb san Antonio tx ,And I was always jealous of the attention that all the other special forces got. I'm glad to see that afsoc and tacp/ combat controllers, Are finally getting the attention they deserve. A ROMAD IS THE BADDEST WARRIOR ON THE PLANET. 1ST PERSON TO WIN 2 EDALS OF HONOR IS A TACP.
Not to diminish from any of your other exceptional guests or shows, but this was F***ing awesome! Thoroughly enjoyed and laughed out loud several times!
All of your interviews and clips are excellent.
Love this Podcast/Show! Thanks Shawn and your team for putting such a great production together!
Just wow!
Shawn is crushing it!
Amazing story! Proud to call men like this Americans and neighbors.
This story should be made into a movie.
True dat.
I. Agree. It. Was. Wilde. Bob13
"That's the coolest shit I ever heard"...lol. I retired from active duty Air Force, deployed many times, countless TDYs, and spent my entire career on the flight-line, but never could imagine doing what you all do day in and out. Thank God for such warriors.
To get just a glimpse, into the lives of any of our Spec Ops units, reveals that daily, we have men and women out there, doing so much more than field combat. This is an amazing story, and I'm sure there are stories unfolding that we'll never know, but are all pieces of what keep us safe.
Great story, great storyteller.
Damn, that's some shit
This show and a cup of coffee are all I need to start my day. Thanks for keeping us safe all those years. God bless!
What a cool story even with no high value targets being bagged. Gotta watch the rest of the interview. Thx for all of your hard work on getting these guys talking so openly!!!!!!!!!!!
Naw you gotta listen to the full podcast, it turns out they did get some HVTs
This has been one of only a few stories, I was on the edge of my seat listening. A Big Shout Out To Our Men And Women Who Serve !
God Bless America And Her Troops 🙏♥️🇺🇸✌️
This entire interview is epic. My favorite so far.
Wonder if you guys could do a show with a old school Vietnam Vet who did LRP and crazy spec ops stuff swap stories with these modern guys. Probably be pretty epic. The differences between spec ops then vs. Now.
I agree or sag guys as well !
John stryker meyer was SOG he’s been on jocko and has SOG-Cast on jockos channel he would be a good guest for SRS.
Need joe fox on the show.
@@ogspermcell agree Meyer would be a great show
John Stryker Meyer went on Andy Stumpf’ podcast with Mike Glover. John was SOG during Vietnam and was doing black operations in Cambodia and Laos, Mike was a CIF and CAG guys during the GWOT.
Damn! I love this story. I keep coming back to it every few weeks.
Extremely well spoken.
I've listened to a lot of your pod casts, and I totally agree that this is probably one of the coolest stories I've heard. Big balls haha
Wow, really great interview Shawn! What I feel you have, vs other interviewers, is the ability to just sit back and let your guests talk. The other guys interrupt/interject too often. Well done; very tasteful and classy.
Badass story. Thank you Hero God Bless you and yours
I just thank God we have people like you guys taking care of all of us Americans 🙏 Thank You All and God Bless You All !!
It’s those small moments where you fantasize about being away from big army! This story is what your moment would sound like. Dope AF
Would love to see a Combat Controller on the show
Dan schilling!
@@flanneldaddy5220 Great Choice! Him, Israel "Ish" Villegas, Or Robert Gutierrez would be my top three picks but I am sure there are tons others with some crazy stories
Im only about 2/3 in and this is by far the most awesome story of it's kind I've seen on TH-cam. Beautifully told, too.
Dude tells the story so good i felt like i was there!! Awesome video
Man, they should make a movie on this guy's career, and this story would make a great ending. Fantastic Interview, Sean!
That is absolutely one of the most badass telling of a war story. It's beyond Incredible what our soldiers etc do. Real deal epicness.
These guys are are the ones our kids should look up to
Sat through a long jacks line for biscuits and gravy hesring this story... man proud to know we got men like this guy.
Hope you get some Air Force guys on here soon. Hearing from a CCT, TACP, and PJ would be sick
Thank You Shawn, for your platform. Thank you for bringing real people to us, and bringing light to the ones that have been living in the dark.
Great case study in how SOF puts in work against modern terrorists. Leveraging technology, developing plans on the fly, gathering resources, caution when it’s prudent, boldness when it’s necessary, above all WINNING.
These guys don’t just think outside the box, they have no idea where the box IS.
Mr. Ryan,
For me your teams are all honest to God heros. I had the absolute honor to work with you folks in a small way through NSW with a bunch of SE drone stuff to make it easier and better for y'all to interact with and increase reliability. I don't believe I've ever had the opportunity to do anything that gave me more pleasure and satisfaction than what your folks gave me the opportunity to do at Little Creek and AP Hill. Thanks, big time, for what ya''ll do.
How nice
I called my brother after watching this and he knew a Master Chief on that ship, and he was totally psyched because they had just qualified for that mission.
Shawn, you are one of the best interviewers I have listened to. Thanks.
Absolutely amazing ad hoc mission. Thanks Shawn and Chris!
Initiative and force of action
There are literally 100’s of not thousands of these stories. Notice that Operators only typically feel comfortable talking with other Operators.
The flies on this wall should thank Shawn!
It always surprises me how operators from Delta and DEVGRU can openly talk about those 2 tier 1 units, but when it comes to Task Force Orange/Intelligence Support Activity all they'll say is "another Army unit based in Virginia" or something to that effect. That's obviously where the true secret squirrel ninja shit goes down.
A lot of the activity shit is to never be declassified and I think they have the highest classification in JSOC
I kind of wonder if they're labelled that way, because of how obscure they are (that, or the fact that they seem to have a thousand and one names)..
I always found that the true secret squirrel ninja guys were contractors. I've heard of even more secretive SMU's; but the most secretive, is the one that doesn't even exist. And I don't mean contracting companies either; I mean an individuals hired to do a specific mission. In addition to coming with the needed skill-sets, the government has no obligation to help them out of a bind.
You can’t talk about infiltrating other nuclear powers 🤫
@@Ronkushman420 it’s the CIA in the army branch
at 1:35 was chris talking about ISA?
I could listen to this guy all day long
SOLD OUT!!! I can't buy gummy bears man!! Great interview though!! I really look forward to hearing these stories! I am really glad that you are capturing all of these, we really don't have military historians any more and its important to capture these stories! keep up the good work!! FFTS AATW