Reminds me of a story in Hank Crumpton’s “Art of Intelligence: Lessons from a Life in the CIA’s Clandestine Service” where he alongside one of the agency’s Special Activities operators had to physically gain access to a bigwig bad guy’s house for intel absolutely untraceably, literally to the point the SA guy was spot cleaning any beads of sweat they’d naturally left around while they were inside. It was around the same time as the story in the video, so it kind of makes me wonder. Anyway - awesome interview and awesome guest as always, thanks guys. And if anyone here is interested and gets the opportunity, definitely check out that book too.
As someone who was in Ramadi for multiple tours I’ll let you know it was Iranian State sponsored operatives and those highly trained by them. It was Iranian arms and Iranian bomb (IED) making materials and know how. He’s acting like it’s some super secret but I assure you it’s not. It’s very common knowledge. There are other aspects that are not widely shared but for the most part that’s NOT what he’s referring to. There were a metric shiitt ton of amazing stories to come out of Ramadi and he didn’t even scratch the surface.
I couldn't imagine having to be the guys clearing out Ramadi house by house. From what I've read and the videos I've seen about it make it seem like a nightmare. The men and women that cleared that city of those state-sponsored shit bags are nothing short of amazing.
Anyone who does interviews surrounding things they can’t talk about should take notes. How many times did you hear “I can’t talk about that” or “that’s classified”? I’m pretty sure that’s a fat zero. I enjoy the “let’s keep it simple”, for 1 example. Erick is masterful at that and I certainly appreciate it.
He refrained from saying who this individual received his training from because it was the US. We trained them in the 80’s to fight Russia and now they are using that same trade craft against us.
They ripped out with another seal team in September or October. Was there from September 06 thru May 07. Marcus Latrell team took over. Worked with them for a week in November.
@@Jacob-vm7dq Really? I was on that compound starting in April 07 and there was a SEAL task force down the road from us. I thought they were Team 10, but I could be absolutely mistaken. We didn't interact with them much.
Spent 1 year there with the Army Infantry, Nov. 2005-Nov. 2006. The summer of 2006 was a wild time. I will never forget it.
Route Michigan was the fucking wild west my man 2/2 inf 04 05
@@YankeeCommie I was at FOB Corregidor with 1-506th(101st ABN). Our boneyard in the back of the FOB told the tale of MSR Michigan for sure
@@nexpro6118 I mean I was so....is that an issue for you?
@@JP1-506 don't worry bout @Frank Koenig - he's probably just a pog cuck, that likes to troll.
Glad you're still here to tell us bro
Huge respect for Erick. Could listen to him reminisce for hours despite his prudent vagueness.
Reminds me of a story in Hank Crumpton’s “Art of Intelligence: Lessons from a Life in the CIA’s Clandestine Service” where he alongside one of the agency’s Special Activities operators had to physically gain access to a bigwig bad guy’s house for intel absolutely untraceably, literally to the point the SA guy was spot cleaning any beads of sweat they’d naturally left around while they were inside. It was around the same time as the story in the video, so it kind of makes me wonder. Anyway - awesome interview and awesome guest as always, thanks guys. And if anyone here is interested and gets the opportunity, definitely check out that book too.
As someone who was in Ramadi for multiple tours I’ll let you know it was Iranian State sponsored operatives and those highly trained by them. It was Iranian arms and Iranian bomb (IED) making materials and know how. He’s acting like it’s some super secret but I assure you it’s not. It’s very common knowledge. There are other aspects that are not widely shared but for the most part that’s NOT what he’s referring to. There were a metric shiitt ton of amazing stories to come out of Ramadi and he didn’t even scratch the surface.
same thing came to mind... we all knew those dudes were out there.
Yeah it was odd how the enemy all of a sudden learned how to make EFP IED’s to cut right through our armor
@@paulbarclay4114 It wasn't Israeli. Please share how you gathered such intel?
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Was in Ramadi in September of 06 thru may of 07. 1/6 Marines infantry. Ramadi was hell on earth
Pretty crazy to see the big picture of what we did in Ramadi… OCFI 2006 82nd All the Way!!
excited to hear more tales from this humble intelligence warrior. thanks all for the hardwork. great podcast
I couldn't imagine having to be the guys clearing out Ramadi house by house. From what I've read and the videos I've seen about it make it seem like a nightmare. The men and women that cleared that city of those state-sponsored shit bags are nothing short of amazing.
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Thank you for sharing
I think their is a huge misconception that all S2 types are REMF's and that's not true as shown
What is REMF?
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Agree
Anyone who does interviews surrounding things they can’t talk about should take notes. How many times did you hear “I can’t talk about that” or “that’s classified”? I’m pretty sure that’s a fat zero. I enjoy the “let’s keep it simple”, for 1 example. Erick is masterful at that and I certainly appreciate it.
He refrained from saying who this individual received his training from because it was the US. We trained them in the 80’s to fight Russia and now they are using that same trade craft against us.
Was it not Jocko as task unit commander in Ramadi in “06?
They ripped out with another seal team in September or October. Was there from September 06 thru May 07. Marcus Latrell team took over. Worked with them for a week in November.
@@Jacob-vm7dq Yea, Team 5 came in after Team 3 (Task Unit Bruiser.)
@@Jacob-vm7dq Both Luttrell brothers were there at the same time which is pretty cool.
@@Jacob-vm7dq Really? I was on that compound starting in April 07 and there was a SEAL task force down the road from us. I thought they were Team 10, but I could be absolutely mistaken. We didn't interact with them much.
Different task force. Jocko did not work for JSOC. He's likely talking about an Iraq-wide task force commander.
Suggestion on guys to get on here: Ward Carroll and Richard Ojeda 👍
I know Ward from back in the day. Can reach out.
@@TheTeamHousePodcast awesome! His podcast is blowing up and his Ukraine updates are very good
@@TheTeamHousePodcast do it!
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I wonder if the HVT that Erick set up on was Cuban state-sponsored, which is why Erick was tasked with this req.
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