The Most Secret Delta Force Mission - Acid Gambit
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- Between late December 1989 and late January 1990, the United States launched Operation Just Cause to invade Panama and oust the formerly CIA-supported military dictator Manuel Noriega. As the sun rose on December 20th, multiple U.S. Special Operations units initiated strategic attacks throughout the country against Panama’s Defense Forces and Noriega’s personal property. Of particular priority was the retrieval of a man code-named “Precious Cargo.” This would be the task of America’s Delta Force in a mission known as Operation Acid Gambit...
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This was fun. Cool mission, cool name, cool story. Its kind of a test moving into some more recent events (relative to most of our topics). I hope you enjoy.
Yeah, this mission is cool af
Buddy, you're speaking too fast , slow down and make it dramatic trilling speech next time. Just a suggestion.
@@dhirendrabiswal nah, that'll take too long
Wasn't Larry Vickers one of the Delta guys on this mission?
Love your content!!!
"Why are we invading Panama?"
"Just 'cause."
Just because
Watch the video you fool it's all explained
Lee Martin some have no grasp of humor
This psychological tactic in rhetorical persuasion is used by BLM. By simply uttering the name of the Soros Death Front, politicians are caving to the overthrow and destruction of the United States of America.
If you only had a brain
Congress: “How’d you know he’s dealing drugs?” CIA: “Cause we smuggle it in!” 🐇
Redacted
@@huntyskibiden183 I see the word drugs and then see hunters pic pop up lolol, I'm not surprised
Shhhhhh!:-) 🖖
EXACTLY!!!!
Lmao for real
I’m an actual Panamanian who lived through this invasion when I was 12. Still Grateful for the US removing Noriega, he was a very evil man. Yes, I know the US supported him before, that doesn’t excuse his choices towards extreme sociopathy. Noriega had numerous opportunities to do the right thing. Instead he chose
murder, torture and antagonizing the US. I’ve had a lot of hate directed at me in these comments by people who seem unable to accept the fact that the US was on the right side of history in this case. By removing Noriega they changed my life and the lives of all of my family and loved ones for the better. So thanks USA! You are Great!
Tiniest Violin the devil you know is better than the devil you don't
Thanks for the support, I really can't stand americans who hate america... It almost seems like treason
thank them for removing the problem they created in the first place... sure, I guess
The people who hate America is America itself, deadass.
@@wallow4210 Yep, some traitors do.
I’m Panamanian, we lived through this in 1989, 12 years old. Noriega was a bad bad man. Grateful to the US for removing him.
@wargent99 The U.S. supported him to counter the Soviet-bloc backed insurgents in the region. Unfortunately, Noriega decided that he'd rather become a wealthy drug lord than a bulwark of freedom-
wargent99 He lasted because he tortured and assassinated anyone who got in his way, including people I personally knew. Yes the US supports a lot of people, do they have to become murderers? Still grateful for the US putting its own soldiers on the ground and taking him away. My family was on a black list to be murdered soon after the invasion took place. I wouldn’t be alive if it hadn’t happened. Panama is so much better off now because of it.
And this is why first person primary source information is important kids. ;)
Cienfue I'm sorry for your losses and I'm glad it's over.
removed him after they put him in place..no American politician cared about the Panamanian people its all about commerce and they would have been ok with him killing his own people as long as he didn't mess with the Panama Canal. The CIA was the reason he was in power. He was running part of the drug trade with the CIA.
Operation Just Cause: A guy with a grapping hook a parachute and a glider suit shooting everything.
@@SmolTank533 I agree, fucking xenos is a blast. We'll have to give you a tour of Commorragh one day, we've already given it to many an Imperial citizen. Most like it so much that they never leave.
@@johndoe5432 As expected as filthy humans
They did it (just cuz) they wanted to
Mr. Maduro needs to see this !! He thinks those jerks that tried to kidnap him were American military !!Ha,Ha !
I'm glad I wasn't the only one thinking that lol
Gotta love the aesthetic of the 1980s and 90s gear.
I joined in 2002 so I did basic in woodland BDUs & got issued all that ALICE gear. Eventually got woodland MOLLE, then DCU, then UCP. By the time I had to clear CIF I had literally enough TA-50 for 4 people. Loved my ALICE pack though, never tore like the shitty MOLLE stuff, that 80s/90s gear was built to a higher standard. Told CIF, "Bill me, I'm keeping my ALICE pack." Still have it to this day, almost 20 years later.
Unsung hero, Don Fox, the "Little Bird Pilot" whose skill and courage maneuvered the damaged helicopter safely down and protected Muse until rescue. The true "Quiet Professional".
160th SOAR, the best
I knew a guy stationed at Bragg involved in psyops during this operation. He said they played a lot of Metallica. Lol
and Van Halen
And I bet they didn't pay any royalties, bastards.
@@ignatiusdemonseed So... They DID play the song "Panama?"! =D
Back in the day, when you're too high to get up and flip the tape. {-_-}
Out of curiosity, how does music contribute to a psy-op? Is it a torture technique like the Barney Theme Song? Or is it simply a tool for demoralization? Or are both of those wrong?
I know a SEAL who was pinned down on the runway that night. He was part of a junior team & it was his 1st mission. Hearing his account was horrifying.
So the moral of the story is, when you are the darling of the CIA, and on first name bases with the POTUS, don't rock the boat, just enjoy life and all the US has to offer.
Pretty much ha
Moral of the story, don’t mess with the Panama Canal
And meanwhile let your people suffer under the influence of the US corporations profiting from the canal.
Well put it this way China Russia and the USA and only one of them has had the constitution letting too the public to be bold and free while the other two are hardliners
@@dionp38 and you land is worth anymore then that cause as a Native its not ahabababsb9
The term 'Precious Cargo' is commonly used for any such mission where there is going to be a hostage rescue, prisoner rescue, or even classified material, intelligence or any piece of equipment that is to be acquired by Special Operations forces. It is not a unique code name for Kurt Muse, but is referred to in the operations plan and noted on the 'execution checklist', which is a timeline of the operation, having multiple pages and numerous alpha numeric steps. Once each of these steps is accomplished, the alpha numeric step is often relayed via SATCOM to the command network frequency. That way, operational commanders can keep track of the progress of the operation and change or modify steps if unforeseen events, losses or breakdowns occur. It is also noteworthy that the execution checklist has a very strict timeline and several pages of preparatory steps or events might occur or be necessary before the actual 'H hour' begins. These involve getting the players, assets and equipment in place to actually begin the meat of the operation. For instance, Just Cause involved thousands of troops, from SEALS to DELTA to Rangers, to Airborne soldiers that had their own script and series of events to put them in their target area. Hundreds of aircraft flew from the US down to Panama, performing aerial refueling, electronic jamming and surveillance, command and control, etc.. They evaded radar sites in Cuba and had to deconflict altitudes to avoid possible midair collisions and to sequence the different assets so that they all could arrive over their targets precisely at the same time, which was 0100 Hours on that dark December evening. It's amazing to me that it was thirty one years ago. Time passes fast.
Exactly what I was going to say. RLTW
I was a young infantry lieutenant in the 101st when our battalion got a call to come in from the field and deploy on short notice to Elgin AFB in November 1989. We were the OPFOR for the dress rehearsal for Panama. My platoon got a special mission to play OPFOR for what I later learned was the dress rehearsal for the rescue of Kurt Muse. That was back when those guys were talked about in hushed tones, if at all, and very few people outside the community had seen them in action up close. Watching the little birds come in and land on the roof with the operators jumping off the skids blowing the door, grabbing the guy they had representing Muse and leaving in under 10 minutes was awesome! Thanks for bringing back some good memories.
I would love to see that as well Thom. Semper Fi! 🤘🇺🇲
Thank you for wearing the nations cloth, and protecting all of us civilians the way you did. I never served in the armed forces, but very much appreciate all this who have. Your sacrifices will never be forgotten.
Thank you for your service the Lord bless you!
Thank you for your service
Do not believe you in the least!
Raul Menendez was the real target but none of those involved would ever declassify that
Umm I don’t think Menendez was a real person buddy 😭😅
@@Scalegxd_x Open your eyes loser, and witness the coming of the Messiah
The numbers, Mason. What do they mean?
Noah Secades Where is he then, he's late bro?
@@gangstar8652 Gee, someone has never heard of sarcasm...
Panamanian here. There is some real 1989 field footage in here I'm seeing for the first time, great video. This happened when I was 9. Watching an AH-64 Apache silhouette at night for the first time, turning towards my street after messing up some random nearby target is easily the scariest shit I've ever seen and heard. Being a kid I wasn't allowed to see much more, but man, you never forget the sound. Thankfully, through Christmas eve and Christmas day onwards, things were pretty quiet.
I remember helping out in building barricades at street entrances. The first few days, all the Humvees had dark plastic bags over their headlights and rolled with their lights off at night. Fastback Humvees with .50 cal guns, manned by jungle camo'd troops, dark tactical makeup, with the bushy "leaves" (and sometimes real foliage) on their helmets, rolling up and down is downright terrifying to watch on your own neighborhood. One or two would randomly stop, and leave a bunch of field supply bags with dehydrated food, gum, toilet paper, and chewing gum...and then all of the sudden you want the Humvees to pull up near your barricade.
Damn troops even took away my nanny too (she went willingly with some G.I. though so it's OK, haha). Overall it felt like a cleansing, a rebirth. After they took Noriega away, there was no reason to be afraid in Panama anymore.
That's some black ops stuff right there
Black ops 2 specifically
@@abigailsaoirsefinnegan I'm glad I wasn't the only one thinking of that same mission from BO2.
@@abigailsaoirsefinnegan yos
@c ball have better weapons, gear and training than a Marine. Why would I wanna downgrade to a shitty Colt, Beretta 92, some condor gear, and other lowest bidder poor tier shit.
I run a 11.5" BCM MCMR on an Aero lower with a Geissele SSA trigger and a H2 buffer with a BCM stock, Glock 19 with a Streamlight TLR-1 HL and a Trijicon RMR in a Safariland holster on a HSGI belt, running Lancer L5 magazines, and Blue force gear pouches with a Crye JPC plate carrier and level 4 plates with Kiwi pouches on the carrier...... helmet is a Team Wendy level 3A ballistic helmet with a Wilcox mount and white phosphor PVS-15s.
So again......why downgrade my gear to a piece of shit off the rack rifle that isn't even free floated and has a short handguard? I'd rather stick to the private sector and pick and choose what gear I run.
@@abigailsaoirsefinnegan all that and you still can't run a mile under 10 min. In the rear with the gear. If you want the best while in try to get an 18x or SEAL contract
Mike Durant wrote about this mission in his book about 160th SOAR.
But alas even he has nothing on, THE MIGHTY MONARCH!
@@jonathanswenson2759 That is correct minion.
Dude I bought that book cause I couldn't find the book for Blackhawk down, barely understood what I bought but as I read I was obsessed and still am about the 160th
God bless the 160th, thanks for the ride!
D H distant relative...
6:40 *guy on the left
When your custom made character is in a cutscene.
Found Wally.
Where's Waldo??
Hahahah yes !!
little do you he the patsy
Waldo has been found
Should have included the fate of Noriega.
He went to prison in the states, then to France, and lastly in Panamá where he died in 2017, not much really for all th shit he did.
Yeah it was all minimum security time. BS considering what he did.
c ball LOL!! Fart needles?? I lMFAO!! 😆😂🤣
He sued Activision for using his likeness in Black Ops.
@@brutallyhonest123 If ever there was a moment to LOL, this is it.
My Uncle took part of the invasion of Panama. he said the amount of drugs they ended up finding was astronomical.
@Abdul Ghafoor don't forget your pretty ISI.
@Abdul Ghafoor still doesn't forgive the fact that ISI literally provided save haven to Osama Bin Laden and other factions of Taliban whenever they felt necessary. The lives of innocent tribal people and other Pakistani civies don't mean shit to the Pakistani government and the Pakistan Army. You can sing all the praises for a government like this, but that still doesn't make your country respectable in any way.
I hope he took some of the drugs back home
@Abdul Ghafoor Then explain why the Taliban existed before the U.S. invaded. They're no freedom fighters.
Larry Vickers was a part of Acid Gambit if I remember correctly.
cool fact
Hooah
Part of the assault team that broke in through the rooftop doorway
I can almost hear Guns and Roses “Welcome to the Jungle” blaring from a loudspeaker... 😉
Surfin' Bird could've been played or I"m a Barbie Girl for psychological effects too
My uncle was In Panama as a green beret .. he never talked much about it all he said was that he would trade bottle caps for lobster.. there was a boy who was a fisher man whom collected bottle caps so he made a deal with him. He would gather the bottle caps from the other soldiers and trade them .. so every day the had lobster for dinner lol
Rest In Peace Tio Renee Aguinaga
The darkest part of all:
they didn't like Rock and Roll music.
I don't know what their problem was. Rock and roll aint (noise) pollution!
@@listenhereyoulittleshit389 thanks, now I have to go listen to that song again.
@@listenhereyoulittleshit389 love your username btw.
@@poot111111 Predator music at beginning in Copters
How un umercan.
Kurt's book, "Six Minutes to Freedom" was good. I got to hear him recount the experience after finishing some training. Interesting reading and an interesting speech.
Left out of this presentation was the full MH-6 story. After it was shot up and unable to fly, the pilot was able to get enough power out of the motor and lift from the rotors to slide or drive it down the roads for a while even clearing a wall by pulling full collective and getting enough lift to hop over it. They continued this ride until the bird couldn't continue and then took refuge in the building.
Thanks for the extra info.
Thanks for those details. Good thinking on the pilots part.
I came down to comment the same. This book was awesome to read!
@Ball Baby not a sight to see but the ride of your life😉
Some truly excellent work on the part of the pilot.
I wanna see a US Operation named “Fluffy Bunny”.
It'll just be another pedo op with drugs
Missions like these are truly fascinating and seem impossible. Special Ops make terrible foes!
Hughes H-6 helicopter. 55 years and STILL in frontline service with US Special Forces.
Those little things got some 'grunt' .....
if it ain't broke don't fix it
The Quiet Ones still fly........
....it's a worry
And Damn they're fun to fly!
"So you're telling me i just have to stand guard and shoot the prisoner if anyone shows up? I mean, sure, sounds like an easy gig"
"We're going to have to pay you in cocaine. Is that okay?"
damnnn 😚
@@DrBleck35 damnnn 😚
I guess yayo can settle the debt
He had One Job
Was with A-1-75 Ranger Regiment for this Operation.
Time flies...
Rangers lead the way. Rangers were the muscle for the Special Forces long before they became part of SF. Am I right?
Huge respect for you men.
Hooah my brother.
AATW!
Yes,I remember Black hawk down in Somalia in 93!
Rangers are mid to large sized special operations, SF is squad level stuff as I understand it. Complementary units.
Military Police units assigned to USARSO also conducted Bushmaster patrols in addition to the infantry units already tasked. I was on quite a few of them.
May the Lord bless you and take your life also!
@@monosodiumglutamate3132 oath
Bravo sierra
@Fuck Google how?
MPs in a combat capacity is a scary thought 😆 I ain't trying to get shot in the back
Why he sounds like he's wishpering loudly ...
And fast mate. I can’t string three words together without getting my tongue in a mess👍
telling "secrets"
Love the more recent history, dont' listen to the people criticizing your voice style.
Totally agree mate. It's just dumb, whiney little freaks that do. I'm sure some people, just thrive on other people's misery.
Yes. His voice is fine and the quality of the videos is top notch.
D Cooper his mic is fine. You should go to the ENT doctor and get your shit checked.
Man... that’s part of what makes it great.
Sometimes it’s funny how intense it gets but that’s why I love some DARK DOCS too.
I really enjoy his voice. Why do people not like it?
If you watched chuck norris _delta force_ you know the whole story
'Seals' did better ! ....
Ah yes classics. Delta Force 1 and 2. Btw, what event was Delta 1 bases on?
I was with the 3/504 PIR, and this was my first operation with the unit. We were there under the guise of "training" and doing mock runs, until the night of Dec 19th they handed out live ammo, noted the chaplain was "over there" if we wanted to say any words, and we would be loaded up and hitting Gamboa right at midnight on Dec 20th via amphibious assault. Was the most surreal moment of my life.
The way you talk is hilarious. It's like you had so much coffee before doing the voiceover.
been up for 24 hours then the coffee yup
Talks about Green Berets, shows Marines training. Got to love stock footage. I served with a CSM who was in Panama. AC-130. C-130 is just a transport.
Almost every time an aircraft was mentioned, a completely different aircraft was being shown. That kept me watching out of sheer entertainment.
You didn't read the description of the video, did you? He clearly states he uses other clips and videos for dramatic effect, as he doesn't always have correctly matching ones.
aragos32727 I love the C-130s and c5s, my mom worked on the C5s when I was a young lad
My dad says he cant stand the way you speak while I am addicted to your videos because it's like your personally debriefing me on important missions I needed to know.,to put my existance into perspective xD
0,75 speed
@@arnefines2356 he just sounds like an old man with a British accent
@@justasingledoor5178 It sounds like melodramatic breathlessness.
@@PrezVeto exactly, and his writing can be a bit cheesy too. But the subject is interesting and he doesn't re use footage too much in this video
Most likely the first Declassified successful hostage rescue by delta force
The only one so far.
Uh, no
Larry Vickers said it was the longest they've ever trained for any of their hostage rescue missions.
Most likely the first successful one they finally managed to pull off.
Gang Star no they’ve pulled off plenty they just don’t talk about it unlike the seals
“Hudson who is Nexus Target?”
“It’s him Woods Nexus Target is Raul Menendez”
MASON!
WHAT DO THE NUMBERS MEAN??!? MASON!
@Karl T continue?
No no no no no
MASON!!!!
MENEDEZ
Larry Vickers was one of the operators and he has a video talking about the mission.
Larry Vickers was on this mission
lol
Larry Snickers
Delda force
👎I was trying to watch all these commercials but the damn show kept interrupting.
This post backwards asf
adblock plus as a browser extension and you will see ZERO commercials
Yea i was gonna say.. What adverts?
@@HighWindSailing : I honestly don't know how a lot of people don't know this. I figured that 1 out on day 1 and I'm thick as pig-shit.
Pay for premium youtube if 5 second ads are to much for you. Almost a thousand comments and only one person crying about ads.
for people wondering "No More Mister Nice Guy," by Alice Cooper, and "Paranoid" by Black Sabbath was the music of choice and "Welcome to the Jungle," by Guns N' Roses, and "Wanted Dead Or Alive," by Bon Jovi :D
thank you ... for your time, for your data
Wasn't there literally a CoD black ops 2 mission based on this?
Mission suffer with me, yes
Bruh that’s why the guy looks so familiar
Crash of mw
The part of the operation to capture Noriega should have been called Pineapple Prostate Exam.
And/or a nice sidewalk sundae for him.
Operation Humongous Revolver
Operation Stanky on da Hang Down
2:38 Why would they show footage of USMC recruit training as preparations? LOL! Don't get me wrong. I really like this channel.
Because the actual training footage is probably classified
Additional info, I served in 1/82 AVN. The Apaches were from my battalion and were covertly inserted in late October 1989. The troops sanitized their BDUs removing unit patches, and ditching the maroon berets for patrol caps. They forward deployed company only operated at night. The 82nd practiced the invasion early in 1989, I participated in the practice for the seizure of Omar Torillos International Airport. But, I wasn't picked to go on the trip when the balloon went up.
I remember those guys walking around Howard AFB, everyone else in standard uniforms and guys with obvious scars on their uniforms from 82nd patches. Wasn’t subtle or the low flying night missions. Had a flight of two Apaches put 30 mm into our platoon area the second day of the invasion, some failure in their targeting system.
"Operation Just Cause"
Rico Rodriguez: I'm on the way
I served with guys from the 82nd who had no clue they were deploying to Panama. They were literally just training, and since their gear was ready to go it went from a training mission to a real mission. Remember them saying their wives had no clue that when they turned the news on that it was their husbands jumping into Panama that they saw on the TV. They still thought their husbands were doing a training exercise.
It's an interesting video, but it would be nice if slowed down abit when you talk, it's very distracting
Answer for his crimes. Aka not letting the CIA smuggle his drugs
President Bush: "I have altered the deal, pray I do not alter it any further."
LMAO 😅😅😅
Outstanding Troop... HOOOAH
@Four Teen The American had no problems with all his actions until he crossed them. He didn’t suddenly become a horrible dictator. He always was. We will not be painting the Americans as superheroes. They put him into power. Why does that anger u?
@@s.a.8548 want to imagine a world without the USA?? Would you rather the CCP?
Noriega: I have your hostage.
George Bush Sr.: We have Van Halen.
AC DC Dirty Deeds a natural for this.
RIP ENC Don McFaul. He was one of the SEALs killed at the Panamanian Airport while on mission to destroy Noriega's plane. I served on DDG-74 USS McFaul from 2012-2016 and was proud to serve on a ship that bares his name.
Manuel Noriega can't be here right now. He's dead.
@The Infidel what a badass in the end he couldn't take the heat
0:43 that green glowing eyes effect from the nvgs is damn scary!
Imaginr being a supersticious taliban, fighting Marines or US soldiers, people who you already fear, and suddnly, you look into the night and barely perceptible, you see a pair of green glowing eyes only for all hell to break loose seconds later.
That shit would be so fucking scary tbh
That's taliban propaganda....
Even the most seasoned veteran can be afraid of the dark....
Exactly what I needed
For real
A lot of these guys went on to fight in the Battle of Mogadishu. A few perished in combat. Also - the 2 AC130s hovering above were code named Iron Maiden and Bad Company - cool.
A little known fact is that we put noreaga in office.
Wrong dope
Ah yes, a US Intelligence victory. I'm guessing all of them retired shortly thereafter? lol
Up voted, but slacking on the B-Roll. Hughes 500 Magnum P.I. "Little Bird" Helicopters were depicted as Blackhawks.
Alot of the footage is from night raids in Iraq. Majority of it from Rangers and regular dudes.
Yeah , you have to forgive the footage a bit. What got me was the guys parachuting out of a plane with its blinking lights on.
..and Hueys.
Hold on. First you say Muse was picked up from the roof by a CH53. Then he is sahot down in a little bird?
The chopper has an AKA .Loach
I love how at 2:39, he talks about preparations and rehearsals being conducted in the spring of 1988 for an Army operation, but then throws in random footage of modern day Marine recruits doing MCMAP training at MCRD San Diego. 😂
Was wondering that myself lol
Omg , o was watching the whole time 😂
in EVERY video description, and in the channel 'about', dark docs always made it clear that "As images and footage of actual events are not always available, Dark Docs sometimes utilizes similar historical images and footage for dramatic effect and soundtracks for emotional impact. We do our best to keep it as visually accurate as possible." .
Can you do a video on Operation Highjump in 1946 and the USS Liberty incident of 1967 please?
The Liberty is a lightning rod. Most TH-camrs don't want the hassle of even mentioning it. No matter what they say. No matter how many theories they mention, or evidence they present, the comment section turns into a shitshow.
@@christopherconard2831 You mean the evidence that shaped the investigations and reports by the C.I.A., NSA, U.S. Navy Court of Inquiry, President Johnson advisor Clark Clifford, a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and a House Armed Services Committee that *all* concluded the attack on the Liberty was a case of friendly fire or that there's no merit to the claims it was deliberate? Much of which is declassified, like the transcripts of the Liberty crew's sworn testimony that contradicts the 'theories' many of them would push decades later? That readily available information that every 'truth seeker' surely already knows and so there's no need for a shitshow, right?
Regarding another military mission by British operatives, one of them said that their missions have the lamest names while the U.S. missions have the coolest names. He wished that they could name their missions with the cool names like ours. You have to admit our mission names are pretty cool.
I remember how people in Noriega's compound were nearly driven crazy by the heavy metal music they were blasted with. Also, the military men nicknamed Noriega "pineapple face" due to it's heavy scarring from childhood skin problems. He really, really hated that.
“Operation Purple Storm” sounds like a trial run for LSD
I'm probably one of the few veterans who during the Carter years. It was a time when military budgets were cut to the bone. We weren't at war with anyone.
We couldn't have afforded to.
Pretty smart from his as the world tension was low. Trump meanwhile double the budget and spend more money on military when the world was at peace. Even Russia did not spend that much anymore for military
False
What a shame, we didn't have the money for war? Killing is priceless.
@@shafwandito4724 The Chinese are increasing their military budget
@@shafwandito4724 the world is not at peace, civil conflict is spreading like wildfire, Syria becomes an even bigger clusterfuck by the minute, the Russians are still menacing the former Bloc, the Suadis are slugging it out with Yemen and Iran, Isreal is still trampling on human rights, and the cold war we've been in with China since the USSR fell is ramping up dramatically. The USMC is currently refiting for a potential island hopping campaign in the South China Sea where China has been rapidly establishing hundreds of air and naval bases on small uninhabited islands for the past decade or so. China will attack Taiwan eventually, the two cannot coexist indefinitely, they are just biding their time until they are able to challenge Taiwan's foremost ally, us. War is coming, whether you like it or not, it is human nature.
The CIA agent Noriega
He was useful against Soviet-bloc backed insurgents there...until he became a drug lord.
Until? He was a CIA and Vatican go to man, for bloody sakes.
Thus awarded the Knights of Malta honor.
If you slow down the video a bit it actually sounds like he's talking and you can understand everything.
i have posted many times that I like the content, but this guy needs to hire a voice coach, to learn how to breath/pause between phrases and slow down. Or he should just slow down the audio speed when he records the video. 0.75x playback speed sounds funny when you adjust, but if you do it on the recording end it will sound better.
Operation Big Chungus (1989) Last ditch try to save the USSR by making big chungus real and showing it to the Soviet public
The Little Birds were used throughout the night in the later Blackhawk Down event in Mogadishu, Somalia. They literally flew all night long keeping the skinnies from getting to the Delta guys who were pinned down. They were nimble and could fly down the street and take out just about anything there. Great aircraft, well-trained men saved the day.
Six Minutes to Freedom👍. SgtMgr James Sudderth was a Delta operator and he was injured when the Helo came back down onto his foot. He was a great man and a friend. Sadly he passed very young after retirement, and is resting peacefully in Arlington.
I wish I was in charge of making up the operation names, I would make them really confusing to keep the mission safe, like "Operation Poopypants" or "Operation depressed beaver"
Operation Massive Ballbag.
@Weißer Wolf 😂😂😂😂 The last operation name killed me😂😂
I would use things like Operation:
Space werewolves from the future
Hornets doing math
Itchy balls
Anus of mystery
Batman but he’s obese
A small amount of lint
Super saiyan with blue hair dye
That episode of family guy where brian died
A derelict pigeon of racism
Infinitely fucking the alphabet
Next time on dragon ball z
You can’t date my cat
All these squares make a circle
Operation Poopypants is still classified to this day.
When the US Military has their stuff together, they do amazing things.
Like in Afghanistan? Or Iraq? Or Vietnam? Or Korea?
We have 2 distinctly different types of leadership in our Military.
The reality that many of them are Satanists is severely problematic.
I am a stanch supporter of our Troops.
I am extremely suspicious of who is driving the Military Machine.
Nothing, Nothing is as it seems.
John 14:6
@Pat Scan Probably because they wanted to stop communism?
@@user-dd8vo7or2d it's usually a couple factors. I would say oil and stop of communism
@@user-dd8vo7or2d US Military is the most organized and complex military in the world. Not saying most competent, the Israeli do pretty well as well
Our troops, special forces and others, are amazing. Their courage, ability, and gusto to go and win a battle are the what sets them apart from all other warriors. May the freedom they fight for forever reign.
Yeah I know. Remember 'black hawk down'.....
And that, is a misdirection to how a democracy protects its assets. The voters wouldn’t sanction it so, lie to them. What difference does it make to you?
I'll take a "mostly Democratic" country over a dictatorship any day. You are right, though: in life, the line between the "good guys" and the "bad guys" isn't always black and white.
*how a republic
the US is not a democracy.
Nigo Maramag a fairly desperate and naive counterpoint, think about it
6:40 Rare footage of a military-issue Panamanian striped polo shirt and jeans, issued only to the most distinguished recruits.
Sounds like you had been there
My buddy's dad served there. He was the most intense person I ever met in my life. He was a green barrette. When he spoke to you, he was literally 2" from your face. Probably about 5'6". Dude was kinda scary as fuck lol
damnnn 😚
7:16 “the heavily armed aircraft succeeded in redirecting attention...” I nominate this for the Understatement of the Decade Award.
True that!
Being near a location taking gunship fire is like witnessing hell on earth.
@@jamescampbell4334 Ancon hill was close enough to feels the dragons breath
Receiving accurate howitzer fire from an aircraft will definitely get ones attention.
With regards to the airfield, Chief Engineman Donald McFaul was Platoon Chief. He died dragging a wounded teammate to safety. His legacy is the Arleigh Burke class Guided Missile Destroyer USS McFaul (DDG-74.)
Wow...God bless his memory and his family.
I love his voice it's a perfect mix of "here's the facts and emotion" I also absolutely love the speed and small brakes he takes between a few words. It really makes it fun to watch this video. : )
Oh... so... Manuel Noriega was a real person? Not just a bad guy from bo1? Huh...
You've got to admit, that's a pretty badass mission name. Ranks right up there with "Neptune Spear"
Eh, I always thought Neptune Spear was a bit on the nose
formerly CIA-supported hmmmmmmm
Wow, you must be a real big brain
@@beans1215 Noriega was a paid asset of the CIA from the 1970's on.
www.reuters.com/article/us-panama-noriega-obituary/panamas-noriega-cia-spy-turned-drug-running-dictator-idUSKBN18Q0NW
The Soviet-bloc was funding and arming insurgents throughout the region at the time. Assets like Noriega were a response to that.
They stopped because he was using CIA flights to smuggle drugs into the US.
CIA is like SHIELD.
Both agencies has snakes and good guys.
I participated in the almost forgotten Operation Just Cause. Thank you for the comprehensive history lesson!
I remember larry vickers talking about this in a documentary. He also has a video talking about his car-15 he used, really cool gun.
I worked with a guy who was part of the operation. He had some very interesting stories.
It's impressive how many CIA support dictator end up being removed by USA military action. It's almost as if supporting dictators was a bad idea...
Your getting there along the right lines.
I just realized that the game Just Cause was based off of this mission. Very interesting..
United States itself claims it killed 202 civilians in Panama; neutral estimates for civilian casualties alone are 300-500 dead.
pro tip don't try to engage the US military
The association of the families losses On operation Just cause estimates over 3k Civilian And military Lives lost, entire families were killed during the bombing of Chorrillo
SO MANY ADVERTISEMENTS !! like every 2 minutes! lame, couldn't even watch it
Use an adblocker or something
2:35 "much of the preparations and training..." ya, these are marines at basic lol ...NOT SOF ...just sayin...
Reminds me of the mission in CoD Black Ops II
You can't kill me.
-Woods
@@waspbulgasari4498 thats bo1
@@revivehydra7945 sorry my bad, edited it now.
@@revivehydra7945 he said that in bo2 as well idiot
"operation just cause"? now I'm wondering if the game was loosely based on real events
That’s what the og game was named after, overthrowing a jungle dictatorship
@@the_hanged_clown hence the name
Nightstalkers don't quit death waits in dark six guns never miss former member of 160th SOAR Nightstalkers .i served from 1990 2001
I was in us air force. I served 15months with the 160th in Korea at k2 air base. Good bunch of guys. 2005-06. They had the chinooks long range.
I didn’t know the US Navy had a rank of “Commander Lieutenant” ?
I think he meant the commander of the unit was the Lieutenant.
Probably meant lieutenant commander which is the O4 rank
“With the support of night stalkers” as I’m about to goto green platoon fresh from AIT lol
gg
"Night stalkers don't quit" 🤙🏻
4:51 "His main goals were as follows:" TO BLOW UP AND ACT LIKE I DONT KNOW NOBODAY HEIH HIEH HIEH HIEH HIEH HIEH HIEH HIEH
lol
MENENDEZ!!!!
A friends dad once told me they gave his whole paratroop acid and had them jump into the jungle. He said it was the most crazy thing he has ever done.
That sounds fuckin intense
That’s a scary ass trip or the best trip you’ll ever have depending on perspective
Why the hell would they give them acid?
I think the story was in the book
"Confessions of an Economic hit man"
Oh damn, now I have to read it. Kept putting it off.
That was about Omar Torrijos. John Perkins befriending him as an economic hitman. Omar Torrijos ended up dying. CIA crashed the airplane he was in.