Inside the Fight with 5th Special Forces Group

Former 5th Group Green Beret Drew Estelle joins Jack to walk through his wild path from a chaotic Texas childhood to Iraq, Afghanistan, and covert work supporting the Syria mission. Drew breaks down Iranian influence in Iraq, the intelligence nightmare in Kunduz, building ALP who actually fought, and the political headaches behind training Syrian forces in Turkey. A raw, detailed look inside modern Special Forces operations — and the personal cost that comes with them.<br /><br />Check out Drew here:<br />https://baersolutionsllc.com/<br />https://www.instagram.com/baersolutions<br />https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18I4Yip4t76Pf9e6uGmoMw<br /><br />Today's Sponsors <br />Perfect Jean ⬇️<br />https://theperfectjean.nyc/house15<br />for 15% off<br />GhostBed⬇️<br />https://www.ghostbed.com/house<br />FOR 25% off sitewide! <br /><br />For ad free video and audio and access to live streams and Eyes On Geopolitics...JOIN OUR PATREON! <br />https://www.patreon.com/c/TheTeamHouse<br />To help support the show and for all bonus content including:<br />-live shows and asking guest questions <br />-ad free audio and video<br />-early access to shows<br />-Access to ALL bonus segments with our guests<br />Subscribe to our Patreon! ⬇️<br />https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse<br />Support the show here:⬇️<br />https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse<br />___________________________________________________<br />Subscribe to the new EYES ON podcast here:⬇️<br />https://www.youtube.com/@EyesOnGeopoliticsPod/featured<br />__________________________________<br />Jack Murphy's new book "We Defy: The Lost Chapters of Special Forces History" ⬇️<br />https://www.amazon.com/We-Defy-Chapters-Special-History-ebook/dp/B0DCGC1N1N/<br />——————————————————————<br />Or make a one time donation at: ⬇️<br />https://ko-fi.com/theteamhouse<br />Social Media: ⬇️<br />The Team House Instagram:<br />https://instagram.com/the.team.house?utm_medium=copy_link<br />The Team House Twitter:<br />https://twitter.com/TheTeamHousePod<br />Jack’s Instagram:<br />https://instagram.com/jackmcmurph?utm_medium=copy_link<br />Jack’s Twitter:<br /> https://twitter.com/jackmurphyrgr?s=21<br />Dave’s Twitter: <br />https://twitter.com/dave_parke?s=21<br />Team House Discord: ⬇️<br />https://discord.gg/wHFHYM6<br />SubReddit: ⬇️<br />https://www.reddit.com/r/TheTeamHouse/<br />Jack Murphy's memoir "Murphy's Law" can be found here:⬇️<br /> https://www.amazon.com/Murphys-Law-Journey-Investigative-Journalist/dp/1501191241<br />The Team Room Reading Room (Amazon Affiliate links):⬇️<br /> https://jackmurphywrites.com/the-team-room-reading-room/<br />Intro music by https://www.youtube.com/user/RemixSample<br />"Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio"<br /><br />00:00 — Start <br />01:00 — Texas Roots &amp; Playing “Green Berets”<br />03:20 — College Chaos &amp; Getting Kicked Out<br />06:35 — Enlisting &amp; Fighting for an SF Contract<br />10:55 — SFAS, Failing 18D &amp; Becoming an 18B<br />15:45 — Iraq: Firebase Brown &amp; Early Combat<br />22:40 — Iran’s Influence &amp; The Arrest Revolving Door<br />34:00 — Afghanistan: Kunduz, IMU, &amp; ALP Who Fought<br />52:55 — B-Team, Kabul LNO &amp; Turkey/Syria Mission<br />1:06:45 — CIF, Broken Neck &amp; Building Bear Solutions<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support</a>.