He is indirectly saying he was working for, or with the cia by saying the aircraft name.  The agency bought two of them.  People went to prison over it.  There are photos of them being used in this thread.

I'm sure. Nothing like a stuck case to fuck up your gunfight.



 

Not exactly. I've got buddies (regular AF Security Forces) who have done Pakistan deployments and flown on those MI-17's quite a bit. Nothing SOF related, they're just ferried around on them.

Bad asses

Yeah, I've worked with Mi-17s, and I'm not a cool guy.

If that picture was dated as 2001-2002, it might be an indicator. Not anything after that though.

I was under the assumption that working in that sort of outfit precluded these lads from looking like Americans, ie: they carried AKs and old ChiCom chest rigs, wore civvy clothes, etc. etc.



He's carrying an XM177E1 which had cycling issues related to the gas port, barrel length, and how the moderator sat right against the FSB. Good policy to strap a cleaning rod to it but all those issues were solved with the XM177E2, which is why you don't see as many cleaning rods taped to those carbines.





Still good policy I suppose.




 
 

OK, I will scurry back into my lane most riki tik and just post pix now

Level Zero Heroes



Major General Mark A. Clark, the commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command congratulates the winning team leader of the MARSOC warrior challenge at an awards ceremony at MARSOC headquarters aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. Feb. 22, 2013. MARSOC Marines and Sailors celebrated the command's 7th birthday by competing against each other in the warrior challenge's three separate events, which included a stamina course, a fitness and marksmanship challenge and a soccer tournament. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle McNally)

These dudes are hard dicks. Three of them live down the street from me; rad motherfuckers.



 

Sounds very erotic.

LOL! What the hell...  

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I vaguely remember reading something about that. Did it involve a fucked up trip to Russia?

Anybody know what type of pack the solider on the left is wearing?

ETA: sorry for the gear-quear question but that's a nice looking pack, good size, etc

Are you saying you want their digits, bro?

















 

The last photo seemed too clean so I Googled around.

Yep... This photo is of a "JSOC impressionist"  

http://geardoshit.wordpress.com/2010/01/20/jsoc-operator-impression/

Dammit.



For my penance, I give this thread a few CIA types in Laos.







 

What the hell is an impressionist

Sometimes, but not by default.  

Pic thread.

TAG for later. Great thread.

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos, center, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, and his wife, Bonnie, left, exchange greetings with U.S. Marines upon arriving at Forward Operating Base Puzeh in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 24, 2012. The Amoses were visiting with U.S. Marines and coalition forces service members throughout the province during a holiday trip. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mallory S. VanderSchans)


Bonnie Amos, left, the wife of Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos, speaks with a U.S. Marine assigned to the 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion during a visit to Forward Operating Base Puzeh in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 24, 2012. The Amoses visited with Marines and Sailors throughout the province during the holiday trip. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mallory S. VanderSchans)


U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos, right, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, holds a sniper rifle while talking with Marines assigned to the 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion during a visit to Forward Operating Base Puzeh in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 24, 2012. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mallory S. VanderSchans)

Bonnie Amos, center, the wife of Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos, stands for a photo with U.S. Marines assigned to the 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion while visiting Forward Operating Base Puzeh in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 24, 2012. The Amoses visited with Marines and Sailors throughout the province during the holiday trip. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mallory S. VanderSchans)


Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Micheal P. Barrett, third from right, and Bonnie Amos, third from left, the wife of Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos, stand for a photo with U.S. Marines assigned to the 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion while visiting Forward Operating Base Puzeh in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 24, 2012. Barrett and the Amoses visited with Marines and Sailors throughout the province during the holiday trip. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mallory S. VanderSchans)


Standing center, from left, Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Micheal P. Barrett; Bonnie Amos; and her husband, Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos, pose for a photo with U.S. Marines assigned to the 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion during a visit to Forward Operating Base Puzeh in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 24, 2012. Barrett and the Amoses visited with Marines and Sailors throughout the province during the holiday trip. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mallory S. VanderSchans)

Thats quit the tittle. JSOC impressionist.

Which pick has the Kelty pack?

Bottom one, on the right.



 

Maybe not a ,"military pack" but I carry my redwing all the time. I happen to know you can fit a broken down SAW, a broken down M4, ammo, radio, batteries, and a couple stripped MRES in a redwing with no issues.

Big difference between flying around in contractor birds and OGA helicopters.

All those packs look like Mystery Ranch SATL packs to me.

+1



 

Apologies for re-posts. At this point I'm even worried about re-posting pics I've already posted.

That last pic is interesting.  Wonder why he has an HK-91?

Train with anything you're likely to find as a local variant.

It's just a promo pic.

Any guesses to the one the solider on the left is wearing?

http://i.imgur.com/6SHYMkn.jpg

Swedish SOG



Selfie SPC ops style

Potato camera...





This guy has a Danish flag but Swedish camo...

Really, blurred weapons?
       




London Bridge S.C.O.T.T. Trauma Bag.




 
 

Many thanks

This was January of last year...

http://www.socnet.com/showthread.php?t=96762&page=3

I remember that thread. Teti is a stud.



 

Just pointing out that the phrase "used exclusively by the CIA for covert ops" is no longer true when it comes to Americans and Mi-17s.


And the ones I dealt with weren't contractor birds, they were ANA. It was very brief.

I don’t know what Teti did as a private military contractor after his military service.  My comments were directed towards his response to that last question in the interview.  If he were really in such a “unit,” and is “bound by law not to reveal . . . the unit,” then it seems that he has violated, if not the letter, then at least the spirit of, any non-disclosure agreement by, a) stating that such a “unit” exists, b) that he was in such a “unit,” and c) that he is not allowed to reveal the “unit.” And if he was never in such a “unit,” then shame on him.  Either way, his statements did nothing to help his credibility, hence my lame BS comment. But beyond that, even though he was careful not to violate any secrecy laws and/or agreements, he had no problem violating two major rules of Fight Club. In that sense, perhaps he is a true badass.

But this brings up another point.  As Joe Q. Public, I understand I don’t need to know the details of CAG/DEVGRU/SAD, etc. As long as the proper oversight is in place and things are working the way they are supposed to, then those activities and organizations can remain on the dark side.  But if you’re going to leverage and attempt to monetize your clandestine experience in a public market, then all bets are off.  And I’m including guys who write books and make movies, shill guns and gear, appear in the media as subject matter experts, and form tactical training companies, to name a few.  

Once you release your past into the public domain for a profit motive, and the public who ultimately contribute to the success of your endeavors question or challenge your past, you don’t get to say, “Sorry, you don’t have the need to know.” Fuck that shit.  Nobody gets to have their cake and eat it too, not even former secret squirrel action guys.  If it’s a secret, then STFU and don’t talk about it.  But if you’re looking to make a buck, and it’s none of my business how a guy decides to do that, then you have to deal with all the forces that swirl in a free market economy.

Yes, I have rambled on about stuff about which I know nothing.  But I’m like my dearest 15-year old niece who is currently learning how to drive on a Learner’s Permit and giving my sister a heart attack in the right seat every 15 minutes.  I’m trying to stay in my lane, but I just can’t.

So now, with my hands firmly at 10 and 2, more pics:

I went to college with and worked with Clark's daughter for a while. Still friends with her on Facebook. That girl could drink. Looks like her dad a bit.

 

Nice, ECC in the wild

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