A Tier 1 SIGINT Operator’s View of Delta, DEVGRU & Iran | Ep. 287 | Pt. 2

About this episode

Joe England shares his experiences in Task Force Orange and discusses the challenges of intelligence operations and personal struggles.

Joe England (The Stoic Viking) delivers a firsthand account of life inside America’s most secretive intelligence unit, Task Force Orange (Intelligence Support Activity/ISA). He details attachments with Delta Force and DEVGRU SIGINT operations in Iraq and beyond, working against Iranian Quds Force elements during the rise of ISIS, and the challenges of clandestine missions under alias across multiple continents. The conversation also covers his transition out of the unit, rock-bottom struggles with identity and loss, his path to becoming a Black Hawk pilot, and how stoicism helped him rebuild purpose. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: Joe England

Topics covered

• SIGINT
• Delta Force
• DEVGRU
• Iran
• ISIS
• clandestine operations
• stoicism
• identity

Keywords

• Task Force Orange
• Intelligence Support Activity
• Quds Force
• Black Hawk pilot

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Black Hawk

Books & works: The Stoic Viking

Places: Iran, America, Iraq

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