Skull Games Delta Force Operator Jeff Tiegs | Mike Drop Episode 235

Mike Drop

Mike Ritland

Society & Culture, Documentary, Politics, News

4.9 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2025

⏱️ 230 minutes

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Jeff Tiegs is a retired Delta Force Counter Terrorism and Counter Insurgency Expert with over 25 years of service in US Army Special Operations. With a distinguished military career spanning from a young ranger private to Delta Force lieutenant colonel, he has braved and commanded combat operations around the globe, including in Panama, Iraq, and Afghanistan. He's also the President of Skull Games Solutions, an organization that provides analytical and operational support to Law Enforcement Agencies engaged in counter sex trafficking operations. Unlike most Delta Force operators, Jeff has authored a book titled "Where Have All the Heroes Gone?: A Pilgrimage Through the Bible, the Battlefield, and Back Home Again", based on his exploration into Bible histories that helped him find meaning, inspiration, and the will to keep fighting, no matter the odds. Subscribe to the Mike Drop Patreon Page to see Ad-Free Episodes Early + Bonus Content at https://www.patreon.com/mikedrop ---------- Support Jeff Tiegs - Get Your Copy of Jeff's Book 'Where Have All The Heroes Gone?' at https://jefftiegsbook.com/ Website - https://skullgames.org/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/skullgames.io/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@SkullGamesInc ---------- Sponsors: Brunt Get $10 Off @BRUNT with code MIKEDROP at https://www.bruntworkwear.com/MIEKDROP #BRUNTpod ---------- C. Crane When the internet goes dark, radio still works! Order Your C. Crane CC Radio 3 today when you call C. Crane's U.S. based Customer Service at 800-522-8863 or visit https://ccrane.com/drop and use code DROP at checkout for 10% off orders over $75! ---------- TEAM DOG FOOD, TREATS & SUPPLEMENTS Be Your Dog’s Hero: Veteran-owned by a former Navy SEAL and Special Operations K9 Trainer, Team Dog provides a complete diet of science-backed premium dog food, treats, and supplements to optimize your dog’s health, forged from rigorous standards and real-world expertise. https://www.teamdog.shop TEAM DOG ONLINE TRAINING Mike Ritland – a former Navy SEAL & Special Operations K9 trainer – shares his simple and effective dog training program to build trust and control with your dog. Based on Mike’s bestselling book “Team Dog, Train the Navy SEAL Way”, join tens of thousands of families that successfully trained their way to a better dog. https://www.teamdog.pet SHOP ALL THE MIKE RITLAND BRANDS Get all your Mike Ritland branded gear - Mike Drop | Trikos | Team Dog https://shop.mikeritland.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Can you walk us through the spin up all the way through the operation that was Panama?
0:05.0	It was Friday or Saturday. I remember we cleaned our kit and the telephone rings and I pick it up and it's the alpha notification saying,
0:12.0	come in and it's real. We're blowing out, you know? So I go in to work and we're like, what's going on?
0:19.0	No one knew it was going on, but they're like, we don't know what's happening, but it's real,
0:22.1	and we're jumping, get your shit ready.
0:24.3	You had no idea that it was Panama?
0:26.4	No idea.
0:27.4	The way I found out was CNN started saying the 82nd Airborne and the Ranger Regiment is preparing
0:33.7	to invade Panama.
0:34.8	It's on the news.
0:35.8	So now we know we're going to Panama. We go to the
0:38.0	airfield. It's pouring down rain. It's really cold. And they start issuing you your combat load.
0:44.7	So now it's getting more and more real. Then we load up. We get on the birds. Again, what I
0:49.5	distinctly remember, when we get close enough to jump they open the doors I remember jumping out
0:54.4	of the airplane you know then you hear the jerk you look to make sure your
0:57.8	shoots open I look around I'm confused and then I see tracers going everywhere
1:01.7	then I hit the ground like a sack of shit and you you feel like you know like
1:06.3	everyone's there to kill you you know like you land and I'm having to decide do I go
1:10.4	fight those guys do I go fight those guys? Do I go fight those
1:12.5	guys? Like, what should I be doing? I know that there's a lot that you can't talk about. Yeah.
1:17.3	But whatever it is that you can share, I would love for you to kind of walk us through your career there.
1:23.0	We had a target list and we were hunting individuals. Land on the X, blow the doors, hit it hard.
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