The First Black Special Forces General | Remo Butler | Ep. 358

The Team House

dee takos

History, Documentary, Society & Culture, Government

4.7 • 929 Ratings

🗓️ 5 July 2025

⏱️ 92 minutes

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This podcast features a conversation with General Remo Butler, the first Black Special Forces General. He shares insights from his extensive military career, covering his upbringing, challenging early assignments, experiences in Special Forces, and his role in significant operations like Just Cause. General Butler also discusses the evolution of military training, his historic promotion, and the importance of mentorship and addressing mental health post-retirement.

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00:00 - Start & Origin Story
10:44 - First Army Assignment
26:26 - Joining Special Forces
38:44 - Operation Just Cause
43:12 - SF Branching & Instructor Role
54:11 - Modernizing SF Training
59:10 - First Black SF General & Retirement

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0:31.5	Special operations.
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0:47.0	Espionage. The Team House, with your hosts, Jack Murphy, and David Park.
1:14.2	Hey, everyone, this is episode 358 of The Team House. I'm Jack here with Dave and our guest on tonight's show is retired general Remo Butler. Rimo had an extensive career in special forces. He was the first black special forces general. He started off his career in conventional forces, served with C-37 down in Panama more than once, and then went on to a number of different commands, commanded the Special
1:20.3	Warfare Center, the deputy at Ussesak, and commanded Special Operations Command South
1:26.1	towards the end of his career.
1:28.5	So there's a lot to talk about here.
1:30.1	And, Rimo, welcome to the show.
1:32.2	Thanks, Jack.
1:32.7	Appreciate it.
1:34.3	So your origin story, Rimo, tell us about Egypt, Mississippi and growing up as a young man.
1:43.0	Egypt, Mississippi.
1:44.2	I was born in Egypt, Mississippi.
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