Soldier of Fortune, Inc. - Season 1 Episode 1 Genesis

Matthew Shepherd is forced to retire from the army and is wondering what he is going to do with the rest of his life. Not long afterwards he is met by an old colonel of his and asked if he wants to set up a covert missions group. A group able to complete missions that need to be kept secret, be denied and is extralegal. Shepherd agrees as long as he can gather his own operatives. This he does recruiting old friends and allies, people he knows he can trust. Their first job is to rescue four US airmen who were shot down on the Turkey/Iraq border and have been captured by the Iraqis