Dick Couch

Author and Speaker

The Grey Zone Defined

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For those students of Special Operations and who have an interest in the future of American military Special Operations, I would invite your attention to the fine article in the National Defense University Press by a team of knowledgeable authors led by General Joseph…Read More…

Grey War

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There has been, and will continue to be, a great deal of chatter and articles about women in ground-combat roles and women in special operations ground combat. Yet, given the length of the SOF training and the elevated standards to which all special operators…Read More…

Special Operators vs ISIL

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There is a great deal in the headlines about American troops, namely American Special Operations personnel heading for Iraq to combat ISIL or ISIS. “These special operators will over time be able to conduct raids, free hostage, gather intelligence, and capture ISIL leaders.” These…Read More…

A New Book and an Apology

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First the apology–especially for those of you who have read Act of Revenge.  It was my intention, on completing Act of Revenge to begin on a sequel to that book, Act of Justice.  In fact, I was well into “Justice” and had included two…Read More…

Women in Direct Ground Combat

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In January of 2013, the Secretary of Defense rescinded the 1994 public law that excluded women from direct ground combat duty in our armed forces.  Prior to 1994, they did not serve in ground-combat roles, but the 1994 directive codified their exclusion.  With the…Read More…

From the Commander: The Way Ahead

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I’m often asked what the SEALs and other Special Operations Force (SOF) components will be doing in the future. For the past decade and a half, their deployments have been Iraq- and Afghanistan-centric, and a great deal of those deployments have been in active…Read More…

Paul Davis reviews Navy SEALs; Their Untold Story

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I’d like to thank Paul Davis for his kind review of Navy SEALs.  Paul’s credentials are impeccable:  He is a Navy veteran and his father was a World War Two Navy Frogman.  Thanks Paul!  This review and Paul’s other work can be found here.