The Navy SEALs and Naval Special Warfare lost one of its most senior and most respected alumni last week. Rear Admiral Dick Lyon passed away after a short illness. Admiral Lyon, Class 2, our first Bullfrog (Longest serving SEAL on active duty), was 93…Read More…
The Boat Guys
Amid all that’s been written about our special operations components in general, and Navy SEALs in particular, there is one group of special operators that gets far less attention than they deserve. Or perhaps it just seems that way as SEALs, Green Berets, Rangers,…Read More…
Finding the Best
My wheelhouse is special operations recruitment, assessment, selection, and training. Regarding the vetting and training of SEALs, Green Berets, Rangers (from the 75th Ranger Regiment), and Marine Raiders, it’s been an ongoing part of my life’s work; I’ve written six books on the subject. …Read More…
A Most Troubling Perspective
Those of us with close ties to the Special Operations community, and this author counts himself in that number, are digesting an article by Matthew Cole in the online, investigative journal, The Intercept. The article details extensive inappropriate conduct on the part of Navy…Read More…
Ranger School is not a Leadership School
For those of us who were special operators during our military careers and who did not attend Ranger School, the School and the Tab have always held a certain amount of fascination. Of course, we non-tabbed SOF types are quick to point out that…Read More…
Women in Combat—The Saga Continues
I have often written about and posted articles on this site regarding women in direct ground-combat roles—Army and Marine infantry, armor, and artillery billets. And of course, in special-operations ground combat. All this may be for naught as there’s an expectation that the new…Read More…
Special Operators in Transition
Since 9/11, our special operations forces have doubled in size, tripled their budget, and dramatically ramped up their deployment rotations. All this means we have a great many more SOF warriors overseas and in harm’s way. And over time, a great many of them…Read More…
Warriors in Public Office–Welcome Aboard
Along with Republican victory in the White House, a number of former service members with no previous political experience have been elected to public office–at the state, local, and national level. One of the more public and contentious races was for governor of Missouri. …Read More…
Bravo Zulu (Navy speak for well done) Dr. Wally Grand—44 Years Ago
In October of 1972, Major Walter Grand, U.S. Air Force, was summoned to the Clark Air Force Base (the Philippines) Hospital. A Navy SEAL with a seemingly-mortal head wound was inbound from Vietnam. At the time, Grand was the only military neurosurgeon in Southeast…Read More…
Let’s Pause for a Moment
Amid the focus on the election and the prospect of a new Commander-in-Chief, let us not forget that we are still a nation at war. Or perhaps more accurately, we are a nation who has a number of its Special Operations warriors committed to…Read More…
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