BP Grogan

“You think that’s bad… you guys remember Judo?” “Oh hell yeah, the ‘like a glove’ incident,” “What’s that?” “Judo ran the boat right inside a forty-foot shipping container, under water, in the dark. Didn’t know it until the boat hit the back end of the container at full speed,” “Holy shit!” “No kidding huh? Really […]

Desert One was a disaster. The photos of the burned-out helicopters lying in the lonely sands of the Iranian desert drove spears through the hearts of all Special Operations members, regardless of service. Desert One was before my time. I joined the Teams in the mid-eighties, five full years after the debacle. Regardless, my teammates […]

In Memory of David Michael Collins March 3, 1969 to March 12, 2014 “Ah man… this is bull shit,” Swamp Thing grumbled. Swamp Thing continued to complain about the interruption as we followed the (SDV Advance Operator Training) Cadre member into the Team building to get the work from the lead instructor. We were all anxious to […]

September 1985, SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV) Team Two, Little Creek, Virginia: “Amphibious assault was a tactic employed during wartime hundreds maybe even thousands of years before the existence of ballistic submarines, SEAL Delivery Vehicles (SDV) and the Dry Deck Shelter (DDS). Homer described several waterborne assaults in his epic poems The Odyssey and The Iliad. […]

“D, D, what?” “DDS,” I said. “Dude is that some sort of sick joke? I mean being at SDVs is bad enough, now they’re stickin you in something that sounds like you’re going to the dentist. One root canal comin up, no anesthetic please!” said my friend from SEAL Team Four. “Its cool man, it’s […]

I had the honor of serving with BP Grogan in the SEAL Teams. He’s an incredible guy, and a wealth of knowledge when it comes to the SOF community, and the often mis-understood (even by our own community) SEAL Delivery Vehicle Teams. I hope you enjoy his perspective and this trip back in time, and […]