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I was watching the news this morning, as I typically do, when I heard a journalist talking about the U.S. military involvement in Yemen.  In an offhand comment, the reporter described the extent of the United States’ involvement as providing refueling support to Saudi aircraft operating in the skies over Yemen. That was it. Immediately, […]

Former U.S. Navy SEAL officer Clay Tippins is looking to join Missouri governor Eric Greitens as the second currently-serving chief executive officer of a U.S. state to be a former Naval Special Warfare officer.  The 44-year-old Tippins is running as a self-described conservative Republican for the governorship of Georgia. The former SEAL officer, according to […]

The U.S. Army is planning to transfer up to 10,000 surplus 1911 pistols to the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) as early as 2018, according to the Army Times.  The .45 caliber pistols would then be put up for sale to civilians who qualify to purchase them from CMP.  The move comes as part of the […]

Looking to join the ranks of two other former members of the U.S. Navy SEAL Teams to infiltrate the halls of the U.S. Congress, Houston, Texas-based former Naval officer Daniel Crenshaw does not necessarily look the part of a staid, buttoned-down politician.  In fact, rarely ever do you see eyepatch-sporting, facial hair sprouting, necktie-less men […]

There is something about the traditional hero in American popular culture that we find… lacking.  Whether it be the snow-white purity of heart, the absolute courage of convictions, the unwavering righteousness of moral cause — or likely, a combination of all three — we often find such heroic archetypes a bit tiresome. That totally makes […]

There is perhaps nothing as elemental in life as teaching your child to hunt.  It is a sacred ritual that connects your offspring to the fundamental nature of life and death, and when done properly, instills in the young a respect for nature and for humanity’s role as a steward of the earth’s resources. Let […]

According to a report in the Daily Beast, the two Navy SEALs being investigated for the killing of a U.S. Army Green Beret — Staff Sergeant Logan Melgar — were allegedly discovered by Melgar to have been stealing money from a fund intended for informants.  When Melgar confronted the SEALs and then refused their offer […]

This Veterans Day 2017, I thought I would take it upon myself, for those of you perhaps not familiar with the U.S. veteran community, to provide for you a guide to the different types — or categories — of veterans you might encounter in modern American society. This guide will of course not be perfect, […]

On October 23, 2017, former White House Advisor on U.S. Middle East Policy under President George W. Bush, Elliott Abrams, spoke at Georgetown University about American foreign policy in the Middle East in the aftermath of the Arab Spring.  The speech centered around Abrams’ new book, “Realism and Democracy: American Foreign Policy after the Arab […]

There really is no way to sugar coat the fact that it has been a pretty shitty few weeks in the news media for the Navy’s SEAL Teams.  The relentless coverage over the past few years — if not the last decade — has mostly been positive when it comes to the community, and how […]

This is the last in a series of three articles on Next Generation Combat Medic (NGCM).  In the first of this series, we looked at the group itself and its mission to get civilians trained in stopping uncontrolled bleeds that occur in mass casualty events, or even in everyday accidents.  In the second article in the […]

This is the second in a series of articles in which we interview the members of Next Generation Combat Medic (NGCM).  See the first article in the series (here), in which we introduced the men who make up the organization, talked about NGCM, and delved into its mission to teach civilians how to save lives in […]