George E. Hand IV

About the author

Master Sergeant US Army (ret) from the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta, The Delta Force. Post military I worked for 16 years as a subcontract to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on the nation's nuclear test site north of Las Vegas Nevada. Developed hunt methodology for Albuquerque-based Counter Human Traffic organization DeliverFund llc as an Intelligence Analyst and Network Disruption Team Leader in the fight against human trafficking. I'm a master cabinet-grade woodworker and master photographer. I have high military ratings in six foreign languages.

Geo Hand: How a Classified Department of Energy Program Backfired

In the vast, unforgiving expanse of the Nevada Test Site, where the line between success and cataclysm is as thin as the morning’s first light, I wielded the dual swords of Distance and Fear, carving out a sanctuary for innovation amidst the shadows of potential disaster.

Geo Hand: That Time When a Drug Dealer Killed a Navy SEAL in Miami

In the sweltering Key West sun, Big Jim’s sloop swayed lazily in the marina, a testament to his carefree, albeit solitary, existence, while the thunderous laughter of Pee-Pee Jack’s brood echoed like a boisterous symphony, painting a vivid portrait of life’s unpredictable rhythms and bonds formed in the most unexpected of crucibles.

A Geo Hand Original Cartoon: The Far Side of SOFREP

Sometimes I am actually asleep and something funny — that maybe only I think is funny — comes to me. I no kidding wake up audibly chuckling and think to myself: “Heh, heh… no problem; I’ll remember it in the morning and make a note of it for cartoon representation.” And you know… I seldom […]