George E. Hand IV

Chainsaw took that round like he took everything in life—head-on, with a laugh and a quick curse, pushing forward while the rest of us wondered how he was still standing.

Chuck was the kind of man who’d tell you he was a nice guy, and damn if he didn’t prove it every time, right up until the day the universe decided it was done with him.

Delta’s devastating punch relies on the unsung heroes—our support brothers—whose relentless dedication and extraordinary flexibility make our foundation unbreakable.

He hit the ramp and could see immediately that other than filled with the fine red glow of cabin lights the helo was empty.

In the murky, shark-infested waters of the Calda Channel, Chuck Studley and I learned the hard way that destiny often finds you paralyzed with fear, clutching your dive tanks, and fervently swearing off any future encounters with the ocean’s toothy residents.

The dark web, shrouded in anonymity and secrecy, is both a den of iniquity and a sanctuary for those seeking freedom from oppression, revealing the hidden, murky depths of the Internet iceberg.

Polygamy and human trafficking are, unfortunately, still alive and well in the good old US of A.

Helicopters, those damnable, awe-inspiring beasts, taught me the hard limits of man and machine through a litany of mishaps, from hard landings in brown-out dust to emergency ocean bailouts and explosive chaos, revealing their true worth only when pushed to the edge.

Tom Greer didn’t need a battlefield to prove his valor—he showed it in quiet vigils, final embraces, and the promise kept in a dying brother’s trust.

The entry-level training course at the unit was several months long and very tedious, with strict rules governing performance; violation of the performance standard was taken in all seriousness and was ground for dismissal.

CQB is all about raw courage and simple tactics, where real warriors charge into the unknown while others just talk.

Bold Bob, with his laptop duct-taped to the plane, dismissed standard procedures and led his team into the clouds.