Mike Vining

About the author

Sergeant Major Mike Vining, U.S. Army (Ret.) is a founding member of the U.S. Army’s 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment–Delta and one of the most respected explosive ordnance disposal professionals to serve in modern special operations. Over a career that spanned decades of conflict and rapid evolution inside the U.S. special mission community, Vining built a reputation for technical mastery, calm under pressure, and the quiet professionalism that defined the unit’s early culture.