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Jack Murphy

Jack Murphy

Jack served as a Sniper and Team Leader in 3rd Ranger Battalion and as a Senior Weapons Sergeant on a Military Free Fall team in 5th Special Forces Group. Having left the military in 2010, he graduated from Columbia with a BA in political science. Murphy is the author of Reflexive Fire, Target Deck, Direct Action, and Gray Matter Splatter. His memoir, "Murphy's Law" is due for a 2019 release and can be pre-ordered now.

Eeben Barlow Speaks Out (Pt. 1): PMC and Nigerian Strike Force Devastates Boko Haram

Eeben Barlow Speaks Out (Pt. 1): PMC and Nigerian Strike Force Devastates Boko Haram

World May 23
WATCH: How to pass Special Forces Assessment and Selection

WATCH: How to pass Special Forces Assessment and Selection

Featured Aug 05
Special Operations reading list: A few of my favorite hidden gems

Special Operations reading list: A few of my favorite hidden gems

Books Jul 25
(U.S. Marine Corps photo: Lance Cpl. William Chockey)

WATCH: How to pass Special Forces Assessment and Selection

World Jul 23
(Photo: Civ Div)

WATCH: American YPG volunteer describes joining up with the Kurdish militia

News + Intel Jul 22
(Photo courtesy of ICE.gov)

‘El Chapo’ drug lord sentenced to life in prison plus 30 years

News + Intel Jul 21
(NATO photo: U.S. Army Pfc. Joshua Belser)

Afghan commando unit suffers 25 killed in clashes near Turkmenistan border

World Jul 20
(Photo from Army.mil YouTube channel)

Watch: US Special Forces Underwater Operations School

Military Jul 19
(Pictures courtesy of DGS)

Ammo maker declares war on “trained wildlife,” including dolphins

World Jul 19
Heavily armed neo-Nazi ring busted up by Italian police

Heavily armed neo-Nazi ring busted up by Italian police

News + Intel Jul 17
Your guide to Special Forces weapons and gear

Your guide to Special Forces weapons and gear

Army Jul 16
(Photos courtesy of Twitter)

Armed anarchist and anti-fascist shot and killed outside ICE detention facility

Expert Analysis Jul 16
(Photo courtesy of the 75th Ranger Regiment)

Watch: New Ranger Regiment recruitment video shows how Rangers shoot, move, and communicate

Military Jul 14
(Wikipedia photo)

New information details Huawei’s links to the Communist Party of China

Technology Jul 13
(YouTube)

A rare look at a Swiss P-26 ‘anti-material’ rifle made for stay-behind cells

World Jul 12
(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Edwin Wriston)

Latvian and Polish troops train for the ‘stay-behind’ mission in the event of a Russian invasion

Foreign Policy Jul 11
(Painting by Johannes Adam Simon Oertel. public domain)

The Battle for New York City, 1776: A symbolic gesture

Military History Jul 10
(Jeffrey Epstein. Photo: Florida Department of Law Enforcement)

Jeffrey Epstein arrested on sex trafficking charges

World Jul 09
(The Delaware Regiment at the Battle of Long Island. Domenick D'Andrea, public domain)

The Battle for New York City, 1776: Manhattan

Military History Jul 08
Watch: The Green Beret is an outdoorsman trained to live and fight anywhere

Watch: The Green Beret is an outdoorsman trained to live and fight anywhere

Featured Jul 06
(Brooklyn Historical Society, public domain)

The Battle for New York City, 1776: Battle of Long Island and Brooklyn

Military History Jul 06
(Oil on canvas, Gilbert Stuart, public domain)

The Battle for New York City, 1776: Washington vs. Howe

Military History Jul 04
Betsy Ross flag. Photo courtesy of WFMS.

Op-Ed: Nike trolls America for profit this 4th of July

Expert Analysis Jul 03
‘Murphy’s Law’ — Covering the war against ISIS alongside the Peshmerga

‘Murphy’s Law’ — Covering the war against ISIS alongside the Peshmerga

Books Jul 01
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. David G. Bellavia

Watch: Amazing speech from Medal of Honor recipient Army Staff Sgt. David G. Bellavia

Military Jun 30