Mark Donald

About the author

Mark is a former Navy SEAL and medical officer who served 25yrs as a Reconnaissance Marine, Navy Corpsman and Physician Assistant. He retired in 2010 as training officer for Kennedy Irregular Warfare Center, Office of Naval Intelligence. A published author his memoir BATTLE READY, Memoir of a SEAL Warrior Medic details his life and the difficulties he encountered with Post-Traumatic Stress. In addition to writing, Mark works as a consultant and serves as the Director for the UDT-SEAL Association's Member Life Assistance Program (MLAP). His military decorations include the Navy Cross, the Silver Star and Purple Heart.

SWAT Teams Learn How to Practice Medicine From Navy SEAL

Well, not quite, but the West Hartford Police Department made certain that participants in the Connecticut SWAT Challenge understood how important it is for a police officer to be able to preform casualty care. Throughout the 3-day event, WHPD continually introduced rescue, casualty evacuation and treatment challenges into the training scenarios. This forced Tactical-LEOs, a […]

Combat Diver Training & Ear Problems: A Reader Asks SOFREP

Last year for a college credit, I took a diving course. It was an excellent experience but near the end we were required to ditch our weight belt and then do a fast descent to retrieve it at the bottom of the pool (about 13 feet down). During the descent I forgot to equalize my […]

Sleeper Agents or Rogue Terrorists?

Were the bombings at the Boston Marathon the work of a sleeper agents or just rogue terrorists? This is just one of the many questions law enforcement will need to sort out during its investigation. However, it’s doubtful the America public will ever hear of these findings, despite rumors that everyone from Al Qaeda to […]