Nick Coffman

About the author

Nick is a former United States Marine. He primarily writes about Marine Corps Special Operations as well as digital privacy and security. In his spare time he enjoys hunting and fishing.

In case you missed it: Our top headline picks from the past week

Snubbed by SEALs: A Delta Force operator on working with SEAL Team 6 A U.S. Navy Admiral “owned” the Balkan State of Bosnia under the behavioral tutelage of the United Nations Peace-Keeping organization. He was the sheriff, the police chief, the governor, the president of the country until such time humanitarian order could be restored […]

The DEVGRU files: Founder Dick Marcinko on why SEAL Team Six was created

Years ago we had a chance to sit down for an interview with Richard “Demo Dick” Marcinko when he was in town for an event in New York City. For the first time in more than three years, this content is now free for your viewing pleasure. During this exclusive interview, Dick Marcinko, the founder […]

GROM: An exclusive look into Poland’s premier counter terrorism unit

In 2013, our team had an opportunity to visit Poland and their premier counter terrorism unit, the GROM. For the first time ever, a US film crew was allowed inside their compound and granted exclusive interviews with GROM operators. Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 the GROM have been deployed alongside US Special […]

The DEVGRU files: SEAL Team Six founder Dick Marcinko on SEALs in Vietnam

Years ago we had a chance to sit down for an interview with Richard “Demo Dick” Marcinko when he was in town for an event in New York City. For the first time in more than three years, this content is now free for your viewing pleasure. During this portion of the interview, Dick discusses […]

NEWSREP community, you can help build our new super site

Many of you have been with our community from the beginning – almost seven years at this point. While this site has always been the flagship, many don’t realize that we have several other channels in our portfolio. In addition to NEWSREP we have The Loadout Room (gear and adventure), Special Operations (spec ops history […]

Interview with a WWII paratrooper: Jumping into Normandy

World War II paratrooper Tom Rice talks about why he joined the Army, exploring the jungles of Panama, and how being a risk taker led him into the Airborne prior to the Normandy invasion. He also explains the curious history behind the jump towers at Airborne school. While training for combat, Tom also gets into some […]

In case you missed it: Top headlines from the past week

Trump nomination for next intelligence chief backfires Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX) has withdrawn from consideration for the soon-to-be-vacant Director of National Intelligence [DNI] post. Ratcliffe had been nominated by President Trump to replace the soon-leaving Dan Coats The night when everything went wrong: The exclusive story behind the deaths of Delta Force and SAS operators  […]