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Col (Ret) Keith Nightingale

Col (Ret) Keith Nightingale

Col (Ret) Keith Nightingale commanded four Rifle companies, three battalions and two brigades-all in either Airborne or Ranger elements. As a two tour Vietnam vet, he is also a Plankholder in both the 1-75 and JSOC. He was the Ground Operations Officer in Task Force Eagle Claw as well as head of the "Get Pablo Escobar" Task Force in USSOUTHCOM. He is a

    Generals Gavin and Ridgeway talk during the Battle of the Bulge. Screenshot from X

    Building a Culture: How Generals Ridgway and Gavin Rebuilt the 82nd Airborne for D-Day

    Military History Feb 09
    The surgeons from Metallica's "One" contemplate fixing the unfixable. Screenshot from YouTube

    Col. (Ret) Keith Nightingale: The Conundrum of Combat

    Entertainment Oct 27
    A young medic and a wounded soldier.

    A Warrior Shares The Reality And Horror of Combat

    Art of War Oct 26
    Rangers from 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, as part of a combined Afghan and coalition security force operating in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, await a CH-47 for extraction. Department of Defense photo by U.S. Army Pfc. Pedro Amador

    Creed and Combat: How Rangers Survived the Harshest Corners of Afghanistan

    SOF Sep 12
    Image Credit: Claremont McKenna College

    Retired Ranger Colonel Shares Hard Lessons Forged in Combat

    Op-Ed Sep 10
    Addressing the troops in Normandy. Photo courtesy of the author.

    Col. (Ret) Keith Nightingale: The Uniqueness That is Normandy, D-Day Plus 80 Years

    Featured Jun 21
    Reaching for greatness: the path to becoming a Ranger demands strength, resilience, and an unyielding spirit.

    Col (Ret) Keith Nightingale: The Origin and History of the Ranger Creed

    Featured May 27