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Pete Nealen

Pete Nealen

is a former Reconnaissance Marine and veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan. He deployed to Iraq in 2005-2006, and again in 2007, with 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Recon Bn. After two years of schools and workups, including Scout/Sniper Basic and Team Leader's Courses, he deployed to Afghanistan with 4th Platoon, Force Reconnaissance Company, I MEF. He is now the author of the

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Memorial Day Is Not a Celebration

Memorial Day Is Not a Celebration

Featured May 31
Boko Haram, Biafra, and the fiction that is Nigeria

Boko Haram, Biafra, and the fiction that is Nigeria

Military History Feb 28
Situational awareness and unconventional warfare

Situational awareness and unconventional warfare

Military Feb 26
Importance of ethos within Special Operations

Importance of ethos within Special Operations

Expert Analysis Feb 23
Drugs are just the tip of the iceberg

Drugs are just the tip of the iceberg

Expert Analysis Feb 07
The Importance of Ethos Within Special Operations

The Importance of Ethos Within Special Operations

Expert Analysis Aug 03
China’s Unrestricted Warfare (Pt. 3)

China’s Unrestricted Warfare (Pt. 3)

Military Jul 27
Chattanooga and the Reality of Open-Source Warfare

Chattanooga and the Reality of Open-Source Warfare

World Jul 17
“El Chapo” Back At Large

“El Chapo” Back At Large

Expert Analysis Jul 13
Threat Profile: Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion

Threat Profile: Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion

World Jul 10
China’s Unrestricted Warfare (Pt. 2)

China’s Unrestricted Warfare (Pt. 2)

Military Jul 08
China’s Unrestricted Warfare (Pt. 1)

China’s Unrestricted Warfare (Pt. 1)

Military Jun 26
Violence Escalating in El Salvador

Violence Escalating in El Salvador

Expert Analysis Jun 12
The ISIS Crisis™: Don’t Believe Everything You See

The ISIS Crisis™: Don’t Believe Everything You See

Expert Analysis Jun 10
Global Insurgency: What It Is, What It Isn’t

Global Insurgency: What It Is, What It Isn’t

Expert Analysis Jun 02
More Trailer Park Drama in the Special Operations Community

More Trailer Park Drama in the Special Operations Community

World Jun 01
Ceasefire Ends, Fighting in Colombia Resumes

Ceasefire Ends, Fighting in Colombia Resumes

Expert Analysis May 28
Is the SOF / Conventional Forces Dichotomy Obsolete?

Is the SOF / Conventional Forces Dichotomy Obsolete?

Expert Analysis May 20
Folk Culture and Cocaine: What Shapes the Mexican Drug War

Folk Culture and Cocaine: What Shapes the Mexican Drug War

Culture May 18
The Narco Insurgency Heats up in Jalisco

The Narco Insurgency Heats up in Jalisco

Military May 15