A Navy SEAL’s Guide to Cuba

A Navy SEAL’s Guide to Cuba

The article below was written by Brandon Webb, former Navy SEAL and Hurricane Group, Inc. CEO, and was featured in Men’s Journal. He discusses his recent trip to Cuba and also gives tips on traveling to the once forbidden island.- Desiree I’ve always been fascinated by the small island country that’s swimming distance from Key West. Tropical […]

Wild West culture of drug use on operations permeates SEAL Teams

Wild West culture of drug use on operations permeates SEAL Teams

Sources within the Special Operations community have described a situation to SOFREP in which SEAL Team Six operators are routinely high on drugs while conducting highly dangerous direct action missions while deployed abroad.  Operators are known to abuse methamphetamine and other uppers on a regular basis during combat operations.  The use of cocaine and methamphetamine is […]

Selection for British SAS: Life in the thick of the trees (Part 4)

Selection for British SAS: Life in the thick of the trees (Part 4)

Read Part Three HERE. This was it—the Trees Phase of selection. We were just above the canopy and traveling at speed, contouring the tops of the trees. The vastness of the jungle was immense; before we were airborne for 10 minutes, all you could see was trees. Clearings came and went, bends in rivers were just visible sometimes, […]

Texas A&M Galveston Corps of Cadets selects openly gay cadet commander

Texas A&M Galveston Corps of Cadets selects openly gay cadet commander

Since 1876, Texas A&M University has been unleashing a steady arsenal of driven people into service. Former alumni include James Earl Rudder, the historic commander of Allied forces during the battle for Pointe Du Hoc during the Normandy invasion; Texas Governor Rick Perry; and an incredible seven Medal of Honor recipients. At the newer Galveston campus, cadets […]

Pitfalls of the private contracting circuit

Pitfalls of the private contracting circuit

Prevention is better than a cure. Six ex-British soldiers are being held in India for not having the correct paperwork with company weapons whilst working on a floating armoury. The company who was responsible for them and their ship is nowhere to be seen in defence of the men who now languish in squalor. I am […]

Former Navy SEAL Sniper Instructor reviews the Barrett MRAD Rifle

Former Navy SEAL Sniper Instructor reviews the Barrett MRAD Rifle

My first impression of the Barrett MRAD (Multi-Role Adaptive Design) straight out of the box was that Barrett had designed a beautiful rifle.  The rifle I received for my evaluation was a bolt-action chambered for .338 Lapua Magnum. The concept behind Barrett’s MRAD system, is that it provides the shooter with an adaptable modular shooting […]

The story of the Marine Recon Paddle

The story of the Marine Recon Paddle

You may have seen a paddle displayed proudly in the home or office of a former Recon Marine. So, what’s the deal with these paddles? Every Recon Marine is presented with a paddle from his peers when he leaves the unit or the Marine Corps. The history of this tradition stems from the days of […]

The growing trend of asinine headlines in today’s news

The growing trend of asinine headlines in today’s news

I am sitting in front of my laptop, fueled up on caffeine and Jason Isbell, while patiently waiting for inspiration to strike me, or for divine providence to inspire me to write something meaningful and deep. Finding this technique frustratingly slow, I instead turn to today’s news headlines, across a variety of sources, and I am instantly […]

Rasputin’s death may have saved the allies in WWI: Here’s how it really happened

Rasputin’s death may have saved the allies in WWI: Here’s how it really happened

The legend of Grigori Rasputin, commonly referred to as simply, “Rasputin,” has a significant reach.  Even before I was aware of the tsarist government in Russia that allowed his rise to power, before I know who Tsar Nicholas II was, pop-culture had left me acutely aware of the Russian mystic that proved so difficult to […]