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(Originally published by the Daily News on Feb. 17, 1943. This story was written by Hy Turkin.) A couple of local baseball stars are about to rise in the Service sky. News broke here late yesterday afternoon that Yank slugger Joe DiMaggio had received permission from his draft board to enlist in the Army, and […]
It’s hard to do justice where it is deserved especially when it comes to the guys from the WWII era. I would like to tell you about missions that dealt with inserting swimmers in the dark hours of the night in the Pacific behind Japanese lines. You know how it goes, the boat guys insert […]
Here’s a great look at the German KSK. If you’ve read my book The Red Circle, then you know that the SEALs did the first US/German joint Special Operations missions in Afghanistan post 9-11. My SEAL platoon was also put under the command of a German KSK Officer-in-Charge during a combat mission and this was […]
In the Fleet’s Operational Marine Mammal Systems (MMS), the Navy uses dolphins and sea lions to find and mark the location of underwater objects. Dolphins are essential because their exceptional biological sonar is unmatched by hardware sonars in detecting objects in the water column and on the sea floor. Sea lions are used because they […]
You’ve got to love this old footage. Made in 1957, this amazing U.S. Navy film showcases the pre-cursors to the SEALs and the UDTs (or Underwater Demolition Teams). Underwater Demolition Teams (UDT) conducted beach reconnaissance, cable and net cutting, explosive destruction of underwater obstacles for amphibious landings, limpet mine attacks, submarine operations, and the locating […]
If you can get past the lame narrator there’s some great content…. This is part 1 of a documentary about the U.S. Navy SEALs. This is a look into SEAL training (BUD/s), Navy SEAL history and even some about the SWCC (Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewman) boat operators. This is an interesting documentary and it gives […]
There is a small but growing genre out there that exists in the intersection between history, mechanical engineering, and the intrigue that often surrounds the world of small arms weapons manufacturing. Let’s be honest with ourselves for a moment, as current and former Soldiers and Law Enforcement Officers, there is a tremendous amount of misinformation, […]
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