Tag: Navy SEALs

“My class started with 150 students,” a former SEAL officer said. “At the end of Hell Week, only 24 were there, some of them pretty beat up.”

The legacy of John Zinn is his ability to compel people to rally around a vision and achieve the impossible, in the military and in life.

John Zinn was always motivated by his dreams. Some of those dreams were bigger than the Navy SEALs, but they never quite clicked for him.

A sailor and K9 from Naval Special Warfare Group One practice crevasse self-recovery during austere high altitude environment training.

John Zinn was not the stereotypical Navy SEAL; He looked like your average skinny surf bum. But underneath he had grit and determination.

57 years ago today, the Military Assistance Command Vietnam activated the “Studies and Observation Group” which became known simply as SOG.

Combat diving is an intrinsic part of all Special Operations capabilities, but it’s bread and butter for the U.S. Navy SEALs.

Axe was an observer. He would hang back and take his time to observe before getting involved. He would take it all in, then turn and execute.

The legal team for Tony DeDolph, a Navy SEAL involved in the hazing death of Green Beret Logan Melgar, says he will plead guilty at trial.

This is your chance to catch up on all the news and SOFREP reports you probably missed this week, December 28th – January 3rd.

Mike Bearden was a true hero; a devilishly good sniper, a dedicated Navy SEAL and a damn good friend. His loss was felt by all who knew him.

It was approaching Christmas Afghanistan 2001, and I was working to deliver some Holiday cheer to Al Qaeda with the guys from SEAL TEAM 3.