Unknown to the pirates, the SEAL Snipers Infra Red (IR) lasers were trained on the three Somali pirates who would within seconds take their last breath in this life. The three shots fired by the snipers broke in simultaneous harmony; You could faintly hear the quiet muffled sounds of the reports from the suppressed SR-25 […]
SDV stands for SEAL Delivery Vehicle. This is a great example of an open ocean insert onboard a US submarine. There are a lot of great things that make this picture stand out. Let’s take a look. First, credit to the H-60 helo crew for getting into a low hover that made for an easy […]
These high-profile political squabbles do not bode well for the SEAL teams. Someone out there looks to have a bone to pick with the force, or at least, the leadership of it.
What exactly can these female candidates expect to face when they step across the quarterdeck of the Naval Special Warfare Center to start BUD/S?
I had several conversations with high ranking Navy SEALs over the weekend, and SOFREP was informed that the current draft pool of SEAL candidates would include women this year. There was also fierce resistance against caving to female quotas delivered from the top down from what we were told about high level discussions that took place […]
It is a well-documented fact that BUD/S taxes men physically, mentally, emotionally, and in all other ways one’s body and mind can be taxed.
Given the seemingly insatiable appetite out there for any news about the Navy SEALs, I figured, why not start a semi-regular Navy SEAL news roundup feature?
“Extortion 17” is a name etched in our minds as one of the worst losses our military has ever experienced. Thirty Americans perished in the blink of an eye, half of which comprised an entire ‘troop’ from SEAL Team 6’s Gold Squadron. Senior Chief Robert James Reeves was one of those Americans. Born in Louisiana […]
Desert One was a disaster. The photos of the burned-out helicopters lying in the lonely sands of the Iranian desert drove spears through the hearts of all Special Operations members, regardless of service. Desert One was before my time. I joined the Teams in the mid-eighties, five full years after the debacle. Regardless, my teammates […]
In Memory of David Michael Collins March 3, 1969 to March 12, 2014 “Ah man… this is bull shit,” Swamp Thing grumbled. Swamp Thing continued to complain about the interruption as we followed the (SDV Advance Operator Training) Cadre member into the Team building to get the work from the lead instructor. We were all anxious to […]
“D, D, what?” “DDS,” I said. “Dude is that some sort of sick joke? I mean being at SDVs is bad enough, now they’re stickin you in something that sounds like you’re going to the dentist. One root canal comin up, no anesthetic please!” said my friend from SEAL Team Four. “Its cool man, it’s […]
I’ve been taking a look back into the past lately in an attempt to better understand the roots of the Navy’s Underwater Demolition Teams (UDT). UDT history is something that’s only covered very briefly in SEAL training, surprisingly enough. One name that I couldn’t avoid bumping into while digging through the archives was Draper Kauffman. […]
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