Why are officers more successful than enlisted men at becoming Navy SEALs?
Officers have a much higher chance of becoming Navy SEALs than enlisted men do and the reason is how they prepare for BUD/S.... Read more.
The Trojan War is the backdrop to ‘The Odyssey,’ about a soldier’s post-war return home
Few stories have the staying power of Homer’s Odyssey, which is about 2,800 years old.... Read more.
Navy SEALs deploy to Trinidad and Tobago to help counter drug trafficking into the U.S.
The presence of the SEALs there is likely a part of the Trump Administration’s wider effort to target narcotics trafficking into the U.S. from the region.... Read more.
SOCOM presented its highest award to a Navy SEAL for the first time
The recipient of this year’s award was retired Navy Captain Frank K. Butler, who served as a Navy SEAL officer and Navy physician.... Read more.
This is how Navy SEALs conduct ‘over-the-beach’ operations
The first part of any OTB operation is a movement from an uncontested, neutral, or "friendly" maritime area to a targeted enemy shoreline.... Read more.
DARPA seeks to create synthetic blood to save troops on the battlefield
Through the development of such a synthetic whole blood, combat medics would be able to carry the life-saving product into the field.... Read more.
How Navy SEAL candidates recover after Hell Week
And yet, SEAL candidates are required to pick right back up on the Monday morning after the Friday Hell Week ends. This is how they do it.... Read more.
Coast Guard will stand up its own Special Missions Command to better counter maritime threats
There will be a new SOF star shining brightly in the constellation of U.S. special operations forces.... Read more.
Frosted misery: A Navy SEAL in Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape School
My SERE training took place in the far Northeast in January. It was damn cold, especially for a Florida boy.... Read more.
What will the aircraft carrier’s future look like and can another platform replace the ocean’s biggest warship?
It is becoming conventional wisdom amongst many that the era of the large, all-powerful aircraft carriers is ending.... Read more.