US special operations units in the Indo-Pacific have gotten a former SEAL Team 6 operator as their new enlisted boss. The Pentagon chose Command Master Chief (SEAL) David L. Isom as the new command senior enlisted leader for the U.S. Special Operations Command Pacific (SOCPAC). Command Master Chief Isom will be replacing Command Master Chief (SEAL) Timothy […]
The internet has no shortage of Navy SEALs telling incredible stories (we even have some of our own here on Sandboxx), but few within the SEAL community have managed to etch out as much success on social media as John Allen–commonly known online as MrBallen. Despite having an incredibly harrowing story about how his years on the […]
It appears that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is looking to send some of its military members to U.S. Navy SEAL training (BUD/S) and they are really shooting for the moon in terms of seeking out former U.S. Navy SEALs to prepare them. According to a source familiar with a contract entered into to train […]
The other day, my Dad sent me and my cousin a link to a YouTube video of SEAL BUD/S Instructor, Terry Patstone. My cousin recently completed Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training, and we all three (plus, my uncle) had been waxing nostalgic about our own various BUD/S experiences at a family get-together to celebrate the cousin’s graduation. The YouTube […]
Back in 2014, it was reported that Relativity Studios had bought the movie rights to the book “Fearless,” by Eric Blehm, about fallen Navy SEAL Adam Brown. As of this writing, the movie has yet to be made, but I offer some thoughts on casting the archetype Navy SEAL…. If — 20 years ago — you had […]
According to a press release from the U.S. Navy’s Chief of Naval Personnel, Navy SEAL Matthew J. Burns recently became the first former enlisted Navy sailor to be promoted to flag officer rank (admiral) through the U.S. Navy’s Seaman to Admiral Program, now known as Seaman to Admiral-21 (STA-21). The former Navy recruit, who enlisted in 1988, […]
This November, on what is undoubtedly going to be a lovely fall day in always-sunny San Diego, California, the latest class of students in the Navy’s SEAL Qualification Training (SQT) program will graduate and become full-fledged Navy SEALs. They will have started their Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training over a year ago, and among countless […]
Recently, an Army Special Forces team trained with the Navy’s Special Boat Teams off the California coast, showcasing the spirit of interoperability that is so crucial to mission success. A Combat Diver Green Beret team from the 10th Special Forces Group represented the Army, while a Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewmen (SWCC) detachment represented the Navy side […]
Wondering what it takes to cut the mustard in Special Forces selection? The time of my first (just) two-year enlistment in the Army was coming to an end. I originally enlisted for the shortest amount of time in the Army in the event that if I really hated it too much I only ever had two years […]
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s really like to work in covert operations on behalf of the United States, “The Team House” is the show for you. Jack Murphy has spent his entire adult life shining a light into the shadowy world of America’s covert operations around the globe. A former Army Ranger and Green Beret, Murphy […]
There are only 48 Americans qualified by NASA for space flight and each one of them has an impressive resume, but few have the breadth of experience found in newly minted astronaut Dr. Jonny Kim. As a former Navy SEAL, a Harvard educated medical doctor, and now, a member of NASA’s astronaut corps, Dr. Kim has taken […]
