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War Stories: Navy SEAL Sniper School
In the spring of 2000 our eighteen-month work-up concluded with an Operational Readiness Exam (ORE), conducted off San Clemente Island, in which a small group of us simulated a covert tagging and tracking op on an enemy vessel. There were some tricky issues with water currents on the way back in, and things got sketchy. […]
Sean Lake and Brandon Webb reflect on the life of their friend, Glen Doherty
Americans hear the name Glen Doherty and know him as one of the brave Navy SEALs killed while contracting in Benghazi, Libya on September 11th, 2012. To Sean Lake and Brandon though, they remember their great friend who was an avid skier and put a smile on everyone’s face. Sean, an experienced snowboarder, lived with […]
‘Mastering Fear: A Navy SEAL’s Guide’ by Brandon Webb and John David Mann — Fear of the Water
My friend Kamal is a world traveler — he has meditated with Tibetan monks in the Dalai Lama’s monastery, trekked the Himalayas, and hiked the Camino de Santiago in Spain. He served in the U.S. Army and studied to be an ER doctor. He has launched tech companies, runs his own venture capital firm, and […]
‘Mastering Fear: A Navy SEAL’s Guide’ by Brandon Webb and John David Mann — Into the pool
Read part one HERE, part two HERE, part three HERE, and part four HERE. The fifth excerpt from the upcoming book, “Mastering Fear: A Navy SEAL’s Guide” by Brandon Webb and John David Mann: I grew up on the water. I love it—spent my childhood in it and a good chunk of my adulthood, too. But […]
Mastering Fear: A Navy SEAL’s Guide’ by Brandon Webb and John David Mann — Panic in the Gulf
Read part one HERE, part two HERE, and part three HERE. An excerpt from the upcoming book, “Mastering Fear: A Navy SEAL’s Guide” by Brandon Webb and John David Mann: And here’s where it really starts to get fun: our pilot, the guy in charge of this operation, the guy who’s supposed to be our leader, is […]
Q&A with Brandon Webb on his book, ‘The Killing School’
Here is the cover for “The Killing School,” by Brandon Webb, former Navy SEAL and Force 12 CEO. “The Killing School” is an in-depth look at the Navy SEAL sniper school during his time as the Naval Special Warfare Sniper Course manager. “Sure to scare the hell out of any terrorist in line for a well-placed sniper […]
Industry insider on likely cause and effect of the California boat fire tragedy
The fire on board the Conception is a nightmare scenario. A wood and fiberglass boat, at night, while passengers are engulfed in flames as they sleep below decks. By the time the crew wakes up, there’s not much to do but save your own life at that point, a terrible thing to even imagine. The […]
‘Mastering Fear: A Navy SEAL’s Guide’ by Brandon Webb and John David Mann — The Persian Gulf
Read part one HERE and part two HERE. An excerpt from the upcoming book, “Mastering Fear: A Navy SEAL’s Guide” by Brandon Webb and John David Mann: It’s nighttime over the Persian Gulf, summer of 1995. The four of us—pilot, copilot, another crewman, and I—have been out in our SH-60 Seahawk helicopter doing sonar ops. It’s been […]