Right before Christmas I received confirmation that my next book Among Heroes was approved by the DOD for publication (with some minor redactions). This book is by far the best work John and I have done together. The process was incredibly challenging and therapeutic at the same time. How do you write a book about all your […]
*This post has been edited from its original to provide more clarity into my position on the NRA. I’m writing this in response to a recent stir about my intent to run for an NRA board seat. I first joined the NRA when I decided to attend the NRA Range Development course in 2005. I […]
(Featured image: Divers from UDT-2 and UDT-4 Courtesy of Tom Hawkins) 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 […]
I started RCF last year just before losing my close friend Glen Doherty in Benghazi. I started the foundation as a way for me to personally give back to the Special Operations community. Our niche is Gap funding, and was shaped by my experience with the passing of my friend Glen, and how slow the government was to act […]
I was invited by my Polish publisher ZNAK to come to Warsaw for a book signing, and decided to set the trip up to coincide with SOFREP.com documentary on the Polish GROM. I did a bunch of media to promote my book the first week, and then met up with the GROM. The GROM have […]
I first met Chris at SEAL Team THREE where we were both stationed, he was this big quiet guy who was all American and all Texas. Our paths crossed a few years later when he was a student at the SEAL sniper course; at the time I had just transferred to the program as an […]
Mass shootings in America have become something of a national past time. A lot of young men, frustrated with life, overmedicated, armed with the fresh realization that everyone ISN’T a WINNER in life, go get guns and shoot people. In 2008 America had over 12,000 deaths at the end of a firearm, compared to 11 […]
Just moved to Lake Tahoe Nevada this year and I’ve been putting my season pass to good work. I’ve been hitting the upper mountain at Squaw Valley hard on my new boards (186 Armada TST’s). Also looking forward to sharing my place at Lake Tahoe with my friends this winter. -Brandon +