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Brave Ranger Dogs Get New Advanced Tactical Gear for Special Operations

A new program has just started called Multi-Purpose Canine (MPC) Tactical Equipment created by the U.S. Army Special Operations Command. This program equips the dogs of the 75th Ranger Regiment’s with new, highly advanced tactical vest protection, wearable sensors and video cameras. These dogs operate in many highly complicated conditions so they always need the... Read More
30.01.18
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Trump gives thanks to U.S. troops at home and overseas

From his private Florida club Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump addressed U.S. troops on Thanksgiving day. He spoke about their recent success overseas saying “we’re really winning” in the fight against ISIS and in Afghanistan. “Today we give thanks for all the pilgrims, pioneers, and patriots who have gone before us,” he said. “And for all... Read More
23.11.17
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US Navy Submarine Headed for South Korea and is Loaded with Extra Gear and Ready for Action

The Ohio-class US Navy submarine has a reputation for carrying Special Operation Teams because it’s one of the largest in the Navy’s fleet. When the USS Michigan stopped in Busan, a South Korean City, many noticed the silos on top that could be carrying SDV’s (SEAL Delivery Vehicles). These SEAL delivery vehicles are tiny subs... Read More
17.10.17
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Leadership Mindset Tips from Navy SEAL Jocko Willink: “Be Ready to Step Up.”

Watch this awesome video with Jocko Willink talking about how to create a default mindset of how to thinking like a leader and, in Jocko’s words, “Always have leadership on the front of your mind.” How do you do this already? If becoming a leader is something you want to start having as your own... Read More
19.09.17
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Navy SEAL David Goggins on “Fitting In”

Check out this awesome video with David Goggins talking about the lessons he learned from trying to fit in and be cool–and how he began using what he calls his “accountability mirror” to keep himself on track. What are some things you’ve done to try to fit in? Did it work? What did you learn?... Read More
18.09.17
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Forging a Navy SEAL, One Blade of Grass at a Time

At age 10 and 11, many children are still focused on where to get their next Poekemon Go prize, video games and how to avoid cleaning up their rooms. Not so with 11-year-old Frank Giaccio. While Frank (who prefers the nickname “FX,” and recently turned 11) may also spend time trading Pokemon cards and wearing... Read More
17.09.17
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U.S. Citizen Fighting for ISIS Surrenders After Capture

A US Citizen fighting for ISIS in Syria was captured by Kurdish forces on September 14, and chose to surrender. His name has not been released. Now labeled an “enemy combatant”, the next steps of how he’ll be processed are unclear. There are a few possibilities–he could be held in a military facility, at Guantanamo... Read More
15.09.17
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US Navy SEAL Jocko Willink Provides Novel Solution to North Korean Conflict

As the contention with North Korea cycles through various levels of sword-rattling on both sides, each one seeming to think only a major conflict involving large-scale weaponry will be necessary, former Navy SEAL Jocko Willink has a simple solution that could actually work, if enacting it were feasible. “Drop 25 million iPhones on them and... Read More
14.09.17
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A Salute to Wildland Firefighters Working Ceaselessly to Save the American West

While waterlogged Florida and Texas recover from hurricanes Harvey and Irma, the American West burns. Currently, 10 states are battling massive wildfires–including Oregon, which, despite a very wet winter and spring, hasn’t seen significant rain in nearly 3 months. While most of the wildfires there were started naturally, four in Southern Oregon were set by... Read More
14.09.17
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US Navy SEAL David Rutherford on How to Keep Your Motivation: “Live With Integrity.”

Motivate your Monday with David Rutherford in this awesome video where he talks about how if you can accept “living the right way is the tough way”–that’s where the greatness begins. How do you recognize when you’re not living with integrity? How do you motivate yourself to stay on the “tough way” when others around... Read More
13.09.17
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Teen From Hurley, Mississippi Sets Sights on Becoming the First Female Navy SEAL

Paxton Feathers, a senior at East Central High School in Hurley, MS–a small town, population 985, which sits on the eastern side of the Mississippi panhandle, wants to become the first US Navy SEAL. Feathers comes from a long line of relatives who have served in the military, and she wants to continue that tradition.... Read More
12.09.17
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Navy SEAL Robert O’Neill: The Last Face Osama bin Laden Saw

16 years after September 11. 2001–this generation’s “day of infamy”–still has aftershocks rippling through our lives. We changed. We grew stronger. We vowed revenge–and we got it from SEAL Team 6 and Robert O’Neill, the man who killed Osama Bin Laden on May 2, 2011, shortly after 1:00 am. Let us know in the comments... Read More
11.09.17
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The Military Gets its Steve McQueen on With Stealth Motorcycles

The military is now equipped with a motorbike both Batman and Steve McQueen (an avid motorcyclist and collector of bikes) would admire. With a street-legal pack approved by the EPA and CARB (California Air Resources Board), you, too can ride this bike and reenact McQueen’s great escape. The Christini 300 and 450 is the fastest... Read More
10.09.17
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Helmet Cam: The U.S. Navy SEAL BUD/S Obstacle Course Run

There’s no doubt about it—US Navy SEAL training is among the hardest (if not the hardest) training in the world. Their O-course (obstacle course) is designed to test both your physical skills, and your ability to execute the maneuvers within a set amount of time: Maximum time allowed is 12 minutes; the record is 4... Read More
08.09.17
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