There are several stories about the assault on the Abbottabad, Pakistan, compound that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden. The accounts, however, differ in the details of who …
Six months after he had rescued Lt. Col. Iceal Hambleton (Bat 21), on the evening of Oct. 31, 1972, Navy SEAL Lt. Tommy Norris was again heading north into harm’s …
In the 50 years of their existence, the SEALs have gone from being a unit unknown outside the military to one squarely in the international spotlight. The irony is that …
A career Naval Special Warfare (NSW) SEAL officer with multiple Joint Special Operations duty assignments, Rear Adm. Sean A. Pybus assumed command of U.S. Naval Special Warfare Command (NAVSPECWARCOM) on …
“An American was down in enemy territory. Of course I’d do it again.”
—Lt. Thomas R. Norris, responding to a reporter’s question
On March 30, 1972, North Vietnam launched an …
DefenseMediaNetwork is excited to announce the release of our first Apple iPad optimized magazine application. We have created a special release of the Navy SEALs 50th Anniversary publication loaded with …
Like many movies, there is a novelization attached to Act of Valor. The book, Tom Clancy Presents: Act of Valor, by Dick Couch and myself, was published in January and …
Now for a truly behind-the-scenes look at Act of Valor. Few websites have as much of an “informed readership” as this one, so the “story within the story” about how …
Act of Valor, a Bandito Brothers/Relativity Media production, is scheduled for release on over 3,000 screens nationwide on Feb. 24, 2012. Just a quick look at the movie’s trailer on …
Actually, it should be “Acts of Valor,” since the SEAL heroes of the book engage in several operations, any one of which could have served as the climax of an …
