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Eric Davis, former Navy SEAL and author of “Raising Men: Lessons Navy SEALs Learned from Their Training and Taught to Their Sons,” sat down with Brandon Webb for an exclusive SOFREP interview. Eric’s interview coincided with the SOFREP Book Club event in New York City, which hosted the founder of SEAL Team 6, Dick Marcinko. In this portion of Eric’s […]

Eric Davis, former Navy SEAL sniper instructor and author of “Raising Men: Lessons Navy SEALs Learned from Their Training and Taught to Their Sons,” sat down with Brandon Webb for a SOFREP exclusive interview. Eric gives you the top three things he feels candidates require to conquer BUD/S. Image courtesy of Getty Images – Desiree Huitt […]

During this exclusive SOFREP interview, former Navy SEAL Eric Davis recalls one of his most memorable moments while conducting SEAL BUD/S training. Watch the video below to hear about the moment that Eric said he felt like he was going to die. – Desiree Huitt for SOFREP.com

During a SOFREP exclusive interview, Dick Marcinko, founder of SEAL Team 6 and Red Cell, shares how Red Cell became a victim of its own success. People and organizations became embarrassed and were caught off guard by the Red Cell infiltration tactics. Instead, of reacting positively and trying to fix the exposed vulnerabilities, they became defensive and supported the reduction of […]

Eric Davis, a former Navy SEAL sniper instructor, states that his favorite sniper rifle is the one that he used the most and felt the most comfortable with. Out of the rifles he was issued, he narrowed his favorite down to one. Watch and find out which rifle he prefers. – Desiree Huitt for SOFREP.com

Founder of SEAL Team 6, Dick Marcinko, sat down with Brandon Webb for an exclusive interview. According to Dick, after leaving SEAL Team 6, he returned to the Pentagon to create “Red Cell.” He initially handpicked several former SEAL Team 6 operators who would be asked to think like the terrorists they had been fighting for over the past […]

Eric Davis served alongside Brandon Webb as an instructor at the Naval Special Warfare Sniper Course and was the personal sniper instructor and mentor of the late Chris Kyle. During this exclusive SOFREP interview, Eric describes what it takes to be a good sniper. Find out what it takes to go beyond basic sniper training to become one of […]

During a SOFREP exclusive interview, Dick Marcinko recalls one of the most controversial moves during his time developing SEAL Team 6: turning his operators into pilots. He leased commercial aircraft and sent his operators to flight school. Due to obstacles related to jurisdiction and bureaucracy, having the in-house capability of flying was paramount to the […]

Dick Marcinko, founder of SEAL Team 6 and author of “Rogue Warrior,” sits down with Brandon Webb for an exclusive SOFREP interview. During this portion of the interview, he talks about the challenges of building SEAL Team 6 and going against the military norms of the time. He fundamentally changed how they dressed, were equipped, […]

For any military, the most likely combat is in an urban setting. Military operation in urban terrain (MOUT) is physically demanding and potentially lethal environment and you can never train enough to be ready for everything that may happen. An army can’t hide in the woods and mountains forever, nor can an army expect to […]

Former Navy SEAL, SOFREP contributor, and author of “Raising Men: Lessons Navy SEALs Learned from Their Training and Taught to Their Sons,” Eric Davis, discusses the challenges of being a dad while serving as a Navy SEAL. Due to the high number of deployments and the frequency of his training, Eric said he missed quite a bit of […]

During an exclusive SOFREP interview, Dick Marcinko, the founder of SEAL Team 6, talks about the significant transition period following the Vietnam War, when combat-experienced Navy SEALs transitioned into a standing dedicated counterterrorism force. Operation Eagle Claw, the failed rescue attempt of American diplomats in Iran, was the final straw that pushed the military toward […]