SOF Newstand

Ben Milligan is a former Navy SEAL and leading Naval Special Warfare historian. He brings firsthand experience and insight as a combat veteran in his new book, By Water Beneath the Walls: The Rise of the Navy SEALs. This fundamental new...

“Was Gallagher a hero or a murderer? A role model, or a man unhinged? Did he commit the crime, or were his own men in Alpha Team out to get him, as he claimed?” This is how Brad Willis,...

Enrique “Ric” Prado is a paramilitary, counterterrorism, and special/clandestine operations specialist.  Mr. Prado is a twenty-four-year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency where he served as an Operations Officer in six overseas posts.  He was Deputy Chief of Station...

War is always a nightmare. These wars shattered all sense of purpose or proportion. They describe how Americans have experienced battle and the impacts it has had, despite being terrifying and existentially perplexing. They're worth comparing because of what...

Mike Hayes is a former Commander of SEAL Team TWO and spent 20 years as a Navy SEAL. He was also a White House Fellow and served two years as Director of Defense Policy and Strategy at the National...