Statement attributed to Lt. Col. Mike Andrews, Department of Defense spokesman: "The Department continues to aggressively partner with the defense industry to mitigate impacts from the COVID-19 national emergency. Under Secretary of Defense Ellen Lord's Acquisition and Sustainment leaders in Industrial Policy, Defense Pricing and Contracting, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)…
COVID-19 Military Personnel, Pay, and Benefits Policy
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fact Sheet: COVID-19 Military Personnel, Pay, and Benefits Policy MARCH 28, 2020 (1) ALTERNATE PLACES OF DUTY AND TELEWORK Q1.1: I am unable to report to duty with my unit because my wife has tested positive for COVID-19, and I was told to stay home. Will I be given leave to care for…
Begin Now Finding Your Navy Transition Team To Uncensored Civilian Life
One mission the Navy, the Teams or the military never prepares us for is the mission where we transition out of service back into the civilian population. I do not limit the word transition to just skills, attributes and qualifications. I speak of transition in the context of, the military does not prepare us to…
Defense Secretary Says SEALs Focus Now On Ethics
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper said he wants the Navy and the SEALs to focus now on professionalism and ethics following the resignation of Richard V. Spencer as Navy secretary. "I want the SEALs and the Navy to move beyond this now and get fully focused on their warfighting mission, and I also want…
Basics of Navy SEAL Missions
The Navy SEALs stands for Sea, Air, and Land. No matter where they are needed, the NAVY SEAL will get there. They aren’t limited to a certain area of expertise. They are constantly training for the success of missions that can’t be completed by anyone else. The Navy SEALs are more than the high profile…
One-On-One Tough Chat With Former SEAL Commander
I recently had the opportunity to sit and listen as a retired Navy SEAL reflected on a long career in the Navy. As he spoke of his early days in Basic Underwater Demolition/Swimming (BUD/S), “hell week,” two tours in Vietnam, and other experiences comprising 23 years as a Navy SEAL, even now after twenty-plus years…
Can You Figure Out the Navy Special Warfare Command Missions, Tasks & Assignments?
NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMMAND (NAVSPECWARCOM) Naval Special Warfare Command was commissioned on 16 April 1987 at the Naval Amphibious Base in Coronado, California, and is the Naval component to the United States Special Operations Command. The mission of Commander, Naval Special Warfare Command (COMNAVSPECWARCOM) is to prepare Naval Special Warfare forces to carry out assigned…
The Navy SEAL Creed Worth Living Always
In times of war and uncertainty there is a special breed of Warrior ready to answer our Nation’s call. A common man with uncommon desires forged by adversity he stands alongside America’s finest Special Operation Forces to serve his Country, the American people, and protect their Way of Life. I am that Man! My Trident…
Becoming a Navy SEAL
There are dozens, if not hundreds, of websites boasting about becoming a Navy SEAL. A few, a little embellishment and more fiction than fact. So with that and to avoid outdated and/or bad info, I thought that I would simply relate what Navy.com, the official Navy website, has to say about a career as a…
Another Navy SEAL Awarded Medal of Honor
Navy SEAL Receives Medal of Honor for Afghanistan Actions in 2002 WASHINGTON -- Sitting in the White House reading the citation for the Medal of Honor doesn’t give the real flavor of why retired Navy Master Chief Petty Officer and special warfare operator Britt K. Slabinski is receiving the award. Official portrait of retired Navy…




