Currently known as the United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU), SEAL Team Six is under the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). It is one of the several publicly disclosed units. It is an elite and highly classified group that coordinates counterterrorism and other security-related missions around the world. (Other groups include the Army’s fabled … [Read more...] about When SEAL Team Six Rescued Two Aid Workers from Somali Pirates
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SOFREP Video Interview with SEAL Team Six Founder Dick Marcinko – Episode 6: Teaching Enlisted SEALs to Fly
In today's episode, Dick tells us about how he took his operators and turned them into pilots. That's right, enlisted pilots. He leased civilian aircraft, modified them, and ran his pilots through stunt school. As you can probably imagine, this rubbed some individuals the wrong way. The way Dick figured it, he needed a quick way to get to the scene of a hijacking situation … [Read more...] about SOFREP Video Interview with SEAL Team Six Founder Dick Marcinko – Episode 6: Teaching Enlisted SEALs to Fly
SOFREP Video Interview with SEAL Team Six Founder Dick Marcinko – Episode 5: Pick of the Litter
In part 5 of the SOFREP exclusive Marcinko interviews, Dick talks about how in the early days of SEAL Team Six, it was so much of a secret that he could not even tell fellow SEALs about it. Not even those senior to him. However, he recalls how he had "pick of the litter" over what operators he wanted on his new Team, and that didn't exactly sit well with everyone. Enjoy this … [Read more...] about SOFREP Video Interview with SEAL Team Six Founder Dick Marcinko – Episode 5: Pick of the Litter
SOFREP Video Interview with SEAL Team Six Founder Dick Marcinko – Episode 4: Lessons From Operation Eagle Claw
Back in 2017, SOFREP founder and CEO Brandon Webb sat down with Navy SEAL legend "Demo" Dick Marcinko for an in-depth series of interviews. In this latest interview, number four of the series, Marcinko describes how he was stationed at the Pentagon during the time of Operation Eagle Claw, the mission to free our hostages from Iran. As you might recall, Eagle Claw turned out … [Read more...] about SOFREP Video Interview with SEAL Team Six Founder Dick Marcinko – Episode 4: Lessons From Operation Eagle Claw
SOFREP Video Interview with SEAL Team Six Founder Dick Marcinko – Episode 3: Tet, 1968
SEAL Team Six founder Dick Marcinko sat down with SOFREP Founder and CEO Brandon Webb in 2017 for a one-on-one interview. This is part 3 of that interview series. In this video, he talks about his time in Vietnam and how his preferred method of infiltration involved the use of local watercraft. He says he'd rather penetrate with a "junk boat" or a sampan than one of our boats … [Read more...] about SOFREP Video Interview with SEAL Team Six Founder Dick Marcinko – Episode 3: Tet, 1968
SOFREP Video Interview with SEAL Team Six Founder Dick Marcinko – Episode 2: ‘Sleep, Eat and Live it Up’
Today we have Dick Marcinko talking about how the Underwater Demolition Teams (UDT) morphed into today's Navy SEALs. He jokes that if you are an operator, SEAL stands for "Sleep, Eat And Live it up." Demo Dick is gone now, but his memory lives on in a series of video interviews that SOFREP conducted with him. Sit back, crack open a cold one, raise it to the screen in his … [Read more...] about SOFREP Video Interview with SEAL Team Six Founder Dick Marcinko – Episode 2: ‘Sleep, Eat and Live it Up’
SOFREP Video Interview With SEAL Team Six Founder Dick Marcinko – Episode 1: Joining the Navy at 17
Friend of SOFREP and SEAL Team Six (ST-6) founder Commander Richard "Dick" Marcinko passed away on Christmas Day 2021, but his memory will live on forever. Fortunately, we had the opportunity to sit down with "Demo Dick" back in 2017 and conduct an in-depth series of interviews with him. As you might imagine, he was completely candid, and his telling of the exploits of his … [Read more...] about SOFREP Video Interview With SEAL Team Six Founder Dick Marcinko – Episode 1: Joining the Navy at 17
Geo Hand Explains How Delta Was Snubbed by SEAL Team Six and Why They Should Get Driving Lessons
A General Takeover in Bosnia A U.S. Navy admiral “owned” the Balkan State of Bosnia under the behavioral tutelage of the United Nations Peace-Keeping organization. He was the sheriff, the police chief, the governor, and the president of the country until such time humanitarian order could be restored in the civil war-ravaged nation. There to offer Personal Security Detail … [Read more...] about Geo Hand Explains How Delta Was Snubbed by SEAL Team Six and Why They Should Get Driving Lessons
SEAL Team Six and Delta Force: An Operator’s Tale of the ‘Bungle in the Jungle’
Training with SEAL Team Six in South America One of the myriad cool things about our time with Delta is that we often had opportunities to train with our elite naval counterpart, the venerable SEAL Team Six. Such was the case with a training event we executed in the jungles of South America. A group of six brothers from SEAL Team Six linked up with us at Ft. Bragg, NC, … [Read more...] about SEAL Team Six and Delta Force: An Operator’s Tale of the ‘Bungle in the Jungle’
SOFREP Video: SEAL Team Six Founder Dick Marcinko Predicted America Will Be Hit by a Dirty Bomb
SEAL Team Six founder Dick Marcinko has been gone a couple of years now, but his words live on and are as relevant as ever. During one of our interviews with him, Marcinko predicted that America would eventually be hit with a dirty bomb. According to the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) there were an estimated 16.8 million illegal aliens residing in the … [Read more...] about SOFREP Video: SEAL Team Six Founder Dick Marcinko Predicted America Will Be Hit by a Dirty Bomb
SOFREP Radio: Delta Force vs SEAL Team Six
Welcome to SOFREP Radio: Delta Force vs SEAL Team Six. On today's episode of SOFREP Radio, we learn about the differences between two Tier One Units: Delta Force and SEAL Team Six. The narrator reminds us of a well-known World War II politician. I can't quite put my finger on who; perhaps you can. Enjoy this comparison of two of our nation's most elite groups of … [Read more...] about SOFREP Radio: Delta Force vs SEAL Team Six
SOFREP Interview with SEAL Team Six Founder Dick Marcinko – Episode 9: Of Dirty Bombs and Female SEALs
In the concluding segment of the interview, Dick adopts a somber tone. He foresees a looming threat where terrorists might successfully transport a radiological bomb into the United States, leading to catastrophic consequences. He envisions a future where terrorism evolves to target crucial economic sectors, including the disruption of the nation's energy and water … [Read more...] about SOFREP Interview with SEAL Team Six Founder Dick Marcinko – Episode 9: Of Dirty Bombs and Female SEALs