The Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) revealed their pick for Sailor of the Year for 2009 on Friday, according to a feature on the official Navy website. Rear Admiral Mike Lyden, Commander of NAVSUP, named Logistics Specialist 1st Class (SW/MTS) Michael K. Hendricks as 2009 Sailor of the Year. In naming Hendricks, Lyden said the [...]

Last year, we had a lot of coverage on the role of the Navy SEALs in the rescue of an American captain who was held hostage off the coast of Somalia. The U.S. Navy, however, is just one of various foreign navies that patrol the waters off Somalia in order to protect passing ships from [...]

“If your intent is to have a fair trial, they are witnesses you’d want to hear from.” This statement was given by Atty. Charles Gittins, who represents five potential witnesses – among them two officers who led the SEAL Team that captured suspected terrorist Ahmed Hashim Abed. In previous posts, we have already mentioned that [...]

Those who will be in the St. Petersburg, Florida area on March 14th may want to check out an exhibition game where the Navy SEALs will challenge the Thunder Water Polo Club. The free for all event will start with the Navy SEALs performing a beach landing at North Shore Beach in St. Petersburg, serving [...]

Special Warfare Operator 2nd Class (SEAL) Ronald Tyler Woodle, who passed away Tuesday due to a training accident near Key West, Florida, has been laid to rest on Saturday. He was accorded full military honors during his burial at Green Hill Cemetery in Waynesville, North Carolina. Several readers left messages in our post reporting Woodle’s [...]

In a previous post, we talked about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and shared a feature on Time.com on the experiences of Retired Navy SEAL Commander Mark Waddell, where PTSD was described as “an invisible wound of war.” And in yet another previous post, we shared with you a Navy Times editorial that talked about the [...]