Navy SEALs reveal the keys to being a great leader
Former Navy SEALs and "Extreme Ownership" authors Jocko Willink and Leif Babin explain what makes a great leader.Follow Jocko and Leif on Twitter. Listen to Jocko's podcast.Follow BI Video: On...
View ArticleThe history of the Navy SEALs, America's most elite warriors
Of all the special operations forces within the US military, none are as famous as the Navy SEALs. Responsible for such historic actions as the killing of Osama bin Laden, the SEALs are one of the US's...
View ArticleWhite House: Yemen raid a 'huge success,' anyone who suggests otherwise owes...
White House spokesman Sean Spicer again defended President Donald Trump's first significant military action, a raid on Al Qaeda forces in Yemen that resulted in the deaths of a Navy SEAL, an...
View ArticleHere's how to start an emergency fire with your cell phone battery
You’re stranded in the woods alone, the sun is going down, and you need to start a fire quickly before it gets too cold. If you still have your cell phone on you, you can start a quick emergency fire....
View ArticleWhite House responds to father of Navy SEAL killed in Yemen raid
White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Monday responded to the father of US Navy SEAL Chief William "Ryan" Owens, who was killed in action during a raid in Yemen, saying the Department of Defense...
View ArticleThe raid in Yemen that left a Navy SEAL dead may not have produced...
The US raid in Yemen last month that resulted in the deaths of more than two dozen civilians and one US Navy SEAL has not yielded any significant intelligence so far, NBC News reported on Monday.That...
View ArticleHere are the differences between the US's 2 most elite special ops units
SEAL Team 6, officially known as United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU), and Delta Force, officially known as 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (1st SFOD-D), are...
View ArticleI woke up at 3 a.m. to spend 12 hours learning what it takes to be a leader...
As my Uber pulled up to the Marriott hotel in Times Square at 4:40 a.m., I noticed two guys wrapping up a jog.It was former US Navy SEALs Jocko Willink and Leif Babin, and they had just finished the...
View ArticleA former Navy SEAL called me out for making excuses, and it changed the way I...
In early May I had the opportunity to wake up before dawn to go work out with and learn from two former Navy SEAL commanders.Jocko Willink was the commander of Task Unit Bruiser, the most decorated...
View ArticleHere's what I learned from working out with former Navy SEAL commanders...
Earlier this month, I found myself on the verge of throwing up from exhaustion as I did jumping jacks in the middle of Bryant Park in Manhattan. It was sometime after 5:00 a.m. and the sun had yet to...
View ArticleThe military's special ops may try to develop 'super soldiers' with...
US Special Operations Command is weighing the use of nutritional supplements or even performance-enhancing drugs to push the abilities and endurance of its forces beyond current human limits, according...
View Article2 former Navy SEAL commanders say most managers need to rethink how they lead...
At their two-day "Muster" leadership conference in early May, former US Navy SEAL commanders Jocko Willink and Leif Babin explained how their battlefield experience could help managers rethink a simple...
View ArticleI tested out the watch that's approved for use by Navy SEALs
I have a love/hate relationship with watches. I go through months-long stretches where they gather dust in a drawer, as well as equally-long periods where I feel naked if I don't have a band snugly...
View Article2 former Navy SEAL commanders explain what Hollywood gets wrong about the SEALs
Nearly all the movies, TV shows, and video games about the US Navy SEALs portray them as real-life superheroes.This image may help draw people to Jocko Willink and Leif Babin, the former SEAL...
View ArticleMattis on recent US military deaths: 'They’re not part of a life-insurance...
A US Navy SEAL was killed and two other special-operations troops were wounded while advising and assisting a Somali-led mission about 40 miles west of the country's capital earlier this month.The...
View ArticleFormer Navy SEAL commanders explain why they still wake up at 4:30 a.m. — and...
Former Navy SEALs and "Extreme Ownership" authors Jocko Willink and Leif Babin talk about the importance of waking up at 4:30 a.m. every single day. Follow Jocko and Leif on Twitter. Listen to Jocko's...
View ArticleNavy SEAL who claims he killed bin Laden calls reporter who was 'body...
Robert O'Neill, the former Navy SEAL who claimed to have fired the shots that killed Osama bin Laden, called the reporter who was "body-slammed" by a Republican House candidate in Montana a...
View ArticleI asked Navy SEALs what to do when things get chaotic at work, and they said...
I recently had the chance to get up before dawn and spend a day learning about leadership from two former US Navy SEAL commanders, Jocko Willink and Leif Babin.Willink led SEAL Team 3 Task Unit...
View ArticleHere's the strategy Navy SEALs use to persevere through impossibly tough...
"Yes, Navy SEALs need to be badass, but one of the keys to that is thinking like The Little Engine That Could," Eric Barker writes in his new book, "Barking Up the Wrong Tree."That might sound like a...
View ArticleNavy SEAL dies in parachute accident during Fleet Week demonstration
A tragic parachute malfunction sent a member of the Navy's elite SEAL parachute team plunging into the Hudson River early Sunday in what would become a fatal accident, according to Navy officials.The...
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