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Marine Corps’ deadliest sniper, Charles ‘Chuck’ Mawhinney, dies at 75
The Lakeview, Oregon, native recorded 103 confirmed kills in Vietnam over the span of 16 months in 1968 and 1969.
By Jon Simkins
Navy SEAL training plagued by pervasive problems, investigation shows
A nearly 200-page Navy report identified widespread failures in medical care, poor oversight and some candidates' use of performance-enhancing drugs.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Driverless boats, enduring sensors on the special ops maritime menu
Sensors that can run for weeks or month are on the wish list.
By Todd South
Navy commander pulled from job in connection with SEAL candidate death
Capt. Brian Drechsler is being moved as Navy officials seek new leadership for the Naval Special Warfare Center.
By Lolita C. Baldor, AP
Fog on Georgia runway when ex-SEAL’s plane crashed, report says
A preliminary report by the NTSB doesn't blame the foggy conditions for the April 6 crash that killed former Navy SEAL Howard Wasdin.
Towing company settles lawsuit for illegally selling troops’ cars
A Virginia towing company accused of auctioning off service members’ vehicles agreed to a settlement.
Former Navy SEAL killed in Georgia plane crash, sheriff says
The sheriff told media the pilot who died had been identified as Howard Wasdin, who served in the Navy as a member of the elite SEAL Team 6.
Elite Ukrainian snipers describe their war from the shadows
Ukrainian snipers Artyom and Yevhen are training at a quarry-turned-makeshift-firing range in eastern Ukraine.
By Neil Hauer
Navy SEAL, Silver Star recipient Mike Day dies
Day suffered 27 gunshots while leading a Naval Special Warfare task unit on a 2007 mission to take down a high-ranking al-Qaida leader in Fallujah, Iraq.
By Diana Stancy
‘Naked and Afraid’ was just another mission for this Marine sniper
Justin Governale’s episode aired on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023 on the Discovery Channel.
By Sarah Sicard
Navy awards Silver Star to Navy SEAL for heroism in Vietnam
Retired Rear Adm. Thomas Richards, who as a lieutenant was nicknamed "The Hulk," carried three platoon mates through enemy fire to safety.
By Diana Stancy