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In this week’s episode of SOFREP-Radio, Senior Editor Steve Balestrieri talks with Rick Lamb.
The word “Legend” gets thrown around a lot but in Mr. Lamb’s case, it is entirely apt. He joined the Army in 1978 under contract to become an Airborne Ranger directly and over the next 26 years, Rick served in both the 1st and 3rd Ranger Battalions, the 3rd, 5th, 7th and 10th Special Forces Group, retiring as a Command Sargeant Major.
He also seemed to be a part of every significant combat operation of the late 20th century the Army was involved in including,
How the Powerful and Elite Navy Seals Were Forged Out of World War II
America needed elite forces to fight the Axis and from those units the modern Navy SEALs were born.
Key point: The Navy SEALs have served in many conflicts and on many secret missions. Here is their history and what they can do.
Today’s Navy SEALs (for Sea, Air, and Land special warfare experts) have a history shrouded in secrecy. Commissioned in 1962, they are the most elite shore-area Special Forces in the world, concentrating on very select and often-clandestine intelligence gathering and precision strike missions. For over 50 years it was assumed that the origin of the Navy SEALs was the Naval Combat Demolition Units (NCDUs) and Underwater Demolition Teams (UDTs) of World War II. In reality, the Navy’s special warfare activity started in August 1942 with the Amphibious Scouts and Raiders.
Retying the Gordian Knot: US Special Operations Command as a service John F. Mulholland The U.S. Special Operations Command insignia (Wikimedia Commons). On Nov. 18, 2020, at a ceremony at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller signed implementing policy consistent with the 2017 NDAA, directing the office of the assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low intensity conflict (ASD(SO/LIC) to now report directly to the secretary of defense. The directive elevates the ASD (SO/LIC) to the service level in his responsibility for providing civilian leadership of United States Special Operations Command, and all US special operations forces. Following the actual signing, Mr. Ezra Cohen, acting ASD(SO/LIC), announced enthusiastically to the small crowd gathered at Fort Bragg for the signing that, “I am honored to serve as your service secretary.”
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