I Am a Seal Team Six Warrior — Vocabulary
Howard E. Wasdin & Stephen Templin
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Finding a good spot, I lay in the prone position while my partner protected the perimeter around me.†p.134.7alternate pages10 more

For the hyperbaric pressure testing, the chamber was a large torpedo-looking thing that simulated going down 60 feet underwater and staying there.†p.22.5alternate pages6 more

For weapons we each had a sound-suppressed CAR-15 down between the seats, partly concealed by our skirts.†p.96.7alternate pages6 more

Casanova looked at the interpreter.†p.122.2alternate pages6 more

We had to make our own ghillie suits—camouflage clothing that looks like heavy foliage, made from loose burlap strips.†p.72.3alternate pages6 more

Casanova used the scope to approximate wind speed, which is usually a sniper's greatest weather challenge.†p.69.7alternate pages3 more

I took my first deployment with SEAL Team Two to Machrihanish, Scotland—land of my mother's ancestors.†p.40.7alternate pages5 more

I would acquire, aim, and even do a simulated trigger pull, going through my rehearsed breathing and followthrough routine while picturing the actual engagement.†p.4.3alternate pages3 more

Behind his round-framed glasses, his eyes seldom looked directly at me when he talked—Ahmed always seemed nervous.†p.88.6alternate pages18 more

Later, I also received a whack on the pee-pee for disobeying a direct order and helping the teenaged Somali boy who'd stepped on a land mine—my most successful op in Somalia.†p.156.8alternate pages18 more

FBI Director William Webster said, "If you can pass the same test as anybody else applying for this organization, I will waiver your disabilities."†p.36.5alternate pages18 more

The same technique could be used for a running target—aiming at a spot ahead of the runner's path.†p.134.8alternate pages3 more

Part of his motivation was money, but the greater motivation seemed to be a better future for his family.†p.110.4alternate pages2 more

They must be capable of making decisions themselves, which includes decisions to adapt in a fluid environment.†p.75.9alternate pages1 more

Petty Officer Wasdin's exceptional professional ability, initiative, and loyal devotion to duty reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Naval Service.p.52.4alternate pages8 more

Casanova and I dressed up like locals and ran a vehicular route reconnaissance in a Jeep Cherokee that had been beaten more than once with an ugly stick.†p.96.5alternate pages5 more

At 700 yards, we hit three stationary targets again, but this time, the two movers would stop and go.†p.70.9alternate pages4 more

Stage One is mild to strong shivering with numbness in the hands—most people have experienced this level of hypothermia.†p.29.3alternate pages3 more

Out of the SEAL Team Six loop and with no Team guys around, I suffered the withdrawal symptoms of being cut off from the camaraderie.†p.153.7alternate pages1 more

I came down off the roof and covertly went next door.†p.95.6alternate pages2 more