One Perfect Op: An Insider's Account of the Navy Seal Special Warfare Teams

by Chalker, Dennis; Dockery, Kevin; Marcinko, Richard

• ISBN13: 9780062114730
• ISBN10: 0062114735
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-07-05
• Publisher: Harpercollins

Summary

America's most elite commando unit, the US Navy SEAL Team Six pulled off one of the most remarkable covert operations in military history when they infiltrated the secret hideout of Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan in the dead of night and killed the hated terrorist mastermind. Dennis Chalker was an original ;plankowner ; (founding member) of SEAL Team Six, and in One Perfect Op, he takes readers deep inside the remarkable world of America's Special Forces operatives. With an introduction by Richard Marcinko of Rogue Warrior fame, One Perfect Op describes, step by breathtaking step, one extraordinary SEALs mission, shedding fascinating new light on the training, the planning, the courage and the skill of these exceptional warriors.

Author Biography

Denmis Chalker enlisted in the Army before joining the Navy and served as a "plankowner", or founding member, of SEAL Team Six and "Red Cell", and as a Command Master Chief for Navy BUD/S training. He lives in southern California. Kevin Dockery is the military historian and field curator for the UDT/SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, Florida. He lives in Michigan.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction: Snake, aka Dennis Chalker	p. xi
One Perfect Op	p. 1
Home and Hearth	p. 12
First Stop, the Army	p. 17
And Now the Navy	p. 25
BUD/S and the Beginning of a Seal	p. 33
SEAL Team One and Kilo Platoon	p. 45
Echo Platoon and a Taste of High Speed	p. 62
Seal Team Six, 465 Days a Year	p. 71
Now Here's to the Land Down Under	p. 81
Gear, Guns, and a Lot of Training	p. 94
A Move, Some Boats, and Some Time in the Water	p. 109
A Dry Spell	p. 124
A New Group and Some Other Changes	p. 133
First Combat and First Costs	p. 139
On Our Way: Fly the Unfriendly Skies	p. 150
Visiting with the Governor: Don't Spit on the Floor	p. 160
A Long Day and a Night	p. 173
Our Teammates	p. 181
Red Cell and a New Mission	p. 188
A Visit to Norfolk	p. 199
The Subs of New England	p. 218
Back to the Philippines	p. 229
The Land of the Rising Sun	p. 243
Sunny California	p. 252
And in the Other Direction	p. 261
Those Are Big Lizards	p. 266
Back in Sunny California	p. 273
Ghosts	p. 277
Another Move, Another Commander, and the End of an Idea	p. 285
Return, Operate, and Finally Leave	p. 290
To Give Something Back	p. 316
Meet the Kids and Meet the Man	p. 323
The Long Walk and the Longer Party	p. 332
Epilogue	p. 340
Glossary	p. 343
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