Never shall I fail my comrades. I will always keep myself mentally alert, physically strong, and morally straight, and I will shoulder more than my Continue Reading
Marty Skovlund
I Fell in Love with the Idea of America
At some point in my early years, I fell in love with the idea of America. Today, we are amidst an America that is ever more divided, and it is causing Continue Reading
What a Runner Could Learn from a Ranger Mom
by Kenneth Posner A long time ago, I was a U.S. Army Ranger. It was just about the toughest thing I ever did. Honestly, I wasn’t very good; my path Continue Reading
5 Military Leadership Tips from a Man with a Beard
This article was originally posted by our friends over at Ranger Up and first appeared in The Havok Journal on September 16, Continue Reading
What Does the SOF Community Think about “The Bin Laden Shooter?”
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on November 8, 2014. _____________ Fans of The Havok Journal have been blowing up our email inbox and Continue Reading
Ranger Spouses: Successes and Struggles
“Nomadic Veterans” duo Marty Skovlund and Leo Jenkins, both veterans of the Army’s elite 75th Ranger Regiment, set out on foot on June 7th from Continue Reading
Boone Cutler: A Veteran at the Tipping Point
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on May 29, 2016. Editor's Note: About a year ago, we had a great talk with U.S. Army combat veteran, radio Continue Reading
The Weekly Havok, Episode 10 – UFOs, Microwave Attacks and the Long Con
UFOs. That’s right. This week Havok Journal owner Charlie Faint and his daughter Emily Faint help me dive into the newly released, alarming footage of Continue Reading
First Train Out of Denver: A Ranger’s Story
This is an excerpt of Leo Jenkins' book, First Train Out of Denver, which includes the adventures of two former Army Rangers who go on an amazing Continue Reading
Collective Action: What Veterans Can Learn from the Baltimore Protests
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on May 2, 2015. What happened in Baltimore last year? One man died. There is no need to get into his Continue Reading
Preventing the Next Mass Shooting Starts with Recruiters
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on April 7, 2014. The tragic shooting on Fort Hood has led many to question what we are or are not doing to Continue Reading
The Ranger Standard: A “Violence Of Action” Excerpt
This is an excerpt from Violence of Action: The Untold Stories of the 75th Ranger Regiment in the War on Terror by Blackside Concepts founder Marty Continue Reading