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5th Special Forces Group

Murphy’s Law: My Life in Special Operations and Investigative Journalism

April 4, 2018 by Jack Murphy

People have been asking me for years to write a book about myself, something I resisted doing for a long time.  I always figured I was a little to young for that (now at the ripe old age of 34) and also thought that I wouldn’t have much to say.  After meeting with a publisher […]

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No better team mate, James Hupp

July 31, 2017 by Jack Murphy

Through the green tint of my night vision goggles, I watched the urban sprawl of Mosul speed beneath my feet, my legs dangling outside the door of a MH-60 Blackhawk helicopter.  To my left sat fellow Green Beret James Hupp, both of us anticipating our arrival at the landing zone.  Behind us, the helicopter was […]

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The birth of American counter-terrorism: the untold story of Blue Light and Delta Force

June 19, 2017 by Jack Murphy

On a dark night in 1977, a dozen Green Berets exited a C-130 aircraft, parachuting into a very different type of war. Aircraft hijackings had become almost commonplace, to the point that Johnny Carson would tell jokes about the phenomena on television. But it was no laughing matter for the Department of Defense, who realized […]

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