Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win

nuanced factors that we do calculate for—” “Really?” I questioned, surprised that they didn’t catch my sa ...

move in any direction. Your plan is so complex that there is no way that they can mindfully move ...

might understand their individual pieces of the plan, they have a hard time following all the intricacies ...

“I can see how that would be a huge advantage,” said the plant manager. “OK then,” I conc ...

The employees now had a good understanding of what it was they needed to do to earn their bones. As a ...

“Frogman on the roof,” was the radio call that let friendly forces know SEALs were on the high ground. ...

CHAPTER 7 Prioritize and Execute Leif Babin SOUTH-CENTRAL RAMADI, IRAQ: THE HORNET’S NEST All day, murderous bur ...

missed its mark and sailed high over the building, trailing across the hazy, cloudless Iraqi summer sky ...

own into insurgent positions. A group of armed insurgents tried to sneak up even closer to us using th ...

on foot for about 1.5 kilometers, carrying our heavy gear and substantial firepower, into another violent, ...

and decrease their ability to attack nearby U.S. Army and Marine combat outposts. We wanted the enemy to k ...

watch the entrance. But we didn’t have the manpower. With no viable alternative, it was a vulnerability w ...

cylindrical object peeked out from under the edge of the tarp. “Something looks suspicious,” an EOD operator ...

jarring THWACK! He and a handful of other SEALs rotated every few minutes as they hammered through the thick ...

minutes to get everyone to a safe distance from what would be a significant blast. Swiftly, we ...

the clock was ticking on an explosive charge that would set off a huge IED blast, throwing deadly metal fra ...

under pressure. Amid the noise, mayhem, and uncertainty of the outcome, we had practiced the abi ...

who could see the locked gate got the job done with no direction needed. With a simple “breacher up” call ...

out on foot to safety with a full head count. BOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!! The deep concussion of the massive ...

success or failure of the team, the department, the company, the financial capital of investors, ...