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When underdogs break the rules.

A non-stop full-court press gives weak basketball teams a chance against far stronger teams. Why have so few adopted it?

A Navy SEAL from upper Bucks County who survived seven tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and made a career of executing some of the military's most dangerous missions died Thursday during a diving exercise in Washington state.

What happens when someone knees you some 50 times in 109 seconds? Sadly Brandon Wolff knows firsthand.

The former Navy SEAL sustained four facial fractures, including a fractured forehead, and a broken nose in losing his UFC debut in ugly fashion to Ben Saunders in December.

Five Questions for W. Thomas Smith Jr.
By Kay B. Day

The Medal of Honor Society's 2010 National Convention will be held Sept. 29-Oct. 3, 2010 in Charleston, S.C. The S.C. State Guard Foundation and The Citadel will host the event.

The combat divers of Britain’s Special Boat Service (SBS) will soon be getting some new transport. The “shallow water combat submersible” (SWCS) will be able to carry six frogmen for 100 miles at depths of up to 300ft.

This is a little dated but very cool - should hit the streets this year. NSW was very involved in the initial design.
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Oscar-nominated actor Mickey Rourke will lend his vocal talents to Bethesda Softworks as the lead character in upcoming first-person shooter Rogue Warrior, says the publisher in a statement.

For the U.S. Navy's special operations force, rescuing the American captain of the Maersk Alabama from the grips of armed pirates off the coast of Somalia is part of the daring job description.

The Medal of Honor Society’s 2010 Convention project has announced its nine-member advisory council composed of six retired general officers, two flag officers, and a Navy captain totaling 21 stars (so far) and a “full bird.”

The advisory council includes:

The rescue of the ship captain being held hostage by pirates drew a lot of attention to the Navy's elite commando unit, the Navy Seals.

They go through a rigorous and demanding training program, and it all begins at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center.