APU (Auxiliary Power Unit), 17–18
Argentina, 317
The Art of War (Sun Tzu), 338
assassination operations, 316
Atlantic Ocean, 231
Ayn Diwar, Syria, 216–18
Azziz abu Yasin, Mahmoud, 103
back door, 252
Bamford, James, 322
All entries preceded by an asterisk (*) are pseudonyms.
Barrett, A.G. “Gunny,” 88, 91–94, 153, 340
Barrett, Everett Emerson, 138, 186, 224, 236
Barren’s First Law of the Sea, 140
Barren’s Law of the Seven Ps, 259
Battle of Lexington, 306–08
BDUs (Battle Dress Uniforms), 238
beacons, 183
Beckwith, Charlie, 130, 135
Biographical Register of the U.S. Department of State, 76
black op, 172, 205
blanketheads, 134, 248
blood, 277
body discipline, 326–29
Boehm, Roy, 50–51, 105–07, 235, 236, 250
idea of training Frogmen in Oriental philosophy, 154–55
Boeing 727–100, 4, 9–10, 15, 17
Boeing 747, 10
Boeing 767, 10
Boeing A340 Airbus, 10
BOHICA, 211, 315
Boston Whalers, 231, 234, 238
brick, 238
brown water, 125
Brud, 209–10
BUD/S (Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training), 104–06, 139, 327
Bureau SOP, 172
Bushido fighting method, 154
Business Week, 52
Bustillo, Juan, 252
CALOW (Coastal and Limited Objective Warfare), 125
Camp David, 302–03
Capel, Thomas Daniel, 25–26, 67, 115–16, 291
CAR-15, 276, 281, 284
carotid arteries, 277
Carter, Jimmy, 6
Catfish Point, Florida, 220
caving ladder, 234, 242
cellular phones, 238
tracking system, 205–06
CENTCOM (Central Command), 219, 221
Chang Yu, 154
China Lake Naval Weapons Center, 297–98
Chocolate Mountains, California, 298
choppers, 233
Christians in Action (CIA), 156, 206, 316
Church, Frank, 316
CIA, 69, 137, 316
interrogation doctrine, 156
CINC, 88
cipher locks, 44
CIs (confidential informants), 67–68
Class IIIA Plus Point Blank load-bearing body armor, 3
Clausewitz, Karl von, 168
Claymore mines, 250–52
Code-6 activity, 171
COINTELPRO (COunterINTELligence PROgram), 64
Colombia, 7
Colour Clock Code, 168
Colt 633HB submachine gun, 4, 30
combat, 248
computer-based espionage, 206
computer-driven simulators, 124
concealment, 195
Coney Islands (hot dogs), 141
Congress, 160
Congressional Staff Directory 77
Constitution, 162
contract services, 213
control module assault, 282–83
counterambush, 252
countersurveillance, 182
covert operation, 97–100
C-4 plastic explosive, 167, 197–98, 274
Crawford, S. Lynn, 41, 84
attempt to get rid of Marcinko, 43–49, 73, 110, 136
as hostage in Key West hijacking, 5–34, 289–90
Crips, 308
Crocker, Tom, 91–92
cross-training, 130
C2S, 249
CT (counterterrorism), 39, 64–71, 87, 106, 168
Cyalume light stick, 263–64
cyberwar, 318
Cyclone class ship, 125
Dawkins, Elwood, 13–14, 130–37, 176, 177–82, 185, 202, 207, 213, 246, 291, 302, 338–39, 342–43
DCWO (Divisional Chemical Warfare Officer), 285–87
DDS (Dry Dock Shelter), 327
dead reckoning, 263
DEC VAXes, 60
DEF-TEC No. 25 flashbang distraction device, 4, 28
Delta Force (Special Forces Operational Detachment), 13, 130–36, 303
Desert Storm, 76
detonators, 198–99
Detroit, 115–18, 138, 141
*Dewey, Allan (Duck Foot), 103–04
in Detroit, 166–70, 172–73, 181–82, 185, 189, 192, 194, 200
in Key West hijacking, 9, 16, 26–27, 30, 32
in oil rig assault in Gulf of Mexico, 273, 282, 286, 294
in pursuit of the Helen G. Kelley, 242–44, 258–59
in Rancho Mirage, 301–02, 309, 313, 315, 318–19, 323–26, 328–29, 333
in Tampa, 238
DIA (Defense Intelligence Agency), 75, 90, 97–98, 109, 206
DIA HUMINT, 59
DIA TECHINT, 59
discipline, 326–29
DO (Directorate of Operations), 316
DOD (Department of Defense), 21, 58, 62, 99
DOJ (Department of Justice), 21, 58, 70
Donaldson, Sam, 6
DPVs (Desert Patrol Vehicles), 298
drill-string motion compensators, 231
DSU-2 knife, 4, 30, 269
EBI (Extended Background Investigation), 58
EEIs (Essential Elements of Information), 260
Egypt, 103
81-mike-mike mortars, 144–45
electronic beacons, 183
El Salvador, 252, 317
el-Yassin, Imam Fouad, 67, 89
Emerson, Ernie, 197
Emerson CQC6 titanium-framed combat folding knife, 4, 25, 121, 173, 197
Emu, G. Edward, 109, 220, 224
encryption-capable fax, 312
*Enders, Cherry, 104, 107
death of, 267–75, 288, 341
in Detroit, 168–69, 182, 185–86, 188–92, 194, 200
in Key West hijacking, 9, 16, 26–27, 32
in pursuit of the Helen G. Kelley, 243
in Tampa, 238–40
Endurance, 44
ERS (Enforced Radio Silence), 308
ESBAM, 208, 246
E-6 (staff sergeant), 26
FAA (Federal Aviation Administration), 14
false-flag operation, 291
FBI, 11, 20, 40, 152, 170, 171, 202, 205, 288, 289
counterintelligence in, 64–71, 88–89
field offices, 212–13
FBI headquarters, 54–63
First Special Forces Operational Detachment Delta (Delta Force), 13, 130–36, 303
fixed drill-rig, 229
Flexi-cuffs, 4, 30, 32
FMLN tangos, 252
Fonda, “Hanoi Jane,” 290
Forbes, 51, 89
Fort Bragg, 109, 131–32, 135
Fort Meade, 322
Frogmen, 137, 208, 235–36
Fudo, 154–55, 159,
General Mayhem, 67
Grand Banks, 237, 241, 244–45
The Green Book, 77
Green Team, 38, 48, 99–100, 214–18
grenades, 26, 166
Griffith, Grant, 51, 161, 232, 286, 319
Grose, 235–45, 254–56, 260–64, 272, 307–09, 345
Groton nuclear sub base, 225
*Grundle, Nasty Nicky, 103
in Detroit, 166–69, 175–76, 179–82, 185, 187–88, 192, 194, 200–01
in Key West hijacking, 9, 25–27, 31–32
in oil rig assault in Gulf of Mexico, 273, 282, 287, 294
in pursuit of the Helen G. Kelley, 243–44, 258
in Tampa, 238–40
guerrilla warfare, 184
Gulf of Mexico, 229, 232, 291
Gulfstream-III jet, 132
Gulf War, 75, 251
HAHO (High Altitude High Opening), 232
Hard Glock Cafe, 11
Harrington, Stonewal
l Jackson “Priest,” 74–94, 146–47, 163, 164, 210–12, 288, 290, 292–93
deal to clear Marcinko, 314–15, 318
in Detroit, 170
forced resignation of, 344–45
proposes Task Force Blue to Marcinko, 95–101, 137, 152, 208
at Rancho Mirage, 339–42
*Harris, Half Pint, 73, 104
in Detroit, 182, 199, 201
in Key West hijacking, 9, 26–27, 32
in oil rig assault in Gulf of Mexico, 273, 294
in pursuit of the Helen G. Kelley, 243–45, 262–63
in Tampa, 238
Heckler & Koch
International Training Division, 122
Heckler & Koch MP5-PDW submachine gun, 8–9
Heckler & Koch P7 9mm pistol, 166
Heckler & Koch USPs, 242
Helen G. Kelley, 227–28, 241, 246, 255–58, 300
High Bridge bombing exercise, 304–05
high-payoff targets, 277
HK MP5K-PDW, 30, 106
Hoover, J. Edgar, 64
hostage rescue, 25–34
hot-bunking, 237
HRT (Hostage Rescue Team), 9
Hughes 500 chopper, 233
Hussein, Saddam, 76
IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices), 225, 242, 274
IG (inspector general), 39
Intelink, 58–63, 70–71, 109, 136, 307–08
Internet, 254, 293
Iraq, 165, 251, 319
Islamic fundamentalists, 67, 162
J. Edgar Hoover Building, 54–63
jack-up platforms, 229
Japanese Red Army, 162
*Johnny Cool, 179, 182, 207, 291
JSOC (Joint Special Operations Command), 109, 135
judicial system, 160
Kennedy, John F., 105
*Kernan, Irish, 76
Key West Airport, 16
Key West hijacking, 3–34
significance of, 288–89
kill houses, 125
King, Rodney, 122
KISS-simple, 41, 70–71, 154, 198, 262, 289, 294, 313, 337
Klugiewicz, Gary, 122
Kunika, 156
Kuwait, 76
LANTFLT (AtLANTic FLeeT), 78
large-unit ambush, 250
Larry King Live, 152–53
LAW (Light Anti-tank Weapon), 18, 25, 88, 167
Layton, Don, 42, 84
leaks, 85
leapfrogging, 183
Lebanon, 252, 317, 341
Lehman, John, 37, 44
Libya, 163
live-fire exercises, 126
London, 163
Lopez-Reyes, Esmeralda “La Muchacha,” 11–14, 18–22, 33, 35–36, 40, 64–65
Los Angeles Times, 294
Lyondale, Geoff, 36
Lyons, Ace, 37
MacDill Air Force Base, 109, 131, 219–20, 248
MagSAfe Plus-P frangible SWAT loads, 4, 30
Mahon, Paul, 37–41
Malone, Jacques, 131
Manhurin, 180
Manson, Charles, 161
Mao Zedong, 184
Marathon Bob, 12–14, 19, 33
Marcinko, Richard
as CO of Green Team, 99–100
as CO of Red Cell, 100, 206, 290
as CO of SEAL Team Six, 13, 55, 97–100, 106, 130–36, 183–84, 200–01, 206, 212, 233
in SEAL Team Two, 24
MARESFAC (MArine RESearch FACility), 97
M-16 assault rifle, 144, 166
M-92 Beretta pistols, 144, 166
M-60 bipod rigs, 144, 145
McNabb, 67
*Mead, Pick “Piccolo,” 73, 104
in Detroit, 182, 199–201
in Key West hijacking, 9, 26–27, 32
in oil rig assault in Gulf of Mexico, 273, 280, 294
in pursuit of the Helen G. Kelley, 244
in Tampa, 238
MEMCON (MEMorandum of CONversation), 70, 152
*Mercaldi, Tony, 75–76
Middle East, 216
MILCRAFT (MILitary airCRAFT), 7,
Militia groups, 65–71
Miranda warnings, 85
MIT (Turkish Intelligence Organization), 216–17
MK-V Special Operations Craft, 327
monkey board, 281
*Morrison, Black Jack, 37, 212
Motorola radios, 23, 206
MREs (Meals, Ready to Eat), 287
M-1 spring-loaded firing device, 167, 198–99
MTV, 153
Musashi, Miyamoto, 154
National Command Authority, 14, 21
National Security Agency, 76
Naval Air Station at Boca Chica, 33
Naval Special Warfare Development Group, 38
NAVSPECWARGRU TWO (Naval Special Warfare Group Two), 43
Navy, 47, 85, 158
denial of SEAL Team Six existence, 97
history of, 236
problems of, 45
Navyspeak, 35
NCC (Navy Command Center), 78
nerve gas, 144, 285
Night Enforcers, 165
nighttime urban operations, 194
night-vision glasses, 190, 238
NIS (Naval Investigative Service), 5, 74, 85, 157, 291
security details, 184
SLUDJ (Sensitive Legal Upper Deck Jurisdiction), 74
Technical Security Division, 165
North, Oliver, 69
North Korea, 52, 137
North Sea, 232
No Such Agency, 76, 206, 215, 322
NRO (National Reconnaissance Office), 59, 78
NSA, 69
0–4, 220
0–5, 220
0–6, 249
OD tripwire, 167
offshore rig, 229–30
OIC (officer in charge) 6
oil rig platforms, 226–30, 256–59
assault on in Gulf of Mexico, 266–95
boarding methods, 231–34
Okinaga, Toshiro, 156, 162
Oklahoma City bombing, 38, 64, 66, 159, 161, 163, 288, 292, 296, 306, 344
Old Testament, 273
one-time trap doors, 318
OP (Observation Post), 192
ORDCOMSOMICH (ORDnance COMmand Southeastern MICHigan), 142–44, 147
OSHA (Occupational safety and Health Administration), 157
Otway, Steve, 73
overt ambush, 182
Owen, Mick, 162, 168
Pacific Ocean, 231
Pajar Industries, 26, 40, 137, 227
Pan World Airways Flight 1252 hijacking, 3–30
paralleling, 183
Parker, John, 306
passive beacons, 183, 189, 263
PCs (Patrol Coastal), 125
PDW (Personal Defense Weapon), 106
pencil detonators, 167, 197
Pentagon, 6–7, 37–38, 59, 124, 136
Petersburg Federal Prison, 72
phone lines, 311
Pine Gap, Australia, 322
PKK (Kurdish Worker’s Party), 215
platoon chiefs, 124
plutonium, 144
POC (Point Of Contact), 98
Pollard, Jonathan, 42
POMCUS (Prepositioned Outside Military Custody of the United States), 99
PP-22, 287, 300, 312
Prescott, Sam, 307
*Prescott III, Pinckney “Pinky,” 42–43, 74, 83, 91–95, 100, 158
president, 160, 340
Prime Time Live, 6
pumping platforms, 229
PUS(NUT), 292
The Puzzle Palace (Bamford), 322
Quantico HRT headquarters, 11, 48, 73, 111
railroad gates, 225
Rancho Mirage, California, 297, 298–300
Reagan, Nancy, 302–03
Red Cell, 38, 39, 100, 157, 166, 179, 206, 214–15, 225, 290, 302–03
training exercises, 297
Remington 870 riot shotguns, 167
Renaissance Center, Detroit, 117–18
Rickover, H
yman, 137
RICO (Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organizations), 85
Robert Roger’s Rule Nineteen, 186
*Rodent, 104
in Detroit, 114, 141–44, 147, 165, 182, 199, 201
in Key West hijacking, 9, 16, 26, 30–31
in oil rig assault in Gulf of
Mexico, 273, 286, 294
in pursuit of the Helen G. Kelley, 244
in Tampa, 238
ROEs (Rules of Engagement), 14, 21
Roger, Robert, 80, 110, 186, 251, 307
Roger’s
Rangers, 80, 110
Rogue Manor, 48, 60, 107, 111, 165, 209, 228, 290, 334
RPG (rocket-propelled grenade), 215
RPVs (Remote Pilotless Vehicles), 126
RSQ-121 satellite, 322
Ruger Mark-II .22-caliber pistol, 216
S2, 47, 214, 251
Sarin, 144
SAS (Special Air Service), 132, 168
SATCOM transmitter-receiver, 221, 238, 263, 287, 293, 308, 312, 319–22
SBI (Special Background Investigation), 58
SC/FD (Swim and Climb/Fly and Drop), 231–32
SCIFs (Special Classified Intelligence Facilities), 96
SDV (Swimmer Delivery Vehicle), 104
SEAL combat vests, 264
SEALs, 21, 33, 84, 104–07, 118, 122, 153, 172, 196, 207, 218, 243, 248, 313
ammo allotment, 124
best operations, 300
discipline training, 326–28
kill houses for, 125
mission phases, 259
morale of, 249
movement of, 193
PCs for, 125
SEAL tag, 184
SEAL Team Five, 103
SEAL Team Four, 103
SEAL Team Six, 13, 37, 55, 73, 97–100, 103, 106, 130–36, 157, 183, 200–01, 231–34, 212, 214, 281
SEAL Team Three, 179
Seal Team Two, 104
SECDEF (Secretary of Defense), 20–21, 47–48, 85
SECNAV (Secretary of the Navy), 41, 84
attempt to get rid of Marcinko, 43–49, 73, 110, 136
as hostage in Key West hijacking, 6–34, 289–90
Secrest, Arleigh, 41, 45, 112
semisubmersibles, 229–30
sentry duty, 192–93
SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape), 195
Shabazz, Shaquile, 67
shadowing, 182
*Shepard, Gator, 106–07
in Detroit, 114–16, 141–44, 147, 165, 172, 182, 188, 199–201, 209
in Key West hijacking, 9, 16, 26–27, 31
in oil rig assault in Gulf of Mexico, 267–72, 274, 280, 286, 294
in pursuit of the Helen G. Kelley, 243–45, 258–59, 262
in Tampa, 238
shooters, 10–11, 15, 25–28, 73, 124–27, 129, 158, 220, 233, 250, 304
shredder, 69
SIGINT (SIGnals INTelligence), 78
silence, 155–56
Sixth Michigan National Guards Infantry Division, 141
sixty-power spotting scope, 256
Skunk Works, 205
*Slotnik, Herman, 205–06
SLUDJ (Sensitive Legal Upper Deck Jurisdiction), 74
small-caliber pistol in the ear, 337–38
small-unit ambush, 250
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