Richard

I was born November 21, 1940 in Lansford, Pennsylvania. I am one of the United States' most accomplished and recognized special operations experts, with over 30 years of experience in a variety of specialties including counter-terrorism, intelligence and special operations. I have a B.A. in International Relations from the U.S. Navy Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, and a M.A. in Political Science from Auburn University. I currently live in the San Diego, California area.After enlisting in the US Navy, I spent my early years in the Underwater Demolition Teams. I worked my way up to the rank of commander after two tours in Vietnam serving as a Navy SEAL. I also served as a Naval Attache to Cambodia. I was the first commanding officer and founder of two of the military's premier counter-terrorist units: SEAL Team SIX and Red Cell. SEAL Team SIX engaged in highly classified missions from Central America to the Middle East, the North Sea to Africa and beyond.Commanding Red Cell, I was directed to use my team to test the Navy's anti-terrorist capabilities. As a result I was able to infiltrate seemingly impenetrable, highly secured bases, nuclear submarines, ships and other purported "secure areas", including the U.S. Presidential plane Air Force One. In doing so I embarrassed several superior officers, whom I accuse of involvement in my subsquent conviction for misappropriation of funds and resources under my command. My experiences led to The New York Times best-selling autobiography Rogue Warrior, and subsequent sequels, some of which are co-written with John Weisman. We successfully captured nuclear devices from U.S. Navy facilities, and proved the viability of plans to penetrate and attack nuclear-powered submarines, to destroy the subs by using them as improvised dirty bombs and to capture launch codes for nuclear weapons aboard the subs by using mild torture against personnel in custody of launch codes.I am now the CEO of SOS Temps, Inc., a private security consulting firm based in Washington, DC. My clients have included the Detroit Metropolitan Airport, the White House Fellows and the U.S. Army War College, and also of Richard Marcinko, Inc., a motivational and team-building company, my clients include General Motors, AT&T, Domino's Pizza, Motorola, BellSouth and several other Fortune 500 companies. Through Eastern Michigan University, I also provide graduate-level presentations on topics such as terrorism, security and the adaptation of modern technology. I have a politically conservative talk radio show America on Watch which is broadcast live on Saturdays (5:00PM - 8:00PM EST). I have also recently become spokesperson for the Zodiac boat company's Zodiac Maritime Training Academy.