One Perfect Op: An Insider's Account of the Navy SEAL Special Warfare Teams

Dennis Chalker · Kevin Dockery

Oct 2009 · Sold by Harper Collins

About this ebook

America’s most elite commando unit, the US Navy SEAL Team Six pulled off one of the most remarkable covert operations in military history when they infiltrated the secret hideout of Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan in the dead of night and killed the hated terrorist mastermind. Dennis Chalker was an original “plankowner” (founding member) of SEAL Team Six, and in One Perfect Op, he takes readers deep inside the remarkable world of America’s Special Forces operatives. With an introduction by Richard Marcinko of Rogue Warrior fame, One Perfect Op describes, step by breathtaking step, one extraordinary SEALs mission, shedding fascinating new light on the training, the planning, the courage and the skill of these exceptional warriors.

This firsthand account from the front lines of America’s most legendary special operations unit reveals:

• Founding of SEAL Team Six: Go inside the intense selection process and formation of the world’s premier counterterrorism unit, as told by an original "plankowner" who was there from day one.
• BUD/S Hell Week: Experience the legendary grit and teamwork required to survive the world’s most brutal military training, from the perspective of a man who later returned to lead it as Command Master Chief.
• Real-World Covert Operations: Follow Chalker and his teammates on breathtaking missions, from a tense hostage rescue in the dead of night to fast-roping from helicopters onto hostile targets.
• The Birth of Red Cell: Discover the untold story of the Navy’s top-secret unit, designed by Richard Marcinko to test the military’s own security by infiltrating its most secure bases.

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About the author

Dennis Chalker enlisted in the Army before joining the Navy and served as a “plankowner”, or founding member, of SEAL Team Six and “Red Cell”, and as a Command Master Chief for Navy BUD/S training. He lives in southern California.

Kevin Dockery is the military historian and field curator for the UDT/SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, Florida. He lives in Michigan.