Mark owen navy seal biography

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    Mark Owen

    Mark Owen is a former United States Navy SEAL who served his country for 14 years, participating in over 13 deployments in support of combat operations and the Global War on Terror (GWOT). Owen received his bachelor’s degree in , and upon graduating from college, he enlisted in the Navy to pursue his dream of serving his country as a Navy SEAL. He successfully graduated as BUDS class “Honor-man” and was subsequently stationed at SEAL Team Five. During his first deployment as a Navy SEAL, the events of 9/11 unfolded, and Owen was among some of the first to be deployed in support of the GWOT.

    In , Owen completed urval and training to enter the ranks of the Naval Special Warfare Development Group. His extensive service included several significant operations, such as the Maersk Alabama hijacking rescue operation in and Operation Neptune Spear in The latter operation culminated with Bissonnette being present on the third floor of Osama bin Laden's compound in Abb

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    No Hero: The Evolution of a Navy Seal

    MARK OWEN, author of No Easy Day and No Hero, is a former member of the U.S. Naval Special Warfare Development Group, commonly known as SEAL Team Six. In his many years as a Navy SEAL, he has participated in hundreds of missions around the globe, including the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips in the Indian Ocean in Owen was a team leader on Operation Neptune Spear in Abbottabad, Pakistan, on May 1, , which resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden. Owen was one of the first men through the door on the third floor of the terrorist mastermind's hideout, where he witnessed Bin Laden's death.

    KEVIN MAURER has covered special operations forces for nine years. He has been embedded with the Special Forces in Afghanistan six times, spent a month in with special operations units in east Africa, and has embedded with U.S. forces in Iraq and Haiti. He is the author of four books, including several about special operations.

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    Matt Bissonnette (author)

    U.S. Navy SEAL and author

    Matt Bissonnette (born March 17, ) is a former United States Navy SEAL and author of No Easy Day, a book which he wrote using the pen name Mark Owen. The book chronicles his life and military service, but mostly is about his involvement with Operation Neptune Spear. Bissonnette writes that he was present on the third floor of Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad when the terrorist leader was killed.[1]

    Military career

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    Bissonnette grew up hunting and fishing in the remote Alaskan town of Aniak. After graduating high school in , he attended Biola University and earned his Bachelor's degree in Sociology in He then enlisted in the Navy, graduating with BUD/S class as the Honor-man (top of the class) in and served with SEAL Team Five. During Bissonnette's first deployment 9/11 happened and he was among the first to be deployed in support of the Global War on Terror GWOT. In he completed selection and tr

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