http://www.lonesurvivor.net Mon, 14 May 2012 13:07:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 John Phalon Interview http://www.lonesurvivor.net/john-phalon-interview/ http://www.lonesurvivor.net/john-phalon-interview/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 12:51:40 +0000 admin http://www.lonesurvivor.net/?p=1329 Lt. Colonel John Phalon was one of the HH-60 helicopter pilots that assisted in the rescue of Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell and was later involved in removing the remains of Michael Murphy, Danny Dietz , & Matt Axelson from the mountains of Afghanistan. Phalon was in the lead aircraft flying cover for the chopper that took Luttrell off the mountain.

In this e-mail interview Phalon discusses his background as a pilot and gives a detailed account of his involvement in Operation Redwings.

LoneSurvivor.net: Tell everyone a little bit about your background….your name, hometown, some info on your military career and pilot training, etc. Just however much you feel comfortable talking about.

John Phalon: My name is John “JP” Phalon. Although currently on active duty, at the time of the rescue I was a traditional reservist in the 305th Rescue Squadron at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. The “traditional” means that I was one of those part time, “one-weekend-a-month-and-two-weeks-a-year” guys, although anyone in a flying unit in the Air National Guard or the Air Force Reserves knows that particular characterization of service is a false one. We are charged to keep just as proficient and maintain the same exact currencies as our active duty counterparts, and thus are required to put in much more time with the unit than that commonly assumed by the public.

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]]> http://www.lonesurvivor.net/service-book-marcus-luttrell/feed/ 0 Navy SEAL Medal of Honor Recipient Mike Thornton Reflects on Vietnam http://www.lonesurvivor.net/navy-seal-medal-honor-recipient-mike-thornton-reflects-vietnam/ http://www.lonesurvivor.net/navy-seal-medal-honor-recipient-mike-thornton-reflects-vietnam/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 12:42:32 +0000 admin http://www.lonesurvivor.net/?p=1308 Meet Mike Thornton, Navy seal. Congressional Medal of Honor recipient and co-founder of the now well-known Seal Team Six.

His story begins in Vietnam.

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]]> http://www.lonesurvivor.net/navy-seal-medal-honor-recipient-mike-thornton-reflects-vietnam/feed/ 0 Navy SEALs Criticize Obama For ‘Politicizing’ The Anniversary of Bin Laden’s Death http://www.lonesurvivor.net/navy-seals-criticize-obama-politicizing-anniversary-bin-ladens-death/ http://www.lonesurvivor.net/navy-seals-criticize-obama-politicizing-anniversary-bin-ladens-death/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 18:40:43 +0000 admin http://www.lonesurvivor.net/?p=1305 President Obama faced mounting criticism Tuesday for allegedly politicizing the anniversary of Usama bin Laden’s death, with Sen. John McCain scolding the commander in chief and former New York Gov. George Pataki going so far as to call on Obama to apologize.

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]]> http://www.lonesurvivor.net/navy-seals-criticize-obama-politicizing-anniversary-bin-ladens-death/feed/ 0 Lone Survivor Film to be Shopped at Cannes http://www.lonesurvivor.net/lone-survivor-film-shopped-cannes/ http://www.lonesurvivor.net/lone-survivor-film-shopped-cannes/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:44:07 +0000 admin http://www.lonesurvivor.net/?p=1301 Peter Berg’s Lone Survivor – teaming Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch and Ben Foster — will be shopped to foreign buyers at the Cannes film market by Foresight Unlimited.

The $48 million pic is sure to be a high-profile title on the Croisette.

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]]> http://www.lonesurvivor.net/lone-survivor-film-shopped-cannes/feed/ 0 Navy SEAL’s Parents Carry on Son’s Legacy http://www.lonesurvivor.net/navy-seals-parents-carry-sons-legacy/ http://www.lonesurvivor.net/navy-seals-parents-carry-sons-legacy/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:24:06 +0000 admin http://www.lonesurvivor.net/?p=1298 On Aug. 6, 2011, 30 American service members, a civilian interpreter and seven Afghan commandos lost their lives when their CH-47 Chinook crashed in eastern Afghanistan.

 

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]]> http://www.lonesurvivor.net/navy-seals-parents-carry-sons-legacy/feed/ 0 Navy Considering Using Helicopter Drones to Hunt Pirates http://www.lonesurvivor.net/navy-helicopter-drones-hunt-pirates/ http://www.lonesurvivor.net/navy-helicopter-drones-hunt-pirates/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:02:20 +0000 admin http://www.lonesurvivor.net/?p=1294 Pirates are funny when they’re portrayed by a rum-soaked Johnny Depp. In real life, however, they pose a serious problem, with around 160 ships and 4,000 sailors affected by pirates in the last decade.

]]> http://www.lonesurvivor.net/navy-helicopter-drones-hunt-pirates/feed/ 0 The Red Circle – A new Navy SEAL Memoir http://www.lonesurvivor.net/red-circle-navy-seal-memoir/ http://www.lonesurvivor.net/red-circle-navy-seal-memoir/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:33:34 +0000 admin http://www.lonesurvivor.net/?p=1291 A new memoir has been released by a former Navy SEAL sniper.  ‘The Red Circle,’ by former SEAL Brandon Webb features a foreword by Lone Survivor author Marcus Luttrell. The 400-page memoir follows Webb through SEAL training and to his combat experiences while in Afghanistan.

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]]> http://www.lonesurvivor.net/gq-interview-lone-survivor-director-peter-berg/feed/ 0 Navy SEALs to Utilize Solar Technology http://www.lonesurvivor.net/navy-seals-utilize-solar-technology/ http://www.lonesurvivor.net/navy-seals-utilize-solar-technology/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 18:44:06 +0000 admin http://www.lonesurvivor.net/?p=1283 The U.S. military’s elite forces have always pushed the envelope. And this summer will be no exception, as the Navy deploys SEALs with $2 million of new gear on missions to save hostages, combat pirates, and counter terrorism around the world.

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