# navy seal (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover navy seal. Page: Feed: --- ## [PUDDLE JUMPERS: Powerful Mental Techniques from a Navy SEAL Performance Coach and Father of Three](https://brandontwebb.substack.com/p/puddle-jumpers-powerful-mental-techniques) _2026-08-18 · Brandon Webb · Puddle Jumpers Parenting_ FREE EXCERPT · INTRODUCTION & CHAPTER ONE ## [The CIA's Mystery Plane?](https://theiceman.substack.com/p/the-cias-mystery-plane) _2026-08-15 · Seth Hettena · The After-Action Report_ A plane registered to a Virginia LLC wound up involved in a CIA covert action near the Galapagos ## [The Performance Tools Olympic Champions and Navy SEALs Use. Here's How to Teach It to Your Kid Before School Starts.](https://brandontwebb.substack.com/p/the-performance-tools-olympic-champions) _2026-08-13 · Brandon Webb · Puddle Jumpers Parenting_ Before we implemented performance psychology (aka mental mgmt) into the brutally challenging Navy SEAL sniper program, we had a 30% failure rate. ## [Why I Will Never Trust Navy SEALs Again | Part One: They made it personal](https://theiceman.substack.com/p/why-i-will-never-trust-navy-seals) _2026-08-11 · Lori Chapman Longfritz · The After-Action Report_ My brother saved SEAL Team Six. Then they spent two decades trying to erase him. ## [The government's answer to a botched SEAL Team Six mission: Subpoena the reporter](https://theiceman.substack.com/p/a-botched-seal-mission-may-have-broken) _2026-08-02 · Seth Hettena · The After-Action Report_ Matthew Cole spent two years reporting a story about a 2019 operation that left North Korean fishermen dead. Now he's fighting a federal subpoena to reveal who helped him. ## [Snowplow Parents Are Raising Kids Who Fall Over the First Time Life Pushes Back](https://brandontwebb.substack.com/p/snowplow-parents-are-raising-kids) _2026-07-31 · Brandon Webb · Puddle Jumpers Parenting_ (Photo: The Webb kids getting their SCUBA certification during COVID) ## [Untested supplements popular with special operators move a step closer to legal sale](https://theiceman.substack.com/p/untested-supplements-popular-with) _2026-07-29 · Seth Hettena · The After-Action Report_ An FDA panel voted to recommend legalizing six peptides, including the popular “Wolverine stack,” as the Pentagon moves to address low-T operators ## [The Kid I Almost Lost in Eighth Grade Just Took Care of Me When I Couldn't Take Care of Myself.](https://brandontwebb.substack.com/p/the-kid-i-almost-lost-in-eighth-grade) _2026-07-24 · Brandon Webb · Puddle Jumpers Parenting_ (Photo: Tyler and I having lunch in Soho, NYC.) ## [Why won’t the Pentagon say if it’s using AI to blow up boats in the Caribbean?](https://theiceman.substack.com/p/why-wont-the-pentagon-say-if-its) _2026-07-22 · Seth Hettena · The After-Action Report_ The Pentagon has an AI system built to find small boats in dark waters, and refuses to say whether it helped pick the targets. ## [US Navy SEALs Deploy to Trinidad and Tobago](https://theiceman.substack.com/p/us-navy-seals-deploy-to-trinidad) _2026-07-15 · Seth Hettena · The After-Action Report_ The prime minister described an expanding US military and intelligence role in her country. The Pentagon has not publicly acknowledged the deployment. ## [100,000 Bonus Points Await You (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/oXMmriPkXrUC) _2026-07-15 · **Sponsored**_ Earn 100,000 bonus points after spending $5,000 in the first 3 months. ## [Don't Check Your Kid's Grades. Check Their Group Chat.](https://brandontwebb.substack.com/p/dont-check-your-kids-grades-check) _2026-07-13 · Brandon Webb · Puddle Jumpers Parenting_ The single most reliable predictor of who your child becomes is not their report card, or their curfew. It is the people they spend the most time with. ## [The rise of the machines](https://theiceman.substack.com/p/the-rise-of-the-machines) _2026-07-08 · Seth Hettena · The After-Action Report_ A new book tells the history of the Pentagon office that put AI in the kill chain and made Palantir the world’s most valuable defense contractor. ## [Why Your Kids Need a Leader at Home, Not Just a Parent](https://brandontwebb.substack.com/p/why-your-kids-need-a-leader-at-home) _2026-07-07 · Brandon Webb · Puddle Jumpers Parenting_ (Photo: My youngest son and I at dinner in Lisbon, Portugal. ## [Exclusive: The Spy Who Wasn’t (UDPATED)](https://theiceman.substack.com/p/exclusive-the-spy-who-wasnt) _2026-07-01 · Seth Hettena · The After-Action Report_ Navy Chief Bryce Pedicini is serving 18 years for attempted espionage even though the government failed to prove he was a spy. ## [How a Ghost Airport in Poland, a Jammed GPS Near Belarus, and a French Pilot Made This the Most Memorable Flight of My Life](https://brandontwebb.substack.com/p/how-a-ghost-airport-in-poland-a-jammed) _2026-07-01 · Brandon Webb · Puddle Jumpers Parenting_ (Photo: Right before departing Lithuania) ## [Parenting in America Is a Public Health Crisis. Here Is What Nobody Is Telling You About Why.](https://brandontwebb.substack.com/p/parenting-in-america-is-a-public) _2026-06-29 · Brandon Webb · Puddle Jumpers Parenting_ In August 2024, U.S. ## [Your Kids Are Keeping Score. They Just Never Tell You Until It's Too Late](https://brandontwebb.substack.com/p/your-kids-are-keeping-score-they) _2026-06-22 · Brandon Webb · Puddle Jumpers Parenting_ On why the experiences you choose now are the dividends your kids collect for the rest of their lives and yours. ## [This Father's Day, one book your husband will actually read](https://brandontwebb.substack.com/p/this-fathers-day-one-book-your-husband) _2026-06-17 · Brandon Webb · Puddle Jumpers Parenting_ Gretchen wrote the foreword to my parenting book. ## [I Left the Navy SEALs Broken. New York Fixed That. Now the Knicks Are Reminding All of Us Why.](https://brandontwebb.substack.com/p/i-left-the-navy-seals-broken-new) _2026-06-16 · Brandon Webb · Puddle Jumpers Parenting_ (Photo: Flying in NYC is something I miss most and will always cherish. ## [Less Sleep](https://krmannix.com/2026/06/11/less-sleep/) _2026-06-11 · k. rodman mannix_ The essence of this blog post has been rattling around my head for a few months now. It’s not really substantive, but more like trying to describe an emotion or a feeling; a feeling maybe one shared collectively by others who have been reading, listening, or thinking about the topic of nearly every conversation in recent memory: AI. There’s been a lot of keys typed about what’s happening now and… ## [Reach prospects with real signals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/cElf1hgH1R09) _2026-06-10 · **Sponsored**_ Find prospects talking about your problem and get context-backed moments to engage ## [The moment I almost protected my daughter from a great life lesson](https://brandontwebb.substack.com/p/the-moment-i-almost-protected-my) _2026-06-10 · Brandon Webb · Puddle Jumpers Parenting_ (Photo: My daughter on our annual pilgrimage to Lake Tahoe) ## [David Rush Didn't Breach the CIA's Secrecy. He Exploited It.](https://theiceman.substack.com/p/david-rush-didnt-breach-the-cias) _2026-06-09 · Seth Hettena · The After-Action Report_ A former CIA Officer allegedly used one of the government's most secret programs to stockpile tens of millions of dollars in gold. ## [Someone Left a 1-Star Review of My Book and I Want to Frame It](https://brandontwebb.substack.com/p/someone-left-a-1-star-review-of-my) _2026-06-05 · Brandon Webb · Puddle Jumpers Parenting_ I have been shot at in two countries (one I can’t talk about). ## [Before Graham Platner ran for Senate, he witnessed SEALs kill a civilian in Ramadi](https://theiceman.substack.com/p/before-graham-platner-ran-for-senate) _2026-06-02 · Seth Hettena · The After-Action Report_ Right-wing outlets called his account of Chris Kyle shooting civilians in Ramadi a smear. They left out the corroboration. ## [Post Traumatic Growth in Parenting](https://brandontwebb.substack.com/p/post-traumatic-growth-in-parenting) _2026-06-02 · Brandon Webb · Puddle Jumpers Parenting_ How to Use Your Hardest Times to Become a Better Parent and a Better Human. ## [Your Kids Don't Need More of Your Time. They Need More of Your Presence.](https://brandontwebb.substack.com/p/your-kids-dont-need-more-of-your) _2026-05-21 · Brandon Webb · Puddle Jumpers Parenting_ On why quality time is not a parenting concept. It is the whole game. ## [NY Post Puddle Jumpers Interview: Tough Love](https://brandontwebb.substack.com/p/ny-post-puddle-jumpers-interview) _2026-05-18 · Brandon Webb · Puddle Jumpers Parenting_ A dad and former Navy SEAL has a unique perspective on helping kids reach great heights ## [From the Wall Street Journal: A Former Navy SEAL on How to Raise Confident, Risk-Taking Kids](https://brandontwebb.substack.com/p/from-the-wall-street-journal-a-former) _2026-05-15 · Brandon Webb · Puddle Jumpers Parenting_ Bestselling author Brandon Webb on the perils of overprotectiveness, why some parents need a splash of water in the face and whether he’d ## [The Parking Lot Moment That Changed Everything I Thought I Knew About Raising Kids.](https://brandontwebb.substack.com/p/the-parking-lot-moment-that-changed) _2026-05-12 · Brandon Webb · Puddle Jumpers Parenting_ We had just come off the mountain after a long day of skiing. Legs smoked. Everyone ready to get home. And my youngest, Tyler, spotted it in the parking lot. A half-frozen puddle of mud and slush so gnarly it looked like it had its own ecosystem. His face lit up. He started running straight for it with the delight of a dog chasing a tennis ball. My default parent mode kicked in immediately. I… ## [What a Handwritten Postcard From My Daughter Taught Me About Twenty Years of Parenting.](https://brandontwebb.substack.com/p/what-a-handwritten-postcard-from) _2026-05-04 · Brandon Webb · Puddle Jumpers Parenting_ What it means to build a forever family ## [Non-Custodial Crypto Gateway (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Ddu1ABAZamAQ) _2026-05-04 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto, automated fee handling, and trustless escrow with real-time settlement. ## [AI Is Eating White Collar Jobs From the Bottom Up. Is Your Kid's College Major in the Way?](https://brandontwebb.substack.com/p/ai-is-eating-white-collar-jobs-from) _2026-04-27 · Brandon Webb · Puddle Jumpers Parenting_ Trades are paying six figures. AI is eliminating white collar jobs. The $400,000 degree that was supposed to guarantee a better life is starting to look like a cockroach in the bathroom. ## [I Sent Two of My Kids to College in the UK. Most Americans Have No Idea What They’re Missing.](https://brandontwebb.substack.com/p/i-sent-two-of-my-kids-to-college) _2026-04-23 · Brandon Webb · Puddle Jumpers Parenting_ (Photo: My daughter graduating from Goldsmiths with her friend last year.) ## [Just-in-time Personalized Software](https://krmannix.com/2026/02/04/just-in-time-personal-software/) _2026-02-04 · k. rodman mannix_ We now live in a world of zero-cost software, and it’s hard to overstate how fundamental of a shift that is at every level. The market is starting to realize this, selling off a bunch this week after Anthropic rendered a category of applications effectively useless with its legal tool (AI is Killing SaaS). There has been much chatter about the AI bubble fueled by CapEx investments, but in… ## [Vibe Coding Meets Version Control](https://krmannix.com/2026/01/12/vibe-coding-meets-version-control/) _2026-01-12 · k. rodman mannix_ I keep running into a problem when building with AI tools that I wouldn’t have been able to predict: git getting into the way. One of my most opinionated stances is that any software developer that’s a SWE II+ must have a good command of git. “Strong command” at a minimum means things like: using git through the command line, understanding the basic commands to stage/unstage & commit,…