BRANDON WEBB is a former U.S. Navy SEAL; his last assignment with the SEALs was Course Manager for the elite SEAL Sniper Course, where he was instrumental in developing new curricula that trained some of the most accomplished snipers of the twenty-first century. Webb has received numerous distinguished service awards, including the Presidential Unit Citation and the Navy Commendation Medal with a V for Valor, for his platoon s deployment to Afghanistan following the September 11 attacks. He is editor for Military.com s blog Kit Up, SOFREP s Editor in Chief, and a frequent national media commentator on snipers and related Special Operations Forces military issues.