Fort Kodiak Ridge Medical Station sat on a wind-scoured stretch of northern Alaska where night felt permanent in winter. The outpost was small—two trauma bays, a pharmacy cage, a…

The radio on Outpost Kestrel was dead weight—full of dust, static, and bad luck. On the ridge outside the Afghan village of Sang-e-Naw, a small U.S. element…

The ink on the divorce papers dried in a hospital hallway that smelled of industrial antiseptic and the metallic tang of blood. Behind the double doors of…

Ethan Ward had spent twelve years as a Navy SEAL, moving from desert heat to jungle humidity to the cold steel decks of warships. But nothing prepared…

The California sun was barely rising when Naval Station Coronado opened its gates for the scheduled training rotations. The firing range, normally reserved for active-duty Navy SEAL candidates, echoed…

At that hour when the city turns its own volume down—when even the stray dogs seem to pause before deciding whether a bark is worth the trouble—the…