Stephen D. Cook

Stephen D. Cook is a retired U.S. Army Special Forces Lieutenant Colonel with 25 years of service. A decorated combat veteran, he is the author of field manuals like Choose the Heavier Ruck and the techno-thriller In the Shadows of the Sky. He is based in St. Augustine, Florida.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment, 18th Field Artillery Brigade, fire a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) during their Table 15 qualification on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, March 30, 2026. Table 15 is a mandatory U.S. Army training and certification exercise for field artillery batteries that tests their ability to integrate artillery fires into a realistic tactical scenario. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Austin Robertson)

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America Has Already Killed Iran’s Supreme Leader — a Decorated Special Forces Veteran Says Stopping There Is ‘Strategic Incoherence’

Retired Special Forces Lieutenant Colonel Stephen D. Cook argues that five months of airpower and blockade cannot permanently end Tehran's nuclear ambitions. Invoking the...

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Stephen D. Cook

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

America Has Already Killed Iran’s Supreme Leader — a Decorated Special Forces Veteran Says Stopping There Is ‘Strategic Incoherence’

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