Direct Action

Johnny "Two Combs" Howard is a bestselling author of three books based on his experiences in the Regiment. Following his military career, John worked in a variety of leadership and management roles in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Africa. He assisted in the successful release of sixteen expatriate hostages in Sierra Leone and was a team leader of the Families' Security Detail for a prominent Middle Eastern Ambassador to the United States. He was the lead mentor for emerging Iraqi Special Operations Units in Baghdad, a lead instructor for the US Department of State Antiterrorism Assistance Program, a lead instructor for the Special Operations Group in Abu Dhabi, UAE, and director of operations at the King Abdullah Special Operations Training Center in Jordan.