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D ISASTER P REPARATION • N OV . 2, 2016
The importance of survival skills
M
YKEL HAWKE is a US
Army Special Forces
Green Beret combat vet-
eran with over 20 years of combined
military, government contracting
and survival experience.
He is the star of The Travel
Channel’s series “Lost Survivors”
and formerly starred in Discovery
Channel’s hit shows, “Man Woman
Wild” and “One Man Army,” as
well as The Outdoor Channel’s
“Elite Tactical Unit.”
Hawke is the bestselling author of
a language book, two critically
acclaimed survival manuals includ-
ing “Hawke’s Special Forces
Survival Handbook,” and has a new
survival book and kit for kids. He is
also co-author of the Jake Tyler
thriller series, which is based on his
personal experiences.
Hawke supports veterans and vet-
erans causes as well as many
humanitarian organizations.
Survivalist Mykel
Hawke will speak
from 11 a.m. to
noon at the Be
Ready Expo.
COURTESY PHOTO
Hawke began his career in 1982.
He first served on Active Duty, then
in Army reserves and in the
National Guard. Hawke was a
sergeant first class as a special
forces medic, special forces commu-
nicator and special forces operations
and intelligence sergeant. He
recently retired from the US Army
Reserves with over 25 years of total
service and 12 years on active duty.
He retired as a special forces cap-
tain, also known as a Green Beret
Officer. He was assigned in a billet
for Major, to US Army Special
Forces Command (USASFC) locat-
ed at Fort Bragg, NC, home of the
Green Berets, before he retired in
2011.
As a sergeant, Hawke was a jump
master, earned numerous foreign
jump wings and, for a short period,
he was a recruiter for special opera-
tions (Psyops and Civil Affairs) in
the reserves.
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