Admiral Frank “Mitch” Bradley— who the White House says ordered a second strike against a suspected drug-trafficking boat in the Caribbean Sea in September—was part of the storied and secret SEAL Team Six before leading all US special operations forces.
Bradley, whom President Donald Trump picked to lead US Special Operations Command, climbed the ranks of the Naval Special Warfare Development Group, colloquially known as SEAL Team Six, from 1999 to 2015. He became the group’s commanding officer in 2013.
Bradley was leading the Joint Special Operations Command in Fort Bragg, NC, during the Sept. 2 attack on an alleged ...