Act of Valor: Real Operators, Scripted War

Stories of Special Forces Operators by Circle Of Insight Productions

Sep 8, 20263:06Society & Culture

Act of Valor put active-duty SEALs and SWCC crews in front of the camera and filmed live-fire training as if it were the mission. The CQB flow and small-boat work look like the Teams because, in a lot of those frames, th...

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