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North Canton, United States
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I'm an author of fiction and non-fiction books, a writer of magazine feature articles, and a globally published stock and magazine photographer. Working independently, I have pursued a broad scope of interests and fascinations that includes mountaineering and adventure travel, front-line ground and air combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, aviation and space exploration, the study and beauty of the atmosphere, aesthetics throughout nature, and quantum mechanics and the exploration of the most fundame…

Ed Darack’s Journalist Portfolio

The Final Flight of Extortion 17

The Final Flight of Extortion 17

Definitive feature-length magazine article account of the downing of the CH-47D Chinook, call sign "Extortion…

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Build Your Own Drone

Build Your Own Drone

Article of mine about how I conceived, designed, engineered, built, and flew a one-of-a-kind drone.

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Osprey at War

Osprey at War

My article about Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron's deployment to Afghanistan, the first MV-22 Osprey squadro…

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Calamity on Mount Hood - When Shifting Winds Downed a Helicopter

Calamity on Mount Hood - When Shifting Winds Downed a Helicopter

The first (and only) in-depth interview / article about the 2002 crash of an HH-60 Pave Hawk on Oregon's Moun…

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Hornet V. Mig

Hornet V. Mig

I traveled to Kuantan Air Base in Malaysia with the United States Marine Corps' Marine Fighter Attack Squadro…

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Victory Point by Ed Darack | PenguinRandomHouse.com

Victory Point by Ed Darack | PenguinRandomHouse.com

In late June 2005, media sources recounted the tragic story of nineteen U.S. special operations personnel who…

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This Military Tragedy Became a Blockbuster Movie. Here’s What It Didn’t Tell You. Original

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By R.M. Schneiderman, Ed Darack
| POLITICO Verified
THE FRIDAY READ More than 20 years after Operation Red Wings, the mission that inspired the bestselling memoir and film “Lone Survivor,” Navy SEALs are finally opening up about what really happened. Illustrations by Jade Cuevas/POLITICO (source images via Ed Darack, AP, Getty Images, iStock and documents obtained by POLITICO) By R.M. Schneiderman and Ed Darack03/20/2026 05:00 AM EDTUpdated: 04/01/2026 10:41 AM EDT R.M. Schneiderman is a writer and editor based in Nashville.
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Setting the Record Straight: Myths and Misinformation About Extortion 17

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By Ed Darack
| SOFREP
Editor’s Note: It’s hard to believe, but it’s been 14 years since Extortion 17 was brought down in the Tangi Valley, southwest of Kabul, in Afghanistan. What follows is a listing of common myths and misinformation about that tragedy, intended to help set the record straight. – GDM — The 6 August 2011 downing of Extortion 17 has continued to make international headlines years after the terrible tragedy.
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Weatherwise

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By Margaret Benner Smidt, Ed Darack, Sean Potter, Walter Lyons
| Taylor & Francis Online
See all volumes and issues Share Back to Top Volume 78, 2025 Vol 77, 2024 Vol 76, 2023 Vol 75, 2022 Vol 74, 2021 Vol 73, 2020 Vol 72, 2019 Vol 71, 2018 Vol 70, 2017 Vol 69, 2016 Vol 68, 2015 Vol 67, 2014 Vol 66, 2013 Vol 65, 2012 Vol 64, 2011 Vol 63, 2010 Vol 62, 2009 Vol 61, 2008 Vol 60, 2007 Vol 59, 2006 Vol 58, 2005 Vol 57, 2004 Vol 56, 2003 Vol 55, 2002 Vol 54, 2001 Vol 53, 2000 Vol 52, 1999 Vol 51, 1998 Vol 50, 1997 Vol 49, 1996-1997 Vol 48, 1995-1996 Vol 47, 1994-1995 Vol 46, 1993-1994...
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, I learned to type on an IBM Selectric.

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Microsoft Word, Photoshop, PhaseOne CaptureOne

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

No, I did not.