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Mykel Hawke
Mykel Hawke
Born	Mykel A.G. Pierce; November 29, 1965 (age 58); Fort Knox, Kentucky, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Former Army officer, author, television and film personality
Years active	1998–present
Spouse	Beth Graham (Divorced) Ruth England (2005–present)
Website	Official website

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Mykel Hawke (born November 29, 1965) is a retired U.S. Army Special Forces officer, author, and television and film personality. He is perhaps best known for the shows he created on Discovery Channel called Man, Woman, Wild and One Man Army. He voluntarily left Discovery to work on two new shows he created for Travel Channel called Lost Survivors and Outdoor Channel called Elite Tactical Unit.

Education

A combat veteran, he served as an enlisted soldier and later as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army Special Forces ("Green Berets"), attaining the rank of captain. He fought rebels and trained UN peacekeepers in war-torn Africa and did combat search and rescue missions during the drug war in Colombia. He holds black belts in Aikido and judo.^[1] He has a BS from UNY in Biology and an MS from UCA in Family Counseling. He was rated in 7 languages in the Army and paid for 3 languages, the maximum allowed. He has a universal language guide that has been a best seller for a decade.

Career

Military service

Hawke joined the US Army in 1982. He served on active duty for a total of 12 years; he also served in the Reserves and Guard for 12 more years. He was a Sergeant First Class (E-7) before he took a commission as an Officer, 18A.^{[citation needed]}

He held three Enlisted, Special Forces Military Occupational Skills(MOS):

Special Forces Medic, 18D
Special Forces Communicator, 18E
Special Forces Intelligence Operations, 18F

He retired in 2011 from the U.S. Army Special Forces Command at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.^{[citation needed]}

Accolades

Mykel Hawke's Awards, Decorations, and Badges

Author

Hawke has authored numerous books and manuals including the following:

2000: The Quick and Dirty Guide to Learning Languages Fast – Paladin Press, ISBN 978-1-58160-096-4 (authored under pen name "A.G.

Hawke")

2009: Hawke's Green Beret Survival Manual – Running Press, ISBN 978-0-7624-3358-2
2010: In the Dark of the Sun – Pixel Dragon Designs, ISBN 978-0-9829316-0-8 (co-authored with Kim Martin)
2011: Hawke's Special Forces Survival Handbook: The Portable Guide to Getting Out Alive – Running Press, ISBN 978-0-7624-4064-1

Television

Man, Woman, Wild (2010–2012)

The show featured Hawke and his wife, Ruth, as they had to survive for a half week with limited supplies in wild and inhospitable locations around the world.^[2]

One Man Army (2011–2012)

Hawke also hosted the Discovery Channel show, One Man Army, in which personnel from backgrounds such as special operations, military, law enforcement, and extreme sports, competed in three areas of speed, strength, and intelligence to win prize money.^[3]^[4]

Lost Survivors (2013)

The Travel Channel has released six episodes of the series entitled Lost Survivors in which Mykel and Ruth Hawke find themselves in remote areas around the world with minimal supplies and few clues as to their actual whereabouts.^[5] The couple must then rely on instinct, expertise, and the strength of each other in order to effect their own rescue from these remote locations.^[6]

Other appearances

He was also one of four survival experts featured in the Discovery Channel's short-lived series, Science of Survival. In Episode 2, "Escape from the Amazon", Mykel spends three days in the Amazon, reducing his survival gear each successive day.^[7]

Personal life

In 2005, Hawke married Ruth England. They currently reside in Miami, Florida, with their son who was born in London, England.^[8]

Hawke established a combat medic school in Azerbaijan.^[9]

Hawke joined CSI Awareness to fight cyber stalking.

References

^ "About Mykel Hawke : Man, Woman, Wild". Discovery Channel. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
^ Gary Strauss,"Survival shows are now the fittingest on television", USA Today, August 27, 2010; retrieved August 28, 2010.
^ "One Man Army: Discovery Channel". Discovery Channel. Retrieved July 24, 2011.
^ One Man Army review, New York Times; accessed January 7, 2015.
^ Lost Survivors profile, imdb.com; accessed January 7, 2015.
^ Lost Survivors profile, travelchannel.com; accessed January 7, 2015.
^ "Discovery Channel:: I Shouldn't Be Alive: Science of Survival". Discovery Channel. Archived from the original on 8 Jul 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "The Hawke Family FINAL STAMPED LIFETIME PERMANENT PROTECTIVE ORDER (PPO)". CNN iReport. Retrieved 2017-05-28.
^ "Man, Woman, Wild". Man, Woman, Wild. Discovery.com. Archived from the original on 12 Oct 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

Mykel Hawke at IMDb
The Travel Channel's Lost Survivors
Man Woman Wild renewed for a second season
"Discovery Channel: I Shouldn't Be Alive: Science of Survival". Discovery Channel. Retrieved January 7, 2015.

[Discovery_Channel-1] "About Mykel Hawke : Man, Woman, Wild". Discovery Channel. Retrieved August 23, 2010.

[2] Gary Strauss,"Survival shows are now the fittingest on television", USA Today, August 27, 2010; retrieved August 28, 2010.

[One_Man_Army-3] "One Man Army: Discovery Channel". Discovery Channel. Retrieved July 24, 2011.

[4] One Man Army review, New York Times; accessed January 7, 2015.

[5] Lost Survivors profile, imdb.com; accessed January 7, 2015.

[6] Lost Survivors profile, travelchannel.com; accessed January 7, 2015.

[Science_of_Survival-7] "Discovery Channel:: I Shouldn't Be Alive: Science of Survival". Discovery Channel. Archived from the original on 8 Jul 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[8] "The Hawke Family FINAL STAMPED LIFETIME PERMANENT PROTECTIVE ORDER (PPO)". CNN iReport. Retrieved 2017-05-28.

[Discovery.com_Man,_Woman,_Wild-9] "Man, Woman, Wild". Man, Woman, Wild. Discovery.com. Archived from the original on 12 Oct 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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 A combat [[veteran]], he served as an enlisted soldier and later as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army Special Forces ("[[Green Berets]]"), attaining the rank of [[Captain (armed forces)|captain]]. He fought rebels and trained [[United Nations peacekeeping|UN peacekeepers]] in war-torn Africa and did combat [[search and rescue]] missions during the drug war in [[Colombia]]. He holds [[Black belt (martial arts)|black belts]] in [[Aikido]] and [[judo]].<ref name="Discovery Channel">{{cite web|url=http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/man-woman-wild/mykel-hawke.html|title=About Mykel Hawke : Man, Woman, Wild|work=[[Discovery Channel]]|accessdate=August 23, 2010}}</ref>
 He has a BS from UNY in Biology and an MS from UCA in Family Counseling. He was rated in 7 languages in the Army and paid for 3 languages, the maximum allowed.
-He has a universal [http://www.paladin-press.com/product/The_Quick_and_Dirty_Guide_to_Learning_Languages_Fast/Travel language guide] published that has been a best seller for a decade.
+He has a universal language guide that has been a best seller for a decade.
 ==Career==