Logan Stark is the VP of Media for Black Rifle Coffee Company. A Michigander by birth, Logan joined the US Marine Corps shortly after graduating from Greenville High School. He trained as an infantry assaultman with the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines out of Camp Pendleton, California, and later completed deployments to Okinawa, Japan, and Sangin, Afghanistan, as a scout sniper. After his time in the Marine Corps, Logan earned a degree in professional writing from Michigan State University. While at school, he directed a film titled For the 25, which focuses on his deployment to Afghanistan. This project led to him being published in USA Today and The New York Times‘ “At War” blog … and, ultimately, his role with Black Rifle Coffee Company.
I could feel the tension as I walked into our impromptu San Antonio command center. We were preparing to announce our intention to go public the following day. My mind raced back and forth between what needed to be done right now and memories of the ...
Black Rifle Coffee Company was born from a desire to be free of government service. The founders of this company reached a point where we needed to replace a commander’s intent with personal drive. We needed to move away from our reliance on ...
Veterans crowded in front of the enormous 5-ton Light Medium Tactical Vehicle that Black Rifle Coffee Company had converted into a coffee truck. Like those individuals surrounding it, the vehicle had found a new purpose after the military. More than ...
Luke Ryan grew up overseas, spending nine years in Pakistan and five years in Thailand before returning to the United States and joining the military. Since leaving service, Ryan got a degree in English literature and began working in the media ...
Jay Fain is the sort of guy you can’t help but be inspired by. He joined the US Army in 2005 as an infantryman and then deployed to Baghdad, Iraq, in 2006. On June 26, 2007, he was hit by an IED. He lost his right leg and had third-degree burns and ...
Marty Skovlund Jr. is a storyteller. Dedicated to finding and telling interesting tales from around the world, Skovlund finds himself delving through countless different mediums including photography, filmmaking, writing, and reporting. In ...
The bamboo ladder shook as I climbed down to the second floor of the bombed-out complex we were occupying in Sangin, Afghanistan. My team leader met me as I reached the bottom. “Justin’s truck hit an IED,” he said. Before I ...
