Former Navy SEAL Ray Mendoza’s new A24 movie “Warfare" offers an authentic, real-time depiction of Iraq combat based on firsthand experience, challenging Hollywood’s portrayal of modern war.

The battle also marked the first time a Navy SEAL was killed in combat in Iraq. "Warfare" will join a mixed slate of movies set amid the Iraq War, a slate with more misses than hits.

The scarring in Navy SEAL Ryan Larkin's brain was not caused by large blasts from roadside bombs. Rather, he was wounded by repeated, low-level, blast pressure from his own weapons.

Ray Mendoza is a former Navy SEAL and wrote and co-directed the new film, "Warfare." It tells the true story of a mission Mendoza participated in when he and his team were ambushed while ...

Mendoza joined the Navy in 1997 and served for over 16 years as a member of SEAL Team 5 and as a Land Warfare Training Detachment and BUD/s instructor.