Yup that's Dickie the sharkman of the delta Marchinko. Task Force Blue. I'm a few pages into the first book, and have the rest in queue to read. I'm having a bit of a rough time, since it smacks of bullshit, and Dick comes off as a fatuous asshole. Thus there is a jive quality.
Standard equipment is eschewed for super - custom ultra cool gear and so forth.
The few pages I've read so far seem antithetical to that philosophy, but I'll read on to let my reaction develop.