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Courtesy Sources: Icepop, Isabelle Garreaud  06.07.17

8. US Navy Seals

The U.S. has one of the largest militaries in the world and one of their most important units is the Navy Seals. “Seal” stands for “Sea, Air, and Land.” They are the Navy’s main special operations force and it is not easy to join. Considering they have to be the best of the best, one must to go through extensive training to become a Navy Seal. These are the guys that raided Osama Bin Laden’s compound and took him down and they have certainly done a lot more dangerous raids, but not all are made public.

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Active: 1 January 1962 – present (55 years, 10 months)
Country:  United States of America
Allegiance:  United States of America
Branch:  United States Navy
Type: Special operations force
Role: Special operations
          HVT Raids
          Direct action
          Counter-terrorism
          Special reconnaissance
          Unconventional warfare
          Hostage rescue
          Foreign internal defense
          Counter-proliferation
          Counter narcotic operations
Part of: U.S. Special Operations Command
            U.S. Naval Special Warfare Command
Garrison/HQ: Naval Amphibious Base Coronado
                       Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek
Nickname(s):"Frogmen", "The Teams", "The Men with Green Faces"
Motto(s): "The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday", "It Pays to be a Winner"
Engagements
Vietnam War
Multinational Force in Lebanon
Operation Urgent Fury
Achille Lauro hijacking
Operation Earnest Will
Operation Prime Chance
Operation Just Cause
Operation Nifty Package
Operation Desert Storm
Somali Civil War
 • Operation Restore Hope
 • Operation Gothic Serpent
 • Battle of Mogadishu
Operation Uphold Democracy
Yugoslav Wars
Operation Enduring Freedom
War in Afghanistan
 • Operation Red Wings
Operation Iraqi Freedom
War in North-West Pakistan
 • Angur Ada raid
 • Operation Neptune Spear
Maersk Alabama hijacking
War on ISIL
 • Operation Inherent Resolve
 • 2014 hostage rescue operations in Yemen
 • 2017 Marawi Crisis

Seal Teams

1.                  2                    3                   4

5                 6.                 7                  8

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SEAL Team 6 was dissolved in 1987. The Navy then established the Naval Special Warfare Development Group, also known as DEVGRU. While DEVGRU is administratively supported by Naval Special Warfare Command, they are operationally under the command of the Joint Special Operations Command

SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team

6. Naval Special Warfare Development Group