Navy SEALs
U. S. Navy SEALs Insignia
Active	January 1, 1962–present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Navy
Type	Maritime Special Operations Force
Role	Maritime and Riverine special operations
Size	~2,500
Part of	United States Naval Special Warfare Command United States Special Operations Command
Garrison/HQ	Coronado, California Little Creek, Virginia
Nickname	Frogmen
Motto	(Unofficial) "Ready to Lead, Ready to Follow, Never Quit", "The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday", "It Pays to be a Winner"
Engagements	Vietnam War Operation Urgent Fury Achille Lauro hijacking Operation Just Cause Operation Desert Storm Operation Restore Hope Battle of Mogadishu (Four operators from the Development Group were a part of the assault convoy) Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom Operation Red Wing

The United States Navy Sea, Air and Land Forces, commonly known as the US Navy SEALs, are the elite Special Operations Forces of the U.S. Navy, employed in unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, direct action, counter-terrorism, and special reconnaissance operations. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the United States Special Operations Forces are active and reserve Component forces of U The United States Naval Special Warfare Command ( SPECWARCOM, NAVSOC, or NSW) was commissioned April 16 1987 at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado The United States Special Operations Command ( USSOCOM or SOCOM) is the Unified Combatant Command charged with overseeing the various Special Operations Coronado is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. The Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek is the major operating base for the Amphibious Forces in the United States Navy 's Atlantic Fleet. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia The Invasion of Grenada, codenamed Operation Urgent Fury, was an Invasion of the nation of Grenada, an island in the Caribbean Sea 100 miles north Concept and construction Ordered in 1938 her Keel was laid in 1939 at Vlissingen, Netherlands, for Rotterdamsche Lloyd The United States invasion of Panama, codenamed Operation Just Cause, was the Invasion of Panama by the United States in December 1989 Unified Task Force (UNITAF was a United States led United Nations sanctioned multinational force which operated in the Republic of Somalia from 9 The Battle of Mogadishu (also referred to as the Battle of the Black Sea) or The United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group, commonly known as DEVGRU or SEAL Team Six ( ST6) by civilians is the United States Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF is the official name used by the U The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign Operation Red Wing was a failed counter insurgent mission in Kunar province, Afghanistan, involving four members of the U Elite (also spelled Élite) is taken originally from the Latin, eligere, "to elect" United States Special Operations Forces are active and reserve Component forces of U Unconventional warfare (abbreviated UW) is the opposite of Conventional warfare. Foreign internal defense ( FID) is used by a number of Western militaries explicitly by the United States but sharing ideas with countries including France In the context of military Special operations, direct action (DA consists of"Short-duration strikes and other small-scale offensive actions conducted asa special operation Counter-terrorism or counterterrorism refers to the practices tactics, techniques and strategies that Governments militaries, Police departments This article is a subset article under Human Intelligence. For a complete hierarchical list of articles see the intelligence cycle management hierarchy

History

The US Navy Underwater Demolition Teams (UDT) were a precursor to the current United States Navy SEALs. Underwater Demolition Teams ( UDT) were a precursor to the current United States Navy SEALs The UDT's conducted beach and hydro-reconnaissance explosive cable Under-Water Demolition Teams began training in June 1943, one year before the invasion of Normandy. In World War II, UDT saw action at Normandy and at various locations in the South Pacific. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The UDT refined and developed their commando tactics during the Korean War, with their efforts initially focused on demolitions and mine disposal. In Military science, the term commando can refer to an individual a Military unit, or a raiding style of military operation. The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the

Underwater Demolition Team jumps over the side from boat.

President John F. Kennedy, aware of the situations in Southeast Asia, recognized the need for unconventional warfare and utilized Special Operations as a measure against guerrilla activity. John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of In a speech to Congress in May 1961, Kennedy shared his deep respect of the Green Berets. He announced the government's plan to put a man on the moon, and, in the same speech, allocated over one hundred million dollars toward the strengthening of the Special Forces in order to expand the strength of the American conventional forces. In most countries special forces (SF is a generic term for highly-trained Military teams/units that conduct specialized operations such as Reconnaissance

Realizing the administration's favor of the Army's Green Berets, the Navy needed to determine its role within the Special Forces arena. In March of 1961, the Chief of Naval Operations recommended the establishment of guerrilla and counter-guerrilla units. Organization of the CNO's Office The Office of the Chief of Naval Operations includes the Chief of Naval Operations the Vice Chief of Naval Operations, the Deputy Chiefs These units would be able to operate from sea, air or land. This was the beginning the official Navy SEALs. Many SEAL members came from the Navy's UDT units, who had already gained experience in commando warfare in Korea; however, the UDTs were still necessary to the Navy's amphibious force.

The first two teams were on opposite coasts: Team Two in Little Creek, Virginia and Team ONE in Coronado, California. The Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek is the major operating base for the Amphibious Forces in the United States Navy 's Atlantic Fleet. Coronado is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. The men of the newly formed SEAL Teams were educated in such unconventional areas as hand-to-hand combat, high altitude parachuting, safecracking, demolitions and languages. Among the varied tools and weapons required by the teams was the AR-15 assault rifle, a new design that evolved into today's M16. AR-15 (for Ar malite model 15, often mistaken for A utomatic R ifle is the common name for the widely-owned semi-automatic M16 (more formally United States Rifle II Caliber 556 mm M16) is the U The SEALs attended UDT Replacement training and they spent some time cutting their teeth at a UDT Team. Upon making it to a SEAL Team, they would undergo a three-month SEAL Basic Indoctrination (SBI) training class at Camp Kerry in the Cuyamaca Mountains. After SBI training class, they would enter a platoon and train in platoon tactics (especially for the conflict in Vietnam).

The Pacific Command recognized Vietnam as a potential hot spot for conventional forces. Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially In the beginning of 1962, the UDT started hydrographic surveys and Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV) was formed. The US Military Assistance Command Vietnam, MACV, ( mack vee) was the United States' unified command structure for all of its military forces in South Vietnam In March of 1962, SEALs were deployed to Vietnam for the purpose of training South Vietnamese commandos in the same methods they were trained themselves.

The Central Intelligence Agency began SEAL covert operations in early 1963. near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all At the outset of the war, operations consisted of ambushing supply movements and locating and capturing North Vietnamese officers. The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN or less commonly Vietnamese Democratic Republic (Việt Nam Dân Chủ Cộng Hòa was a Country on the northern half of Vietnam Due to poor intelligence information, these operations were not very successful. When the SEALs were given the resources to develop their own intelligence, the information became much more timely and reliable. The SEALs and Special Operations in general started showing an immense success rate, earning their members a great number of citations.

The SEALs were initially deployed in and around Da Nang, training the South in combat diving, demolitions and guerrilla/anti-guerrilla tactics. This article is about the city of Đà Nẵng For the Vietnam War era air base see Da Nang Air Base or Đà Nẵng International Airport. As the war continued, the SEALs found themselves positioned in the Rung Sat Special Zone where they were to disrupt the enemy supply and troop movements, and into the Mekong Delta to fulfill riverine (fighting on the inland waterways) operations. The brown water of the Delta provided the foundation for the development of SEAL riverine operations. The SEALs adapted quickly and with deadly results. The braces, inlets and estuaries intermingled and left a broad area for both the North and South to operate. The SEALs and Brown Water Navy Boat Crews made it their job to win this part of the war, impeding as much as possible the movement of troops and supplies coming from the North.

The SEAL teams experienced this war like no others. Combat with the Viet Cong was very close and personal. Unlike the conventional warfare methods of firing artillery into a coordinate location, or dropping bombs from thirty thousand feet, the SEALs operated within inches of their targets. SEALs had to kill at short range and respond without hesitation or be killed. Into the late 1960s, the SEALs made great headway with this new style of warfare. Theirs were the most effective anti-guerrilla and guerrilla actions in the war.

However, back in the States the politics of war were working against the administration. The anti-war protest became much louder by the end of the 1960s. The American public began to question this war that was claiming so many of their young men. The anxiety and anger caused by the war began to take its toll and violence erupted at home.

SEALs continued to make forays into North Vietnam and Laos, and unofficially into Cambodia, controlled by the Studies and Observations Group. The Kingdom of Cambodia ( formerly known as Kampuchea (, transliterated: Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea) is a country in South East The Military Assistance Command Vietnam Studies and Observations Group ( MACV-SOG) was a highly classified multi-service United States Special Forces unit The SEALs from Team 2 started a unique deployment of SEAL team members working alone with South Vietnamese Commandos. In 1967, a SEAL unit named Detachment Bravo (Det Bravo) was formed to operate these mixed US/ARVN units, which were called South Vietnamese Provincial Reconnaissance Units (PRU).

In the beginning of 1968, the North Vietnamese and the Viet Cong orchestrated a major offensive against South Vietnam. "RVN" redirects here RVN is also the former callsign of a TV station in Wagga Wagga New South Wales Australia Virtually every major city felt the effects of the "Tet Offensive. The Tet Offensive was a military campaign conducted between 30 January and 23 September 1968, by forces of the Vietcong, or National Front for " The North hoped it would prove to be America's Dien Bien Phu. For the 1992 film see Dien Bien Phu (film. For the 1954 battle see Battle of Dien Bien Phu. They wanted to break the American public's desire to continue the war. As propaganda the Tet Offensive was successful: America was weary of a war that could not be won, for principles no one was sure of. However, North Vietnam suffered tremendous casualties, and from a purely military standpoint the Tet Offensive was a major disaster to the Communists.

By 1970, the US decided to remove itself from the conflict. President Richard Nixon initiated a Plan of Vietnamization, which would return the responsibility of defense back to the South Vietnamese. Conventional forces were being withdrawn, however, operations of the SEALs continued. The SEALS had developed a new base at the tip of the Ca Mau Peninsula and created a floating firebase, now known as Seafloat, by welding together fourteen barges. Accessible from sea, it also provided a landing area for helos.

On 6 June 1972, Lt. Melvin S. Dry was killed when entering the water after jumping from a helicopter at least 35-feet above the surface. Part of an aborted SDV operation to retrieve Prisoners of War, Lt. Dry was the last Navy SEAL killed in the Vietnam conflict. ^[1]

Navy SEAL teams and structure

SEALs carrying MP5 submachine guns

SEAL teams are organized into two groups: Naval Special Warfare Group One (West Coast), and Naval Special Warfare Group Two (East Coast), which come under the command of Naval Special Warfare Command, stationed at NAB Coronado, California. The MP5 is a 9 mm Submachine gun of German design developed in the 1960s by a team of engineers from the West German arms manufacturer The United States Naval Special Warfare Command ( SPECWARCOM, NAVSOC, or NSW) was commissioned April 16 1987 at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado Naval Amphibious Base Coronado (NAB Coronado is a naval installation located across the bay from San Diego CA. As of 2006, there are eight confirmed Navy SEAL Teams. The original SEAL Teams in the Vietnam War were separated between West Coast (Team ONE) and East Coast (Team TWO) SEALs. The current SEAL Team deployments include Teams 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, and 10. The Teams deploy as Naval Special Warfare Squadron's and can deploy anywhere in the world. Squadrons will normally be deployed and fall under a Joint Task Force (JTF) or a Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force (CJSOTF) as a Special Operations Task Force (SOTF)

A SEAL Team has a Staff Headquarters element and three 40-man Task Units. Each Task Unit consist of a Headquarters element consisting of a Task Unit Commander (O-5), a Task Unit Senior Enlisted (E-8), a Targeting/Operations Officer (O-2/3) and a Targeting/Operations Leading/Chief Petty Officer (E-6/7). Under the HQ element are two SEAL platoons of 16 men (2 officers, 14 enlisted SEALs and sometimes 2 enlisted EOD Operators making a platoon of 18); a company-sized combat support staff (CSS) consisting of staff N-codes (the Army uses S-codes and the Marine Corps uses J-Codes); N1 Administrative support, N2 Intelligence, N3 Operations, N4 Logistics, N5 Plans and Targeting, and N8 Air/Medical. Each Task Unit can be easily split into 4 squads or eight 4-man fire teams for operational purposes. The size of each SEAL “Team” with Task Units and support staff is approx. 300 personnel. The typical SEAL platoon of 16 men has an OIC (Officer in Charge, usually an O-3), an AOIC (Assistant Officer in Charge, usually an O-2), a platoon chief (E-7), an LPO (Leading Petty Officer, E-6) and others ranging from E-6 to E-4 (most are E-5). Occasionally there is a "third O". Usually the third O is an O-1 on his first operational deployment. This makes the platoon consist of 3 officers and 13 enlisted personnel. The core leadership in the Task Unit/Troop and Platoon are the Commander/OIC and the Senior Enlisted NCO (Senior Chief/Chief).

Task Unit core skills consist of: Sniper, Breacher, Communicator, Maritime/Engineering, Close Air Support, Corpsman, Point-man/Navigator, Primary Driver/Navigator (Rural/Urban/Protective Security), Heavy Weapons Operator, Sensitive Site Exploitation, Air Operations Master, Lead Climber, Lead Diver/Navigator, Interrogator, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Technical Surveillance, and Advanced Special Operations.

Each team is commanded by a Navy Commander (O-5), and has a number of operational SEAL platoons and a headquarters element. Commander is a Military rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service In 1987, SEAL Team 6 was renamed to the United States Navy Special Warfare Development Group, although members are still frequently referred to informally as "SEAL Team 6". SEAL Team SIX is the US Navy 's main counterterrorist unit whose operatives are drawn from the current SEAL ranks Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, a naval base in Virginia Beach, Virginia, is home to SEAL Teams 2, 4, 8, and 10. The Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek is the major operating base for the Amphibious Forces in the United States Navy 's Atlantic Fleet. A naval dockyard is a Dockyard that primarily serves a Navy. See also Military base Royal Navy Dockyards Virginia Beach (pronounced /vɚˌdʒɪnjəˈbiːtʃ/ is an Independent city located in the South Hampton Roads area and one of the largest cities in Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, a naval base in Coronado, CA, is home to SEAL Teams 1, 3, 5, and 7. Naval Amphibious Base Coronado (NAB Coronado is a naval installation located across the bay from San Diego CA. Coronado is a city in San Diego County, California, United States.

There are also two SDV units, SDVT-1 located in Pearl Harbor, HI, and SDVT-2 in Virginia. The SEAL Delivery Vehicle or (SDV is a manned Submersible and a type of Swimmer Delivery Vehicle used to deliver United States Navy SEALs and their SDV Teams are SEAL teams with an added underwater delivery capability.

Notable Navy SEALs

an unnamed SEAL during an exercise.

• Roy Boehm — first commanding officer of SEAL Team Two, considered godfather of all SEALs
• Rudy Boesch — competitor in the TV reality shows Survivor and Survivor: All-Stars
• Brian J Bovill — Vietnam War veteran, author, BUD/s Class 45 in 1969
• Christopher Cassidy - NASA Astronaut
• Dennis Chalker — plankowner of SEAL Team SIX and Red Cell
• Hershel Davis — Grandfather of SEALs during the 80s & 90s; Master Chief of Blackwater USA (PSC). Roy H Boehm was born in Brooklyn New York and a veteran of 30 years of military service in the United States Navy, serving in three wars and various clandestine Rudy Boesch (born January 20, 1928) is a retired Navy SEAL. After his retirement he was the oldest competitor on Survivor Borneo Competition is a rivalry between individuals groups nations or animals for territory or resources Survivor is an American version of the Survivor Reality television Game show based on the Swedish television Survivor All-Stars is the eighth installment of the popular television Reality show Survivor. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Christopher John "Chris" Cassidy (born January 4, 1970, Salem Massachusetts, United States) is a NASA Astronaut Dennis Chalker is a retired Navy SEAL, inventor and author who has written six books about the United States Navy SEALs. A "plank owner" (or plankowner) is an individual who was a member of the Crew of a Ship when that ship was placed in commission The United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group, commonly known as DEVGRU or SEAL Team Six ( ST6) by civilians is the United States " Red cell " may refer to Red blood cell, a type of cell in the blood that transports oxygen Red Cell, a term in US Government parlance Blackwater Worldwide, formerly Blackwater USA, is a Private military company founded in 1997 by Erik Prince and Al Clark
• John Gay — Bronze Star with Valor recipient. The Bronze Star Medal is a United States Armed Forces individual military decoration which may be awarded for bravery acts of merit or meritorious service One of four Navy SEAL members from SEAL Team 6 to have participated in The First Battle of Mogadishu who was wounded in action with the Lost Convoy and notable for having a Randall knife ricochet a stray bullet from inflicting serious injury^[2]
• Bob Gormly — Commanding officer of Seal Team 6 during the invasion of Grenada, author of Combat Swimmer
• Eric Greitens — Recipient of the Bronze Star, White House Fellow, Chairman of the Center for Citizen Leadership and Public Speaker with the Leading Authorities Speakers Bureau
• Scott Helvenston — known as the youngest SEAL in history to complete BUD/S; while working as a private security contractor was ambushed, killed and his body mutilated in Fallujah, Iraq (March 31, 2004). The Battle of Mogadishu (also referred to as the Battle of the Black Sea) or Randall Made Knives, usually referred to as Randall is an American manufacturer specializing in custom handcrafted knives and other edged tools Eric Greitens, a Lieutenant in the US Navy SEALs, returned from Iraq in April 2007 The White House Fellows program was established by President of the United States Lyndon B The Center for Citizen Leadership (CCL is a 501(c(3 tax-exempt organization that is seeking to develop enable and celebrate Citizen Leaders Stephen "Scott" Helvenston ( June 21, 1965 – March 31 2004) was a former United States Navy SEAL, and worked A private military company ( PMC) provides specialized expertise or services of a military nature sometimes called or classified as Mercenary ("soldiers for hire" Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
• Charles Hoelzel — NASCAR, Private Military Contractor Iraq
• Harry Humphries — Hollywood actor and consultant. Harry Humphries (born November 17, 1940) is a highly decorated former United States Navy SEAL who currently works as a consultant and actor on
• Gary Jackson — president Blackwater USA, a private military contractor
• Bob Kerrey — Medal of Honor recipient; Democratic U.S. Senator from Nebraska (1989–2001); and president of The New School since 2001. Gary Jackson may refer to Gary Jackson (''Brookside'', character from the British television series Gary Jackson character from the comic book Blackwater Worldwide, formerly Blackwater USA, is a Private military company founded in 1997 by Erik Prince and Al Clark A private military company ( PMC) provides specialized expertise or services of a military nature sometimes called or classified as Mercenary ("soldiers for hire" Joseph Robert "Bob" Kerrey (born August 27 1943 is a former Democratic Governor of Nebraska from 1983 to 1987 and a U The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Nebraska ( is a state located on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States and This is about the university in New York; for other uses see New School (disambiguation.
• Gerhard Klann — SEAL Team SIX Operator; claims he, along with Bob Kerrey committed war crimes in Thanh Phong, Vietnam. The United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group, commonly known as DEVGRU or SEAL Team Six ( ST6) by civilians is the United States Joseph Robert "Bob" Kerrey (born August 27 1943 is a former Democratic Governor of Nebraska from 1983 to 1987 and a U
• Marcus Luttrell — The sole survivor of Operation Red Wing, the deadliest single day in the history of SOCOM. Marcus Luttrell (born 1975 is a former Petty Officer First Class and United States Navy SEAL. Operation Red Wing was a failed counter insurgent mission in Kunar province, Afghanistan, involving four members of the U 19 Special Operations Forces soldiers died during the operation; 3 from the original four man SEAL team and 16 others when a QRF helicopter that had been sent to rescue the SEAL team was shot down by a RPG. RPG or rocket-propelled grenade, is a loose term describing hand-held shoulder-launched Anti-tank weapons capable of firing an unguided
• Richard Machowicz — aka "Mack," former Navy SEAL and founder of Bukido training system and host of Discovery Channel's Futureweapons
• Richard Marcinko — founder of SEAL Team SIX and Red Cell; and co-author of New York Times bestseller Rogue Warrior
• Tom McGrath — commander of SEAL Team Four during the Operation Just Cause, which suffered four killed and eleven wounded at Patilla Airfield. Richard J “Mack” Machowicz is the host of the Discovery Channel show Future Weapons. Future Weapons is a television program series first shown on April 19, 2006 on the Discovery Channel. Richard "Dick" Marcinko (born November 21, 1940 in Lansford Pennsylvania) is a former United States Navy SEAL and The United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group, commonly known as DEVGRU or SEAL Team Six ( ST6) by civilians is the United States " Red cell " may refer to Red blood cell, a type of cell in the blood that transports oxygen Red Cell, a term in US Government parlance The United States invasion of Panama, codenamed Operation Just Cause, was the Invasion of Panama by the United States in December 1989
• Alden Mills — Inventor of The Perfect Pushup
• Michael A. Monsoor — Awarded a posthumous Medal of Honor for jumping on an enemy grenade during a firefight in Iraq to save fellow SEALs. Master at Arms Second Class Michael Anthony Monsoor ( April 5, 1981 &ndash September 29, 2006) was a U The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government.
• Fred "Tiz" Morrison — 1st African American Navy SEAL UDT Team 12 (Bronze Star Korean War-215JSC).
• Michael P. Murphy — Medal of Honor recipient, exposed himself to fire while calling in support during Operation Red Wing in Afghanistan
• Thomas R. Norris — Second Indochina War (Vietnam War) MACV-SOG Medal of Honor recipient and retired FBI agent. Michael Patrick Murphy ( May 7 1976 &ndash June 28 2005) was a United States Navy SEAL posthumously awarded the United The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. Operation Red Wing was a failed counter insurgent mission in Kunar province, Afghanistan, involving four members of the U Thomas R Norris (born 14 January, 1944) is a retired United States Navy SEAL awarded the Medal of Honor for his ground rescue with the assistance The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia The Military Assistance Command Vietnam Studies and Observations Group ( MACV-SOG) was a highly classified multi-service United States Special Forces unit The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government.
• Eric T. Olson — The current head of USSOCOM, and the first Navy SEAL to head US Special Operations Command. Admiral Eric Thor Olson, USN, (born 1951 or 1952 in Tacoma Washington) is the 8th and current Commander United States Special Operations He is also the first SEAL to go on to become a three-star and four-star Admiral. An officer of 3 star rank is a very senior commander in many of the armed services holding a rank described by the NATO code of OF-8. An officer of 4 star rank is a very senior commander in many of the armed services holding a rank described by the NATO code of OF-9.
• Chuck Pfarrer — SEAL Team SIX Operator; screenwriter with credits including The Jackal, Darkman, Red Planet, Virus, Hard Target, Navy SEALs; and author of the NY Times bestseller Warrior Soul and the reality-thriller Killing Ché
• Erik Prince — founder of Blackwater USA
• Neil C. Roberts — participated in Operation Anaconda and was killed in action after falling out of an ambushed helicopter
• Theodore Roosevelt IV — Vietnam-era SEAL great-grandson of President Theodore Roosevelt, BUD/s class 36
• William Shepherd — first American commander of the International Space Station
• Stew Smith — personal trainer, and author
• Michael Thornton — Vietnam War and last non-posthumous Medal of Honor recipient. Charles Patrick "Chuck" Pfarrer III (born April 13 1957, Boston Massachusetts) is an American Novelist, Screenwriter The United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group, commonly known as DEVGRU or SEAL Team Six ( ST6) by civilians is the United States "The Jackal" redirects here For other uses see Jackal (disambiguation The Jackal is a 1997 Suspense Darkman is a 1990 superhero Action film directed by Sam Raimi that was based on a Short story he wrote that paid homage Virus is a 1999 science fiction - Horror film directed by visual effects artist John Bruno and starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Hard Target is a 1993 Action film starring Jean Claude van Damme, Lance Henriksen, Arnold Vosloo, Yancy Butler Navy SEALs is a 1990 film directed by Lewis Teague. The writers were Chuck Pfarrer and Gary Goldman. Warrior Soul The Memoir of a Navy SEAL, Chuck Pfarrer, Random House 2004 Charles Patrick "Chuck" Pfarrer III (born April 13 1957, Boston Massachusetts) is an American Novelist, Screenwriter Erik D Prince (b June 6 1969, Holland Michigan) is the founder and sole owner of the Private military company Blackwater Worldwide Blackwater Worldwide, formerly Blackwater USA, is a Private military company founded in 1997 by Erik Prince and Al Clark Neil Roberts was part of a team fighting the Taliban, a fundamentalist regime that a U Operation Anaconda is the code name for an operation in early March 2002 in which the United States military, along with allied Afghan military forces attempted to Theodore Roosevelt IV (born November 27, 1942) is a managing director in the senior client coverage group of Lehman Brothers. Theodore Roosevelt (ˈroʊzəvɛlt October 27 1858 January 6 1919 also known as T William McMichael Shepherd (born July 26 1949) is a former American Astronaut who served as commander of Expedition 1, the first crew on Stewart Smith may be the name of Stewart Smith (musician, former member of the band Delirious? Stewart Smith (politician, leading member Michael Edwin Thornton, (born 23 March 1949 in Greenville South Carolina) is a Medal of Honor recipient for actions as a United States The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government.
• Jesse Ventura — served with UDT 12, was a professional wrestler, and 38th governor of Minnesota

See also

• Studies and Observations Group, Second Indochina War
• U.S. Army Special Forces
• U.S. Army Rangers
• U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command
• SEAL Delivery Vehicle
• United States Navy SEALs in fiction
• United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group
• Underwater Demolition Team
• United States Special Operations Command
• Red Cell
• Mark V SOC
• Special Boat Service
• Special Service Group Navy

References

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• McCoy, Shane T. (August 2004). "Testing Newton's Law", All Hands Magazine, p. 33.

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Further reading

• Bahmanyar, Mir. US Navy SEALs. Osprey Publishing, 2005. (ISBN 1-84176-807-3)

External links

• U.S. Navy SEALs Information Website - official site.
• U.S. Naval Special Warfare Command Website - official site.
• Someone Special - Official Vietnam-era U.S. Navy SEALs Recruiting Film
• Navy UDT-SEAL Museum