NASA has assigned astronaut Jonny Kim to serve as a flight engineer and member of the upcoming Expedition 72/73 crew to the International Space Station (ISS). The expedition will launch View More ›
Submarine delays push SEALs to find new underwater approaches
By Todd South TAMPA, Fla. — U.S. Navy special operators are upgrading their underwater fleet to continue reaching their objectives amid a looming gap in submarine capabilities, according military officials. Navy SEALs View More ›
Cold War Navy SEAL James Hawes Talks About Che Guevara, War in the Congo, and More
Sometime in 1965, Navy SEAL James Hawes landed in the Congo with cash stuffed in his socks, morphine in his bag, and a basic understanding of his mission. He would View More ›
The Secret Side of the Tonkin Gulf Incident
By Dale Andradé and Kenneth Conboy August 1999 A firewall existed between covert patrol-boat attacks on North Vietnamese positions and Desoto patrols eavesdropping on shore-based communications. The North Vietnamese didn’t View More ›
Navy SEALs describe how boarding a ship is a team’s ‘sketchiest’ mission
A Navy SEAL climbs a caving ladder during visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) training on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story in 2013.Photograph by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class View More ›
MARSOC, Navy SEALs, and Army Rangers: SOF by the numbers
The U.S. military’s special operations forces (SOF) are home to some of the most highly trained soldiers, sailors, Marines, and airmen in the world. They must undergo grueling assessments and View More ›
A Real Act of Valor: Navy SEALs honor a fallen hero
Story by Lt. Teresa Meadows Stennis Space Center, Miss. – [Nov. 21] – Navy SEALs from the Special Operations Tactical Medic (SOT-M) course dedicated their quarterdeck to the memory of Special View More ›
UDT Comes of Age
A significant naval policy change occurred in January 1962 when the Navy recommissioned Underwater Demolition Team 22 and commissioned SEAL (SEaAirLand) Teams ONE and TWO. This reversed the process of View More ›
Frogmen Were the First on Iwo Jima
In response to the “unacceptable” numbers of Marines killed in November 1943’s Battle of Tarawa, Navy leaders ordered the creation of nine underwater demolition teams to clear the path for View More ›
THE NAVY SEALS’ TWO ORIGINAL AND LITTLE-KNOWN MISSIONS
For Navy SEAL trainees, one of the least favorite parts of BUD/S training is hydrographic reconnaissance. Given the hours spent shivering in the cold Pacific Ocean making repeated dives down View More ›
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