Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in July 2021. It has been edited for republication. Since Operation Neptune’s Spear, the raid that killed Osama bin Laden in 2011, the American public and the world at large is quite familiar with the U.S. Navy’s SEAL teams. An avalanche of books, television shows, podcasts, and even […]
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Is Special Operations Selection in need of revision?
FeaturedReforming Special Operations selection courses is a tricky business and requires a fine balance between realism, high standards, and safety.
How the Navy SEALs’ forefathers came of age in Korea
FeaturedThe end of World War Two came with a great downsize for the U.S. military. The Soviet Union was still seen as the ally that had helped defeat Nazi Germany, and many Americans revered the sacrifices of the Russians, who lost more than 20 million troops and civilians in the fight against Nazism. Consequently, there […]
How US Navy SEALs aim to use diversity as a secret weapon
FeaturedLast month, Rear Admiral H. Wyman Howard, the commanding officer of Naval Special Warfare Command and a former commander of Naval Special Warfare Development Group, also known as SEAL Team 6, testified before Congress about the state of the Navy SEALs and how they are preparing for future threats like those posed by China. Besides […]
Medal of Honor recipients welcome America’s newest Navy SEALs
On DutyA few weeks ago, 30 Sailors graduated from the SEAL Qualification Training course and became the newest members of the SEAL Teams. Theirs was a special graduation as two retired SEALs and Medal of Honor recipients were physically or virtually present as guest speakers. Master Chief (retired) Ed Byers, a former SEAL Team 6 operator, […]
American commandos and Greek Navy SEALs train in the Mediterranean
On DutyIn January, American commandos and Greek Navy SEALs trained together in a variety of complex special operations mission sets. A US Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewmen (SWCC) element and Greek SEALs from Greece and Cyprus honed their Over-the-Beach, Maritime Direct Action and Interdiction, and Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) skills. This training event was just […]
Navy SEAL officer selection: Everything you need to know
CareerEver since SEAL Team 6 killed Osama bin Laden in 2011, Navy SEALs have become a household name and anything around them an object of fascination. Navy SEAL selection, known as the Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S), is one of the tougher special operations selection and assessment courses in the world. Approximately 90 percent of those […]
Navy SEAL officer wins Stockdale award for leadership
Military AffairsA Navy SEAL officer has received the prestigious Stockdale Award. Commander Bradley D. Geary, a Navy SEAL officer from the U.S. Pacific Fleet, won the 2020 James Bond Stockdale Award for inspirational leadership alongside Commander William H. Wiley, a submarine officer, from the U.S. Fleet Forces Command. Introduced in 1980 and named after Vice Admiral […]
