Some of the earliest World War II predecessors of the SEALs were the Operational Swimmers of the Office of Strategic Services, or OSS.

Most SEALs came from the Navy's Underwater Demolition Teams, who had already gained extensive experience in commando warfare in Korea ; however, the Underwater Demolition Teams were still necessary to the Navy's amphibious force.

In March 1962, SEALs were deployed to South Vietnam as advisors for the purpose of training Army of the Republic of Vietnam commandos in the same methods they were trained themselves.

The SEALs were involved in the CIA sponsored Phoenix Program where it targeted key North Vietnamese Army personnel and Vietcong sympathizers for capture and assassination.

The SEALs were initially deployed in and around Da Nang, training the South Vietnamese in combat diving, demolitions, and guerrilla / anti-guerrilla tactics.

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 in the Mekong Delta to fulfill riverine operations, fighting on the inland waterways.

Into the late 1960s, the SEALs were successful in a new style of warfare, effective in anti-guerrilla and guerrilla actions.

The SEALs were among the highest decorated units for their size in the war.

The SEALs ' two primary missions were the extraction of Grenada's Governor-General and the capture of Grenada's only radio tower.

The SEALs were pinned down in the mansion overnight and were relieved and extracted by a group of Force Recon Marines the following morning.

After the enemy had given up their search the SEALs, some wounded, swam into the open sea where they were extracted several hours later after being spotted by a reconnaissance plane.

Several SEALs were concerned about the nature of the mission assigned to them being that airfield seizure was usually the domain of the Army Rangers.

Several SEALs were wounded in a rescue attempt and their Air Force Combat Controller, Technical Sergeant John Chapman, was killed.

SEALs were present at the Battle of Qala-i-Jangi alongside their counterparts from the British Special Boat Service.

At MABOT's pumping lock the team's landing zone was covered in concertina wire that was unreported by their intelligence and so the SEALs and Royal Marines were forced to hover several feet off the ground.

The Royal Marines, led by a Provost Sergeant, were the first off the helicopter followed by the SEALs and all immediately became entangled in the obstacles.

The SEALs were assigned MABOT and GROM the KAAOT.

In coordination with close air support the SEALs swept the entire facility on foot fighting through enemy positions until day break when they were relieved by the 42 Commando of the British Royal Marines.

After several hours of searching the dam for remaining hostile forces or any explosives, the SEALs fully secured the dam and were later relieved by advancing elements of the US Army.

On 12 April 2009, in response to a hostage-taking incident off of the coast of Somalia by Somalian pirates, three Navy SEALs from DEVGRU simultaneously engaged and killed the three pirates who were closely holding the hostage, Captain Richard Phillips, of the freighter ship, the Maersk Alabama.

The Navy SEALs were part of the Naval Special Warfare Development Group, previously called " Team 6 ".

On 6 August 2011, 17 Navy SEALs were killed when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down by an RPG fired by Taliban militants.

All four SEALs would be later awarded the Silver Star in recognition of their bravery whilst Navy SEAL Howard E. Wasdin would be awarded a Purple Heart after continuing to fight despite being wounded three times during the battle.

The Special Warfare insignia ( aka the " SEAL Trident " or the " Budweiser Badge "), is awarded to personnel who completed BUD / S training and qualification, and have been designated as Navy SEALs and assigned to Navy SEAL Teams or Special Delivery Vehicle ( SDV ) Teams.

In the early morning of 2 May 2011 local time, a team of 40 CIA-led Navy SEALs from DEVGRU, with 24 on the ground, successfully completed an operation to kill Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan about from Islamabad.

The total number of Navy SEALs assigned to Naval Special Warfare Command is approximately 2, 000 out of a total staffing of 6, 500.

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* SOCOM: U. S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 2

SOCOM II: U. S. Navy SEALs is a third-person tactical shooter video game for the PlayStation 2 and a sequel to SOCOM: U. S. Navy SEALs.

* SOCOM: U. S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 2 – Mark Tepper

The " death trap " was no match for the SEALs and they successfully liberated the final Marine with the help of the U. S. Air Force Jet Fighter sending missiles at designated pillboxes 1, 2 and 3.

Cygan is notable for his television work ( The Commish, The X-Files ) and his voice work ( Star Wars games, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, SOCOM: U. S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo games ).

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With the release of the PlayStation 2 in 2000, Kazuo continued his success, utilizing second-party franchises such as Jak and Daxter, Ratchet & Clank, Sly Cooper, and SOCOM: U. S. Navy SEALs series of games.

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SOCOM 3: U. S. Navy SEALS, is a third person tactical shooter video game for PlayStation 2 and the sequel to SOCOM II: U. S. Navy SEALs.

* SOCOM: U. S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 2

Operation Red Wings, conceived by the 2nd Battalion of the 3rd Marine Regiment ( 2 / 3 ) of the U. S. Marine Corps ( Red Wings was based on an operational model developed by 2 / 3's sister battalion, the 3rd Battalion of the 3rd Marine Regiment ( 3 / 3 ), who preceded the 2nd Battalion in their combat deployment to Afghanistan ), utilized special operations forces ( SOF ) units and assets, including members of the U. S. Navy SEALs and the U. S. Army Special Operations Command's 160th Special Operation's Aviation Regiment ( Airborne ) ( SOAR ( A )), for the opening phase of the operation.

This phrase can often be heard in war-related video games, such as Counter-Strike, Far Cry, Battlefield 2, Battlefield 3, Call of Duty, CrossFire, Point Blank, SOCOM II: U. S. Navy SEALs, Left 4 Dead, Left 4 Dead 2, Mass Effect 2, Postal 2, and others.

US Navy SEALs train with a modified go-fast boat during a training exercise in Mississippi

HK provides firearms for many military and paramilitary units, like the Special Air Service, U. S. Navy SEALs, Delta Force, FBI HRT, the German KSK and GSG 9 and many other counter-terrorist and hostage rescue teams.

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* Navy Commando Regiment ( Navy SEALs )

* United States Navy SEALs, the principal special operations force of the U. S. Navy

Military swimming is usually done by special forces, such as Navy SEALs.

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The Pentagon and FBI develop a plan to retake the island with a Navy SEAL Team, enlisting the bureau's top chemical weapons specialist, Dr. Stanley Goodspeed ( Nicolas Cage ), who initially thinks he's consulting the team, but soon learns that he has to accompany the SEALs due to his specialisation in chemical warfare.

Using Mason's knowledge of the prison, they quietly eliminate several small teams of marines and disable 12 of the 15 rockets, until Hummel threatens over the loudspeaker to execute a hostage if the remaining " Navy SEALs " do not surrender and return the guidance chips from the rockets.

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The United States Navy's Sea, Air, and Land Teams, commonly known as the US Navy SEALs, are the U. S. Navy's principal special operations force and a part of the Naval Special Warfare Command ( NSWC ) and SOCOM.

SEALs are male members of the United States Navy.

Joint Navy SEALs and CIA operations go back to the famed MACV-SOG during the Vietnam War.

Navy SEALs can trace their roots to the Second World War.

This was the beginning of the Navy SEALs.

Evidence gathered on the Iran Ajr by SEALs and EOD techs later allowed the US Navy to trace the mines that struck the USS Samuel B. Roberts.

During Operation Desert Shield and Storm, Navy SEALs trained Kuwaiti Special Forces.

Prior to the commencement of the invasion four Navy SEALs, Lt Edward S. Coughlin, EN-3 Timothy K. Eppley, ET-1 Randy L. Beausoleil, and PH-2 Chris Dye, swam underwater into the harbor on Draeger LAR-V rebreathers and attached C4 explosives to and destroyed Noriega's personal gunboat the Presidente Porras.

In the immediate aftermath of the 11 September attacks, Navy SEALs quickly dispatched to Camp Doha, and those already aboard US Naval vessels in the Persian Gulf and surrounding waters began conducting VBSS operations against ships suspected of having ties to or even carrying al Qaeda operatives.