How US Navy SEALs Train Other Special Operators for Maritime Missions
A platoon of US Navy SEALs traveled to Croatia and trained with the country’s maritime special-operation unit. Through these training deployments, US Navy SEALs help […]
Jegertroppen: Norway’s All Female Special Operation Forces
1.0. History of the Jegertroppen In the 1980s, the Norwegian Parliament, under the leadership of Gro Harlem Brundtland, the first female Norwegian Prime Minister, applied the […]
DIRTY BOAT GUYS: AN EXPANSIVE HISTORY OF NAVY SWCC
In 1970, along the outskirts of the Song Cau Lon River in Vietnam, a small, platoon-sized element of Navy SEALs had moments to spare. They’d […]
The Fearless Founder of SEAL Team Six
The United States military has been known for its extraordinary special operations forces, and among these forces, the Navy SEALs stand out as one of […]
Naval Special Warfare can contribute much to the fight at sea.
Since its first publication in 1986, the three editions of Captain Wayne Hughes’ Fleet Tactics and Naval Operations have become the definitive works on modern naval tactics […]
What Every Man Can Learn From the Navy SEALS About Grit
For generations, the U.S. Navy SEALS (Sea, Air, and Land) have set the standard for military special operations. Relied on for the toughest missions, these men are […]
COMBAT SWIMMER OPERATIONS AND THEIR IMPORTANCE IN A NEAR-PEER CONFLICT
The U.S. military has shifted its focus from counterterrorism operations to near-peer conflict against adversaries such as Russia and China. A logical consequence of this […]
INTO THE DARK: REFLECTIONS OF A COMBAT SWIMMER
There is a particular degree of indescribable darkness one encounters when submerged underwater, at night, on a combat swimmer dive. It is like being suspended […]
Why do officers have a higher success rate than enlisted men at becoming Navy SEALs?
As one of the few training programs in the U.S. military in which enlisted personnel and officers go through the same selection and training program […]
The Phone Call Home: A Grenada Legend
Naval History Magazine Even today, four decades after Operation Urgent Fury, the U.S.-led invasion of Grenada, it has lingered as one of the enduring legends […]