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PLEASE FOLLOW OUR E BAY STORESEE ALL PICSSALE SEE OUR STOREPLEASE READ WHOLE ADDUnited States Navy SEALsedirect here. For other uses, seeSEAL (disambiguation)andNavy SEALs (disambiguation).United States Navy SEALsSpecial Warfare insigniaknown as the "SEAL Trident"Active1 January 1962 – present
(62years, 3months)CountryUnited StatesBranchUnited States NavyTypeSpecial operations forceRole
- Special operations
- Direct action
- Counter-terrorism
- Special reconnaissance
- Amphibious reconnaissance
- Unconventional warfare
- Hostage rescue
- Foreign internal defense
- Counter-proliferation
- Counter narcotic operations
- Underwater demolition
Partof
- U.S. Naval Special Warfare Command
- Joint Special Operations Command
- •SEAL Team Six
Garrison/HQNaval Amphibious Base Coronado
Joint Expeditionary Base–Little CreekNickname(s)"Frogmen", "The Teams", "Team Guys", "The Men with Green Faces"[1]Motto(s)"The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday"[2]"It Pays To Be A Winner". "Never Out Of The Fight".Engagements
Vietnam War- Multinational Force in Lebanon
- Operation Urgent Fury
- Achille Lauro hijacking
- Operation Earnest Will
- Operation Prime Chance
- Operation Just Cause
- Operation Nifty Package
- Operation Desert Storm
- Somali Civil War
- Operation Gothic Serpent
- Battle of Mogadishu
Operation Uphold DemocracyYugoslav Wars1999 East Timorese crisis[3]Operation Enduring FreedomWar in AfghanistanOperation Iraqi FreedomWar in North-West PakistanAngur Ada raidMaersk AlabamahijackingWar on ISILOperation Inherent Resolve
2014 hostage rescue operations in Yemen2017 Marawi CrisisRed Sea crisisOperation Prosperity Guardian
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TheUnited States Navy Sea, Air, and Land(SEAL)Teams, commonly known asNavy SEALs, are theU.S. Navy's primaryspecial operations forceand a component of theNaval Special Warfare Command. Among the SEALs' main functions are conducting small-unit special operation missions in maritime, jungle, urban, arctic, mountainous, and desert environments. SEALs are typically ordered to capture or kill high-level targets, or to gather intelligence behind enemy lines.[7]SEAL team personnel are hand selected, highly trained, and possess a high degree of proficiency in direct action (DA), and special reconnaissance (SR), among other tasks like sabotage, demolition, intelligence gathering, and hydro-graphic reconnaissance, training, and advising friendly militaries or other forces.[8]
Depending on the availability of platforms, threat level, and environment, different methods can be used for the insertion and extraction of SEALs into a target location. This could include nuclear-powered cruise missile submarines equipped withdry deck shelters, SDV submarines, surface vessels, surface swimming, or other vehicles.
All active SEALs are members of the U.S. Navy.[12]TheCIA's highly secretive and eliteSpecial Operations Group (SOG)recruits operators from SEAL Teams,[13]with joint operations going back to theMACV-SOGduring theVietnam War.[14]This cooperation still exists today, as evidenced bymilitary operationsinIraqandAfghanistan.[1
Purple HeartObverseTypeMilitary medal (Decoration)Awarded for"Being wounded or killed in any action against an enemy of the United States or as a result of an act of any such enemy or opposing armed forces"DescriptionObverse profile ofGeorge WashingtonPresented byUnited States Department of the Army[1]
United States Department of the Navy[2]
United States Department of the Air Force[3]
United States Department of Homeland Security[4]EligibilityMilitary personnelStatusCurrently awardedFirst awarded22 February 1932TotalApproximately 1,910,162 (as of 5 June 2010)[5]Total awarded posthumouslyApproximately 430,000Total recipientsover 2,000,000 (including eligible casualties in World War I who may not have been awarded the Purple Heart)Websitemedia.defense.govService ribbonPrecedenceNext(higher)Bronze Star Medal[6]Next(lower)Defense Meritorious Service Medal[6]
(PH) is aUnited States military decorationawarded in the name of thepresidentto those wounded or killed while serving, on or after 5 April 1917, with theU.S. military. With its forerunner, theBadge of Military Merit, which took the form of a heart made of purple cloth, the Purple Heart is the oldestmilitary awardstill given to U.S. military members. TheNational Purple Heart Hall of Honoris located inNew Windsor, New York.
Navy CrossTypeService cross medalAwarded forExtraordinary heroism in combatPresented byUnited States Department of the Navy[1]EligibilityMarines and naval sailors of the United StatesStatusCurrently awardedEstablishedAct of Congress (Public Law 65-253), approved on February 4, 1919.First awarded1919Totalc. 5,400 (as of December 2017)[2]Service ribbonPrecedenceNext(higher)Medal of HonorEquivalent
- Army:Distinguished Service Cross
- Air and Space Forces:Air Force Cross
- Coast Guard:Coast Guard Cross
Next(lower)Department of Defense:Defense Distinguished Service Medal
Department of Homeland Security:Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal
TheNavy Crossis theUnited States Naval Service's second-highestmilitary decorationawarded for Sailors and Marines who distinguish themselves for extraordinary heroism in combat with an armed enemy force.[3]The medal is equivalent to the Army'sDistinguished Service Cross, the Air and Space Forces'Air Force Cross, and theCoast Guard Cross.
The Navy Cross is bestowed by theSecretary of the Navyand may also be awarded to members of the other armed services, and to foreign military personnel while serving with the U.S. Naval Service. The Navy Cross was established by Act of Congress (Public Law 65-253) and approved on February 4, 1919.