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In the News (Thu 10 Dec 09)

  
  Froggy Ruminations
The views expressed on this website are my own and DO NOT convey the endorsement of the Naval Special Warfare Command, its tenant commands, or the US Navy
If you're in Colorado on April 29th, CSU's chapter of Gamma Beta Phi is hosting a fundraiser to benefit the Naval Special Warfare Foundation at 1900 at the Colorado Springs Marriot.
I'd first like to thank GBP for stepping up and honoring the SEAL Community especially at a time when universities are not embracing the people who make their pot smoking beer bashes possible.
froggyruminations.blogspot.com   (2528 words)

  
  Naval Special Warfare Command
Naval Special Warfare Command was commissioned on 16 April 1987 at the Naval Amphibious Base in Coronado, CA, and is the Naval component to the United States Special Operations Command headquartered in Tampa, FL.
The commander, Naval Special Warfare Command is a Navy Flag Officer, a Rear Admiral.
Naval Special Warfare units are organized, trained, and equipped to conduct special operations in maritime and riverine environments.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/navy/navspecwarcom.htm   (1132 words)

  
 Navy League of the United States - Citizens in Support of the Sea Services
At the same time, Naval Special Warfare commandos were helping the Filipino armed forces track down and kill the notorious leader of the Abu Sayaf terrorists in the waters around the southern islands of the Philippines.
To allow the new squadron rotation, the command created SEAL Team Seven at Coronado and another team at Little Creek, Va. The growth to eight SEAL teams was made without increasing the number of SEALs on active duty by reducing the number of platoons assigned to a SEAL team from eight to six.
Holland and Naval Special Warfare leaders agree that it is difficult to increase the size of the force because of the intensive training required to produce such elite fighters in a short time.
www.navyleague.org /sea_power/dec_02_41.php   (3092 words)

  
 Call to Decision
NAB Coronado is a major shore command, supporting 27 tenant commands, and is the West Coast focal point for special and expeditionary warfare training and operations.
It is host to thirty commands including the headquarters for the Naval Special Warfare Command, a second echelon command which is headquarters for America's elite maritime special operations forces - the U.S. Navy SEALs and Special Warfare Combatant Craft Crewmen.
Population counts are increasing for both species to the extent that in the year 2000 about 40-50% of the beach area normally available for training was lost to nesting.
calltodecision.com /nabc.htm   (937 words)

  
 Special Operations.Com
Naval Special Warfare (NSW), provides an effective means to apply counterforce in conjunction with national policy and objectives in peacetime and across the spectrum of hostilities from peacetime operations to limited war to general war.
Naval Special Warfare Task Groups (NSWTG), and Task Units (NSWTU), are task organized, tailored in size and composition to the mission, and resourced from NSWG and subordinate commands.
Commanded by a Navy Commander (O-5), it consists of a headquarters element and has operational control of SEAL platoons and Special Boat Unit Detachments from the Naval Special Warfare Group ONE and from Special Boat Squadron ONE that forward deploy to NSWU-1 on a six month rotational duty.
www.specialoperations.com /Navy/Overview.htm   (6278 words)

  
 Naval Special Warfare Command ? History
While none of those early organizations have survived to present, their pioneering efforts in unconventional warfare are mirrored in the missions and professionalism of the present Naval Special Warfare warriors.
NCDU 2, under LTjg Frank Kaine, after whom the Naval Special Warfare Command building is named, and NCDU 3 under LTjg Lloyd Anderson, formed the nucleus of six NCDUs that served with the Seventh Amphibious Force tasked with clearing boat channels after the landings from Biak to Borneo.
Naval Special Warfare entered the submersible field in the 1960's when the Coastal Systems Center developed the Mark 7, a free-flooding SDV of the type used today, and the first SDV to be used in the fleet.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/navy/navspecwarcom-hist.htm   (2082 words)

  
 Navy SEALs.com - Navy Seal Platoon Naval Special Warfare   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Naval Special Warfare Command was commissioned on 16 April 1987 at the Naval AmphibiousBase in Coronado, California, and is the Naval component to the United States Special Operations Command.
Naval Special Warfare, provides an effective means to apply counterforce in conjunction with national policy and objectives in peacetime and across the spectrum of hostilities from peacetime operations to limited war to general war.
Naval Special Warfare Task Groups, and Task Units, are task organized, tailored in size and composition to the mission, and resourced from NSWG and subordinate commands.
www.navyseals.com /community/navyseals/seal_platoon_nsw.cfm   (843 words)

  
 Saturday, October 13, 2001
The command is organized into two active naval special war groups, five units stationed overseas, six Sea, Air and Land (SEAL) teams, two Special Boat Squadrons, 13 active patrol ships, three Special Boat Units and two SEAL Delivery teams.
Special Boat Squadrons were established to equip, support and provide trained and ready special operation ships and crafts to commanders around the globe.
In addition, there also is the Naval Special Warfare Development Group, formerly known as SEAL Team Six, trained specifically to handle counter-terrorism activities and is based in Virginia.
www.stripes.com /01/oct01/ed101301k.html   (2369 words)

  
 All Hands - November 2001 - Naval Special Warfare Unveils New Warfare Pin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Klopp, who was command advanced to E-6 and is preparing to deploy for his fourth time with the SBU this fall, was thrilled about the new insignia.
The need for such a designator was revealed after the SWCC community became closed-looped in 1996, allowing SWCCs to stay in and specialize in the special boat community for their entire careers rather than returning to the fleet after one tour.
The mission of Naval Special Warfare's 500 to 600 SWCC is to drive MK V, Rigid-hulled Inflatable Boats (RIBs), or riverine craft and support Navy SEALs or other special forces.
www.mediacen.navy.mil /pubs/allhands/nov01/pg6g.htm   (531 words)

  
 NSWarrior - Rear Admiral Albert M. Calland III - Special Operations Technology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Specifically, my mission here at Naval Special Warfare Command is to provide, train and equip forces in order to be able to plan and execute special operations, primarily from a maritime and riverine environment in support of the geographical component commanders around the world.
In addition to that, we have permanent bases for our Naval special warfare units overseas, and these are permanently stationed folks that live in the countries.
Even to the point where the base Naval Special Warfare requirements, and also the requirements that apply to the joint SOF teams, are being built into the base design of the LCS.
www.special-operations-technology.com /article.cfm?DocID=309   (4905 words)

  
 The Men of Naval Special Warfare
The NSW Center, located at the Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, California, is a component command within NSW and the headquarters for all NSW training and its training detachments throughout North America.
Navy Commander James H. Flatley IV, a retired Naval aviator and former commanding officer of Fighter Squadron 154 and now deputy director of domestic operations for Blackwater USA, recalls flying a classified mission in direct support of NSW forces in Iraq.
According to the Naval Special Warfare Command's official Missions and History: "The first military flag officer to set foot in Afghanistan was a Navy SEAL in charge of all special operations for Central Command.
www.military.com /forums/0,15240,106840,00.html   (1828 words)

  
 United States Naval Special Warfare Command - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The command is part of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM); a larger command overseeing all the different SOF commands of each branch of the U.S. military.
Naval Special Warfare Command was commissioned on April 16, 1987, at the Naval Amphibious Base Coronado in San Diego, California.
As the Naval component to the U.S. Special Operations Command, Naval Special Warfare Command provides vision, leadership, doctrinal guidance, resources and oversight to ensure component maritime special operations forces are ready to meet the operational requirements of combatant commanders.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Naval_Special_Warfare_Command   (269 words)

  
 Special Operations Command (SOCOM)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, the U.S. Air Force Special Operations School, and the Naval Special Warfare Center are also assigned to the command.
Special operations are those conducted against strategic and tactical targets in pursuit of national military, political, economic or psychological objectives, by personnel specially trained, equipped, and organized to do so.
Special operations forces contributed significantly to coalition warfare and the reconstruction of Kuwait's military and public infrastructure.
www.fas.org /irp/agency/dod/socom   (374 words)

  
 Special Operations - Navy SEALs - Rangers - Delta Force - Force Recon
As the Naval component to the United States Special Operations Command headquartered in Tampa, Fla., Commander, Naval Special Warfare Command provides vision, leadership, doctrinal guidance, resources and oversight to ensure component maritime special operations forces are ready to meet the operational requirements of combatant commanders.
Special Forces soldiers continue to serve at home and abroad providing humanitarian assistance and assisting with foreign internal defense in friendly foreign nations.
Special Forces candidates must be mature and self-motivated; open and humble, particularly with other races and cultures; and better conditioned physically and emotionally than the average soldier.
www.baseops.net /militarybooks/specops.html   (1614 words)

  
 Welcome the Naval Special Warfare Foundation
The campout, sponsored by the Naval Special Warfare Foundation, was open to all NSW family members, civilian employees and friends.
NSWC’s Chaplain’s office ran the event, along with volunteers from SEAL and SWCC commands.
Yeoman 1st Class Loraine Campbell, who works at Naval Special Warfare Command, brought her 5-year-old son and his 4-year-old best friend to the event, and said she was amazed by all the activities available for the children and families.
www.nswfoundation.org /sealpups.html   (486 words)

  
 The Flagship
The establishment of the new SEAL team, along with the March 17 designation of SEAL Team 7 in San Diego, is a significant aspect of the restructuring of the naval special warfare community.
This new approach of unifying the SEAL teams with their force assets before deployment is intended to provide a smoother integration of special warfare expertise with their related force assets.
In the previous structure of Naval Special Warfare, the SEAL Team commanding officer, executive officer, operations officer and command master chief would remain stateside during the team's deployment.
www.flagshipnews.com /archives_2002/apr182002_3.shtml   (635 words)

  
 Military Factory - Naval Special Warfare Command   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
These teams were developed to conduct unconventional warfare, counter-guerilla warfare and clandestine operations in both blue and brown water environments.
In 1967, the Naval Operations Support Groups were renamed Naval Special Warfare Groups (NSWGs) as involvement increased in limited conflicts and special operations.
The Naval Special Warfare Command was commissioned April 16, 1987, at the Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado, Calif. Its mission is to prepare Naval Special Warfare forces to carry out their assigned missions and to develop special operations strategy, doctrine, and tactics.
www.militaryfactory.com /specialforces/popup.asp?force_id=11   (387 words)

  
 Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU) - "Seal Team 6"
The Naval Special Warfare Development Group is responsible for US CT operations in a maritime environment.
Within the Naval Special Warfare Command is a SEAL team that is tasked to conduct special counter-terrorist missions.
This impression is based on a SEAL CQB Ops kit and consists of nomex flightsuit, Blackhawk DOAV vest and thigh holster, Hatch nomex gloves, hood, rappelling harness, Bolle X500 assault goggles, Danner Acadia boots, alta kneepads.
www.wannabe.uk.com /seal.htm   (177 words)

  
 United States Special Operations Command - Component Commands (Unclassified)
Naval Special Warfare Command is to prepare Naval Special Warfare (NSW) forces to carry out assigned missions and to develop special operations strategy, doctrine and tactics.
Joint Special Operations Command is a joint headquarters designed to study special operations requirements and techniques; ensure interoperability and equipment standardization; plan and conduct joint special operations exercises and training; and develop joint special operations tactics.
's primary purpose is to teach the integrated and synergistic application of these service SOF functions in accordance with joint special operations doctrine and to ensure the future leaders of SOF understand the joint employment of this potent force to satisfy operational and strategic objectives.
www.socom.mil /components/components.htm   (202 words)

  
 Naval Special Warfare Weapons Systems
Naval Special Warfare Command has taken control of 12 of 13 Patrol Coastal Cyclone Class Ships.
Naval Special Warfare operational missions will include long range SEAL insertion/extractions, tactical swimmer operations, intelligence collection, operational deception, and coastal/riverine support.
The newest craft in the Naval Special Warfare inventory is the MK V SOC.
www.globalspecialoperations.com /nswws.html   (1804 words)

  
 Headquarters, United States Special Operations Command Europe (Unclassified)
Following the Philippines, he was sent to the Naval Special Warfare Development Group where he was a Squadron Commander.
After command RDML McRaven spent one year as the Chief Staff Officer at Naval Special Warfare Group ONE and then received orders to the U.S. Special Operations Command in Tampa.
After the NSC, RDML McRaven was assigned as the Deputy Commanding General for Operations at the Joint Special Operations Command.
www.soceur.eucom.mil /gen_csrnko_bio.asp   (433 words)

  
 Naval Special Warfare Foundation Mission is to Honor, Assist and Educate   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The NSW (Naval Special Warfare) Command consists primarily of Navy SEAL (Sea-Air-Land) units and SWCC (Special Warfare Combatant Crewmen) support forces, and is the Naval component of the U.S. Special Operations Command.
The foundation aims to ensure that all Naval Commandos are remembered, recognized and that the legacy of NSW is continued.
The Naval Special Warfare Foundation is a national non-profit 501(c) 3 corporation dedicated to honoring all who have served in the United States Navy sea commandos services.
www.chuckhawks.com /nswf.htm   (391 words)

  
 Naval Special Warfare Reshapes Reserves
Two new Naval Special Warfare (NSW) operational support teams will be commissioned later in October: Operational Support Team 1 in California and Operational Support Team 2 in Virginia.
May 16, Rear Adm. Albert Calland, commander, Naval Special Warfare Command, approved the proposed realignment, moving the project forward towards its execution stage and final implementation in 2004.
The goal is to provide theater commanders the most professional, highly-trained, flexible individuals and units, to perform any task, anywhere and at any time.
www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=9941   (673 words)

  
 Naval Special Warfare Center - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The United States Naval Special Warfare Center (NSWC, also know as 'The Center') is part, a component command, of the Naval Special Warfare Command and is sited within the Naval base Coronado in San Diego, California.
The NSWC runs much of the Navy Special Warfare (NSW) training.
The main courses are the famous 26-week Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training (BUD/S), the 15-week Advanced SEAL training, and the nine-week Special Warfare Combatant Crewman training (SWCC).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Naval_Special_Warfare_Center   (170 words)

  
 Naval Expeditionary Combat Command..... - SOCNET: The SpecialOperations.com Bulletin Boards
Special Operations is characterized by the use of small units with unique ability to conduct military actions that are beyond the capability of conventional military forces.
SWCC units are required to utilize a combination of specialized training, equipment, and tactics in completion of Special Operation missions worldwide.
SWCC units' proven ability to operate across the spectrum of conflict and in operations other than war in a controlled manner, and their ability to provide real time intelligence and eyes on target, offer decision makers immediate and virtually unlimited options in the face of rapidly changing crises around the world.
www.socnetcentral.com /vb/showthread.php?t=54161   (2629 words)

  
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The mission of Commander, NavalSpecial Warfare Command (COMNAVSPECWARCOM) is to prepare Naval Special Warfare (NSW) forces to carry out assigned missions and to develop maritime special operations strategy, doctrine, and tactics.
COMNAVSPECWARCOM exercises operational control over all United States-based Naval Special Warfare Command training, operational control of all United States-based Naval Special Warfare forces and responsibility for the training, equipping, supporting, and providing trained and ready forces.
Naval Special Warfare Group ONE and Special Boat Squadron ONE, San Diego, CA.
seals.longboys.net /navspec.htm   (1071 words)

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