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In the News (Mon 23 Nov 09)

  
  Navy UDT-SEAL Museum :|: NSW Heritage
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.
Navy SEALS - A History of the Early Years
This is the second volume chronicling the history of the Navy SEALs with true stories of valor and sacrifice as told by the men who were there.
www.navysealmuseum.com /heritage.php   (184 words)

  
  ‘Navy SEALs’ (R)
IN "Navy SEALs," Charlie Sheen and Michael "Terminator" Biehn lead an elite cadre of male models into terrorist territory for a series of sensational shoot-'em-ups on land and at sea.
The SEALs don't have time for love -- a would-be bride is left at the altar when her SEAL fiance's beeper goes off during her walk down the aisle -- but there's plenty of time for male bonding, locker-room talk, a golfing montage and Bud and Pepsi promotion.
A group of former Navy SEALs from the original '62 group sat behind me at a preview screening and had a high time loudly identifying weapons and explosives.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/navysealsrbrown_a0adb7.htm   (480 words)

  
 US NAVY SEALs
SEALs were attached to CSAR Units to help retrieve downed pilots, in one case rescuing a pilot who'd managed to pilot his crippled F-16 fighter off the coast of Kuwait before ejecting; he was rescued by the SEALs and the SH-60 Seahawk 35 minutes after they'd gotten word of his approximate position.
SEALs were also the first into Kuwait city, racing ahead of Allied forces to scout for Iraqi resistance in Chenowth-built Fast Attack Vehicles and then later escorted the US embassador to the US embassy and provided security for the perimeter.
SEALs attached to the USS Curts (FFG-38) were the first to retake Kuwait i territory when OH-58D's attached to the Curts were fired upon by forces stationed on an island to observe Coalition Naval and Air activities.
www.specwarnet.net /americas/SEALs.htm   (3556 words)

  
 Navy UDT-SEAL Museum :|: In The News
Former Navy SEAL Mike Thornton was given the Medal of Honor for saving the life of a US Navy lieutenant during the Vietnam War.
...Lt. Michael P. MURPHY, a Navy SEAL from Patchogue who died in Afghanistan after risking his life to save his colleagues during a 2005 battle, is being considered for the nation's highest combat award -- the Medal of Honor.
The Navy SEAL commandos will be conducting a helicopter assault and other demonstrations highlighting their capabilities and typical mission scenarios...
www.navysealmuseum.com /news.php   (0 words)

  
 U. S. Navy SEALS
SEALS are truly silent professionals with razor-sharp precision, who possess uncompromising standards with unwavering loyalty and teamwork.
SEAL platoons are organized and trained to conduct Direct Action, Unconventional Warfare, Foreign Internal Defense, Special Reconnaissance, and Combating Terrorism operations primarily in the maritime and riverine environments.
SEAL Team FOUR deploys platoons to Naval Special Warfare Unit EIGHT in Panama, aboard Amphibious Ships deployed to Second Fleet, and in support of the annual UNITAS cruise, and conducts DFTs throughout the Central and South American theater.
www.globalspecialoperations.com /seal.html   (1174 words)

  
 Navy Seals Training: Navy Seals
Navy Seals are the elite Naval Special Operations unit of the US Navy.
This Navy Seal is one of the most respected commando forces in the world and very hard to beat in Maritime Special Operations and Anti/Counter Terror operations.
The US Navy’s need for demolition of the naval mines and beach obstacles led to the birth of this Navy Seal in 1987.Prospective Navy Seals have to overcome the most demanding training course in the US Navy.
www.navy-seals-training.us /navy-seals.html   (381 words)

  
 NPR : Navy SEALs Seek to Build Up Their Ranks
A Navy SEAL instructor assists students with learning the importance of listening during a surf drill.
These SEAL recruits are in the last week of "in doc" — the ramp-up to the first phase of formal SEAL training.
In order to meet their numbers, the Navy SEALs are making changes to how they recruit, and how they prepare recruits for what some consider the most grueling training pipeline in the world.
www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=9481756   (954 words)

  
 Navy SEALS Workout - Get Fit, Prepare for BUD/S
From 1962 when the first SEAL teams were commissioned, to present day, Navy SEALs have distinguished themselves as an individually reliable, collectively disciplined and highly skilled maritime force.
Navy SEALs are named after the environment in which they operate, the Sea, Air, and Land, and are the foundation of Naval Special Warfare combat forces.
SEALs' 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.baseops.net /basictraining/navyseals   (1729 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Navy Seals (Widescreen): DVD: Lewis Teague,Charlie Sheen,Michael Biehn,Joanne Whalley,Rick Rossovich,Cyril ...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Navy SEALs are a top antiterrorist unit that goes anywhere (SEa, Air, or Land) to fight for and protect the American Way of Life.
The SEALs seem to feel that Michael Biehn's depictions as a SEAL in "Navy SEALs" and "The Rock" were very accurate and well done.
i found the main seals sheen and beihn to not be particularly believable as seals (they didnt have the builds, and there hair was to pretty boy) however i was impressed with the supporting seals.
www.amazon.ca /Navy-Seals-Widescreen-Lewis-Teague/dp/B0000542CK   (1636 words)

  
 US Navy SEALs Store - Shop Navy SEALs Gear & Merchandise & Luminox Watch & Gifts...
At US Navy SEALs store, we are proud to offer a wide variety of Navy SEALs merchandise and gear including T-shirts, sweatshirts, SEALs workout, fitness and training books and DVDs, Navy SEALs Luminox dive watches, gear, gifts, patches, pins and more.
Our Navy SEALs gifts ordering process is very secure, user friendly and with great ease.
At US Navy SEALs store our goal is to help you find the perfect gift for yourself, friend, relatives or loved ones.
www.usnavysealstore.com   (0 words)

  
 Navy SEALs Pump Up
Navy SEAL training is based on teaching SEALs how to tap into optimum level performance at will.
Navy SEAL veteran and tactical training expert, Chris Caracci, is your personal trainer during this fast paced one-on-one PT training series.
These Navy SEAL PT videos and DVDs are the rapid way to develop the body and spirit that have made the Navy SEAL a legend.
www.navysealteams.com /pumpup.htm   (331 words)

  
 SSGN Provides Powerful Tool for Navy SEALs
The SSGN conversion program was designed using the Navy SEAL motto “to equip the man, not man the equipment.” And while the SSGN is bigger than the usual “tool” in the SEAL toolbox, it provides a bigger than usual payoff for the Navy’s elite warriors.
In order to support SEALs for a sustained period of time, the SSGNs will also be equipped with additional exercise and cardiovascular equipment and a virtual reality laser weapons range to allow SEALs to maintain their targeting skills and distance vision in the tight confines of the submarine.
The SEALs also planted ground sensors, used a UUV to send soil samples back for testing and reported their findings from the island in real-time via an unmanned aerial vehicle overhead.
www.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=5767&page=2   (856 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Military -- Navy investigating new set of Iraqi prisoner photos
CORONADO – The U.S. military has launched a criminal investigation into photographs that appear to show Navy SEALs in Iraq sitting on hooded and handcuffed detainees, and photos of what appear to be bloodied prisoners, one with a gun to his head.
The Navy goes to great lengths to protect the identities and whereabouts of its 2,400 SEALs – which stands for Navy Sea, Air, Land – many of whom have classified counterterrorist missions around the globe.
Navy prosecutors have charged several members of SEAL Team Seven with abusing a suspect in the bombing a Red Cross facility.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/military/20041204-0001-ca-seals-prisonerphotos.html   (1261 words)

  
 Congressional Medal of Honor - Navy Seals Medal of Honor Recipients
SEALs: The Warrior Breed is a family saga based on actual SEAL exploits very thinly disguised as fiction.
Twenty years after the first Navy UDT frogman fought and died at Peleiu and Normandy, a new breed of warrior has answered the call of an idealistic young Commander-in-Chief--going where no Americans have gone before, on missions no one else would dare.
In a jungle was within a war, deep inside enemy territory, one unit--and one man--will write a glorious chapter in the proud SEALs history through unparalleled fortitude and terrible sacrifice--while learning the most brutal lesson of the hell called Vietnam: that the deadliest enemies of all might be those on their own side.
www.medalofhonor.com /NavySeals.htm   (469 words)

  
 Navy - SEALS (U.S.)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The logo on the flag is the Special warfare insignia otherwise known as the Trident of the NAVY SEALS.
The anchor identifies the SEALS as being Navy, the eagle represents the air medium as well as the strength and courage of the SEALS.
The pistol represents the land on which the SEALs operate and the fact that it is cocked indicates the SEALs' constant readiness for action.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/us^seal.html   (427 words)

  
 The Unauthorized UDT - SEALS Homepage - SEA
SEALs are unique in the special warfare community in that their capabilities include working on and under the water.
Navy SEALs often use the cover of darkness to approach targets silently over and/or under the water.
One SEAL remembered meeting a large barracuda on one dive When the barracuda brushed past him, the SEAL said he grabbed onto his dive-buddy.
www.homesafe.com /mudpuppy/buds/sea.htm   (1332 words)

  
 Navy Seals
The special operation Navy SEAL is one of the hardest physical and mental training in the American military.
The SEALs are often called “quiet professionals” because they are able to perform their job without fault and in secret.
Since the team is part of the Navy he has to first enlist in the Navy.
www.trap17.com /forums/navy-seals-t9656.html   (1789 words)

  
 ************** United States Navy Seals ***********
The Scouts and Raiders mission was to identify and reconnoiter the objective beach, maintain a position on the designated beach prior to a landing and guide the assault waves to the landing beach.
SEAL involvement in Vietnam began immediately and was advisory in nature.
Seals, by the way, take it personally when somebody says he was a Seal, and wasn't.
www.navyvets.org /id95.html   (2649 words)

  
 Navy SEALS   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Navy SEALs were formed in 1962 by President J. Kennedy as a maritime counterpart to the U.S. Army Special Forces During the war in Vietnam SEALs were primarily foward infiltration teams.
Then, upon making it to a SEAL Team, they would do through three months of SEAL Basic Indoctrination at Camp Kerry in the Cuymaca Mountains.In March of 1962 the SEALs were deployed to Vietnam to train the South Vietnamese commandos.
The SEALs and the crews of the Brown Water Navy Boats made it thier job to hinder the movement of supplies and troops coming from the North as much as possible.
www.fatherryan.org /navyvietnam/seals.htm   (413 words)

  
 Becoming a SEAL: Navy SEALs: On Duty: Navy Life: About the Navy: Navy
The SEAL program consists of more than 12 months of initial training — followed by an additional 18 months of pre-deployment training — and intensive specialized training designed to push you to your physical and mental limits — again and again.
A typical SEAL mission could involve insertion into an objective by parachute, submarine, helicopter, high-speed boat, foot patrol or by a combat swimmer insertion.
SEALs are also capable of operating a variety of high-tech, specialized equipment.
www.navy.com /about/navylife/onduty/seals/becomingaseal   (360 words)

  
 Navy Seals
In it you play a Navy SEAL (a sort of super-commando type bloke) on a mission to rescue hostages from the centre of Beirut.
Gameplay is of the running about, climbing ladders, shooting people school of thought, and since Beirut is the sort of place that's absolutely packed with terrorists taking pot-shots at each other an awful lot of running around shooting people is going to have to be done.
He's not the only nifty character either - the baddies ('towelheads' according to the film) are good too, only spotting you and firing after you've entered their line of sight and (best of all) just keeling over and dying once they're shot, rather than disappearing (as in most games).
www.ysrnry.co.uk /articles/navyseals.htm   (868 words)

  
 Navy Seals   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Navy SEAL's in Deadly Combat Here's a look at how the SEAL's were used in Vietnam.
This is not a rehash of SEAL history either, it is a complete look at “The Art of the Ambush” as told by men who were part of “wham and scram” missions.
This exclusive footage is combined with interviews with navy insiders, ex-members of the team and Marcinko himself to tell the entire shocking story of Red Cell.
www.ftfindustries.com /prod04.htm   (651 words)

  
 SOCOM Store Navy SEALs: The Tides Of Specwar Video   (Site not responding. Last check: )
SEAL Tides Of SPECWAR is a unique historical perspective; the first hand account of SEAL history as seen through the eyes of those involved: - Legendary UDT Commander and Author Francis Doug Fane tells how he made the first frogmen out of demolitoneers and opened the world of underwater warfare to the Navy.
Navy SEAL Tides Of SPECWAR is a once in a lifetime film event.
From the genesis of the Teams on D-Day to anti-terrorists to SEAL snipers to SEAL desert warfare and every step in between this film has it all.
shop.navyseals.com /product/VDLO20   (365 words)

  
 SEALs launch aggressive recruiting effort - U.S. Security - MSNBC.com
Navy SEAL Mitchell Hall, who won a Bronze Star in 2001 in Afghanistan, hopes to use the upcoming Ironman Triathlon in Hawaii to spread the word about the need for more recruits.
The SEALs have a legendary reputation as an elite, highly skilled fighting force, but it is hard to find candidates with the necessary physical conditioning.
He won the Navy SEAL’s Superfrog Triathalon in September, and now his goal is to finish among the top 100 in Hawaii’s Ironman.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/9654279   (735 words)

  
 US Navy SEAL Teams
Weapons that were produced in such small numbers that they were known only to a few or that were previously under security restrictions appear here for the first time.
Death In The Jungle, Diary of a Navy SEAL by Gary R. Smith and Alan Maki.
A fascinating memoir of service with the "human torpedoes" of the Italian Navy's 10th Light Flotilla is, 40 years later, still considered the definitive account of the world's first combat swimmers.
www.warbooks.com /seal.html   (1035 words)

  
 Howstuffworks "How the Navy SEALs Work"
The role that Navy SEAL teams play revolves around getting in and out quickly and without being seen, gathering intelligence, destroying targets, and performing rescues, among other things.
The common trait instructors see in future SEALs can't really be defined, they just call it "fire in the gut." You either have it or you don't.
In this article, you'll see how Navy SEALs operate and what they do, the amazing determination it takes to become a SEAL, the widely varied skills they need, and the types of equipment they use on missions.
science.howstuffworks.com /navy-seal.htm   (224 words)

  
 Official U.S. Navy SEAL Information Web Site
From 1962 when the first SEAL teams were commissioned, to present day, Navy SEALs have distinguished themselves as an individually reliable, collectively disciplined and highly skilled maritime force.
Because of the dangers inherent in NSW, prospective SEALs go through what is considered by many military experts to be the toughest training in the world.
Navy SEALs - Navy SWCC - Navy Parachute Team - FOIA - Web Site Accessibility - Privacy Policy - CNSWC
www.seal.navy.mil /seal   (0 words)

  
 Navy Seals (1990)
Several events in this movie are inspired by Chuck Pfarrer's real SEAL career.
Factual errors: US Navy Seals have said that like the US Rangers, no man is left behind.
SEALs are trained to recover wounded hostages, even their own teammates, including their packs, without problems.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0100232   (0 words)

  
 Navy SEALs.com - US Navy SEAL Information,Training,History,Gear,Equipment & Store
Get your favorite Navy SEAL gear, including T-Shirts, shorts, watches and dive gear at the NavySEALs.com Store.
NSC is the #1 Navy SEAL community with great forums, chat, email and member homepages.
We are proud to donate 7.5% of our Net Profit to the Naval Special Warfare Foundation and Navy SEAL Museum.
www.navyseals.com /community/main.cfm   (220 words)

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