Navy Seal stories:
Merchant captain held by pirates, Navy crew that rescued him to reunite in Virginia
Nov 19th, 2009 - Los Angeles Times
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - A guided-missile destroyer has arrived in Norfolk for a reunion with the American merchant captain the crew helped rescue from pirates off the coast of Africa.
Ship is pirate target again
Nov 19th, 2009 - Philly
A U.S. surveillance plane was monitoring the ship as it continued to its destination on the Kenyan coast.
Pirates hijacked the Maersk Alabama in April and took ship captain Richard Phillips hostage...Crew thwarts pirates' attempt to recapture Maersk Alabama
Nov 19th, 2009 - BostonHerald
A former crewman of a ship attacked by Somali pirates yesterday for the second time in seven months said he warned the Maersk Alabama should be renamed, repainted or sent to steam far away because khat-chewing pirates would strike again.Former Navy Seal Trainee Exonerated in 1995 Va. Beach Slaying
Aug 4th, 2009 - Washington Post
A former Navy SEAL trainee convicted in the slaying of a young woman in Virginia Beach in 1995 has become the first person exonerated of murder under a 2004 state law...
Jesse Ventura Challenges Hannity On Waterboarding: "I'll Get Him To Say Obama Is The Greatest President"
May 22nd, 2009 - The Huffington Post
Jesse Ventura, the former Minnesota governor and presidential candidate, vows that if he waterboarded Sean Hannity, he'd get the right-wing Fox News host to say that "Barack Obama is the greatest president." In an interview with Huffington Post...
Navy Seal videos from YouTube:
0:39SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 Trailer #3 HD
SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 Trailer #3 HD
9:50Navy Seal Challenge Pt 5-Diet
Any rewards for the training? yes but more importantly what you gain not just what you receive from others in this challenge.
8:53Navy Seals in Afghanistan
Shows that war in Afghanistan goes on...It doesnt have a deadline for ending.They talk about Iraq a lot , but they´ve(the press)forgotten about Afghanistan.People are still dieing.Specially the soldiers.
7:06Do You Want to be a Navy SEAL, or Just Say You're a SEAL? BUDS Training.
Retired Navy SEAL Senior Chief Don Shipley BUDS style training introduction to Extreme SEAL Experience trainee's prior to starting "Hell Night" a 24-Hour BUDS type test of Endurance. The course is for civilians and military and lasts two days ...
Navy Seal from WikiPedia:
- Foreign internal defense
- Unconventional warfare
- Security assistance
- Counter-terrorism
- Counter-drug operations
- Personnel recovery
- Hydrographic reconnaissance
The United States Navy Sea, Air, and Land Forces, commonly known as the Navy SEALs, are the Special Operations Forces of the United States Navy, employed in direct action and special reconnaissance operations. SEALs are also capable of employing unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, hostage rescue, counter-terrorism, and other missions.
The Underwater Demolition Teams (UDTs) were a precursor to the current Navy SEALs. The Underwater Demolition Teams began training in June 1943 at Fort Pierce, Florida in preparation for the D-Day invasion. In World War II, UDT's saw action at North Africa and Normandy Landings and also at various locations in the South Pacific. The UDT's refined and developed their Commando tactics during the Korean War, with their efforts initially focused on demolitions and mine disposal.
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