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Navy SEAL

United States special-operations force
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SEAL in full:
Sea, Air, and Land
Date:
1962 - present
Areas Of Involvement:
amphibious warfare
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Navy SEAL, in the U.S. Navy, a member of a special operations armed force trained to engage in direct raids or assaults on enemy targets, conduct reconnaissance missions to report on enemy activity (especially prior to beach landings), and take part in action against terrorist groups. The SEALs trace their heritage to various elite units in World War II, particularly to naval combat demolition units (NCDUs) and underwater demolition teams (UDTs) whose “frogmen” were trained to destroy obstacles on enemy-held beaches prior to amphibious landings in Europe and the Pacific. Other special units of that war were scouts and raiders, ...(100 of 822 words)

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