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Silver Star Awarded to Naval Special Warfare Legend
January 19, 2023 — A half-century ago, Lt. j.g. Thomas Richards, fighting through injury and exhaustion in the rice paddies of Vietnam, made repeated trips through enemy gunfire to rescue three injured SEAL Team One Zulu Platoon teammates. Nicknamed "The Hulk" for his size and strength, Richards demonstrated uncommon valor by hauling the wounded men across a dike and then lifting each into a friendly helicopter for evacuation. Without his courageous runs into the "kill zone," the other men on patrol would not have survived the day... MORE

NSW Forces Wrap Up SOF Engagement with Indian Navy Marine Commandos
December 22, 2022 — Naval Special Warfare forces deployed to U.S. Special Operations Command Pacific concluded a joint combined training exercise with the Indian Navy Marine Commando Force on Dec. 22... MORE

Steel Knight 23
December 19, 2022 — NSWG1/4 forces are participating in exercise Steel Knight 23 (SK23) throughout December to certify 1st Marine Regiment as the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin Command Element and encourage experimentation in the expeditionary force... MORE

SWCC Crewmen Transit Apra Harbor
December 15, 2022 — Special warfare combatant-craft crewmen transit Apra Harbor in a combatant craft medium to refine tactics that integrate Naval Special Warfare with fleet operations... MORE

U.S. Navy and Republic of Korea SEALs Conclude Bilateral Training Exercise
December 9, 2022 — A West Coast-based SEAL Team concluded a bilateral training engagement with the Republic of Korea Naval Special Warfare Flotilla on Dec. 9... MORE

NSW Strengthens Program for Former Candidates
November 16, 2022 — Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Center, responsible for preparing the next generation of elite maritime special operations commandos, is reinforcing and improving policies and processes for its Phoenix Division, a special department within the command that teaches, coaches, and mentors disenrolled Sailors for reclassification to find their next career in the Navy... MORE

Malabar 2022
November 10, 2022 — Malabar 2022 enhances interoperability between Australian, Indian, Japanese and U.S. maritime forces, strengthening the critical partnerships, and demonstrates U.S. naval presence in the Indo-Pacific region... MORE