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NSW Units Receive Inaugural Battle "E"
March 22, 2023 — Rear Adm. Keith B. Davids, commander, Naval Special Warfare Command (NSWC) announced the winners of NSW’s inaugural Battle Efficiency (“E”) award Jan. 19... MORE

First in History: Special Boat Team 20 Receives Inaugural Battle “E”
March 20, 2023 — Special Boat Team 20 (SBT-20) received the 2022 Naval Special Warfare Battle Efficiency Program Award in a message released Jan. 23, 2023. ... MORE

Prince of Brunei Visits Naval Special Warfare Units
March 14, 2023 — His Royal Highness Prince Abdul Mateen of Brunei visits West Coast-based Naval Special Warfare units. The visit helps enhance the interoperability of the United States and Brunei’s special operations forces, enable an exchange of expertise, and build capacity to respond to mutual threats and promote a free and open Indo-Pacific. Naval Special Warfare is the nation’s elite maritime special operations force, uniquely positioned to extend the Fleet’s reach and gain and maintain access for the Joint Force in competition and conflict... MORE

An American Hero Turns 100
March 2, 2023 — When Art Nicholas, one of the first naval commandos responsible for the formation of Naval Special Warfare was born, the U.S. president was Warren Harding and the Ottoman Empire had yet to fall. A non-exhaustive list of global events that have come and gone since Feb. 15, 1923 include The Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, the rise and fall of Nazi Germany, the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall, the formation of the Navy SEAL Teams, and the entirety of Beatlemania... MORE

U.S. Navy SEALs, Royal Thai Train Prior to Multinational Exercise Cobra Gold 2023
February 23, 2023 — Naval Special Warfare forces deployed in support of U.S. Special Operations Command Pacific concluded a joint combined training exercise with Royal Thai Navy Special Warfare Command on Feb. 22... MORE

WEST 2023
February 16, 2023 — WEST is a naval conference and exposition on the West Coast that gives an opportunity for military and industry leaders to network and demonstrate their capabilities. NSW is the nation's premier maritime special operations force, uniquely positioned to strengthen international partnerships in support of integrated deterrence during an era of strategic competition... MORE

Junior Physical Therapist of the Year: How One Officer is Chasing Her Dreams
February 10, 2023 — In the back of a room filled with racks of weights, tension bands, and workout machines is a physical therapist gently stretching out a patient’s back. As she moves around her patient, she talks them through each movement. By the end of the session, the patient leaves smiling. With just enough time to clean her station, U.S. Navy’s Lt. Tia Laine Blythe is onto the next patient... MORE

Vice Chief of Naval Operations visits Naval Special Warfare Center
February 7, 2023 — Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti visited Sailors at the Naval Special Warfare Center Jan. 31... MORE

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