A Combatant Craft Assault boat conducts high speed tests after launching from well deck of amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) during Operation POLAR DAGGER, Aug. 23, 2023. Amphibious transport dock ships like John P. Murtha have many unique capabilities that make them ideal platforms to support special operations forces, such as the ability to embark helicopters from the joint force, launch and recover Naval Special Warfare combatant craft, and maintain all-domain awareness through advanced sensors. Operations NOBLE DEFENDER and POLAR DAGGER sharpen joint special operations integration and provides the forces the opportunity to test new capabilities and advance response options in defense of the U.S. homeland. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Samoluk)

Sailors assigned to amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) pull in a Combat Rubber-Raider Craft into the well deck of the ship during Operation POLAR DAGGER, Aug. 23, 2023. Amphibious transport dock ships like John P. Murtha have many unique capabilities that make them ideal platforms to support special operations forces, such as the ability to embark helicopters from the joint force, launch and recover Naval Special Warfare combatant craft, and maintain all-domain awareness through advanced sensors. Operations NOBLE DEFENDER and POLAR DAGGER sharpen joint special operations integration and provides the forces the opportunity to test new capabilities and advance response options in defense of the U.S. homeland. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Samoluk)

A Naval Special Warfare operator embarks onto a Combatant Craft Assault boat from amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) during Operation POLAR DAGGER, Aug. 23, 2023. Amphibious transport dock ships like John P. Murtha have many unique capabilities that make them ideal platforms to support special operations forces, such as the ability to embark helicopters from the joint force, launch and recover Naval Special Warfare combatant craft, and maintain all-domain awareness through advanced sensors. Operations NOBLE DEFENDER and POLAR DAGGER sharpen joint special operations integration and provides the forces the opportunity to test new capabilities and advance response options in defense of the U.S. homeland. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Samoluk)

Two Combatant Craft Assault boats are launched from the well deck of amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) during Operation POLAR DAGGER, Aug. 23, 2023. Amphibious transport dock ships like John P. Murtha have many unique capabilities that make them ideal platforms to support special operations forces, such as the ability to embark helicopters from the joint force, launch and recover Naval Special Warfare combatant craft, and maintain all-domain awareness through advanced sensors. Operations NOBLE DEFENDER and POLAR DAGGER sharpen joint special operations integration and provides the forces the opportunity to test new capabilities and advance response options in defense of the U.S. homeland. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Samoluk)

Philippine sailors assigned to a Naval Special Operations Units shoot at targets during live fire weapons training with U.S. Naval Special Warfare operators at Wallace Air Station in San Fernando, Philippines, August 18, 2023. 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. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Gaither)

Philippine sailors assigned to Naval Special Operations Units conduct live fire weapons training alongside U.S. Naval Special Warfare operators at Wallace Air Station in San Fernando, Philippines, August 17, 2023. 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. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Gaither)

Philippine sailors assigned to Naval Special Operations Units shoot at targets during live fire weapons training with U.S. Naval Special Warfare operators at Wallace Air Station in San Fernando, Philippines, August 17, 2023. 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. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Gaither)

A Philippine sailor assigned to a Naval Special Operations Units shoots at targerts during live fire weapons training with U.S. Naval Special Warfare operators at Wallace Air Station in San Fernando, Philippines, August 17, 2023. 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. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Gaither)

Philippine sailors assigned to Naval Special Operations Units and U.S. Naval Special Warfare operators practice reloading during live fire weapons training at Wallace Air Station in San Fernando, Philippines, August 16, 2023. 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. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Gaither)

Philippine sailors assigned to Naval Special Operations Units and U.S. Naval Special Warfare operators conduct live fire weapons training at Wallace Air Station in San Fernando, Philippines, August 16, 2023. 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. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Gaither)

U.S. Naval Special Warfare operators and members of the Royal Malaysian Police Maritime Force conduct a patrol to a direct action raid scenario during a bilateral full mission profile training exercise in Penang, Malaysia, August 10, 2023. 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Gaither)

U.S. Naval Special Warfare operators and members of the Royal Malaysian Police Maritime Force board a vessel while conducting a simulated visit, board, search, and seizure operation during a bilateral full mission profile training exercise in Penang, Malaysia, August 10, 2023. 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Gaither)

U.S. Naval Special Warfare operators and members of the Royal Malaysian Police Maritime Force perform a patrol to a direct action assault as part of a joint full mission profile during a bilateral training exercise in Penang, Malaysia, August 10, 2023. 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Gaither)

U.S. Naval Special Warfare operators and members of the Royal Malaysian Police Maritime Force check for targets while rehearsing a direction action raid during a bilateral full mission profile training exercise in Penang, Malaysia, August 10, 2023. 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Gaither)

A member of the Royal Malaysian Police Maritime Force conducts a simulated visit, board, search, and seizure operation alongside U.S. Naval Special Warfare operators during a bilateral training exercise in Penang, Malaysia, August 10, 2023. 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Gaither)

U.S. Naval Special Warfare operators and members of the Royal Malaysian Police Maritime Force conduct a joint maritime interdiction operation during a bilateral full mission profile training exercise in Penang, Malaysia, August 10, 2023. . 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Gaither)

U.S. Naval Special Warfare operators and members of the Royal Malaysian Police Maritime Force execute a combined patrol to a direct action raid operation during a bilateral full mission profile training exercise in Penang, Malaysia, August 10, 2023. 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Gaither)

U.S. Naval Special Warfare operators and members of the Royal Malaysian Police Maritime Force perform a combined patrol to a direct-action raid while conducting maritime interdiction operations for a full mission profile during a bilateral training exercise in Penang, Malaysia, August 9, 2023. Naval Special Warfare is the nation's elite maritime special operations force, uniquely positioned to extend the access for the Joint Force in competition and conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Gaither)

U.S. Naval Special Warfare operators and members of the Royal Malaysian Police Maritime Force secure a building while practicing a joint direct action raid operation during a bilateral training exercise in Penang, Malaysia, August 9, 2023. 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Gaither)

U.S. Naval Special Warfare operators and members of the Royal Malaysian Police Maritime Force board a vessel while conducting a simulated visit, board, search, and seizure operation during a bilateral training exercise in Penang, Malaysia, August 9, 2023. 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 ss Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Gaither)