Many current SEAL missions were first assigned to them. British Combined Operations veteran LCDR Arthur Wooley, of the Royal Navy, was placed in charge of the OSS Maritime Unit in June 1943.

Navy SEAL Requirements A Navy SEAL completes a water jump during a Special Boat Team 12 maritime craft air delivery system training exercise. (Seaman Matthew Syberg/U.S. Navy) ...

A sailor fresh out the elite Navy SEAL selection course slung his gear over his broad shoulder and clomped down a steel ladder into the guts of a Navy ship to execute a difficult, dayslong mission ...

Read this history of the Navy SEAL Trident. The gold pin is notoriously tough to earn. You must pass a grueling, 65-week-long training program to get one.

As a Navy SEAL officer, he would assign manageable tasks to those lacking confidence. "I'm just going to give you small tasks that I know you can handle to build up your confidence and over time ...

Special Series Interview highlights Navy SEAL-turned-doctor-turned-astronaut says he had a clear motivator — serve others Updated June 11, 20253:17 PM ET Heard on Morning Edition By ...