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U.S. Naval Special Warfare Development Group

Naval Special Warfare Development Group
Naval Special Warfare Development Group.jpg
Active November 1980 – present
Country  United States of America
Branch Seal of the United States Department of the Navy.svg United States Navy
Type Special operations force
Role HVT raids
Counter-terrorism
Direct action
Hostage rescue
Special reconnaissance
Size

1,787 personnel authorized:

  • 1,342 military personnel
  • 445 civilian personnel
Part of United States Special Operations Command Insignia.svg United States Special Operations Command
JSOC emblem.jpg Joint Special Operations Command
US NSWC insignia.jpg United States Naval Special Warfare Command
Headquarters Dam Neck Annex
NAS Oceana, Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.
Nickname(s) "SEAL Team Six", "DEVGRU", "Task Force Blue", "NSWDG"
Engagements

Operation Urgent Fury
Operation Neptune Spear
TWA Flight 847 Hijacking
Achille Lauro hijacking
Operation Prime Chance
Operation Just Cause
Operation Desert Storm
Somali Civil War

Operation Uphold Democracy
Yugoslav Wars

Global War on Terrorism

Unit awards Presidential Unit Citation

1,787 personnel authorized:

Operation Urgent Fury
Operation Neptune Spear
TWA Flight 847 Hijacking
Achille Lauro hijacking
Operation Prime Chance
Operation Just Cause
Operation Desert Storm
Somali Civil War

Operation Uphold Democracy
Yugoslav Wars

Global War on Terrorism

The United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group (NSWDG), commonly known as DEVGRU or SEAL Team Six is a U.S. Navy component of Joint Special Operations Command. It is often referred to as SEAL Team Six or within JSOC as Task Force Blue. DEVGRU is administratively supported by Naval Special Warfare Command and operationally commanded by the Joint Special Operations Command. Most information concerning DEVGRU is classified and details of its activities are not usually commented on by either the White House or the Department of Defense. Despite the official name changes, "SEAL Team Six" remains the unit's widely recognized moniker. It is sometimes referred to in the U.S. media as a Special Mission Unit.

DEVGRU and its Army counterpart, Delta Force, are the United States military's premier counterterrorism units. Although DEVGRU was created as a maritime counterterrorism unit, it has become a multifunctional special operations unit with several roles that include high-risk personnel/hostage extractions and other specialized missions.


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