United States Navy SEALs

The United States Sea, Air, and Land is the primary elite assault forces deployed by the Naval Special Warfare Command and United States Special Operations Command. The Navy SEALS operate in all sorts of environments; they include the oceans or other bodies of water, the air, and terrain. The SEALS specialize in direct action, sea-to-land incursion, unconventional warfare, hostage rescue, counter-terrorism, and foreign peacekeeping. The group originated from World War II arising from the need to create a force of soldiers who specialize in landing on beaches and surveying the area. During the Vietnam War, the role of the US Navy SEALS evolved. During the conflict, they acted as an anti-guerrilla force and opened up new water routes for regular troops and SOG operatives. Training is extremely difficult. The drop-out rate for recruits ranges from 70-90 percent. They endure a year of harsh physical and mental training which revolves around operating in the open seas, parachuting, SCUBA diving, and reconnaissance. Area of operations include the arctic, jungles and other wooded terrains, mountains, sea, and air.