Active: January 1962 - present
Country: United States of America
Branch: United States Navy
Type: Special Operations Force
Role: SEa, Air, Land
Primary tasks:
Direct action
Special reconnaissance
Counter-terrorism
Foreign internal defense
Unconventional warfare
Other roles:
Counter-drug operations
Hostage rescue
Personnel recovery
Hydrographic reconnaissance
Part of: United States Special Operations Command
United States Naval Special Warfare Command
Garrison/HQ Naval Amphibious Base Coronado
Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek
Nickname: Frogmen, The Teams, The Green Faces[1]
Motto: "The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday"
"It Pays to be a Winner"
Engagements: Vietnam War
Multinational Force in Lebanon
Operation Urgent Fury
Achille Lauro hijacking
Operation Earnest Will
Operation Prime Chance
Operation Just Cause
Operation Nifty Package
Operation Desert Storm
Operation Restore Hope
Operation Gothic Serpent
Battle of Mogadishu
Operation Uphold Democracy
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Red Wings
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Maersk Alabama hijacking
Operation Neptune Spear

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