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Navy SEALs training with MP5 submachine guns in the late 1990s.

NSWC reactivates stealthy SEAL unit SDVT-2 on the East Coast

Navy SEAL Jocko Willink in Iraq

Jocko Willink – Commander of Task Unit Bruiser

Interview with Christopher Mark Heben former Navy SEAL operator

Chris Heben former Navy SEAL operator talks about his life

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A joint special forces team move together out of a U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey Feb. 26, 2018, at Melrose Training Range, New Mexico. At Emerald Warrior, the largest joint and combined special operations exercise, U.S. Special Operations Command forces train to respond to various threats across the spectrum of conflict.

Tier 1: Special Mission Unit (SMU)

The term Tier 1 (Tier One) in the United States military is often referred to as the Special…