2024-01-17 04:32:02
One of the major defense news of the day was the US seizure of a boat carrying weapons from Iran for Yemen’s Houthis. One of the most elite military units of the US, the Navy SEALs, undertook the extremely difficult mission at Kuttakuriruttam. Two Navy SEALs are missing during the mission. The search for them continues. The Navy SEALs are one of the most rigorous training units in the world.
Hard training physically and mentally
They are experts in sea, land and air attacks. The Navy SEALs are the backbone of the US branch of Naval Special Warfare Combat Forces. They are descended from the US Frogmen unit of World War II.
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Navy SEALs are selected following undergoing rigorous physical and mental training. The Navy SEALs are selected to have good personality, ability to face new missions and good health.
Early missions targeted Cuba
Navy SEALs are often recruited into the Special Activities Division of the CIA. Underwater demolition teams, an early form of Navy SEALs, were involved in notable missions during the 1950s Korean War.
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The Navy SEALs took their current form and name during the Vietnam War of the 1960s. This was the result of the efforts of President John F. Kennedy. The first missions of the Navy SEALs were aimed at Cuba.
Later, Navy SEALs were present in all the major wars of the United States like the Iraq war and the Afghan war.
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