SEAL Team Six
Naval special forces
SEAL Team Six is the informal name for the U.S.
Navy's most elite special operations unit, officially known as the Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU).
The unit conducts counterterrorism and hostage rescue missions requiring the highest secrecy and skill.
It gained widespread recognition after the 2011 raid that killed Osama bin Laden: SEAL Team Six carried out the operation in Pakistan.
- special opsElite covert military forces
- AbbottabadPakistani hill station
- covertIntentionally concealed
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
- fast ropeBraided tactical descent cord
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SEAL Team Sixline infantry
Soldiers in ranked formations
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SEAL Team SixPeace Corps
Federal volunteer service abroad
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