William Harry McRaven is a retired United States Navy four-star Admiral who served as ninth Commander U.S. Special Operations Command. Admiral McRaven previously served as the Commander Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) from March 2008 to August 2011. Prior to assuming command of JSOC on June 13 2008 he served from June 2006 to March 2008 as Commander Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR). In addition to his duties as COMSOCEUR he was designated as the first director of the NATO Special Operations Forces Coordination Centre (NSCC) where he was charged with enhancing the capabilities and inter-operability of all NATO Special Operations Forces. Admiral McRaven assumed his current assignment on August 8 2011.
The United States Navy's Sea Air and Land Teams commonly known as Navy SEALs are the U.S. Navy's principal special operations force and a part of the Naval Special Warfare Command (NSWC) as well as the maritime component of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM).
The acronym is derived from their capacity to operate at sea in the air and on land. In the War on Terror SEALs have been utilized almost exclusively for land-based operations including Direct Action Hostage Rescue Counter Terrorism Special Reconnaissance unconventional warfare and foreign internal defense operations. Without exception all SEALs are male members of either the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard.
The acronym is derived from their capacity to operate at sea in the air and on land. In the War on Terror SEALs have been utilized almost exclusively for land-based operations including Direct Action Hostage Rescue Counter Terrorism Special Reconnaissance unconventional warfare and foreign internal defense operations. Without exception all SEALs are male members of either the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard.
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