SEAL Team 6

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United States Navy special operations unit counterterrorism unit special mission unit

SEAL Team 6, officially known as the United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU), is an elite U.S. Navy special operations unit renowned for conducting high-risk counterterrorism and hostage rescue missions worldwide.

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SEAL Team Six 4
SEAL Team 6 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy special operations unit ⓘ
counterterrorism unit ⓘ
special mission unit ⓘ
abbreviation NSWDG ⓘ
allegiance United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
classifiedAs highly classified unit ⓘ
commandStructure Joint Special Operations Command ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
doctrine precision strike ⓘ
rapid deployment ⓘ
equipmentSpecialization advanced small arms ⓘ
night-vision and targeting systems ⓘ
specialized maritime craft ⓘ
foundingPeriod early 1980s ⓘ
garrisonLocation Naval Air Station Oceana ⓘ
surface form: Dam Neck Annex, Naval Air Station Oceana

Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States ⓘ
surface form: Virginia Beach, Virginia
hasComponent assault squadrons ⓘ
reconnaissance elements ⓘ
support elements ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Navy ⓘ
missionProfile clandestine operations ⓘ
covert operations ⓘ
notableOperation Operation Neptune Spear ⓘ
raid that killed Osama bin Laden ⓘ
notableTheater Afghanistan ⓘ
Horn of Africa ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ
officialName United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group ⓘ
operationalScope worldwide ⓘ
originalPurpose counterterrorism ⓘ
maritime hostage rescue ⓘ
partOf Naval Special Warfare Command ⓘ
U.S. Special Operations Command ⓘ
surface form: United States Special Operations Command
recruitmentSource experienced Navy SEAL operators ⓘ
role counterproliferation ⓘ
counterterrorism operations ⓘ
direct action missions ⓘ
high-value target raids ⓘ
hostage rescue ⓘ
special reconnaissance ⓘ
selectionFrom Navy SEALs ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Navy SEALs
shortName DEVGRU ⓘ
trainingFocus airborne operations ⓘ
close-quarters combat ⓘ
maritime interdiction ⓘ
specialized breaching ⓘ
type Tier 1 special operations unit ⓘ
maritime special operations force ⓘ

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Urgent Fury → notableUnitInvolved → SEAL Team 6 ⓘ
Operation Neptune Spear → primaryUnit → SEAL Team 6 ⓘ
this entity surface form: SEAL Team Six
killing of Osama bin Laden → conductedBy → SEAL Team 6 ⓘ
this entity surface form: SEAL Team Six
Neptune Spear → executedByUnit → SEAL Team 6 ⓘ
this entity surface form: SEAL Team Six
United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group → alsoKnownAs → SEAL Team 6 ⓘ
this entity surface form: SEAL Team Six