United States Navy SEALs

U.S. Navy special operations force

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2025	Release of 'Warfare', a film based on ex-Navy SEAL Ray Mendoza's real-life experiences during the Iraq War in 2006.
2024	USS New Jersey, the first submarine designed for complete integration of female and male sailors, was commissioned into the Navy's Submarine Force.
January 11 2024	Yvette M. Davids began serving as the first female Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy.
2023	The United States Navy approved their version of the SEAC insignia.
November 2023	The United States Senate voted 95-1 to confirm Admiral Lisa Franchetti as Chief of Naval Operations, making her the first woman to hold this position and the first woman on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
October 2023	During a deployment from October 2023 to July 14, 2024, a woman from Navy's Strike Fighter Squadron 32 (VFA-32) became the first American female pilot to engage and kill an air-to-air contact.
2022	Amazon Prime Video released The Terminal List, a TV series featuring Navy SEALs
February 4 2022	During BUD/S training's fourth week ('Hell Week'), two sailors experienced medical complications. One sailor was pronounced dead at a local hospital after complaining of symptoms, while the second sailor was admitted in stable condition. No specific cause of death or illness was reported.
2021	Release of 'Without Remorse', a film based on Tom Clancy's novel about a Navy SEAL seeking justice for his murdered pregnant wife and uncovering an international conspiracy.
2021	Naval Special Warfare Group 3, previously based at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado in California, was deactivated.
2021	Naval Special Warfare Group 10, previously based at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek in Virginia, was deactivated.
2021	SEAL team members appeared on CBS with concealed identities, publicly alerting the audience to internal problems of lawlessness, misconduct, and potential war crimes within their ranks.
August 2021	The Taliban captured Kabul and toppled the Afghan government, re-establishing their rule as a second Islamic emirate.
July 2021	The first woman graduated from the Naval Special Warfare (NSW) training program to become a Special Warfare Combatant craft Crewman (SWCC), a role that directly supports SEALs and other commando units, specializing in covert insertion and extraction special operations tactics.
January 25 2021	President Joe Biden signed the 'Executive Order on Enabling All Qualified Americans to Serve Their Country in Uniform', removing restrictions on transgender people serving in the military.
2019	Each military branch was tasked with creating a unique rank insignia for the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman (SEAC).
2019	A woman successfully completed SEAL Officer Assessment and Selection (SOAS), but opted to join another unit of the Navy. She was among five women who had participated in the SOAS screening process.
December 20 2019	The Panamanian government officially declared December 20 as a National Day of Mourning, to be marked by lowering the national flag to half-staff.
August 2019	Special Operations Command ordered a review of the SEAL team culture following misconduct cases, including substance abuse by SEAL Team 10 members and allegations of sexual assault and intoxication by a SEAL platoon in Iraq.
June 2019	Changes were made to the criteria for wearing gold rating badges and service stripes, modifying previous requirements for consecutive years of service without disciplinary actions.
2018	Release of 'Hunter Killer', a film depicting an American submarine captain and Navy SEAL team attempting to rescue the kidnapped Russian president.
July 11 2018	Navy women became officially allowed to wear their hair in ponytails, locks, wider buns, and at times below their collars, though subject to strict guidelines on hairstyle.
2017	CBS premiered SEAL Team TV series, showcasing Navy SEALs in a dramatic television format
2017	History Channel launched Six, a TV series focusing on Navy SEALs
August 2017	The first woman to enter the SEAL training pipeline drops out during the 3-week Indoctrination phase before entering BUD/S.
December 2016	US Navy SEALs halted all training and ordered a safety stand-down due to widespread substance abuse, requiring all members to submit to urinalysis.
March 2016	Defense Secretary Ash Carter approved final plans to open all combat jobs to women, authorizing immediate integration of female combat soldiers.
December 2015	Women become officially eligible to enter the SEAL training pipeline, permitted to meet the same acceptance guidelines as men.
2014	Michelle J. Howard became the first female four-star admiral in the United States Navy, making history as the highest-ranking female admiral at the time.
2011	The SEAC position was reinstated by Admiral Mike Mullen's successor and has continued since that time.
2011	Coast Guard SEAL training program suspended after two years of being allowed to obtain SEAL training.
November 2011	The first group of U.S. female submariners completed nuclear power school and reported on board two ballistic and two guided missile submarines.
April 29 2010	Department of the Navy officially authorized women to serve on board submarines.
February 2010	Secretary of Defense approved the proposed policy to allow women to serve on submarines and formally notified Congress of the intended change.

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United States Navy SEALs

See Also

United States Naval Special Warfare Command

Joint Special Operations Command

SEAL Team Six