United States Navy SEALs
US Navy special operations force
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Summary
United States Navy SEALs is a special forces[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of special forces entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29,071 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: United States[3]
- Instance of: military unit[4]
- Founder: John F. Kennedy[5]
- Named after: sea[6], air[7], land[8]
- Headquarters location: Naval Amphibious Base Coronado[9]
- Military branch: United States Navy[10]
- Location: Coronado[11]
- Part of: United States Naval Special Warfare Command[12]
- Commons category: United States Navy SEALs[13]
- Inception: January 1962[14], January 1, 1962[15]
- Participated in conflict: Vietnam War[16]
- Official website: https://www.sealswcc.com/become-navy-seal.html[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:United States Navy SEALs[18]
- Official name: United States Navy Sea, Air, and Land Teams[19]
- Nickname: Frogmen[20], Greenfaces[21]
- Motto text: The only easy day was yesterday[22], It pays to be a winner[23], Never out of the fight[24]
- Short name: SEALs[25]
- Has list: list of Navy SEALs[26]
Why It Matters
United States Navy SEALs has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]