15 May 2023 Father of Naval Special Warfare Posthumously Awarded the Charles P. Gallagher Leadership Medallion CINCINNATI - Capt. Phil Bucklew, known as the “father” of Naval Special Warfare (NSW) and a Xavier University alumnus, was posthumously awarded the Charles P. Gallagher Leadership Medallion by the university, May 12.
06 April 2023 Naval Special Warfare Operators Demonstrate Safety, Teamwork, Fitness to 100 Elementary Students CORONADO, Calif. - Naval Special Warfare (NSW) operators volunteered for a community relations (COMREL) event for Village Elementary School students at Coronado High School, Wednesday.
19 January 2023 Silver Star Awarded to Naval Special Warfare Legend CORONADO, Calif. - A half-century ago, Lt. j.g. Thomas Richards, fighting through injury and exhaustion in the rice paddies of Vietnam, made repeated trips through enemy gunfire to rescue three injured SEAL Team One Zulu Platoon teammates. Nicknamed "The Hulk" for his size and strength,
05 November 2020 What You Don't Know About American Indians in the Navy On Oct. 31, 1972, Engineman 2st Class Michael E. Thornton was one of two Navy SEALs on a reconnaissance patrol with three Vietnamese special forces members in Vietnam's Demilitarized Zone.