14 March 2023 Prince of Brunei Visits Naval Special Warfare Units CORONADO, Calif. - His Royal Highness (HRH) Prince ‘Abdul Mateen of Brunei visited Naval Special Warfare (NSW) West Coast-based commands in Coronado, Calif., for an immersive tour, March 13-14...
02 March 2023 An American Hero Turns 100 ENGLEWOOD, Florida - When Art Nicholas, one of the first naval commandos responsible for the formation of Naval Special Warfare was born, the U.S. president was Warren Harding and the Ottoman Empire had yet to fall. A non-exhaustive list of global events that have come and gone since Feb. 15, 1923...
10 February 2023 Junior Physical Therapist of the Year: How One Officer is Chasing Her Dreams CORONADO, Calif. - In the back of a room filled with racks of weights, tension bands, and workout machines is a physical therapist gently stretching out a patient’s back. As she moves around her patient, she talks them through each movement. By the end of the session, the patient leaves...
07 February 2023 Vice Chief of Naval Operations visits Naval Special Warfare Center CORONADO, Calif. - Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti visited Sailors at the Naval Special Warfare Center Jan. 31...
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,...
22 December 2022 NSW Forces Wrap Up SOF Engagement with Indian Navy Marine Commandos GOA, India - Naval Special Warfare forces deployed to U.S. Special Operations Command Pacific concluded a joint combined training exercise with the Indian Navy Marine Commando Force on Dec. 22...
16 November 2022 Naval Special Warfare Strengthens Program for Former Candidates SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Center, responsible for preparing the next generation of elite maritime special operations commandos, is reinforcing and improving policies and processes for its Phoenix Division, a special department within the command that teaches, coaches, and...
15 February 2022 Naval Special Warfare Medical Officer Recognized as Navy Physician Assistant of the Year CORONADO, Calif. - Lt. Cmdr. Joe Kaleiohi was selected as the 2021 Navy Medicine’s Physician Assistant of the Year for his contributions as the deputy senior medical officer at Naval Special Warfare Group (NSWG) 1...
09 February 2022 VCNO Visits San Diego Commands; Emphasizes Get Real, Get Better Principles to Advance Navy’s Maritime Edge SAN DIEGO -- Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO) Adm. Bill Lescher visited San Diego-based Navy commands Feb. 7-9...
22 October 2021 Vietnam-era Frogman receives Purple Heart CORONADO, Calif. – For 51 years, Engineman 2nd Class (SEAL) Ray Smith Jr. has carried the memories of a mission in Vietnam on June 12, 1970. On October 7, 2021, Smith gained something new to remember his time serving on distant shores as a SEAL: a Purple Heart. Smith’s heroism and sacrifice were...