Semester 2 Proknow Week 2 - NSW

The only easy day was yesterday

The motto of Naval Special Warfare

honor and courage

“My trident is a symbol of ______ and ______”

lead and be led

“We expect to _____ and be _____”

World War II

Today’s NSW personnel trace their origins back to the Naval Combat Demolition Units (NCDUs) and Underwater Demolition Teams (UDTs) of ________

LCDR Draper Kauffman

Who is the “father of naval combat demolition”?

Fort Pierce, FL

The first NCDU training school was established where"?

34

How many NCDUs were deployed to England in preparation for Operation OVERLORD?

November 1943

When were UDTs founded?

mine clearing and demolition raids

What did UDTs do during the Korean War and Vietnam?

1961

“Beginning in _____, the CNO stressed the need for a naval unit with unconventional warfare capabilities.”

John F. Kennedy

Who established SEAL Teams ONE and TWO in 1962?

1987

When was USSOCOM established?

8

How many active duty SEAL teams are there?

Coronado, CA

Where is the Nava Special Warfare Command located?

6

How many NSW groups are there?

Coronado, CA

NSW Group 1 is based where?

SEAL Teams ONE, THREE, FIVE, and SEVEN

Who does NSWG1 oversee?

SEAL Teams TWO, FOUR, and EIGHT

Who does NSWG2 oversee?

Little Creek, VA

NSW Group 2 is based where?

Pearl Harbor, HI

NSW Group 3 is based where?

SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team ONE, SEAL Delivery Team TWO, Training Detachment THREE, and Logistics Support Unit THREE

Who does NSWG3 oversee?

Little Creek, VA

Where is NSW Group 4 based?

Special Boat Teams TWELVE, TWENTY, and TWENTY-TWO

Who does NSWG4 oversee?

Little Creek, VA

Where is NSW Group 10 based?

NSW Special Reconnaissance Teams ONE and TWO

Who does NSWG10 oversee?

NSW Reserve Components

What is the role of NSWG11?

3, 2

“Typically, SEAL Teams are comprised of ___ Troops with ___ platoons each (6 platoons / team), a Command Control element, and a mobile support element”

Squad Leader (LTJG/LT)

What is a SEAL officer’s first leadership assignment?

Platoon Commander (LT)

What is a SEAL officer’s second leadership assignment?

Troop Commander (LCDR)

What is a SEAL officer’s third leadership assignment?

300

Each SEAL Team with three troops and and support staff is roughly _____ personnel.

9,250

How many personnel are in NSW?

SWCC

Specially selected and trained enlisted personnel who operate NSW combatant craft and other craft in maritime, coastal, and riverine environment

Direct Action

Primary Core Task:

Short duration strikes and other small-scale offensive actions taken to seize, destroy, capture, or recover in denied areas.

Ex. Operation NEPTUNE SPEAR

Special Reconnaissance

Primary Core Task:

Acquiring information concerning the capabilities, intentions, and activities of an enemy.

Counterinsurgency

Primary Core Task:

“military, paramilitary, political, economic, psychological, and civic actions taken by a government to defeat an insurgency.”

Counterterrorism

Primary Core Task:

Involves the prevention, deterrence, and response to terrorism.

Security Force Assistance

Primary Core Task:

“The Department of Defense activities that contribute to unified action by the US Government to support the development of the capacity and capability of foreign security forces and their supporting institutions.”

Foreign International Defense

Primary Core Task:

Involves training the security forces of other nations in areas such as internal peacekeeping/law enforcement, border defense, counter-drug operations, and military strategy.

Information Operations, Unconventional Warfare, Preparation of the Environment

Secondary Core Tasks

Conservation of Forces, Sustained Engagement, Timing, Support

Limitations of NSW

To protect personnel and property

The purpose of Navy EOD is:

Ground Ordinance, Air Ordinance, IEDs, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Underwater Ordinance

EOD Hazards

MOB/Combat Expeditionary Support

Expeditionary Mine Countermeasures

SOF Support

Expeditionary Diving and Salvage

Weapons Exploitation

US Secret Service Support

EOD Mission Areas:

1978

When was EOD organized as a warfare community?