Aug 18, 2025 | Global War on Terror
Zackary Wilson Miller, II Age: 39Branch: USNRank(s): AOAN, SO3, SOCUnit: NSWDGStation: Dam Neck, VA Fallen on: 04 Jun 2021Location: Virginia Beach, VAEra: Global War on TerrorCampaign: Medals & Commendations: Bronze Star with Valor and Extraordinary Heroism ;...
Aug 11, 2025 | NSW Historical Perspectives
Korean War – August 1950 UDT’s First Combat Action By CDR (SEAL) Tom Hawkins, USN (Ret.) On 23 June 1950, U.N. observers inspecting the border area between North and South Korea saw nothing amiss. In a stunning surprise just two days later on the 25th of June, the...
Aug 4, 2025 | NSW Historical Perspectives
Navy SEALs and Extortion 17 The Largest Single-Day Loss of Life During the War in Afghanistan By CDR (SEAL) Tom Hawkins, USN (Ret.) On 6 August 2011, the shooting down of a U.S. Army CH-47D Chinook helicopter, call sign “Extortion 17” (pronounced “One Seven”),...
Aug 1, 2025 | NSW Historical Perspectives
Navy SEALs and the 1990 Gulf War By CDR (SEAL) Tom Hawkins, USN (Ret.) On 2 August 1990, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein’s military forces invaded Kuwait, resulting in the deployment of a 33-nation coalition to stem Iraq’s aggression. Operation DESERT SHIELD was...
May 28, 2025 | Press Room
press room FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Home Depot Foundation Donates Materials, Volunteer Effort to the Navy SEAL Museum Fort Pierce, Fla. – May 29, 2025 – The Home Depot Foundation has generously donated nearly $14,000 for the purchase of materials for the National...