Aug 5, 2026 | NSW Historical Perspectives
Global War on Terror On September 11, 2001, commonly known as 9/11, nineteen terrorists from the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda hijacked four airplanes and carried out suicide attacks against U.S. targets. Two planes were flown into the twin towers of the World...
Aug 3, 2026 | NSW Historical Perspectives
Japanese First Surrender to UDT Naked Warriors World War II – 29 August 1945 By CDR (SEAL) Tom Hawkins, USN (Ret.) On 10 August 1945, after President Truman gave the order to drop two atomic bombs on Japan, the Japanese openly sued for peace. On 15 August, UDT-18 and...
Jun 9, 2026 | NSW Historical Perspectives
The Greatest Rescue Mission in Navy SEAL History Saving Lieutenant Mark Clark and LTCOL “Gene” Hambleton, USAF By CDR (SEAL) Tom Hawkins, USN (Ret.) During 1972, U.S. Navy SEAL Lieutenant Tom Norris was serving as an advisor with Strategic Technical Directorate...
Apr 27, 2026 | NSW Historical Perspectives
Combatant Submersibles – Part III By CDR (SEAL) Tom Hawkins, USN (Ret.) No documentation has been discovered about the forethought and promulgation of the Navy’s Technical Development Plan 38-02, which was entitled “The Swimmer Support System.” It was very simple and...
Apr 27, 2026 | NSW Historical Perspectives
Combatant Submersibles – Part I A Photographic History: 1776 – 1945 By CDR (SEAL) Tom Hawkins, USN (Ret.) The Navy SEAL Museum displays versions of the MK VII, MK VIII, and MK IX SEAL Delivery Vehicles (SDVs) at various locations throughout its grounds. There is...
Apr 1, 2026 | NSW Historical Perspectives
Operation ThunderheadThe Last SEAL Team Mission of the Vietnam War By CDR (SEAL) Tom Hawkins, USN (Ret.) In April 1972, a UDT-SEAL Team detachment left Subic Bay in the Philippine Islands aboard the submarine USS Grayback (LPSS-574), which had been modified to...
