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SEAL Team SIX, is the U.S. Navy's main counterterrorist unit, where operatives are drawn from the current SEAL ranks. The unit was created as part of the Joint Special Operations Command in 1980. The origin of SIX can be traced to the aftermath of the failed 1980 attempt to rescue American hostages at the Iranian Embassy (Operation Eagle Claw). Prior to this, the existing SEAL teams had already begun CT training, including all 12 platoons in SEAL Team One on the West Coast. On the East Coast, however, elements of the SEAL Team Two had taken the issue one step farther. They formed a dedicated two-platoon group known as "MOB Six" (Mobility Six) in anticipation of a maritime scenario requiring a CT response and had begun training to that end. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... It has been suggested that SEAL Team SIX be merged into this article or section. ... Image File history File links http://seals. ... Image File history File links http://seals. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... Counter-terrorism refers to the practices, tactics, and strategies that governments, militaries, and other groups adopt in order to fight terrorism. ... Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), established in 1980. ... The wreckage of a Sea Stallion helicopter at the Desert One base in Iran Operation Eagle Claw (or Operation Evening Light) was a United States military operation to rescue the 53 hostages from the U.S. embassy in Tehran, Iran on April 24, 1980. ...

Six was formally created in October 1980, and an accelerated training program made the unit mission-ready just six months later. At the time, only two SEAL Teams were in existence; popular knowledge backed up by actual SEAL claims say that the name was chosen to confuse Soviet intelligence as to the number of SEAL Teams in operation. It became officially operational in 1981.

In 1987, the unit was given the official title of 'Naval Special Warfare Development Group' (NAVSPECWARDEVGRU, or simply DEVGRU). Reasons for the name change are varied, ranging from operational security, the team's reputation, all the way down to charges leveled at Six founder and now-public figure Richard Marcinko. Whatever the truth behind these, the name "SEAL Team Six" is no longer in use, although most military servicemen and many civilians still recognize them as SEAL Team Six. It has been suggested that SEAL Team SIX be merged into this article or section. ... Richard Marcinko as seen in the dust jacket photo for Rogue Warrior Richard Dick Marcinko (born November 21, 1940 in Lansford, Pennsylvania), who often calls himself the Rogue Warrior (also the title of his best-selling book), is one of the United States most accomplished and recognized special operations experts... Seal team SIX patch SEAL Team SIX, is the U.S. Navys main counterterrorist unit, where operatives are drawn from the current SEAL ranks. ...

DEVGRU's mission is to provide intelligence and counter-terrorism services for the Dept of the Navy and the overall U.S. Special Operations Command, in addition to providing management for the development and testing of technologies under consideration for use by Naval Special Warfare forces such as SEALs. By these aformentioned responsibilities, it is obvious to say here that ST6 is the Maritime (Naval) equivalent of the Army's elite Delta Force. In fact, both units train together from time to time as well as deploy together when the need arises. The unit is currently based out of Dam Neck, Virginia and administrative control is under Naval Special Warfare Command. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Official Names 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (Airborne) 1st SFOD-D (A) Combat Applications Group (CAG) Nicknames Delta Force D-boys Delta boys Deltas Delta Operators Branch United States Army Chain of Command USASOC Department of Defense Description Versatile special operations force, mainly trained for counter-terrorism. ... Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 35th 110,862 km² 320 km 690 km 7. ... NAVSPECWARCOM logo. ...

An executive order by President Clinton added DEVGRU to those units excepted from the contents of Title 5, Section 7103 of the US Code. William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ...

Of note is the use of SEAL Team 6 in the Counter-Terrorist versus Terrorist computer game Counter-Strike and its variants. Counter-Strike (CS) is a popular team-based mod of Valves first-person shooter (FPS) Half-Life. ...

External links

• US Code Title 5, Section 7103
• Executive Order 12171--Exclusions from the Federal Labor-Management Relations Program
• SEAL Team Areas of Operations