 Naval Special Warfare Command, located on naval amphibious-based Coronado, leads the Navy's Maritime Special Operations Force and is the Navy component to U.S. Special Operations Command. Naval Special Warfare is a full-spectrum Special Operations Force, uniquely positioned to defend U.S. national interests in the maritime domain. Since World War II, Naval Special Warfare Forces have fought in every major U.S. conflict. Today's SEALs reflect on the legacy of those who came before them, combat swimmers, demolition experts, patrol boat commandos, and intelligence operators. These small teams conducted reconnaissance, gathered intelligence, engaged in direct action missions, and cleared the beaches for allied landings in places like Normandy, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and Usain. The first SEAL teams, established in 1962 perfected unconventional warfare skills, operating in the Mekong Delta and the jungles of Vietnam. Immediately following the terrorist attack of 9-11, NSW forces deployed to Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom and continued to support the global war on terror, operating in Afghanistan, Iraq, and other nations around the world. NSW has since turned its attention to strategic competition, leveraging 20 years of combat experience with new skills, technology, and mission sets to deter and competition and prevail in conflict. Naval Special Warfare is a small and uniquely capable force. Approximately 10,000 members strong, including active-duty reservist and civilian teammates who provide capability and options to the fleet and joint force. NSW forces are spread across the globe and primarily organized around seven major commands, 10 Navy SEAL teams, three special boat teams, and various supporting commands. SEALs and Special Warfare Combat Crewmen, or SWIC, undergo some of the toughest and most comprehensive military training in the world at the Naval Special Warfare Center in Coronado, California. The rigorous assignment, selection, and training process is beyond demanding and must produce mature, highly skilled, culturally attuned naval commandos who can be trusted to accomplish some of our nation's most sensitive no-fail missions. NSW Center offers more than 80 advanced training courses such as Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape, or SEAR school, Sniper and Dive Training, and the Combat Medic course, to name a few. Naval Special Warfare's greatest asset is our people. From our skilled SEAL operators and Special Warfare Combat Crewmen to our dedicated combat support personnel, civilian teammates, and reserve force, we are a united and formidable team driven by a shared purpose. The maritime-focused, multi-purpose combat force known as Navy SEALs take their name from the elements in which they operate, sea, air and land. They are motivated by the saying, the only easy day was yesterday. As expert warfighters in the maritime environment, SEALs are often tasked with planning and executing missions, special reconnaissance, direct action, unconventional warfare, maintaining forward presence, foreign internal defense, information warfare, security assistance, counter-drug operations, and personnel recovery and hostage rescue. SWIC operate and maintain specialized boats for NSW missions and are driven by the motto, on time, on target, never quit. Special boat teams are an assault force trained in boating and weapons tactics, techniques and procedures that focus on clandestine infiltration and exfiltration of SEALs and other special operation forces, as well as support to the fleet. The NSW force multiplier is its combat support and combat service support, sailors and civilians, whose areas of expertise sustain the needs of operating forces in the theater at all levels of war. To perform high-value missions, SEALs require a multitude of delivery methods to include surface, submersible and unmanned platforms. The future of NSW is the man-machine team, providing mass and precision asymmetrical advantage downrange. To address the challenges of anti-access area denial, NSW's unmanned systems offer greater autonomy and interoperability to extend access, ensure decision advantage and increase fidelity of effects in multi-domain environments. As the global security environment becomes increasingly complex, we must ensure that our elite maritime special operations force adapts and thrives in the face of strategic competition and integrated deterrence. Should conflict arise, NSW operators are uniquely positioned forward to fight alongside the joint force, our allies and our partners, projecting maritime domain dominance. Naval Special Warfare is a ready and capable force prepared to compete and win for the nation.