List of United States Navy SEALs
This is a list of notable current and former United States Navy SEALs
List
- Kristin Beck – Former DEVGRU member. After retiring Beck came out as a transgender woman in 2013, changed her name to Kristin and authored Warrior Princess.
- Roy Boehm – WWII veteran of Coral Sea, Bougainville, Truk, Green Island, Emeru, Saipan, Tinian and Guam. First commanding officer of SEAL Team 2 (1962), considered godfather of all SEALs.
- Rudy Boesch – Founding member of SEAL Team 2 in 1962 & Vietnam veteran. He was a competitor in the TV reality shows Survivor and Survivor: All-Stars, and host of the reality series Combat Missions. Former "Bullfrog" or longest-serving active-duty SEAL member.
- Thomas L. Brown II – Former commander of Special Operations Command South and former commander of Naval Special Warfare Group 1.
- Phil H. Bucklew – First commanding officer, Naval Operations Support Group 1 (later renamed Naval Special Warfare Group 1), twice awarded the Navy Cross and considered the "Father of Modern SPECWAR."
- Edward C. Byers Jr – Medal of Honor recipient; distinguished himself by heroic gallantry as an Assault Team Member attached to a Joint Task Force in support of Operation Enduring Freedom on 8 December 2012 when he rescued an American hostage (Dr. Dilip Joseph) in a remote area beside a mountain in the Qarghah’i District of Laghman Province, Afghanistan.[1]
- James F. Cahill – First person to scuba dive in New England waters, founder of first retail scuba diving chain, one of the first UDT members.
- Albert Calland – Retired Vice Admiral, commanding officer of SEAL Team 1 (1992–1995); Naval Special Warfare Development Group (1997–99); Naval Special Warfare Command (2002–04) and Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Graduate of the US Naval Academy.
- Christopher Cassidy – NASA Astronaut, SEAL Platoon Commander at SEAL Team 3 & SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 2. Graduate of the US Naval Academy
- Dennis Chalker – Retired Master Chief & founding member of SEAL Team 6 and Red Cell.
- Dick Couch – Author of several books on SEALs including The Warrior Elite: Forging of SEAL Class 228, The Finishing School, and Down Range: Navy SEALs in the War on Terrorism. Graduate of the US Naval Academy.
- Cade Courtley – Actor, contestant on the reality series Combat Missions, and host of Spike's Surviving Disaster.
- Dan Crenshaw – Politician, member of SEAL Team 3. Currently serving in the House of Representatives for Texas's 2nd congressional district.
- Rorke Denver – SEAL Team 3. Former BUD/S first phase instructor. Starred in Act of Valor.
- Danny Dietz – Killed during Operation Red Wings in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. Navy Cross.
- Mark L. Donald – Navy Cross recipient during Operation Enduring Freedom
- Eddie Gallagher – Chief Petty Officer. Notable for a controversial war crime case.
- David Goggins – Only member in the U.S. Armed Forces to complete SEAL training, Ranger School and Air Force Tactical Air Controller training.[2] Also an ultra-marathon runner, motivational speaker, and world record holder.
- Eric Greitens – Governor of Missouri, Founder and Chairman of The Mission Continues, Rhodes Scholar.
- Robert Harward – Former commanding officer, SEAL Team 3 and Naval Special Warfare Group ONE. DEVGRU assault team leader and graduate of the US Naval Academy.
- Scott Helvenston – Youngest SEAL in history to complete BUD/S; worked as private military contractor in Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was killed during an ambush in Fallujah, Iraq in March 2004.[3]
- Carl Higbie – Led the raid capturing the Butcher of Fallujah. Author of Enemies, Foreign & Domestic: A SEAL's Story and Battle on the Home Front.
- Frank Hoagland – Ohio State Senate, Senator representing 30th District. Served with SEAL Team 4 and DEVGRU.
- P. Gardner Howe, III – Former commander of Special Operations Command Pacific, Naval Special Warfare Group 3 and Naval Special Warfare Unit 3.
- Harry Humphries – Silver Star recipient, Vietnam veteran, Hollywood actor and technical advisor for films.
- Joseph D. Kernan – Former commanding officer, SEAL Team 2, United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group and Naval Special Warfare Command. Graduate of the US Naval Academy.
- Bob Kerrey – Medal of Honor recipient; Democratic U.S. Senator from Nebraska (1989–2001); and president of The New School from 2001 to 2010.
- Jonny Kim –Graduate of Harvard Medical School (M.D.); NASA Astronaut; Silver Star and Bronze Star with Combat "V" device.
- Erik S. Kristensen – Graduate of the US Naval Academy, killed during rescue mission as part of Operation Red Wings.
- Chris Kyle – "Deadliest marksman in American military history". Claimed 255 sniper kills with 160 confirmed.
- Kevin Lacz – Former SEAL Team 3 sniper, New York Times Bestselling author of "The Last Punisher" and actor and technical advisor in Oscar winning Chris Kyle biopic 'American Sniper'.
- Frank J. Larkin – Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate and retired United States Secret Service agent[4]
- Kaj Larsen – Former SEAL lieutenant and journalist formerly of CNN, CurrentTV, and Current's Emmy-winning investigative journalism series Vanguard.
- Marc Alan Lee – first SEAL killed in combat during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Bronze Star with Valor, Purple Heart.
- Brian L. Losey – Former commander of Naval Special Warfare Command, former commander of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa.
- Michael D. Lumpkin – Appointed by the President as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict In April 2011. Previously he served as Senior Advisor to the Secretary at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
- Marcus Luttrell – Navy Cross recipient for heroism, sole survivor of Operation Red Wings.
- Richard "Dick" Lyon – First Bullfrog (longest serving active duty member of the U.S. Navy SEALs), also stated as BULLFROG 1. First SEAL to achieve the rank of admiral
- Richard Machowicz, a.k.a. "Mack" – Former SEAL and founder of Bukido training system. Host of Discovery Channel's Futureweapons and is a co-host on Spike's Deadliest Warrior.
- Joseph Maguire – Former commanding officer, SEAL Team 2 and commanding officer at Naval Special Warfare Center.
- Richard Marcinko – Served two combat tours in Vietnam before serving as commanding officer of SEAL Team TWO (1974–1976). First commanding officer of United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group from Oct 1980 to July 1983 and Red Cell from 1984 to 1986; and co-author of New York Times bestseller Rogue Warrior.
- Donald L. McFaul – Killed in action during Operation Just Cause and posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for heroism.
- William H. McRaven – Former commanding officer of SEAL Team 3 and commander of the Joint Special Operations Command. Former commander of U.S. Special Operations Command.
- Michael A. Monsoor – Posthumous Medal of Honor recipient for jumping on an enemy hand grenade during a firefight in Iraq to save fellow SEALs.
- Scott P. Moore – Former commanding officer of SEAL Team 2 and United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group from 2007 to 2009. Graduate of the United States Air Force Academy.[5]
- Faauuga Muagututia – A competitor for American Samoa at the 1994 Winter Olympics in the bobsleigh.[6]
- Michael P. Murphy – Medal of Honor recipient, exposed himself to fire while calling in support during Operation Red Wings in Operation Enduring Freedom.
- Thomas R. Norris – Vietnam veteran, Medal of Honor recipient and retired FBI agent. Founding member of FBI Hostage Rescue Team in 1983.
- Eric T. Olson – Veteran of The First Battle of Mogadishu, Silver Star recipient, commanding officer of United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group from 1994 to 1997. Former commander, Naval Special Warfare Command. First SEAL to achieve the rank of vice admiral and four-star admiral; the first Navy officer to command U.S. Special Operations Command. Graduate of the US Naval Academy.
- Robert J. O'Neill – Allegedly fired the fatal shots into Osama bin Laden during Operation Neptune Spear in 2011 with DEVGRU. Also participated in the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips during the Maersk Alabama hijacking as well as the rescue of Marcus Luttrell during Operation Red Wings. Later a motivational speaker and author of 'The Operator'.
- William Owens – Killed in action during the Yakla raid in Yemen.
- William H. Payne – New Mexico State Senator, SEAL Team 1 – Deputy Commander Naval Special Warfare Command, Coronado, Calif. and Deputy/Director of Operations, Center for Special Operations, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.
- Charles "Chuck" Pfarrer – SEAL Team 4 and DEVGRU operator from 1984 to 1987; screenwriter with credits including The Jackal, Darkman, Red Planet, Virus, Hard Target, Navy SEALs; author of the New York Times bestseller SEAL Target Geronimo: Inside The Mission to Kill Osama Bin Laden, Warrior Soul: The Memoir of a Navy SEAL and the reality-thriller Killing Che.
- Erik Prince – Founder, former CEO, and current Chairman of the Board of Xe, formerly known as Blackwater, a private military contractor.
- Sean A. Pybus – Retired Vice Admiral and commanding officer, Naval Special Warfare Command from 2011–2013. Served as commander, Special Operations Command Pacific from 2009–2011.[7]
- Theodore Roosevelt IV – Vietnam-era UDT and great-grandson of President Theodore Roosevelt.
- Craig Sawyer, a.k.a. "Sawman" – Grew up near Houston, TX and served in the United States Marine Corps. He transitioned to the Navy to pursue special operations career as a SEAL. He served at SEAL Team 1 and sniper at DEVGRU.
- William M. Shepherd – First SEAL in Space, first American commander of the International Space Station.
- Don Shipley – Former SEAL, retired in 2003. Served in SEAL Teams 1 and 2. Former BUD/S and NSW Demolitions instructor.
- Britt K. Slabinski – Medal of Honor recipient for actions in Afghanistan (upgraded in 2018 from previous Navy Cross award). Former member of DEVGRU from 1994 to 2008 and former command master chief of Naval Special Warfare Group 2.[8] Navy Cross recipient for heroism during Operation Anaconda in 2002.[9]
- Raymond Smith – Former Rear Admiral, retired in 2001. Served as Deputy Commander of United States Special Operations Command. Former commanding officer of CO SEAL Delivery Team 1 and director of Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training from 1981–83. Graduate of the US Naval Academy. Graduated BUD/S in 1970 and served as a Platoon commander during Vietnam War.[10]
- Tim Szymanski – Former commanding officer of SEAL Team 2 and Naval Special Warfare Group 2.[8][11] Former troop, squadron commander, operations officer and deputy commanding officer of DEVGRU. Graduate of the US Naval Academy. Former Commanding Officer, Naval Special Warfare Command (2016-2018).
- Scott Taylor – U.S. Representative for Virginia's 2nd congressional district.
- Michael E. Thornton – Medal of Honor recipient from the Vietnam War, founding member of DEVGRU.
- Mike Troy – Two-time Olympic gold medalist and former world record-holder. Received Silver Star in Vietnam.
- Jesse Ventura – Original name is Jim Janos. Former pro wrestler, governor of Minnesota.
- Howard E. Wasdin – Author of SEAL Team Six: Memoirs of an Elite Navy Sniper and former member of DEVGRU.
- Brandon Webb – SEAL Sniper Head Instructor and author.
- Jocko Willink – Received the Silver Star and Bronze Star for his actions in the Iraq War. Willink was commander of SEAL Team 3's Task Unit Bruiser during the 2006 Battle of Ramadi. Author of the book Extreme Ownership along with fellow SEAL, Leif Babin. Hosts a weekly podcast, The Jocko Podcast, with friend and fellow Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner, Echo Charles. Founded the leadership consulting company, Echelon Front, with Babin.
- Edward G. Winters, III – Retired Rear Admiral and former commanding officer of United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group (2003–2005) and Naval Special Warfare Command (2008–2011).[12]
- Brandon Wolff – Former American mixed martial artist.
- Ryan Zinke – Retired Navy Commander and former team member of DEVGRU, elected to at-large U.S. House seat from Montana.[13] Nominated by President Donald J. Trump to serve as Secretary of the Interior.[14]
See also
References
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