naval special warfare

A designated naval warfare specialty that conducts operations in the coastal, riverine, and maritime environments. Naval special warfare emphasizes small, flexible, mobile units operating under, on, and from the sea. These operations are characterized by stealth, speed, and precise, violent application of force. Also called NSW.

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Naval Special Warfare - the agency that provides units to conduct unconventional and counter-guerilla warfare

NSW

United States Navy, US Navy, USN, Navy - the navy of the United States of America; the agency that maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces

bureau, federal agency, government agency, agency, office, authority - an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"

Navy SEAL, SEAL - a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare; "SEAL is an acronym for Sea Air and Land"

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bluejacket
maritime special purpose force
naval special warfare group
naval special warfare task element
naval special warfare task group
naval special warfare task unit
naval special warfare unit
navy
navy man
Navy SEAL
NSW
NSWTF
sailor
sailor boy
seal
special boat squadron
special operations forces
special operations naval mobile environment team
United States Navy

JG) Aldebaran Kari (Fletcher) Imperatore and SB3 Tristan Spica Fletcher Naval Special warfare SBT22, both active duty members of the US Navy; many nieces & nephews.

Grace Jean (Muir) Fletcher by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)

95 Hardcover F2161 The son of a Navy man, Little has been a SEAL officer and an analyst for the Naval Special Warfare Center Strategy and Tactics Group.

The buccaneers realm; pirate life on the Spanish Main, 1674-1688 by Reference & Research Book News

Naval Special Warfare Command, both SCEA and Slant Six Games took careful steps to ensure that this PSP title offers the most realistic scenarios and approaches throughout gameplay.

"SOCOM: U.S. NAVY SEALS TACTICAL STRIKE" FOR PSP LAUNCHED by Multimedia Publisher

naval control of shipping organization

naval expeditionary warfare

naval fire support

naval forces

naval forward logistic site

naval gun