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2 Naval Special Warfare
Pages 9-16

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... NSW forces deployed "in-theater" receive support from permanent NSW units located in Rodman, Panama; Panzer Kaserne, Germany; Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico; Bahrain, Saudi Arabia; Rota, Spain; and Guam. SELECTION AND TRAINING Individuals interested in joining the SEALs or other NSW units, whether in the military or not, must meet minimum mental and physical requirements, including a minimum score on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)
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... NOTE: CNSWC Commander, Naval Special Warfare Command; DEVGRU NSW Development Group, SBU Special Boat Unit; SDV SEAL Delivery Vehicle, PC Patrol Craft. SOURCE: Naval Special Warfare Center, Coronado, California.
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... Navy corpsman who complete BUD/S and basic airborne training also attend two weeks of Special Operations Technicians Training at the Naval Special Warfare Center, Coronado. In addition, they participate in an intense course of instruction in diving medicine and medical skills referred to as 18-D (Special Operations Medical Sergeant Course)
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... and helicopters, using a static line parachute with a reserve. The relatively slow speeds of aircraft dropping static line parachutists into enemy-held drop zones make these aircraft vulnerable to antiaircraft defenses and enemy fighter aircraft.
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... The host ship can carry one DDS or two DDSs mounted side by side. The DDS consists of three pressure modules constructed as one integral unit: a hangar in which the SDV and other system equipment are stowed, a transfer trunk to allow passage between the modules and the host ship, and a hyperbaric chamber for decompression and recompression treatment of divers.
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... These boats are also used in a variety of missions, including coastal patrol and interdiction, fire suppression of onshore and floating targets, and infiltration or exfiltration of NSW units. The MK IV was designed to support 25 and 40 mm machine gun mounts and an 81 mm mortar mount.
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... It functions effectively in harbor control, diving and surveillance operations, riverine warfare, drug interdiction, and other offensive or defensive efforts where it is unlikely to engage a heavily armed or well-organized hostile force. The PBL can be configured with .50-caliber heavy machine guns or 7.62 mm machine guns mounted on 180-degree mounts, providing effective weapon employment in any direction.
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Key Terms

  • special warfare
  • static line
  • nsw units
  • special operations
  • seal team

  • delivery vehicle
  • seal delivery
  • line parachuting
  • combat swimmers
  • machine guns

  • mixed gas
  • warfare center
  • coastal patrol
  • special boat
  • lightly armed

  • breathing apparatus
  • warfare command
  • underwater breathing
  • primary mission
  • patrol boat

  • drop zones
  • draeger uba
  • hostile force
  • patrol craft
  • line parachute

  • floating targets
  • host ship
  • fire suppression
  • third phase
  • gun mounts


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