Navy SEAL dies during parachute jump
Name not yet released; incident occurred during training in SW Riverside
A Navy SEAL died Wednesday in a parachute jumping incident during training in Perris, in southern Riverside County. The Coronado-based Naval Special Warfare Group 1 command released the news Wednesday afternoon but ... Ref. Source 3
US Navy Seals esaped punishment after reportedly beating detainees to death in Afghanistan:
US soldiers told their superiors they witnessed three Seals dropping heavy stones on detainees chests, kicking and stepping on their heads, firing weapons during an interrogation, and employing a variation of waterboarding. Ref. Source 8l
1st women could start Navy SEAL training in August
Pentagon releases details of how combat jobs will open to women
The first female Navy SEAL candidates could arrive at pre-training as early as mid-May, according to time lines released Thursday by the Defense Department. That would mean the first women could start ... Ref. Source 3c.
Hunter questions Navy SEAL training contract
Rep. Duncan Hunter is raising questions about possible conflicts of interest in a training contract as part of his opposition to the nomination for the next leader of the Navy SEALs. His criticism could bring further turbulence to the SEAL leadership. Ref. Source 2m.
SEALs awarded secret medal for controversial Jessica Lynch rescue
The Silver Star citations for two SEALs involved in the rescue of Army Pvt. Jessica Lynch in Iraq in 2003 differ in tone from the majority of the more than 100 awards for secret valor that the Navy awarded to SEALs and Marines who fought fierce battles from Benghazi to Ramadi to the mountains of Afghanistan since 9/11 terror attacks, documents obtained by USA TODAY show. Ref. USAToday.
President Trump memorializes Navy SEAL killed in raid in Yemen at Dover base
President Trump made an unannounced trip Wednesday to a Delaware military base to receive the remains of a Navy SEAL killed during a counter-terrorism raid, the White House said. Chief Special Warfare Operator William "Ryan" Owens, 36, of Peoria, Ill., a member of U.S. Navy SEAL Team Six, was killed during a weekend raid against a group of senior al Qaeda leaders in central Yemen, officials said. Ref. USAToday.