America‘s Feared Navy SEALs Started Out as Underwater Bombers
The Navy SEAL Teams are the U.S. Special Operations Command’s (SOCOM) go-to choice for maritime special operations. They specialize in direct action, special reconnaissance, and underwater unconventional warfare and can infiltrate and operate from the sea, air, and land.
By the end of the war, there were 34 Underwater Demolition Teams, with 21 of them seeing combat. The end of the world conflict brought a great downsize to the U.S. military, with the Underwater Demolition Teams suffering cuts alongside the rest of the force. Although they had proven their worth, there was no one else to fight—the Cold War wouldn’t begin for some years. But Korea loomed in the distance, and the Underwater Demolition Teams would once more be called to do extraordinary feats.
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