PHOTOS: Inside The Secret World Of Navy Seals(01 of24)
Open Image ModalSEALs sit ready in the doorways with their Zodiac suspended below at US Army HH-60H Seahawk belonging to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR) \"NIght on Stalkers\", as they prepare for a water insertion. Photo: Greg E. Mathieson Sr. / NSW Publications, LLC (credit:Greg E. Mathieson Sr. / NSW Publications, LLC)
PHOTOS: Inside The Secret World Of Navy Seals(02 of24)
Open Image ModalA US Navy SEAL Sniper in Iraq.\nPhoto: (C) 2010 Greg E. Mathieson Sr. / NSW Publications, LLC (credit:Greg E. Mathieson Sr. / NSW Publications, LLC)
PHOTOS: Inside The Secret World Of Navy Seals(03 of24)
Open Image ModalSpecial Operations is not just for the guys these days. Here a women tech who works along side the SEAL teams fires an FN Minimi Special Purpose Weapon, also known as the M239 SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon) and Mk46, as adopted by US SOCOM. Photo: Greg E. Mathieson Sr. / NSW Publications, LLC (credit:Greg E. Mathieson Sr. / NSW Publications, LLC)
PHOTOS: Inside The Secret World Of Navy Seals(04 of24)
Open Image ModalA US Navy SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV) moves away from a submarine onto its target as shown in the newly release coffee table top book, US Naval Special Warfare / US Navy SEALs. (credit:Greg E. Mathieson Sr. / NSW Publications, LLC)
PHOTOS: Inside The Secret World Of Navy Seals(05 of24)
Open Image ModalA SOC-R from the Special Boat Team moves at high rate of speed down a narrow waterway as SWCC operators man their weapons. \nPhoto: Greg E. Mathieson Sr. / NSW Publications, LLC (credit:Greg E. Mathieson Sr. / NSW Publications, LLC)
PHOTOS: Inside The Secret World Of Navy Seals(06 of24)
Open Image ModalEarly on Naval Special Warfare and the SEALs worked with marine mammals such as the dolphin seen here. Later the dolphins became part if a program now known as the Navy Marine Mammal Program within the Biosciences Division of the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific located in San Diego, CA. Photo: Greg E. Mathieson Sr. / NSW Publications, LLC (credit:Greg E. Mathieson Sr. / NSW Publications, LLC)
PHOTOS: Inside The Secret World Of Navy Seals(07 of24)
Open Image ModalSEALs armed with MP5s and shotguns take down a crew member of a ship they boarded during a training exercise aboard the USS Mount Whitney in the early 90\'s. VBSS as it\'s know for – Visit, Board, Search and Seizure, is one of a number of way of dealing with piracy and ship transporting illegal arms. Photo: Greg E. Mathieson Sr. / NSW Publications, LLC (credit:Greg E. Mathieson Sr. / NSW Publications, LLC)
PHOTOS: Inside The Secret World Of Navy Seals(08 of24)
Open Image ModalA SEAL conducts CQB, Close Quarter Battle, as he enter a kill house wearing a gas mask and armed with a MP5. Much of SEALs training is done with live ammunition. Photo: Greg E. Mathieson Sr. / NSW Publications, LLC (credit:Greg E. Mathieson Sr. / NSW Publications, LLC)
PHOTOS: Inside The Secret World Of Navy Seals(09 of24)
Open Image ModalA UDT combat swimmer wearing a dry suit protective dress places a demolition charge on the propeller of a large capital ship during daylight training operations. A ship attack like this would normally be conducted under cover of darkness. Photo: Courtesy of Tom Hawkins. (credit:Tom Hawkins)
PHOTOS: Inside The Secret World Of Navy Seals(10 of24)
Open Image ModalA Transformer gunship concept by TEXTRON, is part of a U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) project of studying the feasibility of a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL), road-worthy vehicles capable of carrying four combatants on road and in the air for distances in the form of a flying HUMMVEE (High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle). This is one of many items displayed in the Chapter on the Future of U.S. Naval Special Warfare / U.S Navy SEAL. Graphic: Courtesy of the Textron Corporation. (credit:Courtesy of the Textron Corporation)
PHOTOS: Inside The Secret World Of Navy Seals(11 of24)
Open Image ModalA US Navy SEAL using a computerized HMU underwater to take measurements of a beach landing area. Photo: (C) 2011 Greg E. Mathieson Sr. / NSW Publications, LLC (credit:Greg E. Mathieson Sr. / NSW Publications, LLC)
PHOTOS: Inside The Secret World Of Navy Seals(12 of24)
Open Image ModalUS Navy SEALs driving in heavily armored MRAP vehicles in a dust storm in Iraq. Photo (C) 2010 Greg E. Mathieson Sr. / NSW Publications, LLC (credit:Greg E. Mathieson Sr. / NSW Publications, LLC)
PHOTOS: Inside The Secret World Of Navy Seals(13 of24)
Open Image ModalSpecial Warfare Combatant-craft Crewman (SWCC) move though rivers at a high rate of speed in specially designed Riverine boats outfitted with heavy weapons. Photo: (C) 2011 Greg E. Mathieson Sr. / NSW Publications, LLC (credit:Greg E. Mathieson Sr. / NSW Publications, LLC)
PHOTOS: Inside The Secret World Of Navy Seals(14 of24)
Open Image ModalAuthor and photographer, Greg E. Mathieson Sr. stands in a dust storm at the secluded US Navy SEAL base in Fallujah, Iraq while producing exclusive material for the newly released book, US Naval Special Warfare / US Navy SEALs. (credit:NSW Publications, LLC)
PHOTOS: Inside The Secret World Of Navy Seals(15 of24)
Open Image ModalIt obvious that SEALs undergo a lot of water training. A program that was developed during the Vietnam war was that of drown proofing. A program that builds great confidence in the students of being able to survive in deep water. In this part of training, students have their hands tied behind their backs and descend to the bottom of the pool to recover this face mask with in their teeth.\nPhoto: (C) 2011 Greg E. Mathieson Sr. / NSW Publications, LLC (credit:Greg E. Mathieson Sr. / NSW Publications, LLC)
PHOTOS: Inside The Secret World Of Navy Seals(16 of24)
Open Image ModalAs sunset darkness sets in, an SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV) moves toward Naval Warships in a harbor to conduct a underwater training mission unknown to sailors working on the nearby shores and and ships. Photo: (C) 2011 Greg E. Mathieson Sr. / NSW Publications, LLC (credit:Greg E. Mathieson Sr. / NSW Publications, LLC)
PHOTOS: Inside The Secret World Of Navy Seals(17 of24)
Open Image ModalSEALs board a ship during a training exercise aboard the USS Mount Whitney in the early 90\'s. VBSS known for – Visit, Board, Search and Seizure, is one of a number of way of dealing with piracy and ships transporting illegal arms. Photo: (C) 2011 Greg E. Mathieson Sr. / NSW Publications, LLC (credit:Greg E. Mathieson Sr. / NSW Publications, LLC)
PHOTOS: Inside The Secret World Of Navy Seals(18 of24)
Open Image ModalSpecial Warfare Combatant-craft Crewman (SWCC) move though rivers at a high rate of speed in specially designed Riverine boats outfitted with heavy weapons. Photo: (C) 2011 Greg E. Mathieson Sr. / NSW Publications, LLC (credit:Greg E. Mathieson Sr. / NSW Publications, LLC)
PHOTOS: Inside The Secret World Of Navy Seals(19 of24)
Open Image ModalUS Naval Special Warfare Combatant-crew Crewman fires a 50 caliber machine gun from Riverine boat in the darkness of night, as seen through night vision goggles. Photo: (C) 2011 Greg E. Mathieson Sr. / NSW Publications, LLC (credit:Greg E. Mathieson Sr. / NSW Publications, LLC)
PHOTOS: Inside The Secret World Of Navy Seals(20 of24)
Open Image Modal“Sleeping Beauty” submersible canoes being launched by OSS Maritime Unit personnel during training operations in the Pacific Theater during the 1940\'s. As part of the history pages of the newly released book on US Naval Special Warfare / US Navy SEALs. (credit:OSS Historical Archive / NSW Publications, LLC)
PHOTOS: Inside The Secret World Of Navy Seals(21 of24)
Open Image ModalThe first Hush Puppy pistol made exclusively for the US Navy SEALs. The 9 mm pistol with sound suppressor was developed to quietly kill enemy guard dogs during night time operations. Photo: (C) 2010 Greg E. Mathieson Sr. / NSW Publications, LLC (credit:Greg E. Mathieson Sr. / NSW Publications, LLC)
PHOTOS: Inside The Secret World Of Navy Seals(22 of24)
Open Image ModalMember of the Naval Special Warfare Group 4 perform extraction training via a US Air Force Special Operations Ospry Aircraft. Photo: (CV) 2011 Greg E. Mathieson Sr. / NSW Publications, LLC (credit:Greg E. Mathieson Sr. / NSW Publications, LLC)
PHOTOS: Inside The Secret World Of Navy Seals(23 of24)
Open Image ModalUS Navy SEALs, SEAL Team One (credit:Greg E. Mathieson Sr. / NSW Publications, LLC)
PHOTOS: Inside The Secret World Of Navy Seals(24 of24)
Open Image ModalEmerging from the shadows of it\'s closed dock, the SEALION is a technology demonstrator project under the direction of NAVSEA\'s Future Concepts and Surface Ship Design Group (SEA 05D1), and SEALION II is currently operationally controlled by Naval Special Warfare Group (NSWG) 4 at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Va. The craft was designed by Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Carderock\'s Combatant Craft Division and was constructed by Oregon Iron Works, Inc. Azimuth Inc. of Morgantown, WV is the electronics systems integrator.\nThe craft is being operated by NSWG 4 as a clandestine insertion and extraction platform for special forces. SEALION II is a high-speed, low observable/low radar signature craft that can operate in the littorals. It can carry an unspecified number of SEALs and a modular mission payload. It has a state-of-the-art electronics suite.\nPhoto by Greg E. Mathieson Sr. / NSW Publications, LLC (credit:Greg E. Mathieson Sr. / NSW Publications, LLC)