Navy Irregular Warfare and Counterterrorism Operations: Background and Issues for Congress

Abstract

The Navy for several years has carried out a variety of irregular warfare (IW) and counterterrorism (CT) activities. Among the most readily visible of the Navy s recent IW operations have been those carried out by Navy sailors serving ashore in Afghanistan and Iraq. Many of the Navy s contributions to IW operations around the world are made by Navy individual augmentees (IAs) individual Navy sailors assigned to various DOD operations. The May 1-2, 2011, U.S. military operation in Abbottabad, Pakistan, that killed Osama bin Laden reportedly was carried out by a team of 23 Navy special operations forces, known as SEALs (an acronym standing for Sea, Air, and Land). The SEALs reportedly belonged to an elite unit known unofficially as Seal Team 6 and officially as the Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 13, 2012
Accession Number
ADA584327

Entities

People

  • Ronald O'Rourke

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Asymmetric Warfare
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Maritime Security
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Personnel Management
  • Seal Teams
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Tilt Rotor Aircraft
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.
  • Systems Analysis and Design