Here are some of the key theatres in which the Navy Seals have showed their exceptional valour.

Operation Just Cause (1989)

Working with Delta Force and other elite units, DevGru members assisted in the capture of deposed dictator Manuel Noriega during the United States’ invasion of Panama in December 1989.

Operation Pokeweed (1990)

DevGru reportedly returned to Panama to take part in a secret operation intended to apprehend the Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar. The mission is believed to have failed due to poor intelligence.

Battle of Mogadishu (1993)

DevGru members participated in a multinational task force during Operation Gothic Serpent, the US-led mission to capture Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid in the fall of October 1993. It culminated in the Battle of Mogadishu, which was later chronicled in the book Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War and a subsequent film adaptation.

Operation Anaconda (2002)

In March 2002, Operation Anaconda as part of the US invasion into Afghanistan commenced. Later during the same year, Operation Enduring Freedom – Philippines was conducted during which the key ASG terrorist leader was captured and killed. During March of 2003 the US Navy SEALs took part in the invasion of Iraq. This Navy SEAL mission was called Operation Iraqi Freedom. During this war, a holistic and dominant tactic of shock and awe was used. Thus a combination of both ground as well as airborne attacks were carried out in order to carry out the assignment in as little time as possible while also ensuring that infrastructural damage and loss of civilian life was kept to a bare minimum.

Operation Red Wing (2005)

Operation Red Wing which was a US led expedition to hunt for Al-Qaida guerrillas and the Taliban was conducted in the rocky region of Kunar. The team comprised four members – Lt. Michael P. Murphy, Petty Officer (PO) Danny Dietz, PO Matthew Axelson and PO Marcus Luttrell. The mission started on June 28, 2005 and during the operation three of the members were killed. Only one survived. The fourth Navy SEAL was miraculously protected by the local villages and later on rescued by US military forces. Time magazine carried the story – How the shepherd saved the SEAL.