What You Need to Know: SEAL Team 6, known as DEVGRU, achieved fame for killing Osama bin Laden in 2011. As the elite Navy SEAL unit under Joint Special Operations Command, SEAL Team 6 specializes in counterterrorism and hostage rescue, excelling in close-quarters combat.
-Formed by Richard "Dick" Marcinko in the 1980s, the team was designed for anti-terror missions and near-peer conflicts. With four assault and two support squadrons, its members undergo intense training, including the rigorous "Green Team" assessment.
-Despite recent controversies involving alleged misconduct, SEAL Team 6 remains an invaluable force in U.S. special operations, refocused and operating in the shadows.
On May 2, 2011, SEAL Team 6 became a household name.
On that night, the team’s Red Squadron raided the compound of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. They killed the mastermind behind the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Ten years after the deadly attacks that threw America and the world into a global war on........