How the Navy SEALs’ forefathers came off age in Korea
Stavros Atlamazoglou | August 10, 2021
The end of World War Two came with a great downsize for the U.S. military. The Soviet Union was still seen as the ally that had helped defeat Nazi Germany, and many Americans revered the sacrifices of the Russians, who lost more than 20 million troops and civilians in the fight against Nazism.
Consequently, there was no need for a huge peacetime military, and each service began cutting down troops and projects. In the Navy, the different naval special operations units, a very small portion of the service, had performed admirably but were now on the chopping block.
Despite arguments from within the Navy to disband the special operations units, a consolidation took place. During the war, the Navy had established several commando units, the most notable being the Underwater Demolition Teams, the Special Mission Naval Demolition Unit, Amphibious Scouts and Raiders, the Underwater Demolition Project, and the Naval Combat Demolition Units. These units often had overlapping skill sets and mission sets. Some had been created for specific missions and were disbanded after their completion.
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