221116-N-CE622-1368 FORT PICKETT, Va. (Nov. 16, 2022) An expeditionary resuscitative surgical system medical professional assigned to Naval Medical Forces Atlantic, augmented to Naval Special Warfare Group Two, gains intravenous access on a simulated patient as part of a training scenario, during Exercise Trident 23-2 at Fort Pickett, Virginia, Nov. 16, 2022. Trident is joint-maritime certification and validation mission readiness exercise directed to meet joint staff high interest training issues for special operations and conventional force integration, interoperability and interdependence. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Katie Cox)
Recognizing the need for an increase in special forces and unconventional warfare during the Vietnam War, President John F. Kennedy directed the establishment of the United States Navy SEAL Teams 1 and 2, Jan. 1, 1962. For more than 60 years, Navy SEALs have been involved in every major U.S. conflict and are the U.S. Department of Defense's premier maritime special operations force, capable of operating in any environment around the world. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Emilia Hilliard)
