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U.S. Navy SEAL Tradition

U.S. Navy SEALs prepare to swim the remains of former frogmen to their final resting place during a burial at sea ceremony at the National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, Fla. The museum is on the original training grounds of the World War II Scouts and Raiders. This unique ceremony is steeped in tradition and honors all members of Underwater Demolition Team and SEAL special operations forces who have passed. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communications Specialist Robert J...

Funeral Tradition - (Uniforms of the Day)

 (Sept. 30, 2010) A Navy SEAL pounds his Trident into the casket of Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) 3rd Class Denis Miranda during his funeral in Toms River, N.J. Miranda was one of nine service members killed when the helicopter in which they were traveling crashed in Zabul province in Southern Afghanistan Sept. 21. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Scorza/Released)

Senior Chief Petty Officer (SEAL), Daniel R. Healy is carried into a funeral service at St...

Funeral Tradition

 (Sept. 30, 2010) A Navy SEAL pounds his Trident into the casket of Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) 3rd Class Denis Miranda during his funeral in Toms River, N.J. Miranda was one of nine service members killed when the helicopter in which they were traveling crashed in Zabul province in Southern Afghanistan Sept. 21. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Scorza/Released)

Senior Chief Petty Officer (SEAL), Daniel R. Healy is carried into a funeral service at St...

Funeral Traditions2 - Burials at Sea

Boarding aircraft for burial at sea.






Pictures were taken aboard various ships.
All photos released by U.S. Navy.

Burials at Sea

Boarding aircraft for burial at sea.






Pictures were taken aboard various ships.
All photos released by U.S. Navy.

Bucklew Center - Coronado

Located at Naval Special Warfare in Coronado is the Bucklew Center.  The center is home to basic and advanced SEAL schools and the Navy's top special warfare planners.  The largest division within the center is dedicated to Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training.


In 1986 the center was dedicated to retired Navy Captain Phil H. Bucklew.  Inscribed on a bronze plaque is the following:'Dedicated in honor of Captain Phil H. Bucklew for his heroic and lasting contributions to the inception and...

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50th Anniversary

From Naval Special Warfare Command Public AffairsSAN DIEGO (NNS) -- The Naval Special Warfare community celebrated the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Navy SEAL teams Jan. 1.

In the late 1950s and early 1960, Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy determined a need for developing an unconventional warfare capability to counter a menacing Soviet threat, turmoil in places like Indonesia and Malaysia, and rising insurgency problems in South Vietnam.

In response to the demand...

Father of the Frogmen

Christian James Lambertsen (May 15, 1917 - February 11, 2011) was an American environmental medicine and diving medicine specialist who was principally responsible for developing the U.S. Navy frogmen's rebreathers in the early 1940s for underwater warfare. Lambertsen designed a series of rebreathers in 1940 (patent issued 2 May 1944) and first called his invention Laru (Lambertsen Amphibious Respiratory Unit). In 1952 Lambertsen changed his invention's name to SCUBA. In spite of that diving...

SEAL Insignia - The "Trident"

    The Navy SEAL insignia was first created in the 1960s and was given to all U.S. Navy personnel who successfully completed the Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training, followed by the completion of the SEAL Qualification Training.


    In 1970 the Department of the Navy authorized the use of the SEAL warfare insignia on SEAL service uniforms.  The SEAL Trident is worn on the left breast of the Navy uniform just above decorations and service ribbons.  The insignia is used in the...