Navy Seals

Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher and his wife, Andrea Gallagher, after the Navy SEAL was acquitted of murder by a military court in San Diego on July 2.

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U.S. Navy Presses On With Board Review Of SEAL Eddie Gallagher Despite Trump's Tweet

9:03pm November 21, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

Gallagher was acquitted earlier this year of murdering an ISIS combatant in 2017 but convicted of a lesser crime. President Trump last week restored his rank, but did not pardon him.

Then-U.S. Special Operations Command boss William McRaven testified before Congress in 2013. President Trump is engaged in a long-running feud with McRaven, now retired from the Navy.

FACT CHECK: Is The Ex-SEAL Commander Attacked By Trump A 'Hillary Clinton Fan'?

5:38pm November 19, 2018

by Scott Horsley

President Trump dismissed criticism from retired Adm. William McRaven, calling the former special operations commander a "Hillary Clinton backer." He's not.

Marine One, with President Trump aboard, flies with a decoy and support helicopters to Dover Air Force Base for the dignified transfer of Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer William "Ryan" Owens, who was killed in Yemen on Jan. 29. Owens' father says he refused

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Father Of Navy SEAL Killed In Yemen Raid Has Harsh Words For Trump

5:20pm February 27, 2017

by Bill Chappell

"I told them I didn't want to make a scene about it, but my conscience wouldn't let me talk to him," says William Owens of the chance to meet President Trump. Owens' son died in a raid in Yemen.

Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Edward Byers was presented with the Medal of Honor by President Obama at the White House Monday.

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President Obama Presents Medal Of Honor To Navy SEAL Hero

2:28pm February 29, 2016

by Bill Chappell

For his part in an operation that rescued an American civilian in Afghanistan, Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Edward Byers was presented with the Medal of Honor at the White House on Monday.

#NPRreads: 4 Of The Week's Most Compelling Stories

9:03am December 19, 2015

by Laura Wagner

A rape victim who the police didn't believe. An investigation of Navy SEALS accused of beating and killing Afghan men. An in-depth look at prostitution. Plus, a profile of Little Richard.

World News

Target Of U.S. Raid In Somalia Called A Top Attack Planner

12:53pm October 07, 2013

by Gregory Warner

A Kenyan intelligence official says that the "high-value terrorist leader" whose residence was targeted in a Navy SEAL raid was the senior al-Shabab leader Abdikadir Mohamed Abdikadir, alias Ikrima. Ikrima is a Kenyan of Somali descent who boasts connections to both al-Shabab in Somalia and to a Kenyan jihadist group called al-Hijra.

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Navy SEAL Killed During Afghan Rescue Is Identified

8:44pm December 10, 2012

by Mark Memmott

Petty Officer 1st Class Nicholas Checque, 28, of Monroeville, Pa., died during the rescue of Dr. Dilip Joseph, an aid worker from Colorado Springs, Colo.

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