Naval Special Warfare Welcomes Group 10 to Force: "Naval Special Warfare Group (NSWG) 10 joined the Naval Special Warfare (NSW) community May 25, during a commissioning ceremony at the SEAL Heritage Center on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story.
NSWG 10 is an echelon III command that will organize, train, educate, equip, deploy and sustain specialized intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and preparation-of-the-environment capabilities through existing NSW commands including: NSW Support Activity One, NSW Support Activity Two and the Mission Support Center.
Capt. Braddock W. Treadway assumed command of NSWG 10 during the commissioning ceremony after spending the past seven months working to stand up the command.
"Having recently served as commanding officer of Support Activity, I would gladly back such an innovative and outstanding organization. I look forward to serving the men and women of both Support Activity One and Two and the Mission Support Center," said Treadway.
NSW commander, Rear Adm. Edward G. Winters III spoke at the commissioning and noted that NSWG 10 will continue to evolve and be ahead of the nation's enemies. "We will only be limited by our imaginations," said Winters.
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GERMAN NAVY “SEALS”
German naval commandos are called Kampfschwimmer or "combat swimmers". These German navy counterparts to the US Navy SEALs are Germany's oldest Special Operations Forces. The Kampfschwimmer roots go back to World War II.
Today's Kampfschwimmer formations are heavily involved in international operations against terrorism, including missions in the mountains of Afghanistan.
This e-book is written by a German Navy lieutenant who serves as a Kampfschwimmer team leader -- the equivalent of a US Navy SEAL platoon leader.
"German Navy SEALs" is a profile of the Kampfschwimmer units. The e-book covers the history of the Kampfschwimmer beginning with the World War II era; describes their organization, command structure, capabilities and training; discusses their cooperation with US Navy SEALS and other Special Operations Forces; and their role in German and NATO operational planning.
Other German Special Operations Forces are also briefly discussed.
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