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What Makes SEAL Team 6 So Dangerous?

What You Need to Know: The U.S. Navy’s SEAL Team 6, now known as DEVGRU, is one of America’s most elite and storied special ...
Richard “Dick” Marcinko, the first commanding officer of Navy SEAL Team 6, the group of highly trained warriors that killed Osama bin Laden in 2011, died on Christmas Day at the age of 81, according ...
Richard Marcinko, founder and first commanding officer of SEAL Team Six, died on Christmas Day. Marcinko had a long and unique career, earning attention for his leadership and unconventional style.
SEAL Team Six was created in 1980 by Richard “Dick” Marcinko, a legendary Navy SEAL with a reputation for pushing boundaries. The unit was born in response to the disastrous failure of Operation Eagle ...