Unit · Vietnam to Iraq · 1983–present
SEAL Team 3
West Coast Navy SEAL team based at Coronado, heavily engaged in Ramadi in 2006.
History
SEAL Team 3 is one of the U.S. Navy's West Coast SEAL teams, based at Coronado, California, under Naval Special Warfare Group 1. Its platoons have deployed to the Persian Gulf, Iraq and Afghanistan. In 2006 its Task Unit Bruiser fought in Ramadi, Iraq, where Petty Officer Michael Monsoor was killed and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
Source: Wikipedia: United States Navy SEALs; Michael A. Monsoor.
Timeline
- 1983SEAL Team 3 commissioned at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, California, as the Navy expanded its SEAL teams.
- 2003SEAL teams, including West Coast units, take part in the opening operations of the Iraq War.
- 2006Task Unit Bruiser of SEAL Team 3 deploys to Ramadi, Iraq, during the Battle of Ramadi.
- 29 September 2006Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor is killed in Ramadi shielding teammates from a grenade; Medal of Honor 2008.
Example reports
- MA2 Michael A. Monsoor: example report
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