Here are some hot and fast facts about US Navy SEALs:

• The Navy SEALs started out in 1962 as an Elite Special Force of the US Navy.
• SEAL stands for sea, air and land.
• US Navy SEALs have 8 teams and they are SEAL Team 1, SEAL Team 2, SEAL Team 3, SEAL Team 4, SEAL Team 5, SEAL Team 7, SEAL Team 8, and SEAL Team 10.
• The maximum age for applying for SEAL training is 28 years and the minimum training schedule is of 52 weeks.
• Different SEAL teams have headquarters in different parts of the US like Virginia, California, and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
• Navy SEAL sharpshooters or snipers can easily hit a target from 100 yards and hit simultaneous headshots
• US Navy SEALs have some of the fittest men and women aboard. One of the greatest examples is that of U.S. Navy Seal, Commander Christopher Cassidy, who is a part of the STS-127. He went to space aboard the shuttle Endeavour as a mission specialist on July 15, 2009 and became NASA’s 500th astronaut.
• Navy SEAL’s are also known as Frogman. A frogman is a combat diver or combat swimmer.
• The numbers of Navy SEALs are actually less than 1% among United States Navy personnel’s but in spite of small numbers, their strategic impact in a combat situation is much higher.
• In March 2002 the Navy SEALs started the famous Operation Anaconda as part of the US invasion into Afghanistan.
• Later on in 2002 the Operation Enduring Freedom – Philippines was conducted during which the key ASG terrorist leader was captured and killed.
• During March of 2003 the US Navy SEALs took part in the invasion of Iraq. This Navy SEAL mission was called Operation Iraqi Freedom.
• The first Navy SEAL death reported in Iraq was that of Petty Officer 2nd Class Marc A. Lee, 28. Lee was killed on Aug. 2, 2006 when he was involved in a firefight against insurgents in Ramadi. He earned the Silver Star posthumously.
• On October 14, 2006, Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor, another Navy SEAL sacrificed his life to save his comrades. He threw himself on a grenade tossed by Iraqi insurgents into their sniper hideout. He saved the life of 4 fellow SEAL’s
• Lt. Michael Murphy was killed in a fierce firefight with the Taliban behind enemy lines deep in the Hindu Kush of Afghanistan on June 28, 2005.
• A total of 16 US Navy SEALs have been killed in Afghanistan of which 11 died in June 2005 when their helicopter was shot down.
• The total numbers of Navy SEALs in the US Military are 2,300 who are based in Coronado and Little Creek, Va. The US Navy has plans to increase that number by 500.
• Navy SEALs have more often than not received medals and other honors. Michael Murphy and Michael Monsoor are two Navy SEALs who have received the Congressional Medal of Honor for their exemplary acts of courage.
• Budweiser is the nickname for the SEAL Trident and this is because of the resemblance of the Eagle on the badge to that on the can of Budweiser beer.
• Frog Hog: A name given to a female SEAL