US Naval Special Warfare Command
v.1.0 May 6, 2001
This article is the work of Mr. Eric Fourcade.
HQ Coronado ( San Diego, California )
3 400 Active
1 400 Reserve
Organization of units
SEAL Teams
30-180
Staff HQ
1 Commander
1 Deputy
1 Officers Operation
3 Officers
15 men
10 Combat Platoons, each:
2-14
2 Squads, each:
1-7
3 Teams, each 2 men
Support Platoon
4-25
SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team - SDV Team
SDV Team 1
20-120
SDV Det 1
5-36
SDV Team 2
24-160
Staff HQ
Platoon Support
5 or 6 Platoons SDV (under sea vehicular)
2 Officers.
8 Diverd
4 Technicians
1 or 2 Platoons DDV (Transport under sea vehicular)
Special Boat Squadron - SBS
SBS 1
4 Patrol boat Coast
SBS 2
9 Patrol boat Coast
Special Boat Units - SBU
SBU 12
Coastal Warfare
Detachment Rapid x 8 RIB
Detachment Boats MK-V x 5
SBU 20
21-250
Actions Coast
Detachment Rapid x 14 RIB
Detachment Patrol x 2 MK-V
Detachment Patrol x 5 MK-V
Detachment boat
37 Zodiac (3 man)
Hovercraft
SBU 22
Riverine Warfare
Detachment Patrol of 2 Boat
Detachment Transport Helicopter x 2
Detachment Patrol x 2 Boat Light
SBU 26
Detachment Patrol boat x 10 Boats
Naval Special Warfare Development Group
(Dam neck, Virginia)
550 men
Staff HQ
Detachment Boat Rapid
Detachment Boat Zodiac
Platoon test & development armament
Platoon test & development vehicular
Naval Special Warfare Units
(250 men)
HQ Section
Support Section
1 Platoon SEAL
Staff HQ
3 Detachments Assault
Red and Blue Platoons Assault
4 Troops
4 Teams, each with 4 men.
Gold Platoon Assault
4 Troops
4 Teams x 4 men
Gray Platoon Transport
Black Platoon Recon, Intel, Surveillance
Green Platoon Education, Training
Support Group
Special Boat Group
Detachment Support Aviation
Red Section - OP 6D
(Reserve for Naval Investigation Service)