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United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 Phil Bucklew Naval Special Warfare Center (NSWC, also know as 'The Center') is a component command of the Naval Special Warfare Command
United States Naval Special Warfare Command

The United States Naval Special Warfare Command was commissioned on 16 April 1987, at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado in San Diego, California. As the United States Navy component to the United States Special Operations Command, headquartered at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, Naval Special Warfare Command provides vision, leadershi...
 and is sited within Naval Amphibious Base Coronado
Naval Amphibious Base Coronado

Naval Amphibious Base Coronado is a naval installation located across the bay from San Diego, CA. The base, situated on Silver Strand , between the San Diego Bay and the Pacific Ocean, is a major Navy shore command, supporting over 30 tenant commands, and is the West Coast focal point for United States Naval Special Warfare Command and Navy...
, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
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The NSWC currently covers these subsidiary training sites: Naval Air Station Key West
Naval Air Station Key West

Naval Air Station Key West , is a naval air station and military aviation located four miles east of the central business district of Key West, Florida, United States....
, Florida
Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
; Hawaii
Hawaii

File:Pahoehoe and Aa flows at Hawaii.jpgThe State of Hawaii is a U.S. state in the United States, located on an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of Australia....
; Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona
Arizona

The State of Arizona is a U.S. state located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. The capital and largest city is Phoenix, Arizona....
; Hurlburt Field
Hurlburt Field

Hurlburt Field is a U.S. Air Force installation located in Okaloosa County, Florida, immediately west of the Town of Mary Esther, Florida. It is part of the greater Eglin Air Force Base reservation, and is home to Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command , the 1st Special Operations Wing , the USAF Special Operations School and th...
, Florida
Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
; Naval Special Warfare Cold Weather Detachment Kodiak
Naval Special Warfare Cold Weather Detachment Kodiak

The Naval Special Warfare Cold Weather Detachment Kodiak is a United States Navy base near Kodiak, Alaska used to train United States Navy SEALs....
, Alaska
Alaska

Alaska is the largest U.S. state of the United States by area; it is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait....
; SEAL Delivery Vehicle
SEAL Delivery Vehicle

The SEAL Delivery Vehicle or is a manned submersible and a type of Swimmer Delivery Vehicle used to deliver United States Navy SEALs and their equipment for special operations missions....
 (SDV) Training, Naval Support Activity Panama City
Naval Support Activity Panama City

The United States Naval Support Activity Panama City , is located in Panama City, Florida and is a United States Navy military base. It is located within Bay County, Florida....
, Florida; Advanced Training, Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek
Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek

The Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek is the major operating base for the Amphibious Forces in the United States Navy's US Atlantic Fleet. The base comprises four locations in three states, including almost 12,000 acres of real estate....
, Virginia
Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....
; La Posta Mountain Warfare Training Facility
La Posta Mountain Warfare Training Facility

La Posta Mountain Warfare Training Facility , located at elevation east of San Diego, near the city of Campo, in San Diego County, is a training facility used by the Naval Special Warfare Center....
; and NAVSCIATTS
NAVSCIATTS

The Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School is one of the three original Panama Canal Area Military Schools. The school house now is located at John C....
, Stennis Space Center, Mississippi
Mississippi

Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Deep South of the United States. Jackson, Mississippi is the state capital and largest city. The state's name comes from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, and takes its name from the Anishinaabe language word misi-ziibi ....
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The NSWC runs much of the Navy Special Warfare (NSW) training.






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The United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 Phil Bucklew Naval Special Warfare Center (NSWC, also know as 'The Center') is a component command of the Naval Special Warfare Command
United States Naval Special Warfare Command

The United States Naval Special Warfare Command was commissioned on 16 April 1987, at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado in San Diego, California. As the United States Navy component to the United States Special Operations Command, headquartered at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, Naval Special Warfare Command provides vision, leadershi...
 and is sited within Naval Amphibious Base Coronado
Naval Amphibious Base Coronado

Naval Amphibious Base Coronado is a naval installation located across the bay from San Diego, CA. The base, situated on Silver Strand , between the San Diego Bay and the Pacific Ocean, is a major Navy shore command, supporting over 30 tenant commands, and is the West Coast focal point for United States Naval Special Warfare Command and Navy...
, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
.

The NSWC currently covers these subsidiary training sites: Naval Air Station Key West
Naval Air Station Key West

Naval Air Station Key West , is a naval air station and military aviation located four miles east of the central business district of Key West, Florida, United States....
, Florida
Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
; Hawaii
Hawaii

File:Pahoehoe and Aa flows at Hawaii.jpgThe State of Hawaii is a U.S. state in the United States, located on an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of Australia....
; Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona
Arizona

The State of Arizona is a U.S. state located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. The capital and largest city is Phoenix, Arizona....
; Hurlburt Field
Hurlburt Field

Hurlburt Field is a U.S. Air Force installation located in Okaloosa County, Florida, immediately west of the Town of Mary Esther, Florida. It is part of the greater Eglin Air Force Base reservation, and is home to Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command , the 1st Special Operations Wing , the USAF Special Operations School and th...
, Florida
Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
; Naval Special Warfare Cold Weather Detachment Kodiak
Naval Special Warfare Cold Weather Detachment Kodiak

The Naval Special Warfare Cold Weather Detachment Kodiak is a United States Navy base near Kodiak, Alaska used to train United States Navy SEALs....
, Alaska
Alaska

Alaska is the largest U.S. state of the United States by area; it is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait....
; SEAL Delivery Vehicle
SEAL Delivery Vehicle

The SEAL Delivery Vehicle or is a manned submersible and a type of Swimmer Delivery Vehicle used to deliver United States Navy SEALs and their equipment for special operations missions....
 (SDV) Training, Naval Support Activity Panama City
Naval Support Activity Panama City

The United States Naval Support Activity Panama City , is located in Panama City, Florida and is a United States Navy military base. It is located within Bay County, Florida....
, Florida; Advanced Training, Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek
Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek

The Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek is the major operating base for the Amphibious Forces in the United States Navy's US Atlantic Fleet. The base comprises four locations in three states, including almost 12,000 acres of real estate....
, Virginia
Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....
; La Posta Mountain Warfare Training Facility
La Posta Mountain Warfare Training Facility

La Posta Mountain Warfare Training Facility , located at elevation east of San Diego, near the city of Campo, in San Diego County, is a training facility used by the Naval Special Warfare Center....
; and NAVSCIATTS
NAVSCIATTS

The Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School is one of the three original Panama Canal Area Military Schools. The school house now is located at John C....
, Stennis Space Center, Mississippi
Mississippi

Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Deep South of the United States. Jackson, Mississippi is the state capital and largest city. The state's name comes from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, and takes its name from the Anishinaabe language word misi-ziibi ....
.

The NSWC runs much of the Navy Special Warfare (NSW) training. The main courses are the famous 25-week Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training (BUD/S), the 15-week Advanced SEAL training, and the nine-week Special Warfare Combatant Crewman training (SWCC).

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