U.S. Navy Secretary Richard Spencer was fired Sunday amid a clash between President Donald Trump and top military leadership over the fate of a SEAL who had been accused of war crimes.

In the early 1960s, when then-President John F. Kennedy put his support behind the U.S. Army's Special Forces, the Navy decided to create its own commando force, the SEALs. Like the green beret of the ...

The U.S. Navy Special Warfare Command is home to approximately 2,900 active-duty Navy SEALs, 325 reserve component SEALs, and hundreds of other special operations and support personnel.

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to let a Navy SEAL convicted of battlefield misconduct keep his Trident pin designating him as a member of the elite force, instead ...

What he found was a gold trident pendant unique to Navy SEAL team members. “I’m a guy who pays attention to detail. It had some weight to it and I could tell it had been worn.

The Navy announced Wednesday that three SEAL officers will also not face Trident Review Boards that could have ended with the Trident pin that identifies them as SEALs being taken away. The three ...