While many recognize Morrison as the first Black SEAL, the first two official teams ... Be sure to get the latest news about the U.S. military, as well as critical info about how to join and ...

Navy Fleet Master Chief David Isom will be the senior enlisted advisor to Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint ...

while just 2% were Black (95% of SEAL/SWCC officers were white). For comparison, the Army’s special forces were also 84% white, the AP reported, with Black soldiers accounting for about 4%.

He was 88 years old. (U.S. Naval Institute) William Goines, the man credited with being the first Black Navy SEAL in the modern SEAL team era, passed away Monday, June 10, the U.S. Naval Institute ...

The U.S. military started to desegregate its ... Mr. Goines was among 40 personnel, and the only Black frogman, picked for SEAL Team Two based near Virginia Beach. Team One was set up on the ...

NORFOLK, Va. — A history-making U.S. Navy SEAL is being remembered. William Goines was the first black SEAL. He died in Norfolk in June at the age of 88. “This is one of the original pictures ...

David Isom was named Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Joint Chiefs, becoming the US military’s top enlisted leader. He replaces ...

For instance, eight of 753 SEAL officers are black, or 1%. An expert at the Pentagon on the diversity of commando forces said the lack of minorities robs the military of skills it needs to win.

Commando forces across the services — particularly the officers — tend to be far less diverse than the military ... SEAL and combatant-craft crew officers were white and just 2% were Black ...