Summary

THE NAVY SEALS USE NEW YORK'S INTREPID EXHIBIT TO SHOW OFF THEIR TACTICAL CAPABILITIES IN ADVANCE OF THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 185470
Story Slug NAVY SEALS SHOW THEIR STUFF (5/26/2000)
Location NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Format PKG
Date 05/26/2000
Archive Time 5:14
TRT 1:37
Supers New York, New Yprk Jeff Simmons, Reporting Lt. Lou Bremer, US Navy Seals Shawn Mustard, Special Boat Unit 20 Mark Davis, Special Boat Unit 20 Daniel Miles, Special Boat Unit 20
Video Description VO OF NAVY SEALS IN SIMULATED ACTION, SOTS,
Description THE NAVY SEALS USE NEW YORK'S INTREPID EXHIBIT TO SHOW OFF THEIR TACTICAL CAPABILITIES IN ADVANCE OF THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.
Script LEAD: THERE'S AN INVASION ALONG THE HUDSON RIVER IN NEW YORK ... AS AN ELITE SPECIAL FORCES UNIT ARRIVES FOR A MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND DEMONSTRATION. NEW YORK 1'S JEFF SIMMONS EXPLAINS. SCRIPT: THE NAVY SEALS HAVE LANDED. THE ELITE SPECIAL FORCE HAS DROPPED BY FOR SOME PUBLIC DISPLAYS OF ARTILLERY AND ACTION. MEMBERS OF THE 24-HUNDRED-STRONG UNIT ARE EXPERTS IN SEA, AIR AND LAND OPERATIONS - THUS THE NAME NAVY SEALS. ((sot)) What makes up a Seal? "Seals go through some of the most rigorous training in the US military. It starts out in San Diego California. Six-month test of mind and body.,, THEIR BODY OF WORK: UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE, COUNTER CLANDESTINE OPERATIONS, AND GUERILLA WARFARE. THE SKILLS ARE ON DISPLAY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. MEMBERS OF SEAL TEAM 2 AND SPECIAL COMBAT CREWMEN TAKE PART IN AN AIR AND WATER RESCUE ON THE HUDSON RIVER. THEY'LL ALSO SHOWCASE THEIR GEAR ALONG PIER 86 BESIDE THE INTREPID MUSEUM. ((sot, shawn Why did you choose this as a career? Where else in the world can you get paid to drive fast boats?" ((sot, davis)) "You're on board an 11 meter rig. What we do is insert and extract, not just Navy Seals but special ops forces. We use 50 caliber machine guns, Mark 19 automatic grenade launchers. And the personnel are loaded up with everything from carving weapons to side arms to grenades grenade launchers. We use a variety of weapons." ((sot, Daniel Miles)) "Do you think the public thinks this is an easy job? They think it is, but it's not. Why would they think that? Because they see us driving around doing. spins on a little boat real fast, but they don’t' see us out in the cold in middle of night in wintertime freezing." WELL, IT SHOULD BE A BIT WARMER THIS WEEKEND. WHEN THE SEALS ARE CREWMEN ARE ON DISPLAY. ON THE HUDSON RIVER JEFF SIMMONS NEW YORK 1
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Keywords

NAVY SEALS
SEAL TEAM TWO
SIMULATED OPERATION
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