U.S. Navy Seal sharpshooters brought a five-day hostage standoff to an abrupt end Sunday with a hail of bullets that killed three pirates holding the captain of an American-flagged cargo ship.

Here is a look at the guns used by the Navy SEALs. Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons. 32. M72 LAW > Year entered service: 1963 > Type: Anti-tank rocket launcher > Maximum effective range: 1,640 ft.

CORONADO, CALIF. — The Navy SEALs who ended the pirate-hostage drama off Somalia with three deadly sniper shots began their training on a strip of the beach known as the Silver Strand. Every ...

In April 2009, Somali pirates hijacked a U.S. cargo ship—what followed was a daring five-day hostage crisis that ended with three perfect shots from Navy SEAL Team Six. Discover the real story ...

I'm a former U.S. Navy SEAL sniper who served in the Middle East, Afghanistan and Iraq. On my last tour in the SEAL Teams, I managed the Naval Special Warfare Sniper course as a 28 year-old.

The U.S. Navy SEALs are known to have a very diverse small-arms locker, one full of the best and most durable firearms available.So when they decide to get behind a certain weapon in a big way, it ...

(AP) LAS VEGAS - A former U.S. Navy SEAL was sentenced Tuesday to 17.5 years in prison after prosecutors said he led a scheme to sell machine guns, explosives and military hardware smuggled into ...

With a drop-out rate of 85 percent in Basic Underwater Demolition School (BUDS), the U.S. Navy SEALs pride themselves on taking only the very best into “the teams.” Once through BUDS, a SEAL ...