Naval Special Warfare Cold Weather Detachment Kodiak

United States Navy base near Kodiak, Alaska used to train Navy SEALs

Naval Special Warfare Cold Weather Detachment Kodiak
Kodiak, Alaska

Type	Military base
Site information
Controlled by	United States Navy
Site history
In use	1987–present
Garrison information
Garrison	Naval Special Warfare Center

The Special Operations Forces Cold Weather Maritime Training Facility, Naval Special Warfare Cold Weather Detachment Kodiak is a United States Navy base near Kodiak, Alaska used to train United States Navy SEALs. The training includes cold weather survival and advanced tactical training in forested, coastal environments. The base covers 55 acres on Spruce Cape and training is conducted throughout the surrounding area and nearby Long Island.

As of November 2008, six SEAL classes averaging 40 students come to Kodiak each year for a 28-day course. The trainees are sent to Kodiak after completing Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) selection and before they are assigned to their respective SEAL teams.^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

References

^ Huisman, Jan (28 November 2008). "Navy SEALs Find Ideal Training Grounds in Kodiak" (Newspaper article). Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved 30 November 2008.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ United States Navy, Naval Special Warfare Public Affairs (21 March 2007). "Cold Warfare: Future SEALs Get a Firsthand Lesson in Northern Exposure" (US Navy press release). GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
^ Brooks, James (22 October 2012). "Navy SEALS training complex expanding" (Newspaper article). Kodiak Daily Mirror.

57°49′13″N 152°19′55″W / 57.8203°N 152.3319°W / 57.8203; -152.3319

United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)

United States Army
USASOC

Units: 1st Special Forces Command; 75th Ranger Regiment; Army Special Operations Aviation Command; John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School

Types: Special Forces; Rangers; Civil Affairs; Psychological Operations

United States Marine Corps
MARSOC

Units: Marine Raider Regiment; Marine Raider Support Group; Marine Raider Training Center

Types: Critical skills operator

United States Navy
NAVSPECWARCOM

Units: Naval Special Warfare Group 1; Naval Special Warfare Group 2; Naval Special Warfare Group 4; Naval Special Warfare Group 8; Naval Special Warfare Group 11; Naval Special Warfare Center