Navy Seal Team Six and the Future of the American Military

The Takeaway

On Tuesday night, the Navy’s SEAL Team Six rescued a Dutch and an American aid worker who had been held by Somali pirates since October. The pirates had held the aid workers hostage in a desert hide-out since October. SEAL Team Six first came into the general public’s awareness last May  after leading the mission to kill Osama Bin Laden. Along with an increasing reliance on unmanned drone strikes in combat zones, the future of the U.S. military might be a smaller, more covert venture. Ryan Zinke is a Montana state senator. Before entering politics, Senator Zinke was a Navy SEAL for 23 years.

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