Naval Special Warfare Group 3

U.S. Navy Special Warfare Group 3
Country United States
Branch United States Navy
TypeSpecial operations force
Size667 personnel authorized:
  • 620 military personnel
  • 47 civilian personnel
Part of U.S. Special Operations Command
U.S. Naval Special Warfare Command
Garrison/HQNaval Amphibious Base Coronado, California
Motto(s)"The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday"
"It Pays to be a Winner"
"There is no 'I' in TEAM"
Engagements

Global War on Terrorism

Commanders
Notable
commanders
P. Gardner Howe, III

Naval Special Warfare Group 3 (NSWG-3), based at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado in California, was one of six constituent formations of the United States Naval Special Warfare Command. Until 2008, NSWG-3 was composed of two SEAL Delivery Vehicle Teams: SDVT-1 in Pearl Harbor and SDVT-2 in Little Creek. In 2008, SDVT-2 was disestablished and merged into SDVT-1, which was then now headquartered in Pearl Harbor and operated detachments in Pearl Harbor and Little Creek. SDV Teams are SEAL teams with an added underwater delivery capability. SDVT-2 was reactivated on 8 March 2019. NSWG-3 was deactivated alongside NSWG-10 in August 2021 and replaced by Naval Special Warfare Group 8 which took in all units previously under NSWG-3 and NSWG-10.