Navy SEAL Timeline By sloaddiehlc15 Oct 31, 1962 Commissioned by JFK for “Unconventional warfare” Commissioned by JFK for “Unconventional warfare” Oct 31, 1963 First SEAL deployment in Vietnam First SEAL deployment in Vietnam Oct 31, 1987 SEAL team SIX became DEVGRU (Development Group) Sep 11, 2001 After 9/11 SEAL team six nearly doubles Period: Sep 11, 2001 to Nov 1, 2012 Stopping terrorists worldwide Oct 7, 2002 Participated in the invasion of Afghanistan Mar 19, 2003 Participated in the invasion of Iraq May 1, 2011 Killing of Osama Bin Laden by SEAL Team six