A group of 17 wounded veterans arrived in Virginia Beach, Va. July 24, thus completing a cross-country bicycle trip that began at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco May 22.

The Naval Special Warfare community held its 41st annual East Coast Underwater Demolition Team SEAL reunion July 16-18 at Joint Expeditionary Base, Little Creek, Va. The event reunited active and retired Navy SEALs for a weekend focused on NSW history, heritage and family support.

Sailors from Special Boat Team 20 helped rescue nine people from an overturned tourist boat in the Delaware River. The boat was struck by a barge and capsized, throwing 35 passengers and two crewmembers in the water.

Adm. Eric T. Olson, commander USSOCOM, presents the 2010 Bull Simons Award to Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Eldon Bargewell. The award recognizes those who embody the true spirit, values, and skills of a SOF warrior, and named after Col. Arthur “Bull” Simons.

Concerns about drug trafficking throughout the tiny nation have increased as operatives use Belize as a launching pad for the illegal activity. The upsurge in the illegal transit operations can be traced along many of Belize’s rural, remote areas, and vast ocean.

Seven operators from Naval Special Warfare had the opportunity to work with the Brazilian Marine Corps Special Operations Battalion (Tonelero) from April 19 – May 13, in Batalhão de Operações Especiais de Fuzileiros Navais, Brazil. This was the first time the U.S. has engaged with this unit in more than 25 years.

Flintlock, conducted by Special Operations Command Africa’s Joint Special Operations Task Force – Trans Sahara, is a joint multinational exercise to improve information sharing at the operational and tactical levels across the Saharan region while fostering increased collaboration and coordination.

Gen. Norton Schwartz pinned three Silver Stars, five Bronze Stars with Valor, three Bronze Stars, and two Purple Hearts on Airmen from the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron for their actions on deployments to Afghanistan. Two of the Silver Stars were presented to one individual.

TIME magazine editors have named Chief Master Sgt. Antonio D. Travis to the 2010 TIME 100, the magazine's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world for his efforts after the Haiti earthquake.

In events where inclement weather and environmental conditions can impact military operations, special operations weathermen provide on-scene data collection and mission enhancing forecasts.

The commanding general of the Philippine Air Force recognized the humanitarian efforts of U.S. military members serving in the southern Philippines during a celebration at Edwin Andrews Air Base (EAAB) April 7

Thirty members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Special Forces (SF) Battalion are receiving specialized training from members of the U.S. Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines (JSOTF-P) in Recodo, Philippines over the next three months.

These events highlight the ongoing partnership JSOTF-TS has with Malian special operations units and, in this case, offer a rarely-seen glimpse into SEAL training in country.

A U.S. Army civil affairs team along with Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne division partnered with the non-governmental organization “Tzu-Chi” to help facilitate the delivery of blankets and shelter for more than 2000 citizens during a humanitarian aid distribution operation.

An Army Special Forces medic treats patients at an improvised clinic in Cap-Haitien, Haiti The clinic operates out of the community gymnasium and is run by the local hospital.