The Hawaiian monk seal, or Monachus schauinslandi, was one of the original species to be placed under the Endangered Species Act that was enacted in 1973. As of 2010, the population of the monk seal is approximately 1,100, with an annual decrease of approximately 4.5%. The Hawaiian monk seal is primarily found on the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands that are made up of coral reef atolls, seamounts, banks, and shoals. This is due to the fact that the monk seals primarily forage on the barrier reefs
effective, there is always room to improve their efficiency. One main adaptive challenge is to change the cultural relationship between Navy Sea Air and Land Operators (SEALs) and the support staff that work within the Naval Special Warfare organization. The personal beliefs and attitudes of individuals within the community are that the SEALs are held to a separate standard and get special treatment when it comes to deviating from those standards. There are some adaptive changes that can be implemented
obedient and loyal. The goal of the organization was to create one unified Islamic State and to spread the jihadist cause throughout the world. Al Qaeda claimed “responsibility for killing tourists in Egypt, and in 1998 they bombed the U.S. embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Tanzania, killing nearly 300 people in the process” (“Osama bin Laden”). However, Osama did not expect the U.S. to have their own team of specialists. Seal Team 6 was developed as “a counterterrorist team that could operate under the
cash was confiscated by the FBI during his arrest. However, the CIA intervened on his behalf to back up his claim that the money had been given to him by Contra leaders to purchase equipment in America. Zavala literally received a full refund from the U.S. government with
The film G.I. Jane takes place in the 1990's and shows discrimination of a women in the United States Navy. Lieutenant Jordan O' Neal played by Demi Moore, is a naval intelligence officer who has ambitions of moving beyond her military desk job, to become a member of the Navy Seal. Thanks to the political maneuvering of a female senator, O' Neal becomes the first female candidate for the Navy Seals. The Seal's are the military's elite Special Forces team. O' Neal becomes the guinea pig of senator
September 11, 2001 evil struck the United States of America in the form of ruthless terrorism. Terrorism that was sent from a terrorist group called Al-Qaeda, and leader of Al-Qaeda Osama Bin Laden. On the morning of September 11, 2001 19 hijackers hijacked 4 fully flued commercial jet liners and deliberately crashed them in buildings around the east coast. Two planes crashed into both the south and north towers of the world center. Soon after, both towers collapsed to the ground killing over 2,000
I watched American Sniper which won an Academy award for best sound editing. American Sniper is a realistic film because it is about true events and a real U.S. navy Seal sniper, Chris Kyle who went to war in Iraq. Also, it is realistic because it takes place in real settings like his house, training camp, and in the war zone in Iraq. Moreover, it is realistic because it has no distortions of reality, focuses on the subject matter and story instead of the form, and it shows real issues in life like
United States Navy. Lieutenant Jordan O’ Neal played by Demi Moore, is a naval intelligence officer who has ambitions of moving beyond her military desk job, to become a member of the Navy Seal. Thanks to the political maneuvering of a female senator, O’ Neal becomes the first female candidate for the Navy Seals. The Seal’s are the military’s elite Special Forces team. O’ Neal becomes the guinea pig of senator Lillian DeHaven in this film. DeHaven bullies the Navy into taking O’Neal as a Seal recruit
and benefits of the five different intelligence community agencies that operate under their own instruction and training, but serves as the same purpose of defending the United States of America. The five different intelligence agencies are the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Navy Intelligence, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The five intelligence communities have different purposes in defending our country
made the ultimate sacrifice for his country. Manion’s commitment to the U.S. Marines shows the devotion many young Americans had towards the protection of their homeland. Even though America lost her sense of security and invincibility after the 9/11 attacks, Americans were wholeheartedly committed to gaining it back. Although Travis Manion served as a Marine, he truly lived up to the SEAL code. One line of the SEAL code states the responsibility needed for such service, “I voluntarily accept the