Boat Teams have their origins in the PT boats of WWII and the "Brown Water" naval force onset of the Vietnam War in 1965 that later birthed the River Patrol Force (Task Force 116) of UDT's and various sailors that supported SEALs along the rivers. Patrol Coastal and Patrol Torpedo ships are the ancestors of today's s and Mark V Special Operations Craft. Structure The total number of personnel, including SEALs and SWCC's assigned to Naval Special Warfare Command is 10,000+, with approximately 9,000 military staff and 1,200 civilian support staff. Naval Special Warfare Command is organized into the following configuration: Naval Special Warfare Group 1: SEAL Teams 1, 3, 5, 7 Naval Special Warfare Group 2: SEAL Teams 2, 4, 8, 10 Naval Special Warfare Group 4: Special Boat Teams 12, 20, 22 Naval Special Warfare Group 8: SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1 and Team 2, Logistics Support 3, Special Reconnaissance 1, Special Reconnaissance 2, Training Detachment 3, Mission Support Center Mission Support Center mission is to "organize, train, educate, equip, deploy and sustain specialized intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and preparation-of-the-environment capabilities") Naval Special Warfare Group 11: SEAL Teams 17, 18 (formerly Operational Support Teams 1, 2) (Navy Reserve) Naval Special Warfare Center: includes the Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School Naval Special Warfare Development Group (formerly SEAL Team 6): Assigned operationally to JSOC Inactivated Groups: Naval Special Warfare Group 3: SEAL Delivery Vehicle Teams 1, 2 Deactivated in August 2021; its subordinate units were transferred to Naval Special Warfare Group 8 Naval Special Warfare Group 10: NSW Support Activity One, NSW Support Activity Two, Mission Support Center Established at Virginia Beach, Va. on 25 May 2011. Deactivated in August 2021; its subordinate units were transferred to Naval Special Warfare Group 8. Global War on Terror NSW is committed to combating the global terrorist threats. In addition to being experts in special reconnaissance and direct action missions, the skill sets needed to combat terrorism; NSW is postured to fight a dispersed enemy on their territory. NSW forces can operate from forward-deployed Navy ships, submarines and aviation mobility platforms as well as overseas bases and its own overseas units. War in Afghanistan In response to the attacks on America 11 September 2001, Naval Special Warfare forces put operators on the ground in Afghanistan in October. The first military flag officer to set foot in Afghanistan was a Navy SEAL,