Cassidy graduated from BUD/S Class 192 . He served for ten years as a member of the Navy SEALs . His specializations in military tactics include long range special reconnaissance ( vehicular and foot patrols ) , direct action building assaults , non-compliant ship-boardings , desert reconnaissance patrols , combat diving , underwater explosives , and a variety of air operations , including parachuting , fast roping , and rappelling . He made four six-month deployments : two to Afghanistan , and two to the Mediterranean Sea . Cassidy served as Executive Officer and Operations Officer of Special Boat Team 20 in Norfolk , Virginia , and SEAL Platoon Commander at SEAL Team 3 in Coronado , California . He deployed to the Afghanistan region two weeks after the September 11 attacks . He served as Ground Assault Force Commander for international and U.S.-only combat missions in Afghanistan . Cassidy led two months of non-compliant ship-boardings in the Northern Persian Gulf . Cassidy was also a SEAL Delivery Vehicle ( SDV ) Platoon Commander at SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team Two in Norfolk . He accumulated over 200 hours underwater as Pilot / Navigator / Mission Commander of a two-man flooded submersible ( SDV ) , which is launched and recovered from a host-ship submarine . He also served as Dry Deck Shelter Platoon Commander at SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team Two in Norfolk . Cassidy volunteered for and completed a week-long , 180-mile charity kayak paddle from Norfolk , Virginia to Washington , D.C. to raise money and awareness for the Special Operations Warrior Foundation
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Christopher Cassidy