Operation Neptune Spear , was carried out in a CIA-led operation with Joint Special Operations Command , commonly known as JSOC , coordinating the Special Mission Units involved in the raid . In addition to SEAL Team Six , participating units under JSOC included the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment ( Airborne ) — also known as " Night Stalkers " — and operators from the CIA 's Special Activities Division , which recruits heavily from former JSOC Special Mission Units . The operation ended a nearly 10-year search for bin Laden , following his role in the September 11 attacks on the United States
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Death of Osama bin Laden