[PAR] [TLE] United States Navy SEALs [SEP] The United States Navy's "Sea, Air, and Land" Teams, commonly abbreviated as the Navy SEALs, are the U.S. Navy's primary special operations force and a component of the Naval Special Warfare Command.  Among the SEALs' main functions are conducting small-unit maritime military operations that originate from, and return to, a river, ocean, swamp, delta, or coastline.  The SEALs are trained to operate in all environments (Sea, Air, and Land) for which they are named.  The SEALs are widely considered one of the most effective special operations forces units in the world, if not the most effective. [PAR] [TLE] Rescue of Jessica Buchanan and Poul Hagen Thisted [SEP] On January 25, 2012, a team of United States Navy SEALs raided a compound 12 miles north of the Somali town of Adow, killing nine Somali pirates and freeing their hostages, U.S. citizen Jessica Buchanan and Danish citizen Poul Hagen Thisted.
[PAR] [TLE] United States Navy SEALs [ SEP ] The United States Navy 's " Sea , Air , and Land " Teams , commonly abbreviated as the Navy SEALs , are the U.S. Navy 's primary special operations force and a component of the Naval Special Warfare Command . Among the SEALs ' main functions are conducting small - unit maritime military operations that originate from , and return to , a river , ocean , swamp , delta , or coastline . The SEALs are trained to operate in all environments ( Sea , Air , and Land ) for which they are named . The SEALs are widely considered one of the most effective special operations forces units in the world , if not the most effective . [PAR] [TLE] Rescue of Jessica Buchanan and Poul Hagen Thisted [ SEP ] On January 25 , 2012 , a team of United States Navy SEALs raided a compound 12 miles north of the Somali town of Adow , killing nine Somali pirates and freeing their hostages , U.S. citizen Jessica Buchanan and Danish citizen Poul Hagen Thisted .
What hostage U.S. citizen did the U.S. Navy's primary special operations force free 12 miles north of the Somali town of Adow on January 25, 2012?
What hostage U.S. citizen did the U.S. Navy 's primary special operations force free 12 miles north of the Somali town of Adow on January 25 , 2012 ?
Jessica Buchanan
Jessica Buchanan