Editing United States Navy SEALs (section)

===Somalia Intervention===
On 6 December 1992, as part of [[Unified Task Force|Operation Restore Hope]], U.S. Navy SEALs and Special Boat crewmen from Naval Special Warfare Task Unit TRIPOLI began a three-day operation carrying out reconnaissance operations in the vicinity of [[Mogadishu]] airport and harbor; ahead of UNITAFs deployment to the country. They suffered only one casualty, who was injured by an IED.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.psywarrior.com/SomaliaHerb.html |title=United States PSYOP in Somalia |first=Herbert A. |last=Friedman |website=Psywarrior |access-date=2 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://media.leeds.ac.uk/papers/pmt/exhibits/2740/PSYOP_in_Somalia.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://media.leeds.ac.uk/papers/pmt/exhibits/2740/PSYOP_in_Somalia.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live |title=PSYOP in Somalia: The Voice of Hope |last1=Borchini |first1=Charles P. (Lt. Col.) |last2=Borstelmann |first2=Mari |work=Special Warfare |publisher=United States Army |date=October 1994}}</ref>

In August 1993 a four-person DEVGRU SEAL sniper team was deployed to Mogadishu to work alongside [[Delta Force]] as part of [[Task Force Ranger]] in the search for Somali warlord [[Mohammed Farrah Aidid]]. They took part in several operations in support of the CIA and Army culminating in the 3 October '[[Battle of Mogadishu (1993)|Battle of Mogadishu]]' where they were part of the ground convoy raiding the Olympic Hotel. All four SEALs would be later awarded the Silver Star in recognition of their bravery while Navy SEAL [[Howard E. Wasdin]] would be awarded a Purple Heart after continuing to fight despite being wounded three times during the battle.<ref>{{cite book |title=Seal Team Six: The incredible story of an elite sniper – and the special operations unit that killed Osama Bin Laden |first1=Howard E. |last1=Wasdin |first2=Stephen |last2=Templin |year=2011 |location=London |publisher=[[Sphere Books]] |isbn=978-1847445490 }}</ref>