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| U.S. Navy Special Warfare Group 3 | |
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| Country |  United States of America |
| Branch |  United States Navy |
| Type | Special operations force SEa, Air, Land |
| Size | 667 personnel authorized:[1]
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| Part of |  United States Special Operations Command United States Naval Special Warfare Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Naval Amphibious Base Coronado |
| Motto(s) | "The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday" "It Pays to be a Winner" "There is no 'I' in TEAM" |
| Engagements | Operation Just Cause Operation Desert Storm
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| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | P. Gardner Howe, III |
Naval Special Warfare Group 3 (NSWG-3), based at the Naval Amphibious Base Coronado in California, was one of six constituent formations of the United States Naval Special Warfare Command.[2] Until 2008, NSWG-3 was composed of two SEAL Delivery Vehicle Teams: SDVT-1 in Pearl Harbor and SDVT-2 in Little Creek. In 2008, SDVT-2 was disestablished and merged into SDVT-1, which was then now headquartered in Pearl Harbor and operated detachments in Pearl Harbor and Little Creek. SDV Teams are SEAL teams with an added underwater delivery capability. SDVT-2 was reactivated on 8 March 2019.[3] NSWG-3 was deactivated alongside NSWG-10 in August 2021 and replaced by Naval Special Warfare Group 8 which took in all units previously under NSWG-3 and NSWG-10.[4][5]
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