In the near term, consideration should be given to augmenting existing U.S. Coast Guard resources with civilian professional security assistance personnel (former SEAL and Special Forces personnel) and additional armed patrol craft.

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In addition to winning a coveted slot in the elite special warfare unit known as SEAL Team Six, Checque, 28, received a number of commendations, including the Bronze Star.

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He went on to say that even if a Special Forces operative (Recon, SEAL, etc.) is looking to join the Secret Service under protection detail, they must also still work two years under investigations.

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Job W. Price, 42, of Pottstown, Pennsylvania, died Saturday while serving as the commanding officer of SEAL Team 4, a special warfare unit based in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

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While the Defense Department said only that Checque belonged to an "East Coast-based Special Warfare Unit, " a U.S. official said the man was a member of the Navy's Special Warfare Development Group, more commonly known as SEAL Team Six.

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