The term 'Group Navy' refers to the United States Navy's Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen (SWCC) and the United States Navy SEALs. The SWCC are a special operations force that operate and maintain small boats and craft used to support Navy SEALs and other special operations forces. The Navy SEALs are an elite special operations force of the United States Navy that is trained for unconventional warfare, direct action, counter-terrorism, and special reconnaissance missions. The acronym SEALS stands for Sea, Air, and Land Specialists.