Why are Navy SEALs called frogmen? There is a lot of lore around Navy SEALs and why they are called ‘frogmen,’ but they aren’t the original group of guys to be called that. Underwater ...

The book tells the story of the World War II “frogmen” who became the Navy SEALs, and has a local connection in that several were Santa Monica ocean lifeguards before being recruited into the ...

SEAL stands for sea, air and land, describing the different environments the frogmen navigate while on a mission. The Navy officially established the SEAL program in 1962, with the credit ...