Naval Special Warfare Center

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United States Phil Bucklew Naval Special Warfare Center
Active
Country	United States
Branch	United States Navy
Role	To ensure component maritime special operations forces ready to meet the operational requirements of combatant commanders.
Part of	United States Naval Special Warfare Command United States Special Operations Command
Garrison/HQ	Coronado, California

The United States Phil Bucklew Naval Special Warfare Center (NSWC, also know as 'The Center') is part, a component command, of the Naval Special Warfare Command and is sited within the Naval base Coronado in San Diego, California.

The NSWC currently covers these subsidiary training sites: Key West, Florida Hawaii Yuma, Arizona Hurlburt Field Florida, Kodiak, Alaska, SDV (SEAL Delivery Vehicle) Training, Panama City, Florida Advanced Training, Little Creek, Virginia, La Posta Mountain Warfare Training Facility and NAVSCIATTS, Stennis Space Center Mississippi.

The NSWC runs much of the Navy Special Warfare (NSW) training. The main courses are the famous 25-week Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training (BUD/S), the 15-week Advanced SEAL training, and the nine-week Special Warfare Combatant Crewman training (SWCC).