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Perhaps nothing better demonstrates what separates special operations commandos from regular soldiers than Hell Week, which Navy men must endure to become SEALs. The most ferocious warriors in the American military, SEALs specialize in commando assaults, unconventional warfare, counterinsurgency operations and dangerous reconnaissance or intelligence-collection missions that other units turn down. Their roots are in the Navyfrogmen of World War II. Their forte is waterborne operations: scuba diving, underwater demolitions, coastal raids, river combat.

SEAL training is a grueling ordeal: its core six-month course includes a "hell week" in which waterlogged recruits undergo five straight days of push-ups, running and advanced exercises--like learning to swim with their hands and feet tied--on a total of four hours of sleep. The Navy has more than 330,000 active sailors but only about 2,000 SEALs. The small fraction of recruits who pass training, as Phillips knows, are excellent shots.

SPORT IN LATVIA LEAD Sports in Latvia include association football, ice hockey, basketball, athletics, rugby, tennis, cycling, and others. Association football is historically the most popular of the Latvian sports and is closely followed by hockey. Some of Latvia’s most notable athletes include hockey player Sandis Ozoliņš, olympic javelin thrower Vadims Vasiļevskis, and basketball player Kristaps Porziņģis.

CIA IN IRAN LEAD The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an independent federal agency that operates outside of American borders and is responsible for providing national security intelligence to our nation's policymakers. This intelligence is then used to assist the President and senior US government policymakers in making decisions relating to national security. The CIA has set up facilities around the world, including Iran. It is in the interest of the United States to monitor any country that could potentially harm the American people and the United States as a whole.