HELLENIC NAVY - O.Y.K.

This is a tribute to the greek navy seals(O.Y.K.).THESE GUYS ARE THE BEST! ........................................................................................................... [song changed due to copyright issues] The Greek Underwater Demolition Command (Greek: Διοίκηση Υποβρυχίων Καταστροφών, ΔYK), until 2002 known as the Underwater Destruction Unit (Greek: Μονάδα Υποβρυχίων Καταστροφών, ΜYK), is the Greek Navy's elite special warfare unit. The unit was established in 1957 with the help from the United States Navy's Underwater Demolition Team , when two Greek officers were sent to Little Creek in Virginia to study the UDT. On their return trained a dozen men who formed the nucleus of the MYK. The DYK has been deployed on numerous occasions. It was deployed during the first Gulf War in 1991 providing assistance for the naval embargo against Saddam Hussein, boarding 217 suspect vessels. In 1996, the MYK was involved in the Imia crisis when Turkish Commandos were infiltrated onto the island. Small DYK teams were infiltrated onto surrounding islands to observe activities, pending a political solution to the crises and withdrawal of Turkish forces. In 1997, during the violent unrest that erupted in neighbouring Albania, the DYK were responsible for taking control of the port of Tirana and carried out recovery operations of Greek and other foreign diplomats. The DYK is organised into subsections called OYK (Greek: Ομάδα Υποβρυχίων Καταστροφών, "Underwater Demolition Team") that specialise in a particular area. Each subsection consists of 25 men split into five teams of five. OYK 1/2: This is the main offensive section of the DYK that specialise in sabotage, raids and maritime counter-terrorism. OYK 3: This section specialises in reconnaissance. Establishing and reconnoitring beach landing sites prior to a main amphibious assault. OYK 4: The section specialises in underwater demolition/EOD of obstacles that may prevent an amphibious landing OYK 5: This section is a reserve section that is only activated in times of war or serious emergency. It is made up of reservists from the MYK and instructors from the main body. The selection and training course lasts roughly seven months and is divided into three phases similar to that of the US Navy SEALs BUD/S course. The course has an extremely high failure rate similar to that of its US counter-parts. The candidates will go on to airborne school and then continue to learn advanced naval special warfare techniques.