How SEAL Team 6's mastery of a risky infiltration method sets it apart from other US special...

Early on October 31, commandos from SEAL Team 6 rescued an American hostage who had been abducted in northern Nigeria.

The SEAL operators conducted a free-fall parachute jump close to the target and then silently approached where the kidnappers were holding Philipe Nathan Walton. All but one of the kidnappers were killed in the ensuing firefight, and Walton was freed.

Despite the huge logistical difficulties behind the operation, it was just another day at the office for the SEALs.