Was Ron Desantis A Navy SEAL?
Although Ron Desantis was not a Navy SEAL, he played an advisory role in the SEAL team. In 2007, he was assigned to Navy SEAL Team One at the Naval Special Warfare Command Group in Coronado, California. He took advantage of the military troop surge then and was sent to Iraq as a Legal Advisor to the Navy SEAL Commander, Special Operations Task Force-West. He advised the commander regarding the SEAL mission in Ramadi, Fallujah, and other areas of Al Anbar province. His legal training allowed him to serve as senior legal counsel to Dane Thorleifson, the SEAL team captain. In his role, Desantis worked to protect the rights of about 100 detainees in Iraq, ensuring that the detainees were treated with humane conduct. He also monitored various Army Green Berets and Navy SEAL missions within his jurisdiction, ensuring that every action adhered to and followed the tenets of the rule of law. Some of his monitoring functions included making sure every interrogation was in line with the Geneva Conventions and the U.S. military rules. According to available military records, Ron Desantis’s duties and responsibilities in Iraq as well as the Arabian Peninsula, covered the following areas:
* Foreign internal defense operations
* Intelligence operations
* Special reconnaissance
* Special operations