ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
RICK KAISER
Master Chief (SEAL) Rick Kaiser, USN (Retired)
Chief Executive Officer National Navy SEAL Museum and Navy SEAL Museum San Diego
Chief Executive Officer National Navy SEAL Museum and Navy SEAL Museum San Diego
Rick was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After attending Basic Underwater Demolition SEAL (BUD/S) training Class 109 in Coronado, California, he was assigned to SEAL Team TWO in 1980. Rick deployed three times with SEAL Team TWO 2nd Platoon, specializing in Winter Warfare, Sniping, and Combat Swimming. He was assigned to SEAL Team SIX in 1985 acting as lead diver, breacher, and sniper.
In 1993, Rick received the Silver Star for Valor during the Battle of Mogadishu (Black Hawk Down). He served as the Training Chief and lead sniper from 1993-2000. He then served as Deputy Operations Officer from 2001-2013, overseeing and managing numerous combat deployments post 9-11 of SEAL Team SIX personnel to Afghanistan, Iraq, Africa, and many other locations around the world.
Rick continues to serve his SEAL community and beyond as the Chief Executive Officer of the Navy SEAL Museum San Diego in California and the National Navy SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, Florida. He lives in Vero Beach, Florida with his wife Barbara.
In 1993, Rick received the Silver Star for Valor during the Battle of Mogadishu (Black Hawk Down). He served as the Training Chief and lead sniper from 1993-2000. He then served as Deputy Operations Officer from 2001-2013, overseeing and managing numerous combat deployments post 9-11 of SEAL Team SIX personnel to Afghanistan, Iraq, Africa, and many other locations around the world.
Rick continues to serve his SEAL community and beyond as the Chief Executive Officer of the Navy SEAL Museum San Diego in California and the National Navy SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, Florida. He lives in Vero Beach, Florida with his wife Barbara.
