Michael Raymond "Goody" Goodboe (July 6, 1966 – November 25, 2020) was a senior Central Intelligence Agency paramilitary officer with the Special Activities Center and former member of United States Navy SEAL Team Six who was killed in a terrorist attack presumed to have been conducted by Al-Shabaab (militant group) in Mogadishu, Somalia, on November 25, 2020.
[5] In 1992, he graduated BUD/S Class 179 and reported to SEAL Team Eight at NAB Little Creek, VA, completing three platoons.
In January 2005, he was commissioned as a Chief Warrant Officer and, upon completion of CWO school, reported to SEAL Team Two.
[5] At the time of his death, he was serving with the CIA's Special Activities Center, supporting U.S. efforts to assist Somali forces in their fight against al-Shabaab, an al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group with around 9,000 fighters.
[1] Goodboe's death occurred during a period when approximately 700 U.S. troops were stationed in Somalia, working alongside African Union forces to stabilize the region.