by Joey Middleton | May 16, 2025 | SOF Units and Personnel
By Jordan Smith 1 JSOC History During the second world war, the United States first began to field unconventional forces tasked with special operations. The Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the precursor to the CIA, recruited men and women from the Army to act as...
by Joey Middleton | Mar 12, 2025 | SOF Units and Personnel
By Army Maj. Wes Shinego, DOD News From selection to retirement, elite multipurpose canines are the silent Green Berets who don’t always bask in the spotlight but are equally deserving of it. These four-legged warriors of the Army Special Forces undergo rigorous...
by Joey Middleton | Feb 24, 2025 | SOF Units and Personnel
by John Long and Leandros Fugate After years of training, a recon commando marches into the briefing room and declares, “I’ve got little flying drones, cyber forensic tools, and a long-range rifle. I want a target.” The boss looks at the commando and replies, “Look,...
by Roro Fernandez | Jan 17, 2024 | SOF Units and Personnel
How big is a SEAL team? How many Green Berets are there? We have answers. BY JOSHUA SKOVLUND The U.S. military’s special operations forces (SOF) are home to some of the most highly trained soldiers, sailors, Marines, and airmen in the world. They must undergo grueling...
by Roro Fernandez | Jul 11, 2023 | SOF Units and Personnel
The Difference Between “Special Operations” and “Special Forces” July 6, 2023 by Marty Skovlund, Jr. Possibly one of the most pervasive yet irritating missteps that the media and public in general make about the military is the use of the terms ‘Special Operations...
by Roro Fernandez | Oct 20, 2020 | SOF Units and Personnel
Navy SEAL Feature: What’s a SEAL? Special Operations Forces are characterized by small groups with unique abilities to conduct military actions that are more specialized than conventional military forces. The Navy’s Sea, Air and Land Forces (SEALs) are expertly...