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Special Operations Forces are involved in a variety of missions. Find out the recent happenings in the Special Forces community ranging from combat operations news to leadership and policy information.

320th Special Tactics Squadron on mission in Australia

Profile: 353rd Special Operations Group

Pararescueman is hoisted up to a U.S. Navy MH-60 Seahawk.

24th Special Tactics Squadron

Green Berets in 10th Special Forces Group Airborne

Profile: 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne)

4th Military Information Support Group (Airborne) watches unveiling of flag at Fort Bragg.

4th Military Information Support Operations Group

Maritime Raid Force

Special Operations Forces

Special Operations Forces are involved in various types of missions ranging from combat and counterterrorism operations to hostage rescue and humanitarian aid.

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New U.S. Special Operations Command commander takes over

Special Operations Command (SOCOM): Overview

USSOCOM receives, reviews, coordinates and prioritizes all Defense Department plans that support the global campaign against...

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Special Operations in the News

Find the latest news and information on U.S. Special Operations including top stories, technology, policies, leadership and more

U.S. Navy SEALs exit a C-130 Hercules aircraft.

Hunter, Frogman, Sniper, Spy: Retired SEAL Terry Houin Is Just Getting Started

“Terry Houin can’t say what he and a small band of SEALs were doing in Africa. But as the closest operators to Somalia, they...

U.S. Navy SEALs participate in Special Operations Urban Combat training.

Supreme Court Allows Navy to Reassign Vaccine-Refusing SEALs

The decision reverses the rulings of both a district judge in Texas and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Visitors walk outside the Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill.

Pentagon Asks Supreme Court to Rule in Navy SEALs' COVID-19 Vaccination Refusal Case

The emergency appeal asks the court to let the services decide whether an unvaccinated service member is non-deployable.

Another Helicopter Went Down on a US Special-Ops Raid. Here's How Elite Aviators Prepare for that Worst-Case Scenario.

Last week, Delta Force conducted a counterterrorism operation in northwestern Syria that killed Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al...

Retired Army Maj. Gen. John Singlaub testifies before the joint House-Senate panels investigating the Iran-Contra affair on Capitol Hill

John Singlaub, American Commando and Leader, Dies at 100

The American commando died peacefully surrounded by his loving wife Joan and his children at 0700 on Saturday.

Naval Special Warfare Group 2 conducts military dive operations

Navy SEALs Stop Training in State Parks as Locals Sue Over 'War Games'

Navy SEALs have conducted cold water training and other special operations exercises in the state's coastal parks for more...

U.S. Army Gen. Richard D. Clarke, U.S. Special Operations Command

Head of Special Operations Command Tests Positive for COVID-19

Gen. Richard Clarke, who oversees the special operations forces of all the military branches, is working remotely and...

Soldiers from the Nepalese Army practice medically evacuating casualties

Inside the Secretive Training US Green Berets Give Troops Who May Face Russia or China

U.S. special-operations units have been working in scores of countries for decades, teaching local units how to become better...

A 1980s Showdown with Iran Was US Special Operations Command's First Test in Combat

Special-operations forces have become U.S. policymakers' go-to choice for contingencies around the world.

Greek special forces and U.S. Navy Seals

Judge Blocks Navy's Discipline of SEALs for Refusing the COVID-19 Vaccine

Members of the Navy's special warfare community have sued to block the vaccine mandate based on religious grounds.

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