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Why Does America Have 70,000 Special Forces Troops?

Special operations forces offer an attractive package to policymakers: they are relatively cheap, with a small footprint, the ...

Trump administration is planning new mission in Mexico against cartels, current and former U.S. officials say

The new operation would include U.S. troops on the ground in Mexico striking drug labs and cartel leaders, according to ...

From airstrikes to assassination, Trump weighs options against Venezuela’s Maduro: Report

US President Donald Trump is weighing options to move against Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, which range from airstrikes ...
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Army Special Forces Are Preparing for the Next War with Russia

Army Special Forces operators specialize in unconventional warfare and foreign internal defense. Over the summer, Army Green Berets worked with European special operations units in preparation for a ...

The Air Force’s special operations crop duster crashed in a field in Oklahoma

One of Air Force Special Operation Command’s new OA-1K Skyraider II planes went down in Oklahoma City shortly after take off.
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Farewell to Ferguson, hail to Wortham: 1st Special Forces Command changes leaders

FORT BRAGG — The 1st Special Forces Command at Fort Bragg changed leaders in late August, the command announced. Outgoing commander Maj. Gen. Lawrence “Gil” Ferguson handed over the command to Brig.

7 Tactical Lessons Men Can Borrow From Special Forces

It’s no secret that special forces teams operate with razor-sharp focus and discipline. But what if men could take some of ...

The US Air Force plane that just crash-landed in a field was a new special ops attack aircraft converted from a crop duster

The OA-1K Skyraider II is a light attack plane, a militarized variant of the Air Tractor AT-802, an aircraft long used for ...