While the two terms are often referred to interchangeably, there is an important difference between Special Forces and Special Operations in the U.S. military.

Special operations forces deploy around the world in high-risk missions. And the troops that fall under Special Operations Command experience a high rate of serious and sometimes deadly accidents outside of combat, often in training. A lack of oversight ...

Special Operations Command should more closely study data on training incidents and spend more time observing high-risk, noncombat operations to better mitigate accidents involving its elite forces, a federal watchdog found in a study published Thursday.

A U.S. Green Beret assigned to 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) participates in training near Aviona, Greece, on Mar. 12, 2024. (Staff Sgt. Nathan Baker/U.S. Army) A new U.S. Army special operations forces manual has a mission: to convince the regular ...

The US special forces veteran who spirited Nobel laureate María Corina Machado out of Venezuela has begged her not to return to the country, after a perilous rescue mission that lasted nearly 16 hours and was carried out largely in the middle of the night through rough waters.

1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) Delivers Holiday Cheer Across Fort Bragg Fort Bragg, NC. – In a heartfelt display of community spirit, service members from the 1st Special Forces Command (AIRBORNE) participated in a ruck march today, delivering donations to the Armed Services YMCA in celebration of the Christmas season.

A recent report recommends U.S. Special Operations Command take various actions to reduce high-risk training injuries and deaths, which account for the bulk of non-combat accidents. Released this month, the Government Accountability Office report found ...

Ukraine's Special Operations Forces (SSO) carried out kamikaze drone strikes on a Russian patrol ship and an oil platform in the Caspian Sea on Dec. 19, the SSO reported on Dec. 20. The patrol ship is designated Project 22460 Hunter,