U.S. Army Special Forces
The United States Special Operations Command has published the June 2019 issue of Tip of the Spear. This 40- page online PDF has a number of interesting articles about U.S. special operations forces participating in exercises and operations around the […]
A former surgeon who served with U.S. Army Special Forces, Colonel Andrew Morgan, blasted into space on Saturday, July 20, 2019. His launch on a space rocket took place on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing mission. […]
Mike Waltz, a Green Beret, has been elected to serve as a Congressman from Florida’s 6th congressional district. He has had a varied and interesting career. He served in U.S. Army Special for many years to include two tours in […]
Members of the 20th Special Forces Group recently took part in Saber Junction 18 – an exercise held at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany. The 20th SFGA personnel trained with members of the 1st Territorial Unit Dainava […]
SSG Ronald Shurer, a former medic with Special Forces, will receive the Medal of Honor at a White House ceremony on October 1, 2018. The White House made the announcement on Friday, September 21, 2018. He was serving as the […]
The movie The Green Berets, starring John Wayne in the lead role, was released in on July 4, 1968. It depicted the role of U.S. Army Special Forces missions during the Vietnam War. It was viewed as a patriotic film […]
By Steven Boyd Newman, MSG (R), SF For the last five years I’ve been working on a screenplay, Kill or Capture, a true story about a team from 7th Special Forces Group. The men on this team and their story reached into […]
A long-time member of the U.S. Army Special Forces and later a civilian employee for the Department of Defense has passed away. Major (Ret) Lyle Dean Drake spent 39 years working for the federal government in either a military or […]
BG (Retired) Sean Mulholland passed away. He was a retired U.S. Army officer with numerous tours and assignments with Special Forces and special operations. He commanded from the ODA to SOC level within the special operations community. His last command […]
The results of the Niger ambush investigation was briefed to members of the press on Thursday, May 10, 2018. The Pentagon aired the one-hour long briefing and question and answer period video online. The three briefers were Marine Corps General […]
Iron Mike Healy – RIP. A legendary U.S. Army Special Forces officer died on Saturday, April 14, 2018 in Jacksonville, Florida. Retired Major General Michael D. Healy joined the Army shortly before the Japanese surrender at the end of World […]
Special Operations Combatives Program (SOCP) – U.S. Army Special Forces has adopted a training program that bridges the gap between the foundation training provided by the Modern Army Combatives Program (MACP) and the unique combative skills required by today’s Special […]
U.S. Army Special Forces in Niger have been working with host nation security forces to help counter the activities of several terrorist and insurgent groups operating in the region. The most well-known of these groups is Boko Haram. This terrorist […]
MG Francis Beaudette is the new commander of the 1st Special Forces Command. He replaced MG James Kraft in a change of command ceremony held at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on July 28, 2017. MG Beaudette has served in progressively […]
3rd SFG Africa Mission – When the 3rd Special Forces Group was reactivated at Fort Bragg in July 1990 it was assigned regional responsibility for the Caribbean area and Africa. Prior to that the Caribbean was a 7th Special Forces […]
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