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Former Green Beret nominated to top Pentagon position to oversee special ops
A former Green Beret involved in a friendly fire incident in Afghanistan was nominated as the Pentagon special operations ...
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10th Special Forces Group takes first as best combat divers across special operations forces
This year marks the 60th anniversary since the inception of Special Forces Underwater Operations. Under the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School footprint, this is the ...
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Women will attempt Army Special Forces training soon — but they’re not the first
Two female Army officers have been selected to enter the training pipeline to join all-male Special Forces units, becoming the first soldiers to do so since Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter ...
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The Army has a program that lets you try out for Special Forces right off the street, but not all Green Berets are fans of it
During the war on terror, US Army Special Forces revived its 18X program in order to expand recruitment. Known as a non-prior service Special Forces candidate contract, 18X allows enlistees to go ...
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The Army wants to see more ‘creativity’ from special operations forces
The installation is now known as Fort Liberty. (Spc. Jacob Ward/Army) Above all else, the commander of 1st Special Forces Command says he wants to see creativity out of the Army’s special ...
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Army probes Special Forces soldier appearing to wear Nazi symbol in social media post: ‘Clear violation of our values’
Russell Gordon with the 1st Special Forces Command told the Army Times. The Totenkopfverbände was the symbol for members of the Schutzstaffel (SS) responsible for running Nazi concentration and ...
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Army Special Operations Could Be Cut 10% as Military Looks to Conventional Warfare
The Army is mulling cuts to its special operations programs in the coming years, potentially trimming the forces amid a general U.S. military shift in attention to more conventional capabilities ...
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First Woman Joins Green Berets After Graduating From Special Forces Training
The soldier’s graduation is a landmark moment for the Army, as the Special Forces were one of the branch’s last assignments without any women. By Thomas Gibbons-Neff WASHINGTON — A female ...
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Army Making a Mistake in Cuts to Special Operations Forces
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Female soldiers in Army special operations face rampant sexism and harassment, military report says
The exhaustive report surveyed more than 5,000 people assigned to Army special operations forces units, including 837 female troops, 3,238 male troops and the rest defense civilians. It revealed ...
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Army special operator rates 10 Delta Force and special forces scenes in movies and TV
Bob Keller, former US Army Special Forces and Delta Force operator, rates 10 Army special operations scenes in movies and TV, such as "Black Hawk Down," for realism. DOGE begins to freeze health ...