Both the U.S. Army Rangers and Green Berets are elite components of the military's special operations forces, each with unique operational roles, rigorous training programs, and distinct missions that ...

These crossed arrows appeared again in 1942, when 1st Special Service Forces began operating. The crossed arrows were officially adopted as part of the Special Forces insignia in 1984.

Today's Army Rangers are deployed—in companies of 80 to 250 men—more often than any other Special Ops force. The 75th Ranger Regiment, consisting of four battalions and approximately 3,400 ...

The non-prior service Special Forces enlistment contract in the Army National Guard is called the REP 63 contract. The active-duty version of this contract is the 18X (18xray).

Known Tier 1 units include the U.S. Army’s Delta Force, Ranger Regimental Reconnaissance Company, ... and remains the most elite and secretive of the Army’s special forces units.

FORT BENNING, Ga. -- The 2010 David E. Grange Jr. Best Ranger Competition came to a close on Sunday evening, when the last teams standing following the three-day event had crossed the finish line ...

U.S. soldiers with the Pennsylvania National Guard test their swimming and survivability in water during the Combat Water Survival Test while attending the Ranger and Sapper Assessment Program at ...

Known Tier 1 units include the U.S. Army’s Delta Force, Ranger Regimental Reconnaissance Company, ... and remains the most elite and secretive of the Army’s special forces units.

O’Kelley said he served in the Army for more than 20 years including serving with the 82nd Airborne Division, 3rd Ranger Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group and 3rd special Forces Group followed ...

Two U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers who were killed when a when American and Afghan troops were fired on during a mission in Afghanistan were identified by the Pentagon on Sunday.