Special Operations

Special Forces history holds numerous obscure tales, like the unique joint US Special Forces-Russian Spetsnaz combat mission.

Few soldiers in the world will ever earn the right to wear a sand-colored beret stamped with “Who Dares Wins”—but those who survive the NZSAS gauntlet have already proved it the hard way, through pain, endurance, and a silence that speaks volumes.

There are no cheat codes or hall passes in Navy SEAL Training. But these three steps will help you along the way.

Back in the early days of the OSS, when the stakes were sky-high and the playbook still being written, candidates faced a gauntlet of tests designed to weed out all but the toughest, sharpest minds—because only a ‘PhD who could win a bar fight’ would survive behind enemy lines.

While the world argued over tanks and F-16s, the CIA quietly built a deniable war machine in the Ukrainian shadows—armed to the teeth, fluent in covert chaos, and operating under a silence so deep Congress could barely hear its own heartbeat.

Rangers lead the way! The U.S. Army Rangers are an elite light infantry special operations unit. Read more about them in our updated guide.

You don’t have to look like a Marvel superhero to make it—just show up, shut up, carry your ruck, and don’t quit, no matter how much the suck tries to make you tap out.

America’s special operations roots stretch back to ragtag patriots who fought dirty and thought fast—long before “unconventional warfare” became a buzzword and SOCOM had a command patch.

You can slap a beret on a guy and call him elite, but if he hasn’t earned it under fire, all you’ve got is a tourist with a cool hat.

In every platoon, there’s always that one guy who manages to be a human IED—volatile, unreliable, and liable to blow up your mission and your morale in a single bad moment.

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 aspiring members should consider carefully when choosing a path.

Mista’arvim units are the terror of Hamas. Indistinguishable from Palestinians the units’ elite operatives blend in and strike at the crucial moment.