The Pic of the Day: Green Berets and their mortars

Green Berets of 10th and 19th Special Forces Groups (Airborne) adjust M224 60mm mortar systems during a live-fire on Fort Carson. Special Forces operators refresh themselves on a wide variety of domestic and foreign weapons platforms to stay ready and to train new team members who are unfamiliar with the weapons.

Another one lost: Experienced Green Beret killed during Military Freefall training

A seasoned Special Forces operator was killed during Military Freefall training. Master Sergeant Nathan Goodman died on January 14 while conducting routine training with his unit in Eloy, Arizona. The causes of his death are under investigation. Assigned to the 3rd Special Forces Group (3rd SFG), MSG Goodman was a veteran of eight deployments (four […]

Former Green Beret reportedly trained fundamentalist Mormon militia in Utah

A former U.S. Army Special Forces soldier is thought to have trained and equipped an armed militia-type organization in Utah. Scott Mangels, a former Green Beret and part of the Army National Guard’s 19th  Special Forces Group (SFG), allegedly worked with the Apostolic United Brethren (AUB), a Mormon fundamentalist organization based in Bluffdale, Utah, to […]

Special Forces Mountain Training

Some Special Forces detachments are designated mountain teams and participate in Special Forces mountain training to develop their environmental skills.