5th Special Forces Group

Staff Sergeant Kalvin Taylor, a 5th Special Forces Group cook (92G), was arrested for possession of 15 pounds of marijuana, 500 tablets of Xanax, and a firearm. The Clarksville Tennessee Police Department observed the Soldier conduct at least two separate drug transactions on his way to Dover, Tennessee, before pulling him over. The Police Department […]

He was wounded 37 times by bullets, shrapnel, a bayonet, and a rifle butt but his only thoughts were on those others who were hit on that day in May 1968. His actions saved eight other men’s lives in Vietnam on that day. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery but it […]

In our Selection preparation, we always stress the importance of Rucking and the value that all of the services in the Special Operations community put on it. The services will all stress the 45-pound minimum in training. One of the frequent questions we get is why train with 45-pounds when in reality the amount will […]

Green Berets prepare to breach an entryway during a readiness exercise near At-Tanf Garrison, Syria, April 25, 2020. Coalition and partner forces regularly train on tactics and various weapon systems in an enduring effort to defeat of Daesh in southern Syria. Special Forces teams have deployed to Iraq and Syria since 2015 for the fight […]

Command Sergeant Major Bennie Adkins, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions in Vietnam, passed away from complications due to the coronavirus at the age of 86. He contracted the virus in late March and was admitted to the East Alabama Medical Center and then moved into the intensive care unit […]

Some old school action from Iraq. The Green Berets in the video are most likely from the Crisis Response Force (CRF) company of the 5th Special Forces Group.

Estonian commandos are the latest to join a French-led Special Operations task force that will deploy in Africa in the upcoming summer to fight Islamic extremists. The deployment of the Estonian commandos was first reported by the Defense Post back in 2019. Then, an Estonian Defense Ministry spokesperson had stated that the country’s contribution to […]

An officer with the Qwat Al-Khasah, Special Forces of Iraq, speaks to the soldiers preparing to go out on a mission during the training stage for an upcoming mission with the United States Special Operations Force at Camp Taji, Iraq March 7, 2020. The Qwat al Khasah, Special Forces of Iraq, are leading a coalition […]

Prior to the war in Afghanistan, the conflict in Vietnam was the longest in United States history. And on April 1, 1970, Green Beret medic Gary Beikirch showed incredible bravery during an attack on his Dak Seang A-Camp. He was exposing himself repeatedly to enemy fire to treat wounded comrades, despite his own serious wounds […]

The Malian army suffered another bloody setback in the northern region of the country. At least 29 people were killed, with some reports stating that all 29 were soldiers in the town of Tarkint, north of the city of Gao. However, the military posted on social media that only two of the dead were soldiers, […]

Charles Ernest Hosking Jr. was a career soldier who fought as a U.S. paratrooper in World War II and was one of the original Green Berets when the unit was created in 1952. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in Vietnam. A desire to serve Hosking was born in May […]

Two rockets struck a training base south of Baghdad where U.S.-led coalition troops and NATO trainers are present, Iraq’s military said in a statement on Tuesday. The rockets hit the Basmaya base outside of Baghdad on Monday evening. They impacted near a factory and what was described as agricultural land, but not where any troops […]