Women and SOF selection, a former Special Forces instructor speaks out

Sometimes you read things in the news and are thoroughly amazed and awed by some of the fantastic things people think of and make happen. Other times you can read something and be thoroughly amazed and awed for the opposite reasons and wonder, “What the hell are they thinking?” Recently, the Pentagon has resolved to […]

The Pic of the Day: The road to become a Green Beret is long and wet

A soldier from the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School makes his way through a swamp while completing a land navigation course during Special Forces Assessment and Selection near Hoffman, North Carolina, on May 7, 2019. Candidates who attended the three-week assessment and selection were evaluated on their ability to work […]

The Pic of the Day: Special Forces operators getting the word

Staff Sgt. Andrew, Sgt. 1st Class Jay, and Sgt. 1st Class Jeff, all soldiers assigned to 7th Special Forces Group, participate in mission planning with members of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Six prior to rigorous fast-rope rehearsals designed to help both teams successfully infiltrate enemy terrain during Red Flag Rescue. Red Flag Rescue is the […]

The Pic of the Day: Special Forces operators train with the Holly Stick

A U.S. Army Special Operations soldier with 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) conducts improvised explosive device (IED) training with a Holly Stick during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 3-19 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms (MCAGCC), California, on April 30, 2019. The Green Berets utilized the training areas at MCAGCC while supporting […]

The Pic of the Day: Close quarters combat at its best

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group Airborne (SFG) conduct close-quarter battle training on the range near Panzer Kaserne, Boeblingen, Germany, May 31, 2019. The 10th SFG was the first Special Forces group to be activated in 1952. Its area of operations (AO) includes Europe and North Africa. However, the relentless tempo […]

The WWI hero that pioneered US global intelligence

On the eve of the United States entering World War II, the U.S. was woefully unprepared—both militarily and in the realm of intelligence. The United States did not have a professional intelligence service, but that was about to change. President Franklin D. Roosevelt recognized the need for a professional global intelligence service. He was worried […]

The Pic of the Day: Special Forces operators rocking the minigun

A U.S. Army Special Operations soldier with 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) fires an MK44 minigun during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 3-19 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), Twentynine Palms, California, on May 4, 2019. The Green Berets utilized the training areas at MCAGCC while supporting ITX as a special operations unit […]

The Pic of the Day: Laying stealthily and with evil intent

A U.S. Army Special Operation soldier with 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) fires an M110 semi-automatic sniper system during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 3-19 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), Twentynine Palms, California, on May 6, 2019. The Green Berets utilized the training areas at MCAGCC while supporting ITX as a special […]

How would you rank in the US Army’s new combat fitness test?

The Army is expected to make some final changes to how they’ll grade the new physical training (PT) test. Having been stuck with the same three-event PT test since 1980, the Army spent six years developing a new six-event test that better measures muscular strength, endurance, power, pliability, coordination, speed, agility, cardiovascular endurance, balance, and […]

Colombian Special Forces operators win Fuerzas Commando 2019 special ops competition

The Colombian Army Special Operations Forces took home the prestigious top honors at the 15th annual Fuerzas Commando 2019 competition.  Fuerzas Commando is a friendly but spirited competition of special operations military and police units from Central and South America. The competition, which began in 2004, is sponsored by the United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) […]

1st Special Forces Group marks anniversary and a celebrated history

The 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) was formed on June 24, 1957, and is 62 years old* this week. The 1st SFG (A) is the SF group tasked with an area of operations within the Asia-Pacific theater, although many of the group’s teams have served in both Afghanistan and Iraq. The United States Army Special […]