green berets

Twelve men, no script, and a mission set that swings from training guerrillas in the mountains to calming down armed allies in a cramped room at midnight—this is the quiet, decentralized grind where Special Forces actually earns its keep.

They drove us into oxygen debt until the pool felt like a grave, and when one man actually died and came back, the only question waiting for him at the surface was whether he was tough enough to climb back in.

Ammo was life in Prairie Fire, because when the NVA hit hard and the sky went quiet for hours, the only thing standing between ST Idaho and getting overrun was what we could carry, shoot, and keep running in the dark.

Read the entertaining account of a former Delta Force member describing the interaction between the two elite units.

The roots of special operations forces can be traced back to the strategic challenges of World War II.

Grammar matters and can even piss off Special Forces guys. We just don’t like having or hearing our unit’s name misused, borrowed, or stolen.

Against the backdrop of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, while international headlines were captivated by the broader war narrative, a small team of Green Berets was tasked with a mission critical to the success of the more extensive campaign.

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.

Explore the Green Beret’s history, weapons, and key battles in this definitive guide by former SOCOM members.

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.

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.

Helicopters, those damnable, awe-inspiring beasts, taught me the hard limits of man and machine through a litany of mishaps, from hard landings in brown-out dust to emergency ocean bailouts and explosive chaos, revealing their true worth only when pushed to the edge.