The Pic of the Day: Mortars away the Special Forces way

U.S. Army Special Operation Soldiers with 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) fire M224 handheld 60mm mortar system at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), Twentynine Palms, Calif., Oct. 16, 2019. The Green Berets used the MCAGCC training areas to refine detachment tactics and prepare for combat operations

The Pic of the Day: Special Forces Command Sergeant Major and son

Command Sgt. Maj. Terry M. Sanchez (left), command sergeant major of the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), and Pvt. Diego Sanchez (right) wait to jump from a C-130J onto Fryar Drop Zone, Fort Benning, Ga. 25, Nov. 2019. The jump marked the last jump for Command Sgt. Maj. Sanchez’s career and also marked the beginning […]

The Pic of the Day: CrossFitters vs Special Forces operators

The U.S. Army Warrior Fitness Team along with Professional CrossFit athlete Noah Ohlsen pose for a photo with soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Ky., Oct. 25 2019. Green Berets with 5th Special Forces Group soldiers held multiple events throughout the day to show the different aspects of a special […]

The Video of the Week: SOF CQB, Airborne Ops, Breaching, and lots more

B-roll Footage of Special Forces Operators conducting close-quarters combat, breaching techniques, airborne operations, and demolition and explosive training that was used to create a video in support of the Special Operations Recruiting Battalion Campaign at Fort Campbell, KY, on April, 15 2019.

October 19, 2001: America strikes back, Special Forces troops arrive in Afghanistan

Just five weeks after the horrible events that unfolded on 9/11 back in 2001, the United States answered. Coalition air forces were already hitting targets in Afghanistan, taking out terrorist training centers and key government installations. But on that day, the first Special Forces troops infiltrated into Afghan territory from Uzbekistan over the Hindu Kush […]

The Pic of the Day: Who said Generals don’t get their hands dirty?

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James Jarrard, left, the then-commander of Special Operations Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, provides assistant gunner support to a member of the 5th Special Forces Group during counter-ISIS operations in southern Syria. Maj. Gen. Jarrard is currently the commander of the 25 Infantry Division.

The Pic of the Day: Special Forces operators calling in for extraction

Special Forces Soldiers assigned to 3rd Special Group (Airborne) Training near Hurlburt Field, FL. The exercise was a part of a 3rd SFG (A) training rotation which encompasses various tactical techniques and procedures, including call for fire, full mission profiles and combat diver requalification.

Who owns the night? Taliban use of night vision goggles tips the scale

Despite 19 years of war, the Taliban are still a dominant faction in Afghanistan. Their ability to wreak havoc at will highlights the Afghan government’s feebleness. A frailty that becomes ever more pronounced as U.S. and coalition forces gradually withdraw from the country. In their way toward defeating their opponent – or reducing his will […]