Tag: Special Forces

Green Berets from 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) rehearse close quarters combat in a shoot house on March 4, 2016 in Nevada.   U.S. Army photo by 3rd Special Forces Group    

A U.S. Air Force pararescueman, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, is hoisted to a U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk during a mission Nov. 7, 2012, in Afghanistan. Pararescue teams assault, secure, and dominate the rescue objective area using any available Department of Defense or Allied, air, land, or sea asset. U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. […]

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, secure the area after being lowered from a U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk during a mission Nov. 7, 2012, in Afghanistan. Pararescue teams assault, secure, and dominate the rescue objective area using any available Department of Department or Allied, air, land, or sea asset. U.S. Air […]

A U.S. Air Force pararescueman, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, scans for ground threats during a mission Nov. 7, 2012, over Afghanistan. Pararescue teams assault, secure, and dominate the rescue objective area using any available Department of Defense or Allied, air, land, or sea asset. U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder

President Donald J. Trump will award Vietnam-era Green Beret medic Gary Mike Rose the Medal of Honor on Oct. 23 at the White House for valor stemming from a historic, top-secret mission in Laos during the secret war dubbed Operation Tailwind, the White House announced today. 47 years ago, on September 14, 1970, 16 Green […]

Qatari special operations personnel conduct a military free-fall Friendship Jump over Qatar on Aug. 21, 2017. In support of continued partnerships between the U.S. and Qatar, special forces from the two nations participated in a static-line and military free-fall parachute training exercise. This marked the first event of its kind conducted between the U.S. and […]

U.S. and Polish Special Operations Forces Soldiers move across a field to their objective as a Lithuanian Mi-17 helicopter hovers above during a casualty evacuation exercise rehearsal held Oct. 14 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany. Image courtesy of the U.S. Army

FORT BRAGG, N.C. — A Special Operations Forces sniper team engages targets at varying distances over a barrier during the United States Army Special Operations Command’s International Sniper Competition, where 23, two-man teams from special-operations, foreign-partners and law enforcement agencies put their skills to the test, March 20-24. Photo courtesy of USAJFKSWCS

A special operations combat medic from the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) rappels down a cliff side at a Fort Carson, Colorado training area to retrieve a mock-casualty during medical evacuation training Nov. 9. During the two-day training event, medics from 10th SFG(A) were placed in several different scenarios and tested on a variety of […]

In a video interview, the mother of Abu Tayeh claims that the Jordanian government gave him a promotion and a medal after he murdered three US Special Forces soldiers at King Faisal Air Base.  The Green Berets were stopped at the gate checkpoint outside the base where Abu Tayeh was in charge of running the […]

Naval Base Coronado, California – Critical Skills Operators with Bravo Company, 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, prepare to board a target vessel during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training near Naval Base Coronado, Calif., Jan. 14. Image courtesy of the U.S. Marine Corps

On Sunday night, KPBS will launch the first of a ten-part, 18-hour presentation by film makers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick on the Vietnam War. In recent weeks they have hosted numerous preview clips at private screenings from the series across the country from Los Angeles to New York City and smaller venues in San […]