SFC Jerry Shriver, Special Forces Legend

SFC Jerry Shriver, Special Forces Legend

April, 24th, 1969 Quan Loi Airfield South Vietnam Adjusting his olive drab skull cap, he pushed another .38 revolver between his utility belt. Shouldering the trusty M3 greasegun with its long silencer, he gave a quick tug to the multitude of grenades cinched at various points on his torso. Feeling them secure; he inspected the […]

Remembering Charles Q. Williams Medal of Honor Recipient June 9-10, 1965

Remembering Charles Q. Williams Medal of Honor Recipient June 9-10, 1965

In a battle for the district capital of Phuc Long Province in the III Corps area about 60 miles northeast of Saigon in the country of Viet Nam, Special Forces 2LT Charles Q. Williams would distinguish himself in the battle of the Dong Xoai CIDG camp and later be awarded the Medal of Honor. In […]

Teaching is the Art of a Special Forces Operator/A-team

Teaching is the Art of a Special Forces Operator/A-team

We have been getting a lot of mail and tweets here at SpecialOperations.com and as we pointed out in our earlier post a day ago, many have questions about the Selection courses and what can be expected when candidates begin their quest to become part of the Special Operations fraternity and become part of the […]

Last minute Father’s Day shopping with a Green Beret

Last minute Father’s Day shopping with a Green Beret

I always like to get Dad stuff that is useful and has a cool factor. I wouldn’t buy it for him if I didn’t like it, that is helpful if he doesn’t like it, good gear will always find a home. I always wait until the last minute. Here we are once again, at the […]

Jordanian soldier charged with murder for the slaying of 3 Green Berets

Jordanian soldier charged with murder for the slaying of 3 Green Berets

Three US Special Forces soldiers were murdered by a Jordanian gate guard in 2016 while working what is known as a IA or inter-agency job which sees Green Berets seconded to CIA projects, in this case the training of Syrian militia who will then infiltrate back across the border and engage in the Syrian civil […]

“The Jungle Will Eat You Up” Ghana Jungle Warfare School

“The Jungle Will Eat You Up” Ghana Jungle Warfare School

United States soldiers recently got the opportunity to visit Africa and attend the Jungle Warfare School in at the Ghanaat Achiase military base in Akim Oda, Ghana. The small group of soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry went thru a 10-day course in late May to hone their jungle skills from their Ghana allies. […]

Selecting a Better Green Beret, Interview with Brian Decker: Revamping Team Week (Part 2)

Selecting a Better Green Beret, Interview with Brian Decker: Revamping Team Week (Part 2)

In the first segment of SpecialOperations.com interview with Brian Decker, we talked about the problem with the Special Forces Qualification Course (SFQC) and the issues that arose from the Special Forces Selection and Assessment Course (SFAS). Brian Decker (‘the smartest guy in Training Group”) was tasked to fix the issues and get the Selection course […]

Selecting a Better Green Beret: Interview with Brian Decker (Part 1)

Selecting a Better Green Beret: Interview with Brian Decker (Part 1)

The Special Forces Qualification Course (SFQC) was in a bit of a crisis mode back in 2011. Candidates were failing at about a 50 percent rate which isn’t necessarily a bad thing but the reasons why they were failing was a big concern with the powers in the Special Warfare Center (SWC). The issue was […]

Studies and Observations Group’s ‘Q’ named honorary member of Special Forces Regiment

Studies and Observations Group’s ‘Q’ named honorary member of Special Forces Regiment

James Bond had “Q.” SOG had Baker. Ben Baker. During the Vietnam War’s eight-year secret war conducted in Laos, Cambodia and N. Vietnam under the aegis of the Military Assistance Command Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group (SOG), the Green Berets turned to Counterinsurgency Support Office (CISO) Deputy Commander Conrad (“Ben”) B. Baker for everything […]

65 years later ‘The Originals’ return to 10th Special Forces Group

65 years later ‘The Originals’ return to 10th Special Forces Group

 The Originals Sixty-four years ago PFC Richard Simonian and SFC Clyde J. Sincere Jr., were among the original 600 Special Forces from the newly formed 10th Special Forces Group that boarded the USNS General A.W. Greely in Wilmington, N.C., for a transatlantic voyage to Bremerhaven, Germany – the first Special Forces unit to deploy to […]