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The United States Special Operations Forces is the official category where the U.S. Department of Defense lists the U.S. military units that have a training specialization in unconventional warfare and special operations. Special Operations Forces are often referred to incorrectly as U.S. Special Forces, which, in actuality, is the official name for the Green Berets. The United States Department of Defense, abbreviated as DoD or DOD and sometimes called the Defense Department, is a civilian Cabinet organization of the United States government. ...
The armed forces of the United States of America consist of the United States Army United States Navy United States Air Force United States Marine Corps United States Coast Guard Note: The United States Coast Guard has both military and law enforcement functions. ...
Unconventional warfare A broad spectrum of military and paramilitary operations, normally of long duration, predominantly conducted by indigenous or surrogate forces who are organized, trained, equipped, supported, and directed in varying degrees by an external source. ...
Special forces or special operations forces is a term used to describe relatively small military units raised and trained for reconnaissance, unconventional warfare and special operations. ...
Shoulder sleeve patch of the United States Army Special Forces, the Green Berets. ...
The Department refers to such units (and similar foreign organizations) as Special Operations Forces (SOF). Special forces or special operations forces is a term used to describe relatively small military units raised and trained for reconnaissance, unconventional warfare and special operations. ...
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During peacetime, SOF units are usually under the operational command of their assigned branch of the military. But the Secretary of Defense can place Special Operations Forces (including all of the below, as well as U.S. Navy SEAL units, selected units of the U.S. Air Force, and other units) under the direct control of the United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM), usually in time of active hostilities. U.S. SOF units have the same basic role in warfare as the Special Forces of most other countries, supplying small, elite units that can operate far behind enemy lines on sabotage, reconnaissance, counter-insurgency and other missions. Most have extensive airborne training. The United States Secretary of Defense is the head of the United States Department of Defense, concerned with the armed services and The Secretary is appointed by the President with the approval of the Senate, and is a member of the Cabinet. ...
The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ...
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Emblem of the United States Special Operations Command. ...
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Sabotage is a deliberate action aimed at weakening an enemy through subversion, obstruction, disruption, and/or destruction. ...
Mixed reconaissance patrol of the Polish Home Army and the Soviet Red Army during Operation Tempest, 1944 Reconnaissance is the military term for the active gathering of information about an enemy, or other conditions, by physical observation. ...
Counter-insurgency is the combatting of Insurgency, by the government (or allies) of the territory in which the insurgency takes place. ...
U.S. paratroopers jump into Australia on a military training exercise. ...
U.S. Army Rangers on patrol Copyright Public domain: United States Army. ...
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List of U.S. Special Operations Forces (Incomplete)
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Army This article is about the U.S. Special Operations Force. ...
Official force name 75th Ranger Regiment Rangers Other names Airborne Rangers Army Rangers Task Force Ranger U.S. Army Rangers Branch U.S. Army Chain of Command USASOC Description Special Operations Force, rapidly deployable light infantry force. ...
Unit name 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) Abbreviated: 160th SOAR (A) Nickname Night Stalkers Branch U.S. Army Mission Provide aviation support to U.S. Special Operations Forces Headquarters Fort Campbell, Kentucky USA Motto Night Stalkers Dont Quit (NSDQ) Death Waits in the Dark Regiment 3 battalions, Training...
(Redirected from 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta) Official force name 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (Airborne) 1st SFOD-D (A) Combat Application Group (CAG) Delta Force Nicknames D-boys Delta boys Deltas Branch U.S. Army Chain of Command USASOC Description Versatile Special Operations Force, mainly trained for...
(Redirected from 10th Mountain Division) Shoulder sleeve patch of the United States Army 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry). ...
The 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Army was formed originally as the 82nd Infantry Division on August 25, 1917, at Camp Gordon, Georgia. ...
Shoulder sleeve patch of the United States Army 101st Airborne Division, the Screaming Eagles. ...
Task Force 11 is a joint navy seal delta force team which main purpose is to hunt down and capture taliban and al-qaida leaders globalsecurity. ...
Air Force Air Force Air Commandos are commandos of the United States Air Force under the Air Force Special Operations Command or AFSOC, a branch of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). ...
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Navy SEALs in from the water. ...
The U.S. Navy Special Warfare Development Group (NAVSPECWARDEVGRU, or more frequently, just DEVGRU) is the United States Navys premier counterterrorism unit, a counterpart to the Armys Combat Application Group (CAG), commonly known as Delta Force. ...
SEAL Team SIX is the U.S. Navys main counterterrorist unit. ...
Red Teams or Red Cells are U.S. government parlance for teams or units designed to test the effectiveness of U.S. tactics or personnel. ...
Underwater Demolition Teams were the precursor to the current U.S. Navy SEALs. ...
Marine Corps Official Name USMC Force Reconnaissance Force Recon Marines Branch United States Marine Corps Command Structure MARFORPAC; MEF I, III; MEU(SOC) 11, 13, 15, 31 MARFORLANT, MEF II; MEU(SOC) 22, 24, 26 MARFORRES, Reserves Description MEU(SOC) Deep Recon Capability, Special Operations Capability Readiness Any shore in the world...
MCSOCOM Detachment One Marine Corps Detachment One, United States Special Operations Command, or MCSOCOM Detachment One (DET1), is the USMCs contribution to USSOCOM. It is an eighty-six man unit, 81 Marines and 5 Navy corpsmen, commanded by Col. ...
Special Reaction Teams (SRT) In anticipation of possible terrorist attacks against US Marine Corps and Navy installations, many bases have formed Special Reaction Teams. ...
US Marine Corps Fleet Antiterrorism Security Teams (also known as FAST Companies) are primarily designed to conduct defensive combat operations, military security operations, and rear area security operations. ...
Other The CIA Seal The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is one of the American foreign intelligence agencies, responsible for obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals, and reporting such information to the various branches of the U.S. Government. ...
The Special Activities Staff is a division of the Central Intelligence Agencys Directorate of Operations responsible for covert paramilitary actions effected when the U.S. government does not wish to be associated with an operation. ...
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a Federal police force which is the principal investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ...
The Hostage Rescue Team (HRT) is the United States Federal Bureau of Investigations counterterrorism tactical unit. ...
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Shoulder sleeve patch of the 1st Special Service Force. ...
Gray Fox is a military special forces unit of the United States consisting of Navy SEALs and Army Special Forces (Green Berets) under the command of The Pentagon. ...
Marine Raiders on Bougainville, Solomon Islands, January 1944 The Marine Raiders were an elite unit established by the United States Marine Corps during World War II and disbanded by the end of the war. ...
Task Force 20 is a temporary, top secret Task Force assigned to Iraq. ...
Task Force 121 is a classic example of the United States Joint Task Force concept of conducting Special Operations. ...
Tiger Force was a commando unit of the United States Army, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), which fought in Vietnam, from May to November of 1967; as part of the Vietnam War. ...
Merrill’s Marauders officially (5307th Composite Unit (provisional) ) was a US commando unit in the South-East Asian Theatre of World War II who fought in the Burma Campaign. ...
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Emblem of the United States Special Operations Command. ...
SWAT officers SWAT (an acronym for Special Weapons and Tactics; originally Special Weapons Attack Team) is a specialized paramilitary police unit in major United States city police departments, which is trained to perform dangerous operations. ...
External link - http://www.specialoperations.com/Units/military.htm
- http://specwarnet.net/
References - USDOD (June 5, 2003). US DOD Dictionary of Military Terms. United States Department of Defense. United States of America.
- USDOD (June 5, 2003). US DOD Dictionary of Military Terms: Joint Acronyms and Abbreviations. United States Department of Defense. United States of America.
- Inside Delta Force by CSM. Eric Haney (ret.) former Delta Force operator and founding member
- Masters of Chaos by Linda Robinson
- Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern Warfare by Mark Bowden
- http://www.specialoperations.com/Units/military.htm
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