Special Operations Forces

1st Special Forces Group

Members of the 1st Special Forces Group

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One of the first Special Operations groups formed, its history began during World War II. Geoffrey Pyke, a scientist working for the British combined Operations Headquarters imagined a small, elite commando unit utilizing tracked vehicles to strike at infrastructure behind enemy lines in the winter. Despite negative views on the mission, LTC Rob... more

Spec Ops Profile: Intelligence Support Activity

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Few special operations forces are clad in as much secrecy as the Intelligence Support Activity. Little is known about the organization or its activities, but it is clear that they serve as a military intelligence unit, and have partaken in numerous missions around the globe. The Pentagon frequently disavows knowledge regarding their activities o... more

McRaven: SOF Must Return to Its Roots

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Military.com | May 15, 2013

TAMPA -- The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan forced the Pentagon to depend so much on special operations units to fill countless nights hunting terrorists and insurgents in direct-action missions that U.S. Special Operations Command leaders worry special operators’ non-kinetic skills have atrophied. Adm. William McRaven, SOCOM commander, said Tues... more

Amputee Soldier Graduates Air Assault

Sergeant 1st Class Greg Robinson completes Air Assault school

Army.mil/News | May 07, 2013

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. -- For almost 12-miles he has been carrying about 35-pounds of gear. He sees a clock in the near distance with red digital numerals closing in on the three-hour mark, the time limit for the near half-marathon march. He wants to sprint to the finish line, but his face winces with every right step taken. His breaths are heavy an... more

Marine Teaches Leadership to Ghanaian Sailors

Gunnery Sgt. Richard Koffi Gyabin

Marine Corps News | Apr 30, 2013

NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy -- Gunnery Sgt. Richard Koffi Gyabin, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 13 administrative chief, was born and raised in Ghana. "When I was 19, we had the privilege to integrate into the culture in the U.S.," he said. The family settled in Chicago where Gyabin attended the University of Illin... more

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