Special forces vs special operations: How they're different (and why it matters)

While the two terms are often referred to interchangeably, there is an important difference between Special Forces and ...
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Ukrainian special forces release video of hitting Russian Shahed depot, pontoon crossing

Ukraine's Special Operations Forces (SSO) carried out a series of strikes on Russian targets in temporarily occupied areas, ...
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The Aircraft That Special Operations Units Depend On Most

Special operations aviation is built on trust, not spectacle. The aircraft that support elite units are chosen because they can fly low, operate at night, and keep working in hostile environments ...

US Sends Special Operations Aircraft to Puerto Rico for Venezuela Campaign

Lockheed's CV‑22B Osprey is a U.S. Air Force special operations tilt-rotor aircraft that combines helicopter‑like vertical takeoff and landing, designed to conduct long-range infiltration, ...
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Special Forces Warrant Officer Institute shapes next generation of warrants for future warfare

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina (March 26, 2025) – Reflecting the Secretary of Defense priorities of enhancing lethality, ensuring warfighter readiness, and fostering the warrior ethos, lies an institution ...
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Space Force Special Operations Command? Congress has questions, too

The then-head of U.S. Special Operations Command in March told lawmakers that the command had “established the Space Force ...
Military Times

Why Green Berets want to join conventional combat discussion

A U.S. Green Beret assigned to 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) participates in training near Aviona, Greece, on Mar. 12, 2024. (Staff Sgt. Nathan Baker/U.S. Army) A new U.S. Army special ...
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Bliss BOSS Soldiers ‘get down’ for Special Operations training

Surrounded by high fences at Fort Bliss, classic hip hop by the group House of Pain blasts from the speakers inside a shoot house. The structure resembles a human-sized maze where Soldiers, not mice, ...
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Special operations are becoming the Pentagon’s future ‘normal’

TAMPA, Florida—Today’s special operators are rapidly becoming the model for the rest of the U.S. military, disrupting how the Defense Department does everything from buying gear to responding to ...