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Falling into history: ODA 074 makes first combat halo jump into Iraq.
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In the early morning hours of May 30, 2007, an 11-man Special Forces team crept silently through an Iraqi village. Their target: a suspected terrorist with ties to traffickers in counterfeit U.S. currency and a criminal network known for supporting the movement and funding of foreign fighters, weapons and equipment into the country.
For the mission to be successful, the team had to take the village by surprise. That wasn't an easy task, as the suspected terrorist had implemented a robust early-warning network, taking advantage of the remote location, and thus giving him the ability to escape or destroy evidence within minutes. The ...
- Special Forces Equipment.
- Magazine article from: Armada International Biass, E. H. Gander, T. Witt, M. Keggler, J. February 1, 2001 700+ words
The term Special Forces is liberally applied, the only...seemingly have in common being that special forces are special. Their combat roles...Involved in just about every type of special forces combat activity are the venerable...
- Special Forces' job: Be ready for anything.(The Gazette)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Diedrich, John June 23, 2002 700+ words
...It's typical duty for Army Special Forces soldiers, the so-called "Green Berets." In Afghanistan, Special Forces soldiers fought with local forces...special operations war," and "special forces" has become a catch-all phrase...
- Special Forces' job: Be ready for anything.
- Newspaper article from: The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) June 18, 2002 700+ words
...It's typical duty for Army Special Forces soldiers, the so-called "Green Berets." In Afghanistan, Special Forces soldiers fought with local forces...special operations war," and "special forces" has become a catch-all phrase...
- Special Forces looking for recruits to bolster ranks.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Brown, Drew January 10, 2003 700+ words
...FORT BRAGG, N.C. _ The Army's Special Forces have become an increasingly important...Soviet republic of Georgia. Today, Special Forces soldiers are preparing for a possible...their best soldiers to try out for Special Forces. At the same time, Defense Secretary...
- New special forces support unit.
- Press release article from: M2 Presswire April 20, 2006 700+ words
...20 April 2006-UK Government: New special forces support unit(C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:20042006 The new UK Special Forces Support Group (SFSG) has been formed...unit will provide direct support to UK Special Forces intervention operations around the...
- New Special Forces Support Group: Inaugural parade.
- Press release article from: M2 Presswire May 12, 2006 700+ words
...May 2006-UK Government: New Special Forces Support Group: Inaugural parade...the inaugural parade of the new Special Forces Support Group at RAF St Athan in Wales yesterday. The Special Forces Support Group is a new unit within...
- A surge of Special Forces for Afghanistan likely.(USA)
- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor December 23, 2008 700+ words
...Pentagon is likely to send up to 20 Special Forces teams to Afghanistan this spring...themselves. The "surge" of elite Special Forces units would represent a multiyear effort...Berets would expand the size of the Special Forces contingent there by 30 or 40 percent...
- Chosen Soldier, The Making of a Special Forces Warrior.
- Magazine article from: Infantry Magazine Everett, Keith July 1, 2008 700+ words
Chosen Soldier, The Making of a Special Forces Warrior. By Dick Couch. New York...pages, $14.95. The creation of a Special Forces Soldier is considered by many the toughest...Soldier struggles through to become a Special Forces Soldier. Any individual preparing...
