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	Special forces Info - Encyclopedia WikiWhat.com
		Special forces have played an important role throughout the history of warfare where the aim is to achieve more disruption by "hit and run" or sabotage than more traditional face to face combat.
		Throughout the later half of the 20th century, special forces have come to higher prominence as governments have been less keen to commit large numbers of conventional forces to land battles where large numbers of casualties are more likely.
		"Special forces" ("special operations forces") is a term used in reference to relatively small military units designed for unconventional warfare.
	wikiwhat.com /encyclopedia/s/sp/special_forces_1.html (562 words)

	Forsvarsnett: An Asset: The Special Forces
		Special Forces soldiers all have to go through a rigorous selection process, where both their physical and mental capabilities are scrutinized.
		The Norwegian Defence has had a Special Forces capability since the 1960s, but it was not until 1999 that the armed forces decided to lift the veil and make information on these forces more available to the public.
		Norwegian Special Forces are being seen as a greater and greater asset among our allies, as well as in general operations abroad.
	www.mil.no /languages/english/start/article.jhtml?sourceID=161791&source=ftd (614 words)

	GoArmy.com > Special Forces > Overview
		Special Forces Soldiers use the element of surprise as a tactic to defeat their enemy.
		Special Forces groups are organized in small teams of 12 men—a.k.a.
		The road to calling yourself part of the Special Forces is tough and challenging, but once there, you earn something only a select few can claim: the Green Beret.
	www.goarmy.com /special_forces/index.jsp (397 words)

	BBC News AMERICAS Profile: US special forces
		Special forces were active in 152 countries and territories around the world in 1999 - "a figure that does not include classified missions or special access programmes", the command says.
		While the Hollywood image of special forces is often of gung-ho Rambos dropping into a foreign country for snatch-and-grab or assassination exercises, real-life special operations also include the training of local forces or moving non-combatant populations out of harm's way.
		The command's brief is "to maintain specialised forces capable of performing extremely difficult, complex, and politically sensitive missions on short notice, in peace and in war, anywhere in the world".
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/world/americas/newsid_1561000/1561295.stm (535 words)

	Special Forces
		Special Forces (SF), also referred to as the legendary Green Berets, is an elite, multi-purpose force for high priority operational targets of strategic importance.
		As the Global Scouts for the US military, Special Forces_ ubiquitous presence generally guarantees that SF is the first on the ground or already at a crisis location as trouble emerges.
		While the personal satisfaction of a job well done and the respect of your peers are rewards in themselves, Special Forces soldiers do receive many additional financial benefits for their enhanced capabilities, special skills and advanced training, along with the associated hazards that they face.
	www.bragg.army.mil /specialforces (469 words)

	Foreign Special Operations Forces Spring 2000
		A special forces unit that is being formed in the Democratic Republic of Congo may be receiving training fom North Korean officers.
		Romanian military officials noted that the units designated for tranfer are primarily land forces and taht once the transfer occurs, the air force will be responsible only for transporting the units to their areas of employment.
		Although the new special forces company is subordinate to the 3rd Lansiers, it will continue to perform special duties and will not be subsumed by the paratrooper brigade.
	fmso.leavenworth.army.mil /sof/issues/spring00.htm (1116 words)

	CNN.com - Sources: Reconnaissance ops underway in Afghanistan - September 28, 2001
		Special operations forces are trained in a variety of combat specialties.
		Special operations forces share many of the same combat skills; each unit also maintains its own specialty, which may be useful in this new war on terrorism.
		Air Force Special Operations specialize in inserting, resupplying and retrieving soldiers inside enemy territory, using standard military aircraft modified to fly longer, lower and quieter.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/US/09/28/ret.special.operations (1005 words)

	SpecWarNet -S. Africa's Special Forces Brigade
		The Headquarters unit of the Special Forces was disbanded and a Directorate of Reconnaissance was formed.
		Special Forces as a Strategic Force carries out special operations independently or in co-operation with other State Departments or Services, achieve national objectives, internally or externally in peace and war.
		The compass rose is a symbol for the Special Forces Brigade
	www.specwarnet.com /world/sasfb.htm (1071 words)

	DVG Special Forces
		The core rules of Special Forces are easy to grasp and very intuitive, while still giving players a wide variety of decision-making options and tactical choices.
		Special Forces focuses on the special operations carried out in 2004 and 2005 Iraq.
		Special Forces is an easy to learn, fast-paced modern day board game.
	www.dvg.com /specialforces.htm (383 words)

	GoArmy.com > Careers & Jobs > Special Forces Officer (18A)
		Special Forces are often deployed to preclude, preempt and resolve terrorist incidents abroad.
		Special Forces are experts in conducting operations that don't call for conventional military operations.
		Special Forces Officers may continue in serving in special operations at ever increasing levels of leadership and responsibility.
	www.goarmy.com /JobDetail.do?id=310 (545 words)

	Crunch time for Special Ops forces csmonitor.com
		Special Forces teams are also being assigned outside the regions of their language and cultural expertise to meet the needs in the Middle East and Central Asia.
		Overall, the Special Operations Forces are to grow by 3,700 over five years, with hundreds of new regionally oriented civil affairs and psychological operations troops in both reserve and active duty units, two Navy SEAL teams, Special Forces, Army and Air Force aviators, and a new detachment of Marines.
		In Afghanistan, where Special Operations Forces led the fight to topple the Taliban, a large SOF contingent is likely to remain for years to stabilize the country and track down leaders of terrorists and insurgents, officials say.
	www.csmonitor.com /2004/0406/p02s01-usmi.html (1483 words)

	Special Forces Units
		Special operations are forces that fight unconventional battles that ordinary line infantry is incapable of.
		Regaurdless of their military or psychological effect, special forces units require more support than conventional units.
		The fear of having such units operating behind their lines can cause many commanders to tie up large numbers of forces in a counter-guerilla type operation instead of fighting at the front and adding their strength to the regular forces.
	www.specwarnet.com /sf.htm (296 words)

	Chapter 4 SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES
		Special operations forces play an important role in smaller-scale contingencies due to their unique capabilities, such as language and cultural skills, as well as the special character of such operations.
		Special operations forces serve three strategic purposes that are increasingly important in the current and future international environment.
		Special operations differ from traditional military operations in degree of political risk, often unconventional mode of employment, independence from friendly support, and dependence on detailed intelligence and indigenous assets.
	www.defenselink.mil /execsec/adr98/chap4.html (3188 words)

	GameSpy: Battlefield 2: Special Forces Preview
		Special Forces is being developed by Digital Illusions Canada (the same team that did Battlefield Vietnam) and is currently scheduled for a holiday 2005 release.
		Keeping with the expansion's title, the new teams are based on special ops groups from around the globe: Navy SEALs, the British SAS, Russian Spetznas, MEC Special Forces, as well as two more groups of rebels and insurgents.
		THE DUST HAS BARELY SETTLED on the Battlefield 2 launch, but that didn't stop EA from showing off an early version of the game's first expansion pack, entitled Special Forces, at a press event this past Thursday.
	pc.gamespy.com /pc/battlefield-2-special-forces/633921p1.html (594 words)

	BLACKFIVE: Making Marine Recon More Like Special Forces
		Force Reconnaissance units differ in that they literally are a Force asset, operating at the Marine Expeditionary Force level and utilized as a strategic asset of the theater command.
		Operation Iraqi Freedom has forced Marine reconnaissance units to change much of that mission, principally because their primary ability - to remain in place clandestinely over extended periods of time - is compromised by the nature of the operational area.
		Reconnaissance Battalions operating in Iraq have found themselves in the unlikely position of becoming highly visible, interacting with the population and functioning, in effect, as a police force.
	www.blackfive.net /main/2005/06/making_marine_r.html (2903 words)

	CNN.com - Close shave for special ops forces in Afghanistan - September 13, 2002
		Early on in the war, special operations forces adapted their uniforms to local culture with baggy clothing and scarves, though elements of the uniform if seen up close clearly identified them as U.S. soldiers, the official said.
		U.S. special forces in Afghanistan have sported beards and local garb in an effort to blend in.
		Some reports have said that NGO workers were not happy with the special operations soldiers trying to fit in as it put those workers in danger.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/asiapcf/central/09/12/afghanistan.clean (374 words)

	Headquarters, United States Special Operations Command (Unclassified)
		The force structure and budget increases will enhance the command’s capabilities to plan, coordinate, synchronize, and when directed, execute global operations against terrorist networks, while continuing to train, organize, equip and deploy combat-ready special operations forces in support of geographic combatant commanders.
		An Army Soldier assigned to the Special Operations Command – Pacific was awarded the Silver Star Jan. 3, for heroism during a firefight in a ceremony at U.S. Pacific Command.
		Hundreds of local residents, some of whom have gone years without medical or dental care, attended the day-long MEDCAP sponsored by the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Southern Command; the U.S. Military’s Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines; and the local government.
	www.socom.mil (317 words)

	BBC News Online Special Forces
		Special forces are highly trained, mobile, work in small units and travel relatively lightly.
		Special forces have one of the most important roles to play in any of the US's armed engagements.
		BBC News Online examines some of the techniques and equipment of special forces around the world.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/static/in_depth/world/2001/war_on_terror/special_forces/default.stm (87 words)

	SFQC
		You will be directed to your Special Forces specialty, which is based upon your desires, background and aptitude.
		The B-Team consists of 11 personnel and is the headquarters element of the Special Forces company.
		Special Forces Qualification Course (SFQC) is divided into five phases:
	www.bragg.army.mil /specialforces/SFQC.htm (990 words)

	Special Forces (2003) (V)
		Its a bad call as the only response he gets is Major Harding and a team of Army special forces flown in to rescue her.
		in the end, Special Forces remains a stylized action movie first by giving way to heroic fights and even bigger fireballs.
		Special Forces also scores points for it's ambitions.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0324038 (934 words)

	Do Special Forces need special funding? csmonitor.com
		In an overall push by the Pentagon to improve the skills of Special Forces in gathering intelligence, training has recently been expanded from Fort Bragg, N.C., to a second location, according to a Pentagon official and a congressional staffer.
		Now, Congress is advancing legislation that for the first time would grant the Pentagon broad authority for US Special Operations Forces (SOF) to directly pay and equip a wide range of foreign groups and individuals supporting military operations to combat terrorism.
		In fact, knowingly or not, the CIA sealed his comeback by abruptly cutting off US wages for a 300-man Afghan militia that the Special Forces had lured away from Khan and trained, a military official says.
	www.csmonitor.com /2004/0524/p02s01-usmi.html (943 words)

	Battlefield 2: Special Forces Q&A - Initial Details - PC News at GameSpot
		MD: The new weapons in Special Forces range from more traditional additions, such as new assault rifles to more unique additions--we've added tear gas and flashbangs, which is a first for the Battlefield franchise.
		There's a wealth of new content in Special Forces, including an impressive six new armies (compared to just three in Battlefield 2), along with a slew of new maps, weapons, and features.
		MD: In Special Forces, we have six new armies, 10 new vehicles, 12 new weapons, and eight maps.
	www.gamespot.com /pc/action/battlefield2specialforces/preview_6130167.html (1332 words)

	Special Forces Association Chapter 78
		Special Forces demands a tremendous amount of inventiveness and self-reliance.
		On January 25, 2002, President George W. Bush, sent a greeting in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the United States Army Special Forces.
		CURRENT MISSIONS OF SPECIAL FORCES ARE DEFINED AS THE FOLLOWING: Unconventional Warfare; Direct Action; Special Reconnaissance; Foreign Internal Defense; Combatting Terrorism.
	www.specialforces78.com (159 words)

	Special Forces List Team House
		In an April 11, 1962, White House memorandum for the United States Army, President Kennedy showed his continued support for the Special Forces, calling the green beret "a symbol of excellence, a badge of courage, a mark of distinction in the fight for freedom."
	www.sflistteamhouse.com /index.htm (44 words)

	Special Forces Search Engine : Special Forces - Powered By The FOGs at The Swamp Team House
		The Men of Special Forces who were the Pioneers and ones we consider our Heros and Idols....
		Rate It The complete rules and history of challenge coins and coining in Special Forces statin in the 10th SFG(A) with the Trojan Horse..
		Personal Pages about the Men and Teams of Special Forces...
	www.sfahq.com /Special_Forces (447 words)

	5th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
		The 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) remained at Fort Bragg, North Carolina until 10 June 1988, when the Group colors were cased at a ceremony marking its departure from Fort Bragg.
		The border surveillance mission assigned the 5th Special Forces was among the most vital in providing "ground truth" to the American and Pan Arab Forces.
		One year after the 5th Group was organized, elements of the 5th Special Forces Group began serving temporary duty tours in the Republic of Vietnam.
	www.campbell.army.mil /5thsfg.htm (860 words)

	Textbook Cases/US Special Operations Command
		Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (SFOD-D AKA Combat Applications Group and Combat Development Group) involvement in a scenario could be handled in a number of ways.
		They are the only US Special Operation Force to employ woman in a combat role (the only other SOF that has employed women at all has been Army Special Forces, and then, only in a training role).
		A soldier must be an E-4 or higher to apply for Special Forces.
	www.delta-green.com /opensource/textbook/socom.html (7228 words)

	U.S. Special Forces Training
		As journalists and human rights groups compiled and publicized allegations of torture, disappearances and killings by `Kopassus,' an Indonesian special forces commando group, and other Indonesian military units, the Defense Department was conducting joint exercises with some of these same forces.
		A May 25, 1998 article in the Washington Post describes how the Special Forces program in Colombia has continued to operate and maintain close relationships with foreign security forces there despite the Colombian army's abysmal human rights record, pervasive allegations of drug-related corruption and accusations linking the armed forces with paramilitary killings of civilians.
		The training of U.S. Special Forces on foreign soil provides a valuable opportunity for our soldiers to learn how other militaries operate and to familiarize themselves with different cultures, climates and terrain.
	leahy.senate.gov /press/199806/980604.html (424 words)

	French Special Forces Overview
		The french special forces are under the command of C.O.S. Commandement des Operations Speciales = Special Operations Command).
		The special forces of the Gendarmerie are in the GSIGN(Groupement Special d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Natonale).The GSIGN has 3 companies:
		Their missions are: intelligence (LRRP's), special operations (like Green berets), and anti-terrorist ops(with the GIGN).They have buggies, HAHO, HALO...
	home.blarg.net /~whitet/overview.htm (312 words)

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