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Honduran police officers from the Honduran National

Honduran police officers from the Honduran National

Honduran police officers from the Honduran National Police practice treating patients during a first aid class taught by Green Berets from 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) La Paz,Honduras., Aug. 27, 2013. Ho... More

KABUL, Afghanistan -- A member of the Spanish Special

KABUL, Afghanistan -- A member of the Spanish Special

KABUL, Afghanistan -- A member of the Spanish Special Operations Advisory Team (SOAT) carries a 60 lb. bag simulating a casualty to his next objective during a Slovak shooting competition to commemorate Slovaki... More

Friendship jump participants  parachute from a UH-60

Friendship jump participants parachute from a UH-60

Friendship jump participants parachute from a UH-60 Black Hawk on May 11, 2016 in Ancon, Peru. The jump is the closing event for the competition. (U.S. Army photo by Jaccob Hearn/released)

Florida National Guard Soldiers with 3rd Battalion,

Florida National Guard Soldiers with 3rd Battalion,

Florida National Guard Soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group prepare for a helocast and hoist operation in Kingsley Lake at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center.

Master Sgt. (Ret.) Leroy Petry, with Troops First

Master Sgt. (Ret.) Leroy Petry, with Troops First

Master Sgt. (Ret.) Leroy Petry, with Troops First Foundation’s Operation Proper Exit, also a recipient of the Medal of Honor, walks into the Area Support Group - Kuwait Morale Warfare Recreation gym before part... More

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander of U.S. Africa Command (right) and U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Donald C. Bolduc participate in the traditional "passing of the colors" during a change of command ... More

Air Force Maj. Heath Kerns reacts to being sprayed

Air Force Maj. Heath Kerns reacts to being sprayed

Air Force Maj. Heath Kerns reacts to being sprayed with water during a a 350th Battlefield Airman Training Squadron preparatory course at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio, Texas June 28, 2018. Het... More

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Washington- A Soldier, with

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Washington- A Soldier, with

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Washington- A Soldier, with 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) performs a pull-up with an additional 45lbs attached to him for as many repetitions as possible December 3, during the M... More

The 3rd SFG Soldiers must be able to operate both dismounted

The 3rd SFG Soldiers must be able to operate both dismounted

The 3rd SFG Soldiers must be able to operate both dismounted and mounted during all deployments, to include use of non-standard tactical vehicles.

A Côte d’Ivoire Special Forces Soldier fills his rifle

A Côte d’Ivoire Special Forces Soldier fills his rifle

A Côte d’Ivoire Special Forces Soldier fills his rifle magazine with 5.56 mm rounds during the Joint combined exchange training (JCET) in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire., November 11, 2019. During the JCET Green Berets... More

Captain Robert A. Truppner, a UH-1Y Huey pilot, communicates

Captain Robert A. Truppner, a UH-1Y Huey pilot, communicates

Captain Robert A. Truppner, a UH-1Y Huey pilot, communicates with his flight crew at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, February 1, 2021. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167... More

Special Forces soldiers from the Croatian Special Forces

Special Forces soldiers from the Croatian Special Forces

Special Forces soldiers from the Croatian Special Forces Battalion give pointers to Special Forces soldiers from the Polish 1st Special Forces Regiment during weapons training. These soldiers are participating ... More

Afghan soldiers with 3rd Commando Kandak and U.S. soldiers

Afghan soldiers with 3rd Commando Kandak and U.S. soldiers

Afghan soldiers with 3rd Commando Kandak and U.S. soldiers with Special Operations Task Force - South board an MH-47 Chinook helicopter, Nov. 14, 2010, en route to conducting an operation to remove insurgents f... More

The Special Operations Task Force – South parachute

The Special Operations Task Force – South parachute

The Special Operations Task Force – South parachute rigger’s wall of fame, as seen here Dec. 20, is for units whose teams have had at least one million pounds of supplies pushed out during their deployment rota... More

A view from above a village in Sayadabad district,

A view from above a village in Sayadabad district,

A view from above a village in Sayadabad district, Wardak province. Afghan National Army commandos led a multi-day clearing operation in the village with support from coalition special operations forces soldiers.

Staff Sgt. Corey M. Calkins, 3rd Special Forces Group

Staff Sgt. Corey M. Calkins, 3rd Special Forces Group

Staff Sgt. Corey M. Calkins, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) shakes the hand of Adm. William H. McRaven, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command after receiving the Distinguished Service Cross for his ... More

Special operation soldiers assigned to Special Operations

Special operation soldiers assigned to Special Operations

Special operation soldiers assigned to Special Operations Command Europe step off the ramp of a C-130 Hercules aircraft during a qualification jump at Malmsheim airfield near Malmsheim, Germany, May 19, 2015. (... More

Staff Sgt. Kimberly Hill, a photojournalist with the

Staff Sgt. Kimberly Hill, a photojournalist with the

Staff Sgt. Kimberly Hill, a photojournalist with the 196th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, takes photos during the Fuerzas Comando '15 physical fitness test event, July 16, 2015, in Poptun, Guatemala. During ... More

A Fuerzas Comando judge inspects competitors at a 25-meter

A Fuerzas Comando judge inspects competitors at a 25-meter

A Fuerzas Comando judge inspects competitors at a 25-meter marksmanship lane July 16, 2015, in Poptun, Guatemala. Fuerzas Comando 2015 is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored exercise conducted in Central and Sout... More

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 554th Military Police Company

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 554th Military Police Company

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 554th Military Police Company participate in a field training exercise in the Boeblingen Local Training Area, Germany, Jan. 21, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist ... More

A Soldier assigned to 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne)

A Soldier assigned to 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne)

A Soldier assigned to 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) calls in an enemy position during cold weather training March 10, 2016, Taylor Park, Colo. The training is designed to strengthen the Soldiers skills a... More

Soldiers with 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st

Soldiers with 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st

Soldiers with 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, conduct an air assault exercise at the Smoky Hill Air National Guard Range, Salina, Kan., with special operations fo... More

Service members, participating in Fleet Combat Camera

Service members, participating in Fleet Combat Camera

Service members, participating in Fleet Combat Camera Pacific’s (FCCP) Summer Quick Shot 2016, May 15, 2016, Azusa, Calif., clean their weapons. Quick shot is a biannual FCCP exercise that provides live-fire an... More

A Panamanian competitor fires his weapon at targets

A Panamanian competitor fires his weapon at targets

A Panamanian competitor fires his weapon at targets in the Critical Task Evaluation 1 event July 18, 2017 during Fuerzas Comando in Vista Alegre in Villa Hayes, Paraguay. Fuerzas Comando strengthens interoperab... More

A Green Beret assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group

A Green Beret assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group

A Green Beret assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) uses a blow torch to cut through locks securing a door at the inaugural United States Army Special Operations Command International Urban Assault Ch... More

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Washington- Soldiers, with

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Washington- Soldiers, with

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Washington- Soldiers, with the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), and their families practice firing weapons unique to Special Forces Dec. 6, during the Menton Week family weapons fa... More

Special Forces Soldiers from 3rd Special Forces Group

Special Forces Soldiers from 3rd Special Forces Group

Special Forces Soldiers from 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) (left) teach how to make breaching charges to paratroopers (right) from Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Air... More

An instructor assigned to the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy

An instructor assigned to the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy

An instructor assigned to the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, gives instructions to students in the Special Forces Weapons Sergeant course, on how to aim and fire an M253 Cannon dur... More

A Soldier from 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group

A Soldier from 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group

A Soldier from 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) is decorated for valor at an award ceremony Jan. 9, held at Liberty chapel. The Battalion was recognized for acts of valor during its recent dep... More

7th Special Operations Kandak Commandos 
seized a large

7th Special Operations Kandak Commandos seized a large

7th Special Operations Kandak Commandos seized a large cache of opium worth approximately $12.6 million in lost revenue to the Taliban during a nighttime raid of a narcotics production facility in Helmand prov... More

Sailors with the Helicopter Sea Combat 28 inspect a

Sailors with the Helicopter Sea Combat 28 inspect a

Sailors with the Helicopter Sea Combat 28 inspect a MH-60S Seahawk helicopter's rotors before a night fast-roping training event as part of the Special Operations Command Europe's Jackal Stone exercise near Con... More

Maj. Gen. Charles Cleveland, incoming commander of

Maj. Gen. Charles Cleveland, incoming commander of

Maj. Gen. Charles Cleveland, incoming commander of U.S. Army Special Operations Command, remembers the late Sgt. Maj. Kenneth McMullin at a memorial in McMullin's honor at Fort Bragg's John F. Kennedy Memorial ... More

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from Task Force Spearhead,

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from Task Force Spearhead,

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from Task Force Spearhead, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, takes off from the remote village of Cabalaq during a personnel recovery mission Feb. 22. Nine Afghan Uniformed policemen and tw... More

Gen. Shir Mohammad Karimi, Afghan National Army general

Gen. Shir Mohammad Karimi, Afghan National Army general

Gen. Shir Mohammad Karimi, Afghan National Army general staff chief of operations, explains the ANA commando training process to Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at Camp Morehead, Afg... More

A UH-60 Black Hawk with Task Force Diamond Head, 2nd

A UH-60 Black Hawk with Task Force Diamond Head, 2nd

A UH-60 Black Hawk with Task Force Diamond Head, 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, lands to recover Lithuanian and Latvian soldiers with Combined Task Force 77 in support of a... More

Proudly displaying their nations colors, 21 special

Proudly displaying their nations colors, 21 special

Proudly displaying their nations colors, 21 special operations forces teams stand ready on the parade field, June 6, 2012, during the opening ceremony at the Colombian National Training Center at Fort Tolemaida... More

Family members got the opportunity to display their

Family members got the opportunity to display their

Family members got the opportunity to display their warrior skills at the Unit Picnic during the 10th SFG's 60th Anniversary Celebration.

Lt. Col. Chad Chasteen, the newly welcomed commander

Lt. Col. Chad Chasteen, the newly welcomed commander

Lt. Col. Chad Chasteen, the newly welcomed commander of 4th Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, speaks to the 580 soldiers of the battalion, family members and friends, July 13, during a chan... More

Commandos from 3rd Special Operations Kandak assisted

Commandos from 3rd Special Operations Kandak assisted

Commandos from 3rd Special Operations Kandak assisted by U.S. Special Forces soldiers walk to a compound during the clearance of Denasaro Kelay village in Mizan district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 8, 2... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Bill Felstow, a satellite communications

U.S. Army Sgt. Bill Felstow, a satellite communications

U.S. Army Sgt. Bill Felstow, a satellite communications sergeant with Special Operations Command South, inspects a very small aperture terminal satellite antenna during Fuerzas Comando 15, July 20, 2015, in Po... More

U.S. military working dogs assigned to 554th Military

U.S. military working dogs assigned to 554th Military

U.S. military working dogs assigned to 554th Military Police Company demonstrate their capabilities in the Boeblingen Local Training Area, Germany, Dec. 2, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialis... More

A member of Team Belize fires at a moving target during

A member of Team Belize fires at a moving target during

A member of Team Belize fires at a moving target during an assult team event as part of Fuerzas Comando 2016 in Ancon, Peru, May 4, 2016. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Eric Roberts/Released)

A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk from the 33rd Rescue

A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk from the 33rd Rescue

A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, prepares to drop off a team of Airmen from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron during an amphibious operations exercise May 18, 2... More

KABUL, Afghanistan (June 22, 2018) -- A senior

KABUL, Afghanistan (June 22, 2018) -- A senior

KABUL, Afghanistan (June 22, 2018) -- A senior noncommissioned officer with the Romanian Army, Romanian Plutonier Ionut Amnar, a Tactical Combat Casualty Care instructor and evaluator engages with a Portuguese ... More

A young boy walks home from a market with bread in

A young boy walks home from a market with bread in

A young boy walks home from a market with bread in hand in Manbij, Syria, July 10, 2018. Many children were unable to attend school while the city was under ISIS rule. Since the city’s liberation from ISIS, the... More

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A Soldier assigned to 10th Special

180913-A-IG423-021 A Soldier assigned to 10th Special

180913-A-IG423-021 A Soldier assigned to 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) descends to Tunnel Drop Zone,Eloy, AZ Sept. 14, 2018.The training is designed to strengthen the Soldiers parachuting skills in the a... More

Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Teagle, Senior Enlisted Leader,

Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Teagle, Senior Enlisted Leader,

Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Teagle, Senior Enlisted Leader, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), conducts a physioball reverse hyper during a Physical Training event at the 3rd SFG (A) Human Performance Training C... More

A local Afghan man watches Afghan Commandos from 2nd

A local Afghan man watches Afghan Commandos from 2nd

A local Afghan man watches Afghan Commandos from 2nd Commando Kandak, assisted by U.S. Army Special Forces, from Special Operations Task Force - East, patrol the village of Barakat during a cordon and search op... More

Lt. Col. John Pelleriti, director of operations for

Lt. Col. John Pelleriti, director of operations for

Lt. Col. John Pelleriti, director of operations for Special Operations Task Force - East, briefs Maj. Gen. Raymond Carpenter, director of the Army National Guard, on Camp Montrond, Bagram, Afghanistan Jan. 22. ... More

A 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment MH-47

A 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment MH-47

A 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment MH-47 Chinook helicopter leaves the insertion site after airmen from the 125th Special Tactics Squadron, Oregon Air National Guard, and U.S. Army Special Forces sold... More

A coalition forces Tactical Air Controller marks the

A coalition forces Tactical Air Controller marks the

A coalition forces Tactical Air Controller marks the landing zone for a CH-47 Chinook in Chak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, July 3. Afghan National Army commandos from the 6th Commando Kandak, partner... More

Under Secretary of the Army Joseph W. Westphal talks

Under Secretary of the Army Joseph W. Westphal talks

Under Secretary of the Army Joseph W. Westphal talks to soldiers of the 115th Combat Support Hospital who are training with simulated casualties at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC), Oct. 19, 2012, For... More

An MC-130J Commando II lands during an exercise at

An MC-130J Commando II lands during an exercise at

An MC-130J Commando II lands during an exercise at Melrose Air Force Range, N.M., Nov. 5, 2012. The range is one of the Air Force’s premiere training facilities and is utilized by multiple agencies and branches... More

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 554th Military Police Company

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 554th Military Police Company

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 554th Military Police Company participate in a field training exercise in the Boeblingen Local Training Area, Germany, Jan. 21, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist ... More

Commando's training to become Afghanistan's newest

Commando's training to become Afghanistan's newest

Commando's training to become Afghanistan's newest Special Operations unit, the 6th Cobra Strike Kandak, prepare for their final test, a live fire exercise near Kabul, Afghanistan, Apr. 28, 2018. The 6th CSK is... More

KABUL, Afghanistan (July 10, 2018) -- Female Tactical

KABUL, Afghanistan (July 10, 2018) -- Female Tactical

KABUL, Afghanistan (July 10, 2018) -- Female Tactical Platoon members prepare to search a compound during a capability exercise called a CAPEX, near Kabul, Afghanistan, July 10, 2018. The Female Tactical Platoo... More

A U.S. Soldier high-fives a child during a patrol in

A U.S. Soldier high-fives a child during a patrol in

A U.S. Soldier high-fives a child during a patrol in their village along the demarcation line outside Manbij, Syria, July 14, 2018. The U.S. and Turkey conduct independent, coordinated patrols to help reinforce... More

A U.S. Air Force MC-130 Hercules Combat Talon II from

A U.S. Air Force MC-130 Hercules Combat Talon II from

A U.S. Air Force MC-130 Hercules Combat Talon II from the 15th Special Operations Squadron sits on the ramp at Hurlburt Field, Fl., before conducting flight operations for training as part of Exercise Emerald W... More

Retired Capt. Christopher C. Palumbo receives the

Retired Capt. Christopher C. Palumbo receives the

Retired Capt. Christopher C. Palumbo receives the Distinguished Service Cross from Gen. James C. McConville, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, during a ceremony at John F. Kennedy Hall, Fort Bragg, North Carolin... More

A UH-1Y Huey and an AH-1Z Viper conduct a close air

A UH-1Y Huey and an AH-1Z Viper conduct a close air

A UH-1Y Huey and an AH-1Z Viper conduct a close air support mission at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, January 28, 2021. Marines with Marine Light Attack Squadron 167 (HMLA-167) trained with ... More

Special Forces soldiers from the Polish 1st Special

Special Forces soldiers from the Polish 1st Special

Special Forces soldiers from the Polish 1st Special Forces Regiment exit the building after clearing a room observe during demolition and breaching training. These soldiers are participating in a Partnership De... More

Sgt. Sayeed, a policeman with the 1st Battalion, 1st

Sgt. Sayeed, a policeman with the 1st Battalion, 1st

Sgt. Sayeed, a policeman with the 1st Battalion, 1st Afghan National Civil Order Police Brigade, takes a moment to rest and speak with an Afghan villager while the villager’s son plays nearby during a security ... More

Soldiers attending the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special

Soldiers attending the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special

Soldiers attending the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School Mountaineering Program conduct Senior Course Level II training near Fort Carson, Colo., after completing the Basic Course (Leve... More

Competitors conduct a static line jump from a C-130

Competitors conduct a static line jump from a C-130

Competitors conduct a static line jump from a C-130 aircraft during Fuerzas Comando 2012 at the Colombian National Training Center on Fort Tolemaida, June 13, 2012. Fuerzas Comando, established in 2004, is a U.... More

Air bundles containing care packages, Christmas stockings

Air bundles containing care packages, Christmas stockings

Air bundles containing care packages, Christmas stockings and mail exit an aircraft as they are delivered to soldiers stationed at a remote base in eastern Afghanistan Dec. 24, 2013. Soldiers assigned to the Co... More

Special Forces soldiers assigned to the 7th Special

Special Forces soldiers assigned to the 7th Special

Special Forces soldiers assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) ascend to the pool surface at Eglin Air Force Base’s East Gate Pool Jan. 20 while participating in a scuba recertification training se... More

Australian Army and United States special forces soldiers

Australian Army and United States special forces soldiers

Australian Army and United States special forces soldiers take part in a simulated pilot extraction during the Combined Force Special Operations Component Command Direct Action Multiple Force Element during Ex... More

U.S. Soldiers participate in a parachute jump exercise

U.S. Soldiers participate in a parachute jump exercise

U.S. Soldiers participate in a parachute jump exercise which helps them qualify to use a new system that has been recently added to to the Army's inventory. This training took place at the Malmsheim Drop Zone, ... More

Maj. Gen Francis Beaudette passes the 1st Special Forces

Maj. Gen Francis Beaudette passes the 1st Special Forces

Maj. Gen Francis Beaudette passes the 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) guidon to Lt. Gen. Kenneth Tovo, U.S. Army Special Operations Command commanding general, during the 1st SFC (A) change of command cer... More

190711-N-UJ417-1329 UNITED STATES (July 11, 2019) Members

190711-N-UJ417-1329 UNITED STATES (July 11, 2019) Members

190711-N-UJ417-1329 UNITED STATES (July 11, 2019) Members assigned to Naval Special Warfare Group TWO conduct military mobility operations in the United States. U.S. Navy SEALs engage in a continuous training c... More

U.S. Army National Guard Paratroopers, assigned to

U.S. Army National Guard Paratroopers, assigned to

U.S. Army National Guard Paratroopers, assigned to the 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), load onto a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter, from the 211th aviation regiment, during an airborne operation on Grant Smith... More

Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy

Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy

Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School participate in Basic Urban Combat training during the Tactical Skills portion of the Special Forces Qualification Course (SFQ... More

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Christopher Wilkerson, a member

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Christopher Wilkerson, a member

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Christopher Wilkerson, a member of the Black Daggers parachute demonstration team, packs his parachute while the other members of the team clean up the landing zone at the Memorial Healt... More

An Army Chaplain leads the audience in a closing prayer

An Army Chaplain leads the audience in a closing prayer

An Army Chaplain leads the audience in a closing prayer that was attending the Medal of Honor ceremony in honor of retired Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie G. Adkins and Army Spc. 4 Donald P. Sloat in the East Room of ... More

A Deployable Specialized Forces U.S. Coastguardsman

A Deployable Specialized Forces U.S. Coastguardsman

A Deployable Specialized Forces U.S. Coastguardsman fires an Mk18 rifle while an instructor supervises during the Advanced Tactical Operations Course aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 2, 2015. Experienced operat... More

U.S. Army Green Berets, assigned to 10th Special Forces

U.S. Army Green Berets, assigned to 10th Special Forces

U.S. Army Green Berets, assigned to 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), prepare to assault an objective during pre deployment training on Fort Carson, CO., June 22, 2017. Soldiers from 10th SFG (A) routinely... More

Army National Guard soldiers from 5th Battalion, 19th

Army National Guard soldiers from 5th Battalion, 19th

Army National Guard soldiers from 5th Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group, descend for a landing during a high altitude high opening training jump over Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, California, Feb... More

Green Berets assigned to 10th Special Forces Group

Green Berets assigned to 10th Special Forces Group

Green Berets assigned to 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), rappel tandem down a canyon wall to assist in rescuing a mock casualty during personnel recovery training at Cheyenne Canyon, Colo., June 6, 2018. ... More

A U.S. Army Special Forces sniper, assigned to 10th

A U.S. Army Special Forces sniper, assigned to 10th

A U.S. Army Special Forces sniper, assigned to 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), provides over watch security for an assault element during a training exercise on Fort Carson, Colo., Aug. 3, 2018. The train... More

A U.S. Air Force AC-130U Spooky Gunship pilot from

A U.S. Air Force AC-130U Spooky Gunship pilot from

A U.S. Air Force AC-130U Spooky Gunship pilot from the 4th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fl., manages flight controls while providing close air support during an assault and casualty evacuation... More

A Student assigned to the U. S. Army John F. Kennedy

A Student assigned to the U. S. Army John F. Kennedy

A Student assigned to the U. S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School who is in the Special Forces Weapons Sergeant Course fires an Mark 17 Scar from Belgium during foreign weapons training at ... More

An Airman from the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer

An Airman from the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer

An Airman from the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal flight sleeps after completing a guard shift during a Multifunction Airman Training exercise at Ali Al Salem Air Base, ... More

Members of the Black Daggers Parachute Demonstration

Members of the Black Daggers Parachute Demonstration

Members of the Black Daggers Parachute Demonstration Team, fly over the primary landing zone in Ocean Springs, Miss., June 19, 2020. The demonstration was to show the service members’ support for the area’s hea... More

TORII STATION, Japan – A Special Forces medical sergeant

TORII STATION, Japan – A Special Forces medical sergeant

TORII STATION, Japan – A Special Forces medical sergeant with 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), signals a U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter aircrew to hoist a jungle penetrator during ... More

Elite special operations forces from Kuwait, Qatar,

Elite special operations forces from Kuwait, Qatar,

Elite special operations forces from Kuwait, Qatar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and the U.S. conducted a simulated raid on a defended objective, practiced room clearing, responded to an explos... More

Afghan National Army special forces recruits replace

Afghan National Army special forces recruits replace

Afghan National Army special forces recruits replace the door they blew up during explosives training, Kabul province, June 26. The recruits learned how to use a variety of explosives depending on the type of d... More

A soldier assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group

A soldier assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group

A soldier assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) drops a weighted bag on the group’s athletic turf outside the Combat Readiness Training Facility after sprinting with it for 50 yards Sept. 19. The... More

U.S. Army Paratroopers return after completing their

U.S. Army Paratroopers return after completing their

U.S. Army Paratroopers return after completing their jump in participation of the 20th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U. S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airbo... More

Members of the Dawr Az Zawr Internal Security Forces

Members of the Dawr Az Zawr Internal Security Forces

Members of the Dawr Az Zawr Internal Security Forces dance together during a celebration following their graduation at the Dawr Az Zawr Center for Excellence near Suwar, Syria, April 23, 2018. The Coalition pro... More

Special Forces candidates from the U.S. Army John F.

Special Forces candidates from the U.S. Army John F.

Special Forces candidates from the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School take part in a sand table rehearsal during the evaluation and final phase of field training known as Robin Sage hel... More

A U.S. Army Special Operation Soldier with 3rd Special

A U.S. Army Special Operation Soldier with 3rd Special

A U.S. Army Special Operation Soldier with 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) fires a MK 46 during flat range training at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), Twentynine Palms, Calif., Oct. 15, 2019... More

A Soldier assigned to the U. S. Army John F. Kennedy

A Soldier assigned to the U. S. Army John F. Kennedy

A Soldier assigned to the U. S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School who is in the Special Forces Weapons Sergeant Course fires a pistol during small arms training at Fort Bragg, North Carolin... More

A member of the Guatamala special operations forces

A member of the Guatamala special operations forces

A member of the Guatamala special operations forces team recieves his jump wings after completing a jump during Fuerzas Comando 2012 at the Colombian National Training Center on Fort Tolemaida, June 13, 2012. F... More

Narang district Sub-governor, Dr. Waliullah, holds

Narang district Sub-governor, Dr. Waliullah, holds

Narang district Sub-governor, Dr. Waliullah, holds a shura in Kunar province, Afghanistan, March 27. Afghan National Police and district officials held a shura with village elders to discuss the Afghan Nationa... More

Afghan Local Police candidates demonstrate their weapons

Afghan Local Police candidates demonstrate their weapons

Afghan Local Police candidates demonstrate their weapons skills in front of their Afghan National Police instructors before an ALP validation shura in Laghman province, Afghanistan, Oct. 20. ALP complement coun... More

A Green Beret from 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne)

A Green Beret from 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne)

A Green Beret from 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) observes a service member from the Honduran air force engage a target during an M9 pistol range Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, April 11, 2014. Green Berets ... More

Special forces from 20 countries across Central and

Special forces from 20 countries across Central and

Special forces from 20 countries across Central and South America participated in Fuerzas Comando 2016 Opening Ceremony on May 2, 2016 in Ancon, Peru. Fuerzas Comando 2016 is a USSOUTHCOM-sponsored exercise hos... More

Members of the Iraqi Special Forces provide security

Members of the Iraqi Special Forces provide security

Members of the Iraqi Special Forces provide security during a final air mobility operations exercise at Camp Taji, Iraq, Nov. 27, 2017. Camp Taji is one of four Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Re... More

Multinational security forces participate in Sustained

Multinational security forces participate in Sustained

Multinational security forces participate in Sustained Airborne Training led by Special Operations Command South at Soto Cano Air Base, Feb. 21, 2018. The training included actions in the aircraft, pre-jump tra... More

Jessica Carroll, House Committee on Armed Services

Jessica Carroll, House Committee on Armed Services

Jessica Carroll, House Committee on Armed Services Profession Staff Member, fires at a simulated target while using the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School Squad Advanced Marksmanship Tr... More

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