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Princeton's WordNet
Special Forces, U. S. Army Special Forces, United States Army Special Forcesnoun
a division of the United States Army that is specially trained for guerilla fighting
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special forces
Special forces refer to military units that are specially trained to carry out high-risk, strategic missions such as reconnaissance, counter-terrorism, unconventional warfare, and direct action. These forces, also known as special operations forces, typically operate with a high degree of autonomy and flexibility, often behind enemy lines or in challenging environments, applying unconventional tactics and resources.
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Special forces
Special forces, or special operations forces are military units highly-trained to perform unconventional, often high-risk missions. Special forces, as they would now be recognised, emerged in the early 20th century, with a significant growth in the field during the Second World War.
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special forces
US Army forces organized, trained, and equipped to conduct special operations with an emphasis on unconventional warfare capabilities. Also called SF.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of special forces in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of special forces in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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Brigadier General Ahmed Asseri:
We from the beginning said we are supporting the loyal part of the army - the loyal tribes, the loyal popular groups to protect the legitimacy of the government to protect themselves. All of these options are on the table and we use it to give those loyals the capabilities to be able to portect themselves and civilians, if some such thing happens( a special forces operation), we can not talk about it in the media.
Recently, a female successfully completed Special Forces Assessment and Selection and was selected to attend the Special Forces Qualification Course, we're proud of all the candidates who attended and were selected to continue into the qualification course in hopes of earning their Green Green Berets.
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald:
I asked the man where he had served in the military, he responded that he had served in special forces. I incorrectly stated that I had been in special forces. That was inaccurate and I apologize to anyone that was offended by my misstatement.
When you look at the Al Qaeda-affiliated groups on both sides, that’s one of the challenges the U.S. Special Forces and intelligence community has … there are too many of these groups and not enough people at times to keep track of them, being able to predict exactly where they are going to strike is always the challenge.
We took the fight to ISIL in both Iraq and Syria, not with American battalions but with local forces backed by our equipment and our advisors and, importantly, our Special Forces, the bottom line is we are breaking the back of ISIL. We’re taking away its safe havens. And we’ve accomplished all this at a cost of $10 billion over two years, which is the same amount that we used to spend in one month at the height of the Iraq War.
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