A Falling Star Owen Ray started his career in the Army as a Private. He worked his way up to becoming a full bird (O-6) Colonel, chief of staff of I Corps, and was a former commander of the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne). On top of that, he served as a military aid to More »
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Green Beret/Delta Force Operator on Submarine Op with SEALs
If any of our readers of SpecialOperations.com, don’t know who George Hand is or read him on the pages of NEWSREP, you are definitely missing out. George, or Geo as he’s known to the rest of us mere mortals is a badass of epic proportions. How badass is Geo? He’s so badass that he doesn’t More »
Remembering Nathan Chapman, Green Beret/CIA KIA Afghanistan 2002
If it seems like the war in Afghanistan has gone on forever, perhaps it is because it has dragged on for an entire generation. The United States has been involved there for over 17 years and there seems to be no end game in sight. And the cost has been very high. More than 4000 More »
1st SFG, Abn Special Ops Test Directorate Test Static Line Parachutes
The Army’s Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate was in North Carolina testing a military freefall parachute for static line operations recently which could mean that Special Operations Forces could soon be using these in a tactical situation. Green Berets from the 1st Special Forces Group (1st SFG) were in Laurinburg, NC recently to help More »
Special Operations Snipers Going to a New Caliber Ammunition
U.S. Special Operations troops will soon be fielding sniper systems in a new caliber that will double their hit probability at 1000 meters, has less wind drift, increases their range by a half and cut down on the weight of their ammunition. The 6.5mm Creedmoor which has been kicking around for about a decade is More »
Special Operations Soldiers Honored in Ceremony at Ft. Bragg
Gary Rose was a Green Beret medic in Vietnam and was recently awarded the Medal of Honor from President Trump for actions he performed in a particularly hazardous and dangerous mission there in 1970. Rose and eight other Special Forces, Civil Affairs, and Psychological Operations troops were honored by being named “distinguished members of the Regiment” More »
The Special Forces Branch is Created April 9, 1987
Today’s USSOCOM (United States Special Operations Command) operates in nearly 100 countries a day as Special Operations troops from all of the combined services do their part in defending U.S. interests abroad. Special Operations troops are taking on the lion’s share of the fighting in Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan as they are an integral part More »