Inside is the detailed history, training and some missions of the following Special Forces Units
Air Force
- #1 Pararescuemen
Pararescue Jumpers (PJs) tasked with the recovery and medical treatment of personnel.
more info :?Pararescuemen
- #2 Tactical Response Force
The Air Force's 'Nuclear SWAT Teams' who guard missiles, bombers and warheads.
more info :?TRF
- #3 TACPs
Tactical Air Control Party JTACs provide the link between SOF and attack aircraft.
more info :?TACPs
NAVY
- #4 Navy Seals
Navy commandos that deploy by sea, air and land.
more info :?Navy SEALs
- #5 SEAL Delivery (SDV) Vehicle Teams
SEAL divers who operate minisubs on covert operations.?
more info :?SDV Teams
- #6 Naval Special Warfare Aviation
Naval helicopter squadrons that support special operations.
more info :?
HSC-84 - Red Wolves
HSC-85 - Firehawks
ARMY
- #7 Delta Force
Tier 1 special mission unit that specializes in counter terrorism.
more info :?Delta Force
- #8 Green Berets
The Green Berets of the United States Army's Special Forces Groups deploy on unconventional warfare operations around the world.
- #9 Night Stalkers
The Night Stalkers of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR) are an elite helicopter unit.
more info :?160th SOAR
Marines
- #10 MARSOC
United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) is an umbrella organization covering several USMC special ops forces, including Marine Special Operations Companies.
- #11 Force Reconnaissance (Force Recon)
Force Recon Marines are the elite deep reconnaissance teams of the Marine Corps.
- #12 Scout Snipers
Elite marksmen and reconnaissance specialists.
Unit?d St?t?? Special O??r?ti?n? F?r??? (SOF) have ?lw??? h?ld a ??rt?in m??ti?u?. Oft?n working in the ?h?d?w?, the ?x?l?it? of th??? ????i?ll? selected tr???? h?v? sometimes ?tt?in?d n??r mythological ?t?tu?. Alth?ugh this S???i?l F?r??? ?r? u?u?ll? ??rtr???d ?? super ??ldi?r?, th?? are generally t?il?r?d f?r ??rti?ul?r mission sets—such ?? strategic r???nn?i???n??, unconventional w?rf?r?, f?r?ign int?rn?l d?f?n?? and ??unt?rt?rr?ri?m. Other unit? ????i?liz? in dir??t action mi??i?n?—lik? r?id? ?nd ?mbu?h??—but each f?r?? i? different ?nd tr?in?d for th?ir particular j?b. Th?r? ?r? n? basic comparisons b?tw??n th? different unit? ?f S???i?l F?r???—mu?h ?f it b?il? down t? th? individu?l commando and th? unit?’ ??rti?ul?r mi??i?n set.
In the United States, a numb?r ?f th? m??t elite SOF unit? trace th?ir origins b??k t? th? 1960s , 1970s & 1980? wh?n they w?r? f?rm?d ?r revamped t? deal with th? growing thr??t of t?rr?ri?m in ?l???? lik? Iran and L?b?n?n. Thi? proved extremely v?lu?bl? two d???d?? later wh?n the Unit?d States w?? forced t? ??nfr?nt ?n ?v?n m?r? malign terrorism thr??t f?ll?wing th? 9/11 ?tt??k? in New York ?nd W??hingt?n. In th? m?r? than a decade ?in?? those ?tt??k?, Am?ri??’? ????i?l forces— many ?f whi?h ?r? now ??rt of Joint S???i?l O??r?ti?n? Command (JSOC)— have time and again ?r?v?d instrumental in combating t?rr?ri?m. Thi? book will ?x?l?r? th? top 12 United St?t?? S???i?l F?r???, in?luding th?ir training ?nd ??rti?i??ti?n in r???nt milit?r? mi??i?n?. Th? exciting ?h?t?gr??h? ?f these ?u??r ??ldi?r? in action ?nd d?t?il?d ??nt?nt will k??? ??u ?