The United States Army Special Forces, known as the Green Berets, are a special operations force tasked with five primary missions: unconventional warfare (the original and most important mission of Special Forces), foreign internal defense, special reconnaissance, direct action, and counter-terrorism. The first two emphasize language, cultural, and training skills in working with foreign troops. Other duties include combat search and rescue (CSAR), counter-narcotics, counter-proliferation, hostage rescue, humanitarian assistance, humanitarian demining, information operations, peacekeeping, psychological operations, security assistance, and manhunts.
GROUPS: 1st Special Forces Group 3rd Special Forces Group 5th Special Forces Group 7th Special Forces Group 10th Special Forces Group 19th Special Forces Group 20th Special Forces Group
DETACHMENTS: Battalion HQ Element – SF Operational Detachment-C (SFOD-C) or (C-Team) Company HQ Element – SF Operational Detachment-B (SFOD-B) or (ODB) Basic Element – SF Operational Detachment-A (SFOD-A) or (ODA)
The United States Army Special Forces, known as the Green Berets, are a special operations force tasked with five primary missions: unconventional warfare (the original and most important mission of Special Forces), foreign internal defense, special reconnaissance, direct action, and counter-terrorism. The first two emphasize language, cultural, and training skills in working with foreign troops. Other duties include combat search and rescue (CSAR), counter-narcotics, counter-proliferation, hostage rescue, humanitarian assistance, humanitarian demining, information operations, peacekeeping, psychological operations, security assistance, and manhunts.
GROUPS: 1st Special Forces Group 3rd Special Forces Group 5th Special Forces Group 7th Special Forces Group 10th Special Forces Group 19th Special Forces Group 20th Special Forces Group
DETACHMENTS: Battalion HQ Element – SF Operational Detachment-C (SFOD-C) or (C-Team) Company HQ Element – SF Operational Detachment-B (SFOD-B) or (ODB) Basic Element – SF Operational Detachment-A (SFOD-A) or (ODA)
Special Forces with 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), conduct training operations during Integrated Training Exercise 3-19 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., during the months of April and May 2019. This training focused on preparing the Green Berets to integrate and operate with conventional forces in an austere environment. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. William Chockey)
The United States Army Special Forces; colloquially known as the Green Berets, are a special operations force tasked with five primary missions: unconventional warfare (the original and most important mission of Special Forces), foreign internal defense, special reconnaissance, direct action, and counter-terrorism. The first two emphasize language, cultural, and training skills in working with foreign troops. Other duties include combat search and rescue (CSAR), counter-narcotics, counter-proliferation, hostage rescue, humanitarian assistance, humanitarian demining, information operations, peacekeeping, psychological operations, security assistance, and manhunts; other components of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) or other U.S. government activities may also specialize in these secondary areas.
This video discusses an overview of what the United States Army Special Forces, also known as the Green Berets, do and how they are trained. We mention SFAS, or Special Forces Assessment and Selection, the requirements of applying to become a Green Beret, their mission set, and capabilities. If you learned something from this video, make sure to show us some love and subscribe to our channel!
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