Special Forces
plural noun
: a branch of the U.S. Army composed of soldiers specially trained in guerrilla warfare
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Waltz, the first former U.S. Army Special Forces soldier elected to Congress, took the 6th District on Atlantic Coast with 66.54% of the vote.
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Steve Wilson | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Jan. 2025
The first two episodes of season 3 of Special Forces: World's Toughest Test premiere on January 8 on Fox.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Theorists say that with almost 20 years of experience with the Army Special Forces, Liverlsberger should have been able to create more powerful and complex explosives than the rudimentary ones found in the Cybertruck.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
From 1948 to 1972, Waugh served as an Army paratrooper and Green Beret, the colloquial name for Special Forces soldiers.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Dec. 2024
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Steve Wilson | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Jan. 2025
The first two episodes of season 3 of Special Forces: World's Toughest Test premiere on January 8 on Fox.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Theorists say that with almost 20 years of experience with the Army Special Forces, Liverlsberger should have been able to create more powerful and complex explosives than the rudimentary ones found in the Cybertruck.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
From 1948 to 1972, Waugh served as an Army paratrooper and Green Beret, the colloquial name for Special Forces soldiers.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Special Forces.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Special%20Forces. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.
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