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  Special Forces

  plural noun

  U.S. Army personnel trained to organize, instruct, supply, and supervise local forces engaged in guerrilla warfare and counterinsurgency operations, and to themselves conduct unconventional warfare.
• special forces
  special forces

  plural noun

  élite, highly trained military forces, specially selected to work on difficult missions

Special Forces

American  

plural noun

1. U.S. Army personnel trained to organize, instruct, supply, and supervise local forces engaged in guerrilla warfare and counterinsurgency operations, and to themselves conduct unconventional warfare.

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special forces British  

plural noun

1. élite, highly trained military forces, specially selected to work on difficult missions

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I have a relatively low stress response that "is almost Special Forces... you really are a cool customer I must say", says Bailey.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

Commandos for the National Guard Special Forces, or FERI, secured the training exercise area and rescued a "hostage" amid a haze of explosions, smoke, and rattling gunfire.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

Army Special Forces, made a series of bets on the Polymarket prediction market using his knowledge of what was called Operation Absolute Resolve, according to an indictment made by federal authorities.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 24, 2026

Special Forces entered Caracas and apprehended Maduro and his wife at their residence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

She glanced over at the Special Forces area, then turned and walked quickly across the compound toward her own bunker.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien

Public rebukes followed Hegseth’s decision last month to effectively fire Gen. Chris Donahue, a respected four-star commander who came up the ranks through the special forces.

From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026

U.S. special forces have been training Mexican military teams to repel attacks at stadiums.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2026

Analysts say any similar attempt by US special forces to arrest Castro could meet stiff opposition in Cuba, particularly among government loyalists.

From BBC ● May 16, 2026

Israeli air force special forces, trained to carry out commando operations in enemy territory, were also present on the base, according to one of the people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026

They waded through burning waters and debris and lumbered ashore like nightmarish special forces.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia