Special Forces

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.

special forces

plural noun

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

Example Sentences

Special Forces to fire on a boat in international waters, killing all 11 people onboard.

From Slate

The names of British officials including members of UK special forces were also included in the data breach.

From BBC

Contestants in the military-style show are faced with gruelling physical and psychological tests that are supposed to mimic special forces training.

From BBC

As for pushing his physical limits, in an episode titled “Pain,” Hemsworth submits to a rigorous gauntlet alongside members of South Korea’s special forces not as a flex, but to test how effectively he can reframe his relationship to his chronic back ailments.

From Salon

The BBC has seen documents which appear to confirm the man was part of Afghan special forces units who worked alongside British forces in Afghanistan, known as the Triples.

From BBC