Special Forces
plural noun
: a branch of the U.S. Army composed of soldiers specially trained in guerrilla warfare
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Based on Ben Macintyre’s best-selling book, the new series of Rogue Heroes comes at a critical stage of World War Two, continuing to dramatize the story of the world’s greatest Special Forces unit.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Sticking Around The British company developed the Viper -- short for ‘Versatile Intelligent Perch Effect Reconnaissance’ -- in a matter of weeks, in response to a requirement from U.S. Special Forces and UK Cyber & Specialist Operations Command (formerly STRATCOM).
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The book begins as an investigation into the 2020 double homicide of two American soldiers stationed at Fort Bragg, before uncovering a wave of drug trafficking, unsolved killings and corruptions tied to U.S. Special Forces.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
The premium outlet has landed rights to author Seth Harp’s book The Fort Bragg Cartel: Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Sticking Around The British company developed the Viper -- short for ‘Versatile Intelligent Perch Effect Reconnaissance’ -- in a matter of weeks, in response to a requirement from U.S. Special Forces and UK Cyber & Specialist Operations Command (formerly STRATCOM).
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The book begins as an investigation into the 2020 double homicide of two American soldiers stationed at Fort Bragg, before uncovering a wave of drug trafficking, unsolved killings and corruptions tied to U.S. Special Forces.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
The premium outlet has landed rights to author Seth Harp’s book The Fort Bragg Cartel: Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Special Forces.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Special%20Forces. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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