Special Forces
plural noun
: a branch of the U.S. Army composed of soldiers specially trained in guerrilla warfare
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This was quite the pivot from collaborating with Coalition Forces over 3 deployments as a combat and trauma surgeon, earning a Combat Device while serving with the U.S. Special Forces in Mosul, Iraq in 2017.
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Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 18 Apr. 2024
Based on the book Churchill’s Secret Warriors: The Explosive True Story of the Special Forces Desperadoes of WWII by Damien Lewis, the story follows a covert organization formed in 1940 at the urging of Prime Minister Winston Churchill and aimed at secret missions to take down the Nazis.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
James Henderson, 33, a British volunteer, had been a Special Forces officer.
—Mikhail Klimentov, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
However, before hitting the main stage, Chrisley competed in another popular Fox reality series: Special Forces: World's Toughest Test.
—Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024
Keith Mines, a former U.S. Special Forces officer who served in Haiti and other countries in conflict as a diplomat and is now with the United States Institute for Peace, travelled to Haiti on a fact-finding mission last month, and returned just before the current emergency.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2024
Yar had served as an interpreter for the U.S. Army Special Forces in Afghanistan.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 1 Mar. 2024
People sometimes see pictures of all the fancy equipment that Special Forces soldiers carry but fail to recognize that the gear is just tools in the toolbox.
—Zach Fuller, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
This is 30 Special Forces veterans, folks who have combat experience, folks who are relatively in really good physical shape.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2024
Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 18 Apr. 2024
Based on the book Churchill’s Secret Warriors: The Explosive True Story of the Special Forces Desperadoes of WWII by Damien Lewis, the story follows a covert organization formed in 1940 at the urging of Prime Minister Winston Churchill and aimed at secret missions to take down the Nazis.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
James Henderson, 33, a British volunteer, had been a Special Forces officer.
—Mikhail Klimentov, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
However, before hitting the main stage, Chrisley competed in another popular Fox reality series: Special Forces: World's Toughest Test.
—Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024
Keith Mines, a former U.S. Special Forces officer who served in Haiti and other countries in conflict as a diplomat and is now with the United States Institute for Peace, travelled to Haiti on a fact-finding mission last month, and returned just before the current emergency.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2024
Yar had served as an interpreter for the U.S. Army Special Forces in Afghanistan.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 1 Mar. 2024
People sometimes see pictures of all the fancy equipment that Special Forces soldiers carry but fail to recognize that the gear is just tools in the toolbox.
—Zach Fuller, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
This is 30 Special Forces veterans, folks who have combat experience, folks who are relatively in really good physical shape.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2024
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“Special Forces.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Special%20Forces. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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