United States Special Forces

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military unit special operations force

The United States Special Forces are elite U.S. Army units specializing in unconventional warfare, counterterrorism, foreign internal defense, and special reconnaissance missions worldwide.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
United States Army Special Forces	18
U.S. Army Special Forces	8
Special Forces Groups	1
United States Army Special Operations Forces	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military unit ⓘ special operations force ⓘ
abbreviation	USSF NERFINISHED ⓘ
branch	United States Army ⓘ
commandStructure	United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
commonName	Green Berets NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictParticipation	Global War on Terrorism NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulf War NERFINISHED ⓘ Iraq War NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ War in Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
distinctiveHeadgear	rifle green beret ⓘ
distinctiveInsignia	Special Forces branch insignia ⓘ Special Forces shoulder sleeve insignia NERFINISHED ⓘ
doctrineFocus	force multiplication ⓘ working with indigenous forces ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
motto	De Oppresso Liber NERFINISHED ⓘ
mottoLanguage	Latin ⓘ
mottoTranslation	To Free the Oppressed ⓘ
nickname	Quiet Professionals NERFINISHED ⓘ
operationalScope	worldwide ⓘ
organizedInto	Special Forces Groups NERFINISHED ⓘ
parentCommand	United States Army Special Operations Command NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Special Operations Command NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryMissionType	special operations ⓘ
primaryRole	unconventional warfare ⓘ
qualificationCourse	Special Forces Qualification Course NERFINISHED ⓘ
role	counterinsurgency ⓘ counterterrorism ⓘ direct action ⓘ foreign internal defense ⓘ hostage rescue support ⓘ security force assistance ⓘ special reconnaissance ⓘ
selectionDifficulty	high ⓘ
selectionProcess	Special Forces Assessment and Selection NERFINISHED ⓘ
trainingEmphasis	advanced marksmanship ⓘ communications ⓘ cultural expertise ⓘ demolitions ⓘ language skills ⓘ medical skills ⓘ small-unit tactics ⓘ
typicalHeadquarters	Fort Liberty NERFINISHED ⓘ North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
typicalSubunit	Operational Detachment Alpha NERFINISHED ⓘ
typicalSubunitSize	12 soldiers ⓘ

Referenced by (29)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Archie Gates → affiliation → United States Special Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Army Special Forces

Colonel Walter E. Kurtz → affiliation → United States Special Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Army Special Forces

Veritas et Libertas → associatedWith → United States Special Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Army Special Operations Forces

Technology Applications Program Office → beneficiary → United States Special Forces ⓘ