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special forces

Also known as SPECFOR, special operations forces, SPECOPS, SOF, Special Forces, SF

military units trained to conduct special operations

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Field of work: counter-terrorism
Image: Special Air Service in North Africa E 21337.jpg
Has use: counter-revolution

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Commons category: Special forces
topic's main category: Category:Special forces
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has list: list of military special forces units

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An American special forces team moves together out of an U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey aircraft on February 26, 2018

Special forces or special operations forces (SOF) are military units trained to conduct special operations. NATO has defined special operations as "military activities conducted by specially designated, organized, selected, trained and equipped forces using unconventional techniques and modes of employment".

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “special forces” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.