Author: Jeffrey Forker

Will the U.S. Army soon have a female Green Beret serving on a U.S. Army Special Forces A-team?

When I was in the 12th SF Group, I met a Russian who turned out to be a veteran of the Soviet Spetsnaz. I was astounded at how similar our experiences were.

Raytheon has developed a hand-launched missile, called the Pike, intended to replace the M203 and the Javelin.

The film “Dumbo Drop” was based on a true story—Operation Barroom.

  On Tuesday the Ranger Training Brigade on Ft. Benning held an informal ceremony and party to thank and say goodbye to all the female Observers and Advisors that have been there since November 2014. Each O/A was given a plaque and a piece of pink Ranger tab cake. The purpose of the O/As was […]

War is a dirty business and United States States warriors are taught to do whatever it takes to prevail. That is especially true of SOCOM units, Special Forces, SEALs and all those other denizens of the night who train for and thrive on special situations and tactics. But, even for Green Berets and SEALs there […]

I’m no big deal within Special Forces, but I am Special Forces. That is to say, I am SF qualified, Class 1-83, and have spent time on SF teams, active duty and reserves, and thus carry certain skills and orientations that are unique to most Americans. I have three boys, one who is mid twenties […]

The ultimate list of Special Forces bars and clubs, the famous and the infamous, from the 1950s to today.

On 11 September 2001 2,996 people were killed by terrorist attacks. 246 of those killed were passengers on the four crashed commercial aircraft. 2,606 died in the towers of the World Trade Center. 125 died at the Pentagon. The victims included 343 NYFD firefighters and 71 police officers. 19 of those killed were the terrorists […]