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Why Green Berets are the smartest, most lethal fighters in the world

Jun 15, 2017, 02:03 IST

... To live up to their motto: De Oppresso Liber — To Liberate the Oppressed.

... And will likely be the first ones called in to battle ...

... The US Special Forces will continue to train for the next fight ...

As wars in Iraq and Afghanistan wind down ...

... And in Special Forces, even the dogs are elite.

They are supported by the finest helicopter pilots in the world ...

... To helmets.

... From their Humvees ...

They have some of the coolest toys ...

... That are both extremely accurate and fast shooters — and can remain so when fired upon.

They have some of the most highly-skilled shooters in the military ...

... And really, really big arms.

They have their pick of the best small arms ...

One thing is certain when it comes to SF.

And with much of Mosul, Iraq now liberated and US-backed forces closing in on Raqqa, the ISIS capital, that strategy seems to be working.

Most recently, Green Berets and other elite special operations forces have embedded and advised with Iraqi security forces and Kurdish militiamen to take the fight to ISIS.

... And training their military to help them fight.

Or helping foreign governments with their own defense ...

That may mean direct action — kicking in doors and going after the bad guys,

Ultimately, all this training gets them ready for their mission as the masters of unconventional warfare.

And if their group needs winter training, they'll get that too.

SF has their own Dive school.

It's not only Navy SEALs in the water.

All in a matter of seconds, of course.

... And overwhelm a hostile force with blistering small arms fire.

The object being — get through the doorway as quickly as possible ...

What SF would call Close Quarters Battle (CQB).

Or breaching and clearing rooms.

... With an oxygen mask, since they'll be up above 30,000 feet.

... That's jumping out of an airplane ...

That might mean High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) training ...

They'll move on to a Special Forces Group and start training within their 12-man teams.

... And earn the 'Long Tab' of the Special Forces.

But it's only the beginning of their SF career as they don the Green Beret for the first time ...

That year includes language training (every SF soldier learns a second language), specialty skills — such as weapons or radios — and finally Robin Sage, the culminating training exercise.

It's only 24 days at SFAS before they move on to another year of training.

... And requires exceptional endurance and mental skill.

The training is physically exhausting ...

The Army selects this elite few from among the best soldiers that come to Special Forces Assessment and Selection (SFAS).

But SF doesn't take just anybody.

... They were both feared and respected.

... Or on ATV's ...

Riding on horses in the beginning of that war ...

There they linked up with the Northern Alliance and brought Hamid Karzai into Kabul.

Alongside the CIA, they were the first Americans on the ground in Afghanistan only one month after 9/11.

The US Army Special Forces are known for their exceptional skill and professionalism in modern war.

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