You may have heard Special Forces and Special Operations used interchangeably, but there is actually an important difference between the two.

Chorni yastruby (Black Hawks) special forces unit conducted an operation in the Pokrovsk direction in November 2025. Their coordinated work with air support and FPV reconnaissance stopped the enemy and strengthened the city’s defenses,

The US special forces veteran who spirited Nobel laureate María Corina Machado out of Venezuela has begged her not to return to the country, after a perilous rescue mission that lasted nearly 16 hours and was carried out largely in the middle of the night through rough waters.

The then-head of U.S. Special Operations Command in March told lawmakers that the command had “established the Space Force Special Operations Command.” But no SOCOM service component yet exists, and a Space Force spokesperson said there’s “no definite timeline” for setting one up.

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has deployed special forces and air support as part of robust Christmas security measures to prevent attacks across Nigeria.

In the shadow of the Rocky Mountains at Fort Carson, Colorado, where the wind howls like a banshee on a bad acid trip and the air is thin enough to make a man question his life choices, two Green Berets from the legendary 10th Special Forces Group stood tall on May 28,

Ukraine's Special Operations Forces (SSO) carried out kamikaze drone strikes on a Russian patrol ship and an oil platform in the Caspian Sea on Dec. 19, the SSO reported on Dec. 20. The patrol ship is designated Project 22460 Hunter,

In this exclusive edition of In the Shadows, Scripps News correspondent Jason Bellini travels halfway around the world for unprecedented access to America’s most secretive warriors.