special forces

NOUN

specially trained military troops

Synonyms

WEAK

Green Berets commandos elite troops guerrilla troops paratroops rangers rapid deployment force shock troops storm troops

Example Sentences

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Two former heads of all UK Special Forces suppressed evidence of possible SAS war crimes, a former high-ranking officer has told a public inquiry in closed evidence sessions.

From BBC

Other major units at the installation include the 5th Special Forces Group and the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment.

From Washington Post

Marines and Iraqi Special Forces prepared to evacuate civilians who were wounded in fighting between the military and the Mujahedeen in Falluja on Nov. 12.

From New York Times

Bradley Moses, commander of the 3rd Special Forces Group at the time of the attack, who had been in line for a promotion to general officer.

From Washington Post

In 2020, a few weeks before the presidential election, Blinken forecast a new approach that would replace “large-scale open-ended deployment” with “discrete, small-scale, sustainable operations, maybe led by Special Forces,” paying deadly visits whenever necessary.

From Washington Post