U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers from the 3rd Special Forces Group patrol a field in the Gulistan district of Farah, Afghanistan. （2009-10-27）

Soldiers from each of the Army’s seven Special Forces groups at the gravesite of President John F. Kennedy in November 2011.

Army Special Forces soldiers wearing their distinctive green berets in 2001

Des hommes de l*ODA 3336 en opération dans la vallée de Shok le 15 décembre 2008.

3rd. SFG(A) Soldiers during SOCOM CAPEX 2012

Adm. William H. McRaven, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command pins on the Distinguished Service Cross on Chief Warrant Officer Jason W. Myers, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) for his actions on March 27, 2010. Myers distinguished himself along a single lane road in the mountains of Afghanistan where his patrol was ambushed by an enemy force of approximately 75 to 100 insurgents. During this ambush Myers took command of the situation by directing movement, return fire and medical aide all while exposing himself to enemy machine guns and rocket propelled grenades.
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Staff Sgt. Corey M. Calkins, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) shakes the hand of Adm. William H. McRaven, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command after receiving the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions on Feb. 18, 2010, as part of a dismounted patrol cosseting of U.S. Army, Marines and Afghan National Army Soldiers. During this patrol Calkins faced a formidable size enemy force in fortified positions. Facing this threat, Calkins assaulted his way through the area successfully suppressing the enemy force to allow the safe evacuation of three injured Marines.

Staff Sgt. Corey M. Calkins stands and applauds as Chief Warrant Officer Jason W. Myers receives the Distinguished Service Cross from Adm. William H. McRaven, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command for his actions on March 27, 2010. Myers distinguished himself along a single lane road in the mountains of Afghanistan where his patrol was ambushed by an enemy force of approximately 75 to 100 insurgents. Calkins also received the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions on Feb. 18, 2010

A member of the Afghan special forces (L) briefs soldiers after a training exercise on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan Jan. 14. U.S. troops train and develop the Afghan special forces and then hand over control of a region to them. Afghan special forces took control of the Nirkh region March 30. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)

Photos of ODA 0114 from 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group training with their Hungarian counterparts at Szolnok Air Base, Hungary, July 13, 2012.

Soldiers from the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) board a vessel during a Maritime Interdiction Operation training exercise on May 18, 2011. The training was conducted to increase the Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha*s offshore assault capabilities. US Army photo by Staff Sgt. Tobias McCoy