Swords of Lightning Special Forces are small groups of highly trained soldiers They operate unseen and unheard behind enemy lines Their enemies never know when or where they will strike (cid:55)oday there are (cid:73)e(cid:90) large (cid:90)ars in the (cid:90)orld but there are (cid:80)any s(cid:80)aller conflicts (cid:54)(cid:83)ecial (cid:41)orces tea(cid:80)s strike hard and (cid:73)ast like (cid:180)s(cid:90)ords o(cid:73) lightning (cid:181) (cid:55)hey can conduct an i(cid:80)(cid:83)ortant (cid:80)ission without a country needing to send a large armed force This is the badge of U S Navy SEALs It shows an eagle holding a pistol an anchor and a trident U S Army Rangers using computers and communications equipment behind enemy lines This is the sword of lightning badge of U S Army Green Berets Among the most famous Special Forces in the world are the U S Delta Force SEALs Green Berets and Rangers the British SAS Special Air Service and the French Foreign Legion and Force d’Action Rapide FAR FACTS AF 4
U S trained Iraqi Special Forces carry out a hostage-rescue training mission in Baghdad (cid:54)(cid:83)ecial (cid:41)orces tea(cid:80)s are also sent in to deal (cid:90)ith threats (cid:73)ro(cid:80) terrorists (cid:83)irates or (cid:90)ell(cid:16)ar(cid:80)ed cri(cid:80)inal gangs (cid:56) (cid:54) (cid:54)(cid:83)ecial (cid:41)orces also train local security (cid:73)orces to (cid:83)re(cid:89)ent attacks (cid:44)ra(cid:84)i (cid:54)(cid:83)ecial (cid:41)orces ha(cid:89)e been trained to hel(cid:83) (cid:83)re(cid:89)ent go(cid:89)ern(cid:80)ent o(cid:73)ficials (cid:73)ro(cid:80) being killed or kidna(cid:83)(cid:83)ed I accept the fact that as a Ranger my country expects me to move farther faster and fight harder than any other soldier (cid:56) (cid:54) (cid:36)r(cid:80)y (cid:53)anger (cid:38)ode 5 The United States has the largest Special Forces around 55,000 members in 2009 This number includes cooks medics mechanics supply teams and many other roles as well as fighting soldiers ACTION STATS
