OpsLens

19 Military Units and Specialities That You Have to Know

 

SOCOM: The United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is critical to our nation’s defense and counterterrorism apparatus. SOCOM houses a great many of the units that are portrayed in television and films. Still, its important to understand in the world of special operations that two paths exist, white SOF and Black SOF (or Tier One units). White SOF is your run of the mill bad-ass warriors such as Navy SEALs and Special Forces. Black SOF takes the term ‘elite’ to a whole new level…we will get to that later. For now, lets start with our list of SOCOM’s key elements.